Preventing Damp and Mould Through Real-Time Housing Insight (in an Age of Awaab’s Law)

A Preventative Approach to Managing Moisture, Ventilation and Indoor Health

Damp and mould are among the most persistent and damaging problems facing UK housing today. Beyond structural impact, they affect residents’ health, wellbeing and trust, with well-documented cases highlighting the consequences of poor indoor environments and delayed intervention. Expectations are rising, and so is the need for proactive prevention instead of reactive repair. 

Yet many landlords are still reliant on traditional inspection cycles or tenant-reported issues. By the time mould becomes visible, the moisture that caused it may have been accumulating for months. What’s missing is real-time visibility into how homes are actually performing, every day, not just when someone is sent to look. 

A New Way to Understand Housing Health 

A growing number of landlords are adopting real-time environmental monitoring to better understand housing health. By tracking factors such as temperature, humidity, air quality and energy performance, landlords can see how each home behaves in day-to-day use.

This approach allows housing teams to identify where condensation risk is forming, how ventilation systems are performing and whether homes are operating as intended. Instead of relying solely on tenant reports or periodic inspections, teams gain early insight into emerging issues and can act before conditions deteriorate.

Early Action - Not Expensive Repairs Later The most effective way to tackle mould is to prevent the conditions that allow it to develop. Twinview supports this by turning live environmental data into clear, actionable insight.

By monitoring humidity, temperature and ventilation performance, landlords can define healthy indoor thresholds. If conditions move into a risk zone, alerts can be sent automatically to maintenance teams, allowing early intervention to become routine rather than exceptional.

This approach reduces: 

• Costly remedial works 
• Repeat visits and long-term case management 
• Asset deterioration over time 
• Health risks and complaints 

Several UK-backed research programmes are already demonstrating how scalable and affordable this technology can become, supporting a future where every home is monitored for health as standard. 

Bridging Design, Construction and Living Conditions 

One of the persistent challenges in housing management is the gap between how a home was designed, how it was constructed and how it performs once occupied. Small variations in insulation, ventilation or heating controls can have a significant impact on comfort and moisture control.

Twinview helps bridge this gap by bringing together building information, system specifications and live performance data in one place. When issues arise, housing teams can quickly understand what has happened, where and why, reducing guesswork and enabling faster, evidence-based action.

Compliance, Responsibility and the Legal Backdrop: The Role of Awaab’s Law 

From 27 October 2025, Awaab’s Law came into force across the social housing sector in England. Under this legislation, social landlords are legally required to: 

• Investigate any significant damp or mould hazard once it becomes known.  
• For emergency hazards, including severe damp or mould situations, act within 24 hours. 
• For significant hazards, complete a full investigation within 10 working days and make the property safe within a short timeframe (with written communication to tenants soon after). 

This marks a fundamental shift in accountability: landlords can no longer treat mould as a “tenant lifestyle” issue, or delay response indefinitely. 

For many social landlords, and increasingly for private landlords as the regulatory environment catches up, this creates a demand not only for faster responses, but for operational systems that identify risk early, before conditions escalate or tenants are harmed. 

That’s Where Twinview Adds Real Value

Twinview enables landlords to detect damp and condensation risk long before it becomes a significant hazard requiring urgent remediation.

By maintaining a clear “golden thread” of building data, environmental readings and maintenance history, landlords can demonstrate compliance with Awaab’s Law, showing not only that they respond to reports, but that they actively manage housing quality.

This reduces legal and reputational risk, avoids emergency repair costs and helps prevent situations that could otherwise lead to serious harm.

How Twinview Makes This Possible 

Twinview connects property and asset information with live environmental and operational data through a single, browser-based platform. This gives housing teams a clear, up-to-date view of conditions, risks and performance patterns across their portfolio.

With Twinview, landlords can:

See issues early: Real-time humidity and temperature alerts flag risk before mould develops

Understand root causes: Live data highlights where problems are occurring and how conditions are changing over time

Target maintenance effectively: Teams can prioritise the right homes and rooms, reducing unnecessary visits

Maintain a golden thread: All readings, actions and outcomes are recorded, supporting compliance and audit readiness

Engaging Tenants and Building Shared Responsibility 

Transparent access to environmental information can help rebuild trust between landlords and tenants. Twinview supports simplified dashboards that can be shared with residents, showing basic metrics such as humidity, air quality and energy use. 

By giving tenants access to this information, landlords can encourage shared responsibility, helping residents understand how everyday actions, like drying clothes indoors or blocking vents can affect air quality. When everyone sees the same data, it’s easier to have constructive conversations about solutions rather than disputes about blame. 

Towards Healthier, More Transparent Homes 

The challenge of damp and mould will not be solved overnight, but better visibility and earlier intervention represent a meaningful step forward. By combining building knowledge with live environmental insight, landlords gain the clarity they need to act early, protect residents and meet evolving regulatory expectations.

Twinview supports this shift by turning building and environmental data into practical, actionable insight, helping deliver healthier homes, lower costs, reduced risk and stronger relationships with residents.