How the tragedy of Awaab Ishak has spurred housing associations to do better
Social housing providers have backed Andy Burnham's plans to tackle rogue landlords, saying they must do better after the death of Awaab Ishak. The two-year-old died in December 2020 after Rochdale Boroughwide Housing - which owns and manages the Freehold estate flat where he lived - failed to act when his family repeatedly reported mould and damp, a coroner concluded last year.
READ MORE: 'It's quicker going to Blackpool on the National Express than going from Bolton to Salford by bus' Social housing providers will now sign up to the scheme as well following the death of Awaab Ishak, according to Ms Norman, who is the chief executive of Mosscare St Vincents.
Currently, social housing providers are subject to a national set of regulatory standards, covering economic and consumer responsibilities, while a different set of standards applies to the private rented sector. Local authorities already have powers to tackle rogue landlords, but often lack the resources to enforce, according to Mr Burnham, who said the scheme requires government support.
Private landlords are not expected to have to pay to be part of the scheme, as they currently do with selective licensing, according to Salford mayor Paul Dennett. But he said that a number of changes are needed for it to work.
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