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
• Last updated: 31 July 2026
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  1. 31 July 2026

     Replaced PDF version of the guidance with HTML version.

  2. 13 July 2026

     First published.

Applies to England

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

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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.