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Guarantees cover remediation costs up to £20,000, excluding compensation for health issues.

Conclusion
If the installer has ceased to trade or fails to fix the issues, remediation costs up to £20,000 should be covered by a guarantee.44 TrustMark confirmed in follow-up correspondence that these policies do not cover compensation for ill health or loss of earnings that might arise as a consequence of mould.45 The Department told us that households had not yet claimed on the guarantees in large numbers and that the installers were remediating the work.46
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 7 April 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.6 yr
Report published 23 Jan 2026