{"id":131702,"date":"2022-11-19T20:11:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T13:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-tenants-face-blame-for-causing-toxic-mould-and-deadly-hazards-under-new-rules\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T20:21:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T13:21:29","slug":"uk-tenants-face-blame-for-causing-toxic-mould-and-deadly-hazards-under-new-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-tenants-face-blame-for-causing-toxic-mould-and-deadly-hazards-under-new-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"UK tenants face blame for causing toxic mould and deadly hazards under new rules"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExclusive: lessons from the death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale ignored, say experts, as environmental health inspectors told to focus on lifestyleThousands of renters could be blamed for toxic black mould and other potentially deadly hazards under a government overhaul of the housing enforcement system.Leaked documents seen by the Observer suggest councils inspecting rented properties will be formally instructed to examine residents\u2019 behaviour when deciding whether to take action against landlords over dangerous conditions. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Exclusive: lessons from the death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale ignored, say experts, as environmental...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-yge","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":163329,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/social-landlords-in-england-now-forced-to-fix-emergencies-within-24-hours\/","url_meta":{"origin":131702,"position":0},"title":"Social landlords in England now forced to fix emergencies within 24 hours","date":"October 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r New legal duties follow case of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died after exposure to mould in his homeThe first phase of Awaab\u2019s law, which promises to protect tenants from dangerous social housing conditions, comes into force in England on Monday, in memory of a two-year-old boy who died after\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":109484,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tenants-evicted-after-mould-damp-complaints-we-didnt-want-to-be-freezing-and-sick\/","url_meta":{"origin":131702,"position":1},"title":"Tenants evicted after mould, damp complaints: 'We didn't want to be freezing and sick'","date":"July 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Two lots of tenants have been evicted from the same rental property after complaining about mould and dampness.The current tenant, who asked to be known as Jaz, moved into a home on Hillsview Cres in Taumarunui in April with her...\r \r Source : nzherald.co.nz\/Property\r Read more...Tenants evicted after mould,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":131614,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/are-you-not-worried-we-might-die-social-housing-tenants-on-living-with-mould\/","url_meta":{"origin":131702,"position":2},"title":"\u2018Are you not worried we might die?\u2019 Social housing tenants on living with mould","date":"November 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Around 120,000 households in social housing in England live with mould as regulations face delays\u2022 Death of two-year-old from mould in flat a \u2018defining moment\u2019Nicola Calvert and her five-year-old son, Tristan, have lived with damp in a basement flat in Hastings for three years. 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