Scottish Housing Regulator

Scottish Housing Regulator communications manager Tracy Davren joins those from across the sector wishing Scottish Housing News a happy 20th anniversary this month. “Congratulations to Scottish Housing News on its 20th anniversary! Thanks to Kieran and the team for helping

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has ended its appointment of a statutory manager at Thistle Housing Association following the transfer of tenants’ homes and other assets to Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association. The Regulator directed the transfer in January following consultation with T

The Scottish Housing Regulator has written to all social landlords to inform them it will revert to original timescales for submitting annual regulatory returns after timescales were extended in March last year in response to the pandemic. The Regulator said it consulted with key stakeholders on the

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published updated advisory guidance for RSL governing bodies during COVID-19. The Regulator’s updates take into account changes introduced by recent legislation to extend the timescales for RSLs to hold virtual Annual General Meetings and Special Genera

A significant decrease in arrears for local authorities resulted in a drop in aggregate rent arrears during January, despite arrears for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) increasing for the first time since August, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has found. The Regulator noted in&nbs

Mike Dailly has retired after eight years on the board of the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). Mr Daily is a court practitioner with over twenty-five years of experience in housing law and preventing homelessness in Scotland, acting exclusively for tenants and consumers. He has been the principal s

Michael Cameron, CEO of the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR), has been appointed to the board of the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority in Ireland. The Regulator will have responsibility for establishing and maintaining a register of Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), preparing standards by w

Building and protecting the resilience of our people, organisations and communities is likely to become central to what we all do, writes Scottish Housing Regulator chief executive Michael Cameron. It always seems to surprise how quickly at this time of year the daylight hours start to lengthen. But

The Scottish Housing Regulator has directed a transfer of tenants’ homes and other assets and liabilities from Thistle Housing Association to Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association.

Charing Cross Housing Association is to implement a number of actions to address issues surrounding its governance, the Scottish Housing Regulator has said. The Regulator said its original engagement with Charing Cross was due to the fact that its chair had been in post for 19 years,

The number of homeless applications and people in temporary accommodation reduced during November but rent arrears for local authority landlords increased, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator's latest monthly dashboard report. The report is designed to help the Scottish Government and social

Investor confidence in Scotland's social housing sector remains strong with private investment continuing to help fund RSLs towards their contribution to the Scottish Government’s target of an extra 35,000 social rented houses by 2021, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published this year’s Annual Assurance Statements, which it said reflect how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on social landlords’ ability to comply with requirements. The Regulator requires all social landlords to submit a Statement each year to conf

The Scottish Housing Regulator has written to all local authorities regarding their services to people who are threatened with, or are experiencing homelessness, during the festive and winter period. In the letter, director of regulation Ian Brennan said the COVID-19 monthly data returns h

The Scottish Housing Regulator is to suspend the December COVID-19 monthly data return in recognition of the pressures on resources that the month normally brings for landlords. The monthly return helps measure and manage the impact of COVID-19 on landlords and their tenants and service us