Jas Athwal, the Labour MP who was shamed for renting out mouldy and unlicensed flats, has stood down as a councillor for Redbridge Council.
Local authorities are not enforcing private landlords’ legal duty to maintain safe housing, a BBC investigation has found.
Damp and mould can affect your rental properties at any time of year; but issues are much more likely to occur in colder months.
A trade association’s new tech solution aims to help landlords identify and resolve the root causes of damp and mould in rented properties.
Landlords should not be so quick to lay the blame on tenants for problems and instead use new tools to tackle issues.
It’s that time of year again. The first signs of the UK’s autumn cold arrives as we see more cooling rain and wind, and a noticeable drop in temperature
A Labour MP who is also a landlord in London has apologised over the weekend after a BBC investigation uncovered damp, mould and ant infestation problems within his property.
Private renters are most in need of Awaab’s Law due to the frequently worse conditions of mould in their homes, says Labour MP Fleur Anderson, who hopes to instigate stricter rules for the PRS.
