About
What this site is
AwaabsLawGuide.co.uk is an independent UK resource explaining Awaab's Law — the new statutory regime under SI 2025/1042 that places strict timing duties on social-housing landlords when tenants report damp, mould, or other home hazards. The site sets out, in plain English, what the regulations require, what tenants can expect, and what landlords must do.
It is not affiliated with any government department, housing provider, law firm, or campaign organisation. It is funded by a small number of paid resources (downloadable packs and templates) and modest affiliate commissions from equipment recommendations made on the strength of independent review. The site is published and maintained from the United Kingdom and covers the law as it applies in England.
Why this site exists
Awaab Ishak died in December 2020, aged two, from prolonged exposure to mould in social-housing accommodation in Rochdale. The 2022 inquest and the subsequent Coroner's Prevention of Future Deaths report drew direct attention to the gap between the duties social landlords are supposed to discharge and the protections tenants can actually rely on when they report a hazard.
The Awaab's Law regulations (SI 2025/1042), which took effect on 27 October 2025, closed part of that gap by setting hard time limits on investigation, action, and emergency response. But statute and statutory guidance are not the same as practical help. The regulation itself runs to several thousand words of close-read text; the official Ministry of Housing guidance helps, but assumes a fluent reader. Tenants and small landlords typically need plainer answers: when does the clock start, what counts as a significant hazard, what does a landlord legally have to do by which deadline, and what happens if they don't.
This site exists to bridge that practical gap. It draws its legal positions from primary sources — the regulations themselves, the parent Act, and the statutory guidance — and translates them into language that the people most affected by the law can actually use.
What this site does
The site provides three kinds of content:
Reference and explanation.Plain-English summaries of the Awaab's Law regulatory regime, the duties that apply to social-housing landlords, the rights tenants now have, and the deadlines that govern both. Each substantive claim is sourced to the underlying regulation or guidance.
Tools and calculators. Free deadline and compensation calculators built directly from the regulation timing rules, so users can see how the rules apply to their own circumstances without needing to compute dates from scratch.
Paid resources for users who want more.A Tenant Action Pack with ready-to-send template letters, a Compliance Pack and Phase 2 Extension Pack for landlords preparing for the regulation's October 2025 and October 2026 phases, and a discounted bundle for both audiences. Pricing and scope are stated up front on each product page.
The site also covers some adjacent areas — the older duties under section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, and the Housing Ombudsman complaint route — where these intersect with the new regulations.
What this site does not do
This site does not give legal advice. It does not represent tenants or landlords in disputes, file complaints on anyone's behalf, draft bespoke correspondence for a specific case, or appear in tribunal or court proceedings. It does not replace a solicitor, a housing-law specialist, a local authority environmental health officer, or the Housing Ombudsman service.
Where a situation is contested, complex, or involves health risk, vulnerability, or possible enforcement action, the right next step is to obtain qualified advice — from a solicitor, from a Citizens Advice or Shelter housing adviser, or from the appropriate regulator or ombudsman. The site signposts those routes throughout.
The site's deep coverage is limited to the law as it applies in England. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have separate statutory regimes that are not covered here.
How to reach us
Corrections, factual queries, and feedback are welcome via the contact page.