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From 30 November 2026, extends significant-hazard requirements to excess cold, excess heat, falls, structural collapse, fire and explosions, electrical hazards, and domestic hygiene (personal hygiene and food safety). Serious non-emergency hazards must be investigated within 10 working days, with longer-term works started within 12 weeks where applicable.

Effective: 30 November 2026

How House Help helps: Statutory clocks for each Phase 2 hazard category are built into the same case timeline as Phase 1, ready for the 30 November 2026 commencement.

Applies to: social · Nations: England · Last reviewed 20 October 2026

Will extend requirements to the remaining HHSRS hazards, excluding overcrowding. Government has indicated an intention for 2027, but has not committed to a fixed date in its official guidance.

Effective: TBC

How House Help helps: We're building hazard coverage to extend to the remaining HHSRS categories ahead of Phase 3.

Applies to: social · Nations: England · Last reviewed 20 October 2026

From 1 April 2027, tenants can request information directly from their landlord about the management of their social housing, with a 30-day response duty.

Effective: 1 April 2027

How House Help helps: Case and compliance records are exportable to support individual information requests.

Applies to: social, local-authority · Nations: England · Last reviewed 20 October 2026

Government's preferred policy is to require social homes to reach EPC Band C (or an equivalent fabric/smart-readiness/clean-heat metric) by 1 April 2030, on a phased basis.

Effective: 1 April 2030

How House Help helps: Not directly: this standard concerns energy performance works rather than case handling.

Applies to: social, local-authority · Nations: England · Last reviewed 20 October 2026

A reformed Decent Homes Standard will apply to both social and privately rented homes by 2035 at the latest. Government response published 28 January 2026.

Effective: TBC

How House Help helps: Property condition and compliance records are designed to extend to the reformed standard as its detailed requirements are confirmed.

Applies to: social, private, local-authority · Nations: England · Last reviewed 20 October 2026

Powers to extend Awaab's Law to private rented tenancies and licences exist in the Renters' Rights Act 2025. A consultation on extending it ran 9 October – 18 December 2026; no implementation date has been set.

Effective: TBC

How House Help helps: Relevant to our planned private landlords product, see our product roadmap.

Applies to: private · Nations: England · Last reviewed 20 October 2026

Mandatory landlord registration and database, expected to begin rollout in late 2026 under the Renters' Rights Act 2025.

Effective: TBC

How House Help helps: Relevant to our planned private landlords product, see our product roadmap.

Applies to: private · Nations: England · Last reviewed 20 October 2026

A new Ombudsman service for the private rented sector. Government's own roadmap states it expects this in 2028, once the service is ready for delivery, not yet a fixed date.

Effective: TBC

How House Help helps: Relevant to our planned private landlords product, see our product roadmap.

Applies to: private · Nations: England · Last reviewed 20 October 2026