Summary of the article
South East Consortium describes the expected extension of significant-hazard duties and its implications for people carrying out repairs and other visits. It stresses that a contractor may become aware of a problem before a specialist repairs team receives a referral.
The article calls for clear escalation routes, shared records and clarity about responsibilities. It warns against treating the date of an instruction as a replacement for the landlord’s original awareness of the issue, and notes that other obligations may require faster action.
It also introduces the consortium’s technical documentation and training offer. Those are services described by the publisher, rather than independently evaluated recommendations from the Knowledge Centre.
Source: South East Consortium — Awaab's Law Phase 2: What's Changing from November 2026