Analysis of government data has revealed local authorities inspected 11,897 homes in 2021-2022 despite receiving 23,727 complaints
Budget cuts mean local councils are inspecting about just half of all reports of damp and mould they receive about the private rented sector (PRS), the Observer can reveal.
A recent government survey of more than 300 councils analysed by the Observer found that local authorities in England inspected 11,897 homes for serious damp and mould in 2021-22, the latest year for which data is available, despite receiving 23,727 complaints in total.
