Guidance

Awaab's Law Phase 2: Hazards guidance for social landlords

Guidance to help social landlords understand the thresholds for each hazard in relation to Awaab’s Law.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 13 July 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Awaab’s Law Phase 2: Guidance to support triaging of hazards

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Details

This non-statutory guidance is being published as an annex to the Awaab’s Law Phase 2: Guidance for social landlords.

It aims to further support social housing landlords in understanding how to triage the hazards under Awaab’s Law.

This guidance applies to Phase 2 of Awaab’s Law and will come into effect on 30 November 2026.

Published 13 July 2026