Scottish Housing Regulator

A proposed merger between Arklet Housing Association and Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association is the subject of revised engagement plans for both organisations from the Scottish Housing Regulator. Arklet decided to pursue a transfer of engagements to Hanover last year and a vote on the proposal sa

North Lanarkshire Council has signed a new Scottish Housing Regulator Assurance Statement which ensures that people living in council homes will have improved access to housing performance information. The new Assurance Statement aims to ensure landlords are responsible for delivering positive outco

Bill Chapman is to step down from Osprey Housing Group after serving for nearly 20 years, making him one of the group's longest-serving board members. Bill Chapman has held the position of board chair for the past three years and became a tenant of Osprey forerunner Aberdeenshire Hous

Highlights of the work carried out by the Scottish Housing Regulator during last year have been published today. The Regulator said its annual report and accounts for 2018/19 shows its work to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, homeless people and others who use the services of social l

Kirsty Wells, head of HouseMark Scotland, discusses Scottish Housing Day 2019 and the theme of 'housing as a human right'

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its engagement plans for Cairn Housing Association and Pentland Housing Association following the announcement of a transfer agreement last month.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has started the countdown for each social landlord to submit its first Annual Assurance Statement.

A new report from the Scottish Housing Regulator reinforces the fact social housing providers continue to provide great homes in great places, SFHA chief executive Sally Thomas has said. The Regulator’s sixth national analysis of landlords’ performance against the Scottish Social Ho

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has announced that it has extended its closing date to apply to join its statutory managers list.

Scottish social landlords continue to perform well in the service areas that matter most to tenants, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator. The headline findings of the Regulator’s sixth national analysis of landlords’ performance against the Scottish Social Housing Charter reveale

Members of the Gypsy/Traveller community living on social landlord's sites across Scotland are concerned about the condition standards, a report by the Scottish Housing Regulator has found.

More than a third of members of Scottish Housing Regulator’s National Panel of Tenants and Service Users have experienced difficulties in affording their rent and more than two-thirds are concerned about the future affordability, a new report has found.

The Scottish Housing Regulator is to increase the number of appointees at Thistle Housing Association as it continues to investigate a number of “serious failures” at the landlord that include putting tenants at risk of asbestos.

New Annual Assurance Statements will help ensure a culture of assurance, openness and transparency, the Scottish Housing Regulator has said. These annual assurance statements are an important way for social landlords to ensure that they comply with regulatory requirements and legal duties. All socia

In this new interview for CIH Scotland, George Walker, chair of the Scottish Housing Regulator, offers his thoughts on the new regulatory framework for social housing which came into force in April 2019. Q1. Can you explain to our members what you see as the main changes, challenges and opportunitie