Scottish Housing Regulator

North Lanarkshire Council's housing service is performing above the Scottish average in key areas, including providing value for money rents and a high level of repairs service when compared alongside other Scottish Landlords.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to all social landlords to confirm that there will be no change to ARC (Annual Return on the Charter) indicators following the publication of the updated Scottish Social Housing Charter by the Scottish Government. Last week, the Scottish Governme

The scale of the challenges facing landlords is "unprecedented" and most landlords are or will incur "significant" new costs at a time when tenants are dealing with real financial pressure, the Scottish Housing Regulator said this week. The Regulator’s speech at yesterday’s Scottish Fede

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published a new report on its analysis of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) annual loan portfolio returns for the period April 2021 to March 2022.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has said it recognises the increased challenges faced by landlords in delivering net zero, particularly those operating in rural areas and the islands. Speaking at the Scottish Rural and Islands Conference held last week in Glencoe, the Regulator’s deputy ch

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to social landlords to provide advice relating to the developing policy position on rent increases. Last week the Scottish Government introduced emergency legislation to bring in a cap on increases in rents at 0% until the end of March 2023 for h

The work carried out by the Scottish Housing Regulator over the past year has been outlined in a new report published today. The annual report and accounts for 2021/22 highlights the work the Regulator did during the past 12 months to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, people who a

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has updated its Scottish Social Housing Charter frequently asked questions (FAQs) to clarify how landlords should have recorded outstanding Electrical Installation Condition Reports in their 2021/22 ARC return. The update also takes into account the recording of

Social landlords must challenge expenditure to ensure rents continue to provide value for money for tenants, a new report published by the Scottish Housing Regulator has concluded. The report is the outcome of the Regulator’s thematic review of rent increases by Scottish social landlords and i

The headline findings of social landlords’ performance against the standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter during 2021/22 as well as headlines from the Scottish Government’s latest homelessness statistics have been provided in a new report from the Scottish Housing

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has updated its Annual Assurance Statement frequently asked questions (FAQs) to advise landlords on how it will assess compliance with the regulatory requirement on equalities and human rights. The first of two questions in the document asks the Regulator wh

The full extent of the financial difficulties being experienced by tenants has been highlighted by new research from the Scottish Housing Regulator. The report brings together feedback from the National Panel of Tenants and Service Users.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its Annual Assurance Statement frequently asked questions (FAQs) to include a regularly asked question about whether landlords should highlight outstanding Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs) in the Annual Assurance Statement. Given the import

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to all registered social landlords and local authorities to give information which will support them when preparing their Annual Assurance Statement (AAS). The Statements are due to be submitted by 31 October 2022.

The Scottish Housing Regulator today published advisory guidance on lessons learned to support Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) when they are conducting reviews of compliance with the Regulatory Standards of Governance and Financial Management. The guidance shares advice and lessons learned from r