Labour vows to extend mouldy homes crackdown to private landlords

Following the tragic death of Awaab Ishak due to mould in his home, I welcome the Government’s decision to introduce legislation to enforce social housing landlords to fix damp and mould.

However, those renting from a private landlord are also living in homes with these problems, and no protections have been announced for them. There is no justification for letting private landlords off the hook for resolving mould and damp issues in their properties.

The Tories are refusing to extend protections to private renters. A Labour Government will.

31 January 2024