Volume 1 Awaab’s Law: The Urgent Repeal

Awaab’s Law – A Fatal Misdiagnosis is a forensic examination of how a national housing law was built on incomplete science, missed evidence, and misunderstood biology. Written by Jeff Charlton, the UK’s leading expert in mould, environmental health, and building-related illness, this volume dissects the deaths that triggered Awaab’s Law and exposes the investigative, medical, and legal failures behind them.

Drawing on four decades of real-world experience, peer-reviewed science, and official records, the book explains why visible mould was wrongly treated as the cause, while the true airborne biological hazards were never measured. It challenges the assumption that speed equals safety and shows how current remediation practices may be increasing risk rather than reducing it.

Essential reading for housing providers, legal professionals, environmental health officers, clinicians, insurers, and anyone responsible for managing damp, mould, or indoor air quality risks in UK housing.