Awaab's Law puts fixed timescales on investigating and fixing damp, mould and other hazards in social homes in England. Compliance is a record problem: the landlord has to show when it became aware, what it found, what it told the resident and when the work was done.
For significant hazards the clock starts when the landlord becomes aware, and for emergency hazards it is 24 hours. These are the figures that the compliance record has to be able to show.
A repair log shows that work happened. An Awaab's Law record has to show more: the date and time awareness began, who investigated and what they found, the hazard classification, the written summary and its date, and each remedial step through to completion.
If that is spread across a housing management system, a contractor's email and a spreadsheet, the dates are the first thing to go missing, and they are the dates the law turns on.
Phase 2 of Awaab's Law is due on 30 November 2026 and widens the hazards covered. Read the detail in Awaab's Law phase 2, and see where it sits among the other dates on the 2026 and 2027 compliance calendar.
A set of legal requirements, introduced through the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, that require social landlords in England to investigate and fix reported hazards within fixed timescales. It is named after Awaab Ishak, who died in 2020 from a condition caused by mould in his family's home.
Emergency hazards: investigate and make safe within 24 hours. Significant hazards: investigate within 10 working days of becoming aware, give the resident a written summary within 3 working days of the investigation concluding, and complete safety work within 5 working days of it concluding.
Social landlords in England, including local authorities and housing associations. The Renters' Rights Act extends equivalent requirements to private landlords.
The date the landlord became aware, the investigation and its findings, the written summary and the date it was sent, the safety work and the date it was completed.
Investigate and make safe within 24 hours of becoming aware. Significant hazards: 10 working days to investigate.
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