Awaab's Law is coming to private rented homes.
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 extends Awaab's Law to the private rented sector (PRS) in England, and the start date is still to be confirmed. MouldWatch can do the work for you (investigating, fixing, and proving every case) or give your own team the sensors and software to run it yourself.
Why it's worth getting ready early.
Highest damp prevalence of any tenure.
The English Housing Survey 2024 found damp in 10% of private rented homes, compared with 7% of social rented homes and 4% of owner-occupied. Serious condensation or mould affects 6% of private rented homes, and 46% of private renters report some condensation, damp or mould.
Only the start date is still open.
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 (which became law on 27 October 2025) is the legal route. The government's housing department has confirmed the extension in its implementation roadmap, and the start date still has to go through consultation. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is already telling private landlords to get ready.
The PRS Database will make compliance visible.
The new PRS Database will record landlord compliance and be searchable by prospective tenants, which puts a landlord's record in front of the people deciding where to rent.
A Landlord Ombudsman is on the way.
Membership of the new private rented sector Landlord Ombudsman will be mandatory, and government expects the service to begin in 2028.
We do the work, or you run it yourself.
You can switch between the two at any time.
Full service: we get you ready and handle every case.
- We investigate, fix, and check the case from start to finish, using our field network (run by our partner Quidos).
- Damp and mould caught 2–4 weeks early, so you act before a tenant complains or a case escalates.
- A timestamped evidence pack, prepared for you and built to the standard the Housing Ombudsman expects of social landlords.
Sensors + software: your team runs every case.
- Room-level sensors, mould-risk prediction, and alerts your own team, agents, or contractors act on.
- Wired into your existing lettings or property-management platform, so the evidence is recorded as the work happens.
- You keep control of the work, and you can hand any case to our field network whenever you want.
