Awaab's Law Compliance Guides

Full background, the five deadlines across two tracks, who it applies to, and what it means for landlords and tenants.

24 hours, 10 working days, 5 working days to begin preventative work — when each clock starts, what it is measured from, and what you must do.

What triggers the emergency track, and what a landlord has to do inside 24 hours once it does.

Why the deadline to begin preventative work is 5 working days, not 12 weeks — and when the 12-week backstop actually applies.

The exclusions: overcrowding, cladding work, hazards reported before 27 October 2025, and work outside 'required work'.

Step-by-step inspection checklist to use every time you receive a damp or mould report.

Landlord duties around damp and mould across Awaab's Law, HHSRS, the Fitness for Human Habitation Act and section 11.

What happens when deadlines are missed — RSH enforcement, Ombudsman referrals, and council civil penalties.

Ready-to-use acknowledgement, written summary and completion letters for tenant communications.

Seven more hazard categories join the statutory clock. What changes, and what to have in place before the date.

The current position, the Renters' Rights Act extension, and what private landlords should do now.

Compare positive input ventilation units for tackling condensation damp at source.

For tenants: is your landlord responsible for mould? What changes if you rent from a council, a housing association or a private landlord.

For tenants: how to report damp, mould or a hazard in writing, what to include, and what legally happens next.

For tenants: the Housing Ombudsman, a disrepair claim, and council enforcement — how each route actually works.

For tenants: when a landlord must provide suitable temporary accommodation at no cost, and how long the duty lasts.

For tenants: the five routes to compensation, what you can claim for, and how awards are worked out.

Awaab's Law is England-only. What applies instead in Scotland and Wales, and what cross-border landlords should do.