Ruth writes to Housing Associations over Mould and Damp Regulations.

Ruth Cadbury MP has written to Housing Associations operating across her constituency,  as well as Hounslow Council, to raise the need for urgent action to tackle mould and damp. This comes after the Government implemented ‘Awaab’s law’; a new law which mandates a strict timeframe for landlords to respond to damp and mould issues .

This law was passed in response to the death of Awaab Ishak, a two year old living in Rochdale, who died as a result of a severe respiratory condition which occurred from mould.

In her letter Ruth asked the social landlords  what action they were taking to ensure that complaints from residents were prioritised and to ensure that staff had the training they needed to act on complaints and to ensure residents were kept informed about action being taken.

Speaking in full about this Ruth said,

‘‘More and more Housing Association and Council tenants have been contacting me about damp and mould in their homes. We know that it can cause serious and long-lasting health conditions, especially for young children and those with pre-existing health conditions.

We need to see urgent action being taken to ensure that mould and damp, and their causes are quickly addressed by social landlords.

I am looking forward to hearing about the steps the landlords are taking under Awaab’s law and I will continue to work to support residents locally who are facing issues with their housing.

Too many families locally are having to live in overcrowded and poor quality accommodation. That’s why I’m continuing to campaign to build more council housing and why I voted for Awaab’s law.’’