01/09/2026
🚨 AWAAB’S LAW – PHASE 2 COMES INTO FORCE 30 NOVEMBER 2026 🚨
For social housing providers across England, pest infestations can now form part of a serious domestic-hygiene hazard where they are caused or sustained by issues such as:
🐀 Property defects
🗑️ Inadequate refuse storage
💧 Poor drainage
Where a pest infestation presents a serious risk to health, landlords and housing providers need to take action within the required timescales.
🏠 What does this mean for housing providers?
Effective 30 November 2026, it is more important than ever to have reliable pest-control support in place.
At All-GONE Pest Control, we can help housing providers identify, treat and manage pest problems professionally and efficiently.
📞 01202 028694
🌐 www.all-gonepestcontrol.com
Protect. Prevent. Control.
Awaab’s Law Phase 2
From **30 November 2026**, Awaab’s Law expands in English social housing to cover significant “domestic hygiene” hazards. Government guidance explicitly includes pest infestations caused or sustained by property defects, inadequate refuse storage or poor drainage.
A serious rat infestation threatening health can be treated as an emergency; significant hazards must normally be investigated within 10 working days, with safety work completed within five working days after the investigation. Emergency hazards must be made safe within 24 hours.