Scottish Housing Regulator

The Scottish Housing Regulator is to visit 13 social landlords to discuss their Annual Assurance Statement. Each year by 31 October, every social landlord must prepare and publish an Annual Assurance Statement which confirms whether it meets Regulatory Standards and Requirements.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has today published two updated factsheets for tenants and landlords about raising serious concerns about a landlord. The Regulator’s updated factsheets follow the launch of its new Regulatory Framework this month which enhanced the clarity of what issues tenants

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published an engagement plan for every social landlord and a summary of the outcomes of its annual regulatory risk assessment.

Thirteen social landlords have identified the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in some of their homes, the Scottish Housing Regulator has revealed.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to social landlords with advice on preparing their Annual Assurance Statements.

The liquidity of Scotland's registered social landlords (RSLs) remains strong despite the challenging economic and operating conditions, but they have reduced financial headroom and reduced capacity to respond to further challenges, a new report from the Scottish Housing Regulator has found.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has revised its regulatory status for Forth Housing Association to compliant after the landlord worked to address areas of improvement. An updated engagement plan published last week shows Forth Housing Association now meets all of the regulatory requirements

Reidvale Housing Association has been granted more time to outline its plans and financial projections to the Scottish Housing Regulator following the decision of its members to reject a transfer of engagements with Places for People Scotland. The news comes as a campaign group formed to oppose

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has strengthened the emphasis on social landlords listening to tenants and service users in its new Regulatory Framework and statutory guidance. Published today, the new Framework, which will go live from 1 April 2024, sets out how SHR will regulate social l

Bridgewater Housing Association's regulatory status has been amended to 'working towards compliance' following a review by the Scottish Housing Regulator. A new engagement plan for the association found it is prioritising tenant safety through a comprehensive action plan.

The Scottish Housing Regulator's assistant director (governance and performance) Margaret Sharkey details the latest meeting of the Urban Landlord Group. We had another of our regular meetings with one of the three standing groups of senior people from Registered Social Landlords to discuss imp

Deputy chair Andrew Watson shares his thoughts following the latest meeting of the Scottish Housing Regulator's Rural & Islands Landlord Group. In November we had another of our regular meetings with the standing group which brings together senior leaders from Registered Social Landlords (R

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its list of individuals it will select from when making statutory appointments to social landlords following an open selection process.

Homelessness duties provided by Glasgow City Council and the City of Edinburgh Council are to be monitored by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) amid concerns that demands for services now exceed their capacity to respond.

Financial forecasts for Scottish Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) remain robust but governing bodies could face difficult trade-offs as finances tighten, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator’s summary of the sector’s financial plans for the next five years.