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Headlines · since 1 April, all estates you can see

Homes inspected

2,418

of 9,600 council homes

Damp or mould hazards found

387

41 assessed as emergency

Actioned within Awaab's Law timescales

86%

up from 71% last quarter

Repairs revisits audited

530

by the quality team, with photos

Estates compared

Inspection quality from the quality team's audit of completed inspections (0–100). Complaints from the complaints system: those escalated to stage 2, per 100 homes inspected.

Area · Estate	Homes inspected	Inspection quality	Damp/mould found	Within timescale	Repeat damp report in 6 months	Stage 2 complaints / 100
▾ Riverside
Millbrook	412	84	13%	94%	8%	1.2
Quayside Court	266	71	18%	90%	15%	2.6
▾ Northgate
Hollins Park	388	80	14%	91%	10%	1.5
Larchfield Towers	351	58	24%	69%	27%	4.8
▾ Southfields
Beacon Hill	497	74	15%	88%	13%	2.2
Old Forge	504	66	16%	79%	19%	3.1

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Larchfield Towers · Flat 14C · Damp and mould inspection

Emergency hazard · Alarm

Hazard (coded)

Damp and mould › Black mould › Bedroom, more than 1 m²

Household

Infant under 1 · resident with asthma

Likely cause recorded

Failed extractor fan; condensation on single-glazed window

Evidence

📷 4 photos · 📎 moisture readings.csv

Timeline

✔ Reported · Mon 09:12
✔ Inspected · Mon 15:40
✔ Made safe (dehumidifier, mould wash) · Tue 11:05
✔ Written summary to tenant · Wed
◻ Permanent repair (fan, glazing) · booked

Findings

Patterns found across the sessions submitted so far, each reviewed by an analyst before being shown here. A finding is withdrawn if later sessions stop bearing it out.

Damp and Mould Inspection · Housing Inspections 2026–27

Homes where the inspector recorded a likely cause had a repeat damp report within six months less often.

Likely cause recorded	Of the homes, with a repeat report	Sessions
Yes	27 of 251 (11%)	251
No	38 of 136 (28%)	136

Found together, which does not show that one causes the other: a cause is easier to record in some homes than others.
Seen in all three areas analysed separately.

Analyst's note: Supports making "likely cause" a required field, with a coded list, from next quarter.

Repairs Quality Audit · Housing Inspections 2026–27

Repairs where the tenant was given a written summary within three working days were escalated to a stage 2 complaint less often.

Written summary within 3 working days	Of the repairs, escalated to stage 2	Sessions
Yes	9 of 364 (2%)	364
No	15 of 166 (9%)	166

Found together, which does not show that one causes the other.
Escalations are few, so the figures will move as more audits come in.
Complaint stages linked from the complaints system by case reference.