The part that trips most teams up is the evidence trail, not the deadline. For each case, log the time you became aware of the hazard, when the investigation started and concluded, when the written summary went to the tenant,...
The timescales are the headline, but the part that catches people out is evidence. Each of those clocks starts from a specific trigger, so you need a defensible record of when the tenant first reported it, when someone attended, what...
The point about visibility is the right one, and in practice the weakest link is usually the start of the clock rather than the repair itself. The duty bites from when you became aware, and awareness can arrive through a...
Building on the point about signed inspections, the thing that usually sinks a defence is a record that only says "no mould seen". If condensation is the issue, the fitness argument turns on whether the home could reasonably be kept...
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26th October 2026, 6 days ago
The part that trips most teams up is the evidence trail, not the deadline. For each case, log the time you became aware of the hazard, when the investigation started and concluded, when the written summary went to the tenant,...
Read More →23rd October 2026, 1 week ago
The timescales are the headline, but the part that catches people out is evidence. Each of those clocks starts from a specific trigger, so you need a defensible record of when the tenant first reported it, when someone attended, what...
Read More →23rd October 2026, 1 week ago
The point about visibility is the right one, and in practice the weakest link is usually the start of the clock rather than the repair itself. The duty bites from when you became aware, and awareness can arrive through a...
Read More →19th October 2026, 2 weeks ago
Building on the point about signed inspections, the thing that usually sinks a defence is a record that only says "no mould seen". If condensation is the issue, the fitness argument turns on whether the home could reasonably be kept...
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