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Rented Housing: Mould

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to address the failures in remedial work to combat mould in rented properties, in the context of the associated health risks.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
26 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to address the failures in remedial work to combat mould in rented properties, in the context of the associated health risks.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The government is committed to ensuring that rented homes are safe, decent, warm, and free from damp and mould.The Deputy Prime Minister made a Written Ministerial Statement on 6 February (HCWS423) confirming that the government will bring Awaab’s Law int...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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