Scottish Housing Regulator

Scottish Ministers have today announced that Scottish Housing Regulator chair, George Walker, along with board members Siobhan White, Andrew Watson and Bob Gil have all been appointed for a second term. George, Siobhan and Andrew have been appointed for a further four years each and Bob for two year

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to all social landlords to advise them of the information it will ask them to submit in the quarterly returns on the impact of COVID-19. The new quarterly returns replace the monthly returns which social landlords have been submitting since March last

Most registered social landlords (RSLs) have coped well over the last year with the short term financial impacts of the pandemic, according to a new report published by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR).  However, the report has warned that RSLs need to plan to respond to future financial ri

The year ahead will see the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) support the national COVID-19 response alongside carrying out a programme of planned regulatory activities. Publishing a summary of its work plans for 2021/22, the Regulator said it will continue to work with the Scottish Government and co

Social landlord rent arrears have fallen to their lowest level since April 2020, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has issued its first report on its contribution towards gender equality on public boards in Scotland. The Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 was introduced to help address the underrepresentation of women in public life and public bodies must no

The Scottish Housing Regulator has removed Thistle Housing Association from the register of social landlords following the directed transfer of its homes to Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the audited financial statements for all registered social landlords (RSLs) for 2019/20.  The statistics are used by RSLs and other professionals to carry out their own analysis or benchmarking.

A new chapter is beginning for Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) after the organisation has been found to be compliant with the regulatory requirements of the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). It has been a long journey since the housing association was put under statutory engagement by the Scotti

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published the outcome of its annual risk assessment of social landlords as well as updated engagement plans for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs). The main areas the Regulator will focus on in its engagement with social landlords are the impact of the COVID-

Analysis by the Scottish Housing Regulator has found that aggregate rent arrears for social landlords increased to 6.46% last month, the highest level since the Regulator started collecting monthly returns from social landlords in April 2020. February’s dashboard report shows that there has al

The Scottish Housing Regulator has continued its statutory intervention at Fairfield Housing Association to support the landlord through its proposed transfer of homes to Kingdom Housing Association. In an updated engagement plan published today, the Regulator confirmed that Fairfield had made good

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published new complaints handling procedures in line with an updated model from the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. The procedures explain what a complaint is, how the Regulator will deal with a complaint, and how quickly it will respond.

New indicators that will be used to monitor social landlords’ performance against Energy Efficiency Standard for Scottish Social Housing (EESSH) have been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator. Published following consultation with tenants, landlords, and others with an interest in

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has reflected upon the past year and discussed what is next for the future of Scottish social housing and its regulation. Micahel Cameron, the Regulator’s chief executive, spoke yesterday to the chairs of Registered Social Landlords at SHARE’s annual