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Published perspectives from residents, housing teams, professional bodies and companies.
UK Centre for Mould Safety describes a family’s efforts to obtain investigation of their daughter’s death.
Jordan Wheat argues that Phase 2 preparation needs coordinated frontline reporting, case records and escalation.
MSB explains when written summaries are needed and what landlords should communicate after an investigation.
Pennington Choices draws practical governance and assurance lessons from the regulator’s annual casework review.
MSB summarises the proposed wider hazard scope and practical changes in the Phase 2 guidance.
MSB uses a fictional television storyline to introduce real duties and practical arrangements for social landlords.
Jordan Brown considers the new guidance and argues for organisation-wide change rather than a separate specialist repairs track.
David Hall discusses overheating in social homes and advocates earlier use of environmental information.
Danny Bird connects hazard-response reforms with better investigations, joined-up records and the practical use of technology.
Mairéad Carroll introduces RICS’ consultation on a code of practice for residential stock-condition surveys.
Coverage of Phase 1’s commencement and tenant protections.
Danny Bird discusses practical judgement, resident vulnerability and the need to explain hazard-assessment decisions.
The Local Digital team describes a repairs-data module developed with HACT to support implementation.
HACT’s Matthew Grenier invited housing providers to test a new repairs-data model before Phase 1.
Sarah Orchard and Louise Mansfield outline the incoming English framework in a pre-commencement RICS Journal article.
Archangel describes its approach to connecting environmental monitoring with alerts and housing workflows.
Switchee funding and expansion plans, reported in 2024.
RSH’s 2023 findings examine landlords’ evidence about damp and mould, stock knowledge and oversight.
A supplier case study describes how Kingston used environmental information to support earlier action on damp and mould.
The Housing Ombudsman’s 2021 report calls for more proactive diagnosis, responsibility and learning from residents’ complaints.
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