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Sonia Holden,
On 30 November Phase 2 of Awaab’s Law comes into effect. This phase goes beyond the primary requirements of Phase 1 extending to a wider range of hazards. Most of these new Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) hazard categories relate to the fabric of the building, and this presents Registered Providers with a fresh set of challenges. Since phase one went live in October 2025, the social housing sector and its supply chain have spent much of the past year building new compliance processes. Phase 2, however, requires
a different approach, representing operational complexity. Nowhere is this issue more acute or the pressure on turnaround times tighter than the windows and doors. With millions installed across UK
social housing stock, window and door performance directly impacts compliance with Phase 2’s critical HHSRS hazard categories, particularly excess cold, excess heat and falls. In fact, these products are so central to Phase 2 compliance that the HHSRS
assessment uses a window as one of its primary working examples and case study when scoring a fall hazard. The falls hazard A broken or missing restrictor on safety hazard and immediately sits in the 24-hour emergency response window if it places a resident at risk of a fall or leaves a property vulnerable. In response, landlords must audit stock and maintain window restrictors and locking mechanisms in line with Approved Document K. This is most
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