Charities say not extending Awaab’s law to asylum housing ‘totally unacceptable’ and will create two-tier system

Accommodation used to house tens of thousands of asylum seekers, often the worst in the UK when it comes to damp and mould, will be excluded from a crackdown on landlords managing social housing, the Guardian has learned.

Following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from prolonged exposure to black mould in his family’s home, the government agreed to introduce new rules – known as Awaab’s law – to force landlords to fix damp and mould problems in social housing.

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