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Damp and mould

One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
Housing

One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes

Cold and damp homes are having a big impact on children, a poll from the Social Workers Union has found. The union is calling on the government to fund public services and upgrade homes to keep children from living in unsuitable housing
Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues
Residents on the Nags Head estate. Image: Andy Parsons
Housing

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism
A Black woman running
Stephen Walcott

If we want Britain to be healthier we must address structural racism

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK's horror homes could pay for itself
Housing

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK's horror homes could pay for itself

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Social housing

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
Photo shows Bristol student Livy Naylor's bathroom, which was plagued by mould issues over the last year
RENTING

Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes

Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Awaab's Law

Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed
The city of Plymouth
Damp and mould

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed

Government buys back military homes after 'disastrous' privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Stock image of semi-detached houses
Military homes

Government buys back military homes after 'disastrous' privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions

Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas
snow covered houses
Damp homes

Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
a horizontal view of the top floors on a row of terraced houses
Housing

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left 'living with damp and mould for two years'
Television presenter Stephen Mulhern with inset photos of mould at properties he rents out
Exclusive

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left 'living with damp and mould for two years'

Awaab's Law: How AI holds the key to tackling deadly damp and mould in social housing
Switchee is using data to fight damp and mould
Social housing

Awaab's Law: How AI holds the key to tackling deadly damp and mould in social housing

'A national scandal': Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
cold and damp
Cost of living crisis

'A national scandal': Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say

Awaab's Law: Why the government is forcing failing landlords to fix social housing more quickly
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Baroness Jane Scott

Awaab's Law: Why the government is forcing failing landlords to fix social housing more quickly

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: 'We are a joke'
UK houses are the worst value for money
Housing

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: 'We are a joke'

Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
tower hamlets
Housing

Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases
renters are living with damp and mould and other issues
Renting

Some renters are put off asking their landlords for repairs out of fear of rent increases

'A national scandal': Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter
cold and damp
Housing

'A national scandal': Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter

Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
Protestors storm Lambeth Council offices over damp and mould hospitalising baby
Housing

Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home

Awaab Ishak: Toddler's death from mould leads to record social housing complaints
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Social housing

Awaab Ishak: Toddler's death from mould leads to record social housing complaints

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Awaab Ishak: Why Rochdale toddler's death is being described as a 'defining moment'
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Social housing

Awaab Ishak: Why Rochdale toddler's death is being described as a 'defining moment'

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