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What has changed in Awaab’s Law, and what is coming?.
Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law has applied since 27 October 2025. Phase 2 is due to start on 30 November 2026, subject to the Commons approving the draft and the Regulations being made. The Lords approved it on 14 October and a Commons committee considered it on 19 October. A consultation on private landlords closes on 18 December 2026.
2 minute readAdded 22 October 2026Last updated 22 October 2026Zaviira editorial review. Not a legal review.
This page is kept up to date as the position changes. Phase 2 is a draft until the Commons has approved it and the Regulations have been made, so each entry says which stage has been reached.
What has changed?
- 30 November 2026, due
- Phase 2 is due to start, subject to the Commons approving the draft and the Regulations being made. It is due to extend the significant hazard duties to nine more hazards. See what changes under Phase 2 and how to prepare. Source: the Regulations as they will apply from 30 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- 19 October 2026
- A Commons committee considered the draft Phase 2 Regulations and the draft electrical safety amendments. It agreed a motion for each. The Commons has still to approve the draft. Read what the committee agreed. Source: Hansard (opens in a new tab)
- 14 October 2026
- The House of Lords agreed the motions to approve the draft Phase 2 Regulations and the draft electrical safety amendments. Source: Hansard, Lords, 14 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- 9 October 2026
- The government published a consultation on extending Awaab’s Law to private rented tenancies and some licensed accommodation. It closes at 11:59pm on 18 December 2026. Read what the consultation says. Source: the consultation on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)
- 13 July 2026
- The draft amending Regulations were laid before Parliament, as the Lords motion records. Source: Hansard, Lords, 14 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- 27 October 2025
- Phase 1 came into force. Social landlords in England had to meet the Awaab’s Law timescales for emergency hazards and for significant damp and mould hazards. See the phases timeline and the clock on one page. Source: SI 2025/1042 (opens in a new tab)
What is coming?
This is only what the government has said. It is not a forecast.
- Phase 3. The Minister told the Commons committee on 19 October 2026 that next year the requirements will expand to the remaining hazards defined by the HHSRS, excluding overcrowding. GOV.UK gives the year as 2027 and has not confirmed a date.
- Private landlords. The consultation on extending Awaab’s Law to private rented tenancies closes on 18 December 2026, and the government has said it will publish a response in due course. The consultation says the earliest feasible start would be 2027. Nothing is decided. See Will Awaab’s Law apply to private landlords?
Hansard paraphrases: Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (opens in a new tab).
Sources
- Hansard: First Delegated Legislation Committee, 19 October 2026
- Hansard: Lords, motions to approve, 14 October 2026
- Extending Awaab’s Law to private rented tenancies and to licences: consultation (GOV.UK)
- Regulations as they will apply from 30 November 2026 (GOV.UK PDF)
- The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/1042 (legislation.gov.uk)
General information, not legal advice. Check the primary source before relying on any statement, and take advice from a housing lawyer on your own position. Last reviewed 22 October 2026.