Recommendation 10

Regeneration should respect the experience of existing tenants, whose lives will be disrupted, as well as those who will benefit from the new or additional homes in the future. An additional challenge is presented when estates contain both social housing tenants and leaseholders, who may be in a more challenging position when looking to move to an alternative property. When the Government, Homes England or the Regulator of Social Housing are involved in regeneration projects, they should insist that the regeneration takes full account of and meets existing tenants’ needs wherever possible.