A visible change history

What changed. What it means.

Material official developments sit alongside a transparent record of corrections and checks. A routine check is not presented as a new legal obligation.

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UK / cross-borderEditorial correctionCorrection / status note

Correction: article titles and source attribution

Some external entries previously used editorial headings rather than the original titles. They now identify the original publication and distinguish a source summary from Knowledge Centre commentary.

Effective date
Correction to this website; no change to legal duties
Who it affects
All readers
Practical action
Use the named publisher and original-source link when citing an external article.
UK / cross-borderEditorial correctionCorrection / status note

Correction: Test and Learn research method and Scottish source attribution

The Test and Learn briefing previously described the research as both qualitative and quantitative. It is qualitative research. The Scottish guidance entry is attributed to the Scottish Government, rather than to a separate law-firm article.

Effective date
Correction to the briefings; no change to legal duties
Who it affects
All readers
Practical action
Use the corrected briefings and the linked original publications.
EnglandStatus checkCorrection / status note

Phase 2 remains subject to Parliamentary approval

The parliamentary tracker still shows the draft affirmative process. A Lords Grand Committee debate is scheduled for 13 October. MHCLG’s prospective regulations page retains the approval qualification.

Effective date
30 November 2026 intended; not a commenced duty at this check
Who it affects
English social landlords, residents and delivery partners
Practical action
Prepare for the expanded scope, but keep policies clear about what is currently in force and what remains prospective.
EnglandCorrectionCorrection / status note

Corrected source status and an article date

The original draft-2025 Regulations reference is replaced by SI 2025/1042. CIH’s Phase 2 article is dated 13 July 2026, not August. Guidance labels now reflect the issuing body and jurisdiction.

Effective date
Editorial correction
Who it affects
All readers
Practical action
Use the made Regulations and check source status before reproducing article descriptions.
EnglandOmbudsman learningOfficial development

Audit whether complaint teams recognise Awaab’s Law cases

The Ombudsman’s Annual Complaints Review reports difficulties recognising relevant cases in early casework. This is operational learning, not an amendment to statutory deadlines.

Effective date
Published learning; no new commencement date
Who it affects
Complaint, repairs, assurance and leadership teams
Practical action
Test complaint-to-repair escalation, original awareness timestamps and parallel handling of urgent hazards.
EnglandParliamentary progressOfficial development

Phase 2: Lords consideration motion tabled

Parliament records a consideration motion on 15 September and a Grand Committee debate scheduled for 13 October. This does not itself make the amendment regulations law.

Effective date
No new duty created by the motion; intended commencement 30 November 2026 remains subject to approval
Who it affects
English social landlords and residents
Practical action
Keep current Phase 1 duties separate from Phase 2 preparation and check the parliamentary record before changing legal-status wording.
ScotlandOfficial guidanceOfficial development

Scottish landlord guidance corrected ahead of commencement

The Scottish Government records a correction to an inaccurate figure on the repair-work page, with HTML and PDF updated.

Effective date
Scottish regulations commence 6 October 2026
Who it affects
Scottish landlords, agents and residents
Practical action
Use the corrected guidance when briefing teams. The social completion period runs from repair commencement.
EnglandOfficial guidanceOfficial development

Phase 2 landlord and hazard guidance published

MHCLG published the next-phase landlord guidance and a separate hazards annex. These support preparation; they do not turn the pending amendment into a commenced requirement.

Effective date
Intended application from 30 November 2026, subject to Parliamentary approval
Who it affects
English social landlords and their contractors
Practical action
Use the landlord guidance and hazards annex together, while retaining current Phase 1 workflows until the legal position changes.
WalesStandardOfficial development

Welsh WHQS hazard-response rule takes effect

The WHQS addendum introduces element 1c, a responding-to-hazards rule and statutory guidance.

Effective date
1 April 2026
Who it affects
Welsh social landlords and their residents
Practical action
Use Welsh thresholds, response stages and reporting requirements—not England’s timetable.
Northern IrelandConsultationOfficial development

Northern Ireland Decent Homes consultation closed

The consultation on a revised social-housing standard closed. Its published proposals are not a commenced Awaab-style response regime.

Effective date
Consultation close only
Who it affects
Northern Ireland housing providers and residents
Practical action
Track a final departmental publication before changing the site’s legal-status record.