New rules to improve social housing conditions after the fatal Grenfell Tower fire and the death of a two-year-old boy due to mould have become law.
Rogue landlords can be given unlimited fines and social housing managers are required to have qualifications.Housing charity Shelter called the new Social Housing Act "a historic moment" that would affect nine million people.
The new rules also include the introduction of Awaab's Law, which sets time limits for social landlords to fix hazards such as damp and mould.His father repeatedly raised concerns with Rochdale Boroughwide Housing but no action was taken.Seventy-two people died after a fire spread rapidly at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, west London, in 2017
The new requirement for social housing managers to have professional qualifications was called for by the then prime minister, Theresa May, and campaign group Grenfell United, a campaign group that includes survivors and victims' relatives.The group said the fire "should have been the catalyst for change", adding they had "fought tirelessly" for six years for the new law.
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