Preparing for Awaab’s Law
With Awaab’s Law due to be implemented for damp and mould cases later this year, Neil Merrick takes a look at how social housing providers are preparing and seeks to understand their anxieties about the new legislation. By the time Awaab’s Law takes effect in October, it will be nearly five years since the […]
‘We need to shout louder about DEI’
Since Donald Trump became US president at the start of 2025, he’s set about cutting funding to “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programmes and is urging other countries to do the same. But even though the housing sector needs to do better, his rhetoric seems to be having a galvanising effect, as Neil […]
Housing Studies Association: Latest activities and events of interest
Website: https://www.housing-studies-association.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/housing-studies-association Twitter/ X: https://x.com/HSA_UK The Housing Studies Association is dedicated to advancing housing-related research, education and practice. As the leading learned society for housing studies, we foster a dynamic and inclusive network that connects researchers, students, policymakers and practitioners across disciplines. We champion rigorous scholarship, support the exchange of ideas and […]
Supporting tenants into work
Gareth Young, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Fellow, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, looks at the changing role of social landlords. Kickstarting economic growth and breaking down the barriers to education and employment opportunities form a key part of the Labour government’s core missions, alongside the drive to build more new housing and improve […]
Can indoor environmental sensor systems help support healthy homes?
Lucia Pratto, University of Exeter New regulations in UK social housing regarding damp and mould, such as Awaab’s Law and the Homes Act, aim to make social housing homes safer and healthier for residents. One way of detecting poor indoor environments that can threaten health is by using indoor environmental sensor systems, which monitor […]