Awaab's Law: Social housing managers will need professional qualifications

Social housing bosses will be required to study for qualifications as part of a drive to professionalise the sector in the wake Awaab Ishak's tragic death in a mouldy flat in Rochdale. Housing Secretary Michael Gove has announced the changes after recognising that social housing residents were being 'inexcusably let down'.

In response to his death, ministers have proposed that landlords will have to investigate and fix damp and mould in social housing within strict time limits under what would be known as Awaab's Law. On top of those reforms, Mr Gove on Sunday announced new rules that will mean around 25,000 managers across the sector will be required to have an appropriate level housing management qualification.

They said ensuring managers have appropriate qualifications will bring social housing more closely into line with other sectors providing frontline services, including social work, teaching, and health and care services. Any landlord who fails to meet the new standards requirements could eventually receive an unlimited fine from the Regulator of Social Housing, the department said.

The Bill is the latest step in response to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, with the Fire Safety Act enacted and the Building Safety Act passed last year. As already announced by Mr Gove's department, the draft law will give the social housing regulator tough new powers, allowing it to enter properties with only 48 hours’ notice and make emergency repairs with landlords footing the bill.

On a visit to Manchester on Thursday , Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer hinted that his party's MPs would support the government amendment to get Awaab's Law on the statute books. He said: "Everybody, when we saw that case, was absolutely shocked. Of course we have to support whatever measures necessary to make sure that that doesn't happen again.

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