Tag: damp and mould

Council households stuck in damp and mould backlog as one landlord calls out double standard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Despite Nottingham City Council spending £1.2 million to address damp and mould issues in its properties, council tenants are still...

Councils and letting agents join forces to tackle damp and mould in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Letting agents and councils are teaming up to tackle damp and mould in the private rented sector with a new...

Housing Ombudsman reports spike in social housing complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman has slammed social housing providers for failing to meet legal requirements and safety hazards. In a new...

Letting agents blame tenants for damp and mould in rental homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Damp and mould in rental properties is usually caused by tenants, say letting agents. A survey by the Property Ombudsman...

Housing Ombudsman launches special investigation into London council

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Housing Ombudsman has announced a special investigation into Lewisham Council following a damning record of complaints handling. A staggering...

How should landlords handle damp and mould issues?

Author: Readers Question

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Hi, hope this post comes as helpful and can kick off some useful discussions. It’s about damp and mould, the...

Can ventilation systems tackle damp in homes?

Author: Readers Question

23rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 45

Hi, with damp and mould being a big issue, are ventilation systems a good idea? This last winter on the...

Social landlord slammed by Ombudsman for mould and rat infestations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Social housing landlord Sovereign has been criticised by the Housing Ombudsman for its failure to provide safe and secure housing...

Generation Rent slams government for scrapping EPC targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 3 years ago | 13

A tenant activist group is raging at the shelving of EPC targets calling the move “appalling”. Generation Rent told the...

£15 million blitz to tackle damp and mould in homes across Greater Manchester

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2023, 3 years ago | 0

More than 12,000 social homes in Greater Manchester are to be treated for mould and damp problems following the release...

Damp issues in flat – problems with tenants?

Author: Readers Question

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 20

Hello, I have a two bedroomed ground floor flat. The current tenants have been there for four years now. Last year,...

Mould in PRS homes is not a ‘lifestyle choice’ – Gove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2023, 3 years ago | 30

Landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) and social landlords have been given guidance from the government on how to...

Government reveals damp and mould figures in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Only an average of 3.6% of private rented sector (PRS) properties were estimated to have dangerous types of mould and...

Can EPC rules regarding insulation be a retrograde step?

Author: Readers Question

30th June 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, we are all required to improve our properties so as to adhere to standards set by the government in...

Ombudsman slams social housing provider over damp and mould failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2023, 4 years ago | 2

A social housing provider has been heavily criticised by the Ombudsman over damp and mould. The Housing Ombudsman identified patterns...