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Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

The Regulation of Social Housing

Status: Closed Opened: 10 Nov 2021 Closed: 5 Mar 2024 21 recommendations 34 conclusions 1 report

The purpose of this inquiry is to examine the quality and regulation of social housing in England and the Government’s proposals in the social housing White Paper for improving the regulatory regime. Read the key findings and recommendations from our report published on 20 July 2022.

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - The Regulation of Social Housing HC 18 20 Jul 2022 55 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
12 Recommendation First Report - The Regulation of Social… Accepted

We recommend that housing providers put in place systems for regularly monitoring the condition of...

We recommend that housing providers put in place systems for regularly monitoring the condition of their stock, rather than relying on tenants to report problems. We also 70 The Regulation of Social Housing recommend that, as part of its review of the consumer standards, the Regulator of Social Housing consider …

Government response. The government agrees it is imperative that providers understand the condition of their stock, referencing the Consumer Regulation Review 2021/22 and highlighting the importance of good quality stock condition data and accurate reporting of compliance with the Decent Homes Standard …
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
44 Recommendation First Report - The Regulation of Social… Accepted

We recommend that the Government use the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill to amend the Housing...

We recommend that the Government use the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill to amend the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 to place a much clearer requirement on the Regulator of Social Housing to engage with tenants whenever it investigates possible breaches of the consumer standards. Whether or not the Government does …

Government response. The government agrees that tenants' voices should be at the center of social housing regulation, and has amended the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill to strengthen tenant engagement with their landlords and ensure the Regulator engages with tenants when undertaking inspections. …
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions
Date Witnesses
16 May 2022 Eddie Hughes · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Nick Burkitt · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities View ↗
19 Apr 2022 Jonathan Walters · Regulator of Social Housing, Richard Blakeway · Office for Legal Complaints, Richard Blakeway · Housing Ombudsman Service View ↗
14 Mar 2022 Angela Price · Guinness, Daniel Hewitt · ITV News, Nicole Walters · Southwark Council View ↗
9 Mar 2022 Dr Amanze Ejiogu · Newcastle University Business School, Helen Garrett · Building Research Establishment, James Prestwich · Chartered Institute of Housing, Jenny Osbourne · TPAS, Tarun Bhakta · Shelter View ↗
7 Feb 2022 Chloe Fletcher · National Federation of ALMOs, Cllr David Renard · Local Government Association (LGA), Karen Brown · Northern Housing Consortium, Kate Henderson · National Housing Federation, Matthew Walker · PlaceShapers, Nick Murphy · Nottingham City Homes View ↗
17 Jan 2022 Ben Denton · Legal and General Affordable Homes, Clare Miller · Clarion Housing Group, Darren Hartley · TAROE Trust, Pat Turnbull · London Tenants Federation, Professor Ian Cole · South Yorkshire Housing Association, Suzanne Muna · Social Housing Action Campaign View ↗

Correspondence

11 letters
DateDirectionTitle
7 Feb 2023 To cttee Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Faith and Communitie…
6 Dec 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State and the Regulator of Social Hou…
19 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing and Communit…
19 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing…
12 Jul 2022 To cttee Letter from the Central Hill Estate Residents Association Committee to the Comm…
21 Jun 2022 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing dated 13 June 2022 foll…
30 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the Guinness Partnership to the Chair dated 23 March 2022 concernin…
30 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing dated 29 March 2022 con…
22 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from BRE to the Chair dated 10 March 2022 concerning the inquiry into th…
1 Mar 2022 To cttee Letter from Cllr David Renard, Local Government Association, to the Chair dated…
22 Feb 2022 To cttee Letter from Broadacres Housing Association to the Chair dated 9 February 2022 c…