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Awaab Ishak landlord to plough £45m into improving homes as former top exec let go

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Rochdale Boroughwide Housing is to plough a further £45m into improving its existing homes after telling a former top exec her role is ‘no longer needed’.

The landlord was shamed over the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak last year, after an inquest found he died as a direct result of ‘extensive’ black mould at his RBH home on the town’s Freehold estate.

The tragedy led to the sacking of RBH chief executive Gareth Swarbrick, whose interim replacement - Yvonne Arrowsmith - was tasked with turning the housing association around.

Ms Arrowsmith set out details of a two-year ‘recovery plan’ earlier this year - including spending £2m on a damp and mould ‘taskforce’ and £1.2m on improving ventilation at the Freehold estate alone.

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