‌Steve Reed has unveiled a major shake-up to housing decency rules - including compulsory child-resistant window restrictors to stop the risk of dangerous falls. New rules will also force landlords to fix a wider range of dangerous hazards, including a zero-tolerance approach to damp and mould. Damning official figures show a quarter of a million children are currently living in social homes affected by damp. Currently, more than 400,000 social housing households are in homes that fail decency standards. From 2030, social housing landlords will be required to upgrade homes to meet new energy efficiency standards.

Source: Daily Mirror January 28, 2026 01:33 UTC