Continuing its focus on the delivery of good quality homes and services for all tenants and service users, the Regulator will also ensure that all RSLs and local authorities are well governed and financially healthy.

The vital need for people who are homeless to quickly and easily access the home and services they require will see the Regulator continue its strong focus on how local authorities deliver homelessness services and also how local authorities and RSLs work together to tackle homelessness.

To ensure that the risks considered by the Regulator are relevant and that its approach is proportionate, current and emerging issues for RSLs and local authorities are reviewed each year in its annual risk assessment.

Current and emerging issues include:

Helen Shaw, assistant director of regulation, said: “Our risk assessment is the main way we work to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and service users.

“The information we will consider as part of this year’s risk assessment will help us ensure that landlords are delivering good outcomes for tenants and other service users.

“Some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland use the housing and homelessness services that social landlords provide.

“We will continue our strong focus on how local authorities and RSLs meet their homelessness duties and how all social landlords deliver good quality homes and services at a price their tenants and service users can afford.”

The Regulator is proposing to publish engagement plans for all social landlords in April 2019 as part of its regulatory framework consultation proposals.