UKALA – Damp and mould: The legal implications

Many of us are acutely aware of the widely reported 16th November 2022 coroner inquest into the death of two year old Awaab Ishak who sadly died in December 2020 from ‘respiratory arrest’, the inquest concluded that it was ‘due to prolonged exposure to mould’ also stating ‘there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken’. Have you stopped to consider if any of your tenants are suffering in a similar fashion and whether or not you have proper management procedures in place to help and prevent the issue of damp and mould escalating into serious ...