Material Choices In Housing Gained New Significance Under Awaab’s Law

Digital transformation & Awaab’s Law

The first phase of Awaab’s Law looms large, transforming the obligations of housing providers, empowering tenants with new rights and demanding more accountability across the sector. It will also challenge housing providers to fundamentally rethink how they manage tenant relationships, how they handle data and how they deliver safe, healthy homes. Enforcement will be strict, but keeping tenants safe and ensuring full compliance can be achieved w…

Material Choices In Housing Gained New Significance Under Awaab’s Law

When Awaab’s Law came into effect in October 2025, it imposed fixed deadlines for social housing providers to investigate and repair health-related hazards in tenant homes. This development created pressure not only on maintenance teams but also on earlier specification choices made throughout kitchens, bathrooms and shared spaces. Moisture-heavy environments, previously managed through reactive maintenance, became compliance flashpoints requiri…

Lucion warns Awaab’s Law demands prevention, not reaction, on damp and mould compliance

As Awaab’s Law kicks in, experts warn landlords’ reaction isn’t enough and prevention at the source is key. As Awaab’s Law officially came into force almost three weeks, social housing providers across the UK are entering a new era of accountability when it comes to tackling damp and mould. The landmark legislation, introduced following the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in 2020, now requires social landlords to investigate and address…