PROPERTY services specialist Bell is marking a milestone in its Safer Homes Initiative, which has now engaged with over 1,000 residents across the country on ways to maintain a safer, healthier, and more secure home.
Launched in 2024, Bell’s Safer Homes Initiative is designed to provide advice to tenants to help them look after their homes, stay safe, and avoid scams and fraud. It is delivered in partnership with housing associations, the police, the fire service, and home energy advisors.
To date, the initiative has worked with housing providers including Orbit, LiveWest Homes, Glasgow West Housing Association, the London Borough of Camden, and Places for People.
One of the key areas of focus is damp and mould, which has become nationally important with the introduction of Awaab’s Law. This legislation has highlighted the risk that mould can present and requires social housing providers in England to investigate and remediate such hazards within strictly defined timeframes. The law currently covers all emergency hazards as well as damp and mould, expanding to include additional hazards in October 2026 and further still in 2027.
The Safer Homes Initiative sessions help residents to understand how everyday behaviours, ventilation, heating and moisture management can reduce the risk of damp and mould from developing or reoccurring.
Lee Hamill, chief revenue officer at Bell, said, “Helping to support local communities is something that is central to Bell and our Safer Homes Initiative is an important part of that. We are delighted that the scheme has been embraced by so many social housing providers, meaning tenants can benefit from not only the expertise of our team but also advice on a wider range of important health, safety and wellbeing issues.”
