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Awaab's Law for Private Landlords: Statutory Hazard Response Timescales
Awaab's Law came into force for social housing on 27 October 2025. The Renters Rights Act 2025 contains the power to extend it to the private rented sector, but the regulations have not been laid and no start date has been confirmed. Private landlords who adopt the social housing timescales for damp, mould and serious hazards now will be ready when it arrives.
What this guide covers
This page is a practical operational guide to Awaab's Law for PRS, written for letting agents, landlords and Build to Rent operators in England.
Awaab's Lawdamp and mouldstatutory timescalesinvestigation deadlinehazard responsecompensation ordersevidence packtenant rights
This is operational guidance, not legal advice. For specific cases, take advice from a qualified property lawyer. Rentalize keeps the records these rules turn on; the legal interpretation is your responsibility.
Why it matters
Awaab's Law does not yet apply to private landlords. It has applied to social housing in England since 27 October 2025, under the Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025. The Renters Rights Act 2025 allows it to be extended to private rented tenancies, and the government opened a consultation on how to do that on 9 October 2026, closing on 18 December 2026. No start date for private landlords has been set.
How Rentalize handles Awaab's Law for PRS
Awaab's Law response clocks for private landlords are on the roadmap, not in the product today. For registered providers of social housing in England, the Awaab's Law clocks already run on every hazard logged. What Rentalize does today for private landlords, on every plan: tenants raise repair requests from the tenant portal, each request carries an SLA and a contractor assignment, and the complete work history is kept, so a damp or mould report has a timestamped record from report to fix.
Free: 18-page Renters Rights Act Compliance Checklist
The 14-point operational audit, Section 8 grounds reference, PRS Database submission fields, Information Sheet service log, pet request templates, Awaab's Law timescales, and the full penalty schedule. Print, walk through your portfolio, tick the boxes, file as your readiness record. No email gate.
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