Awaab's Law Deadline Calculator
Enter your tenant's report date and get every statutory deadline as an exact calendar date — 24-hour emergency response, 10-working-day investigation, 3-working-day written summary, 5-working-day relevant safety work, 12-week backstop for starting supplementary preventative work. Working days calculated automatically. UK bank holidays excluded.
Awaab's Law Deadline Calculator
Working days calculated automatically · UK bank holidays excluded
Enter this once your landlord has completed their investigation. It is needed to calculate the 3-working-day written-summary, 5-working-day safety-work, and 12-week supplementary-preventative-work deadlines.
Enter a report date and select a hazard type to see your deadlines.
About these deadlines
The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/1042) — Awaab's Law — set out the statutory timeframes for registered providers of social housing. Day 0 is the date the landlord becomes aware. Every working-day period begins the day after Day 0 (or the day after the relevant investigation concludes, depending on the deadline). Working days exclude weekends, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and bank holidays.
- 24-hour rule (regulation 5): For an emergency hazard posing an imminent and significant risk of harm, the landlord must investigate and complete relevant safety work within 24 hours of becoming aware.
- 10-working-day rule (regulation 6): For a significant hazard, the landlord must complete the investigation within 10 working days, beginning the day after notification.
- 3-working-day rule (regulation 9): The written summary of the investigation findings must be sent to the tenant within 3 working days, beginning the day after the investigation concludes.
- 5-working-day rule (regulation 11): Relevant safety work for a significant hazard must be completed within 5 working days, beginning the day after the investigation concludes; otherwise the landlord must secure suitable alternative accommodation at the landlord's expense.
- 12-week backstop (regulation 13): Supplementary preventative work must begin within 5 working days of the investigation concluding, or, where that is not reasonably practicable, by the end of 12 weeks beginning the day after the investigation. Completion must follow within a reasonable period.