The Regulator of Social Housing has today (28 October 2025)
announced that Fiona MacGregor has decided to step down as its
Chief Executive after more than a decade leading the regulator.
Fiona has spent her career working in housing and development,
including roles at L&Q, the Housing Corporation, and the
Homes and Communities Agency before moving into social housing
regulation, firstly as Executive Director of Regulation and then
as Chief Executive when RSH became a standalone
body.
Bernadette Conroy, chair of RSH, said: “I am profoundly
grateful for all the work Fiona has done in steering RSH through transition to a
standalone body and the successful expansion of its remit to
deliver effective consumer regulation alongside its existing
economic regulation. Fiona leaves us with a lasting legacy that
will benefit social housing tenants for many years to come.”
Fiona MacGregor said: “It has been a privilege to lead the
regulator for so many years and to work with so many valuable
colleagues both within the regulator and the wider sector. Nearly
two years on from the expansion of our remit, it is good to see
our new approach begin to drive improvement across the sector.”
Fiona will step down at the end of April 2026. The chair of
RSH, Bernadette
Conroy, will now work with colleagues in the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government to appoint a successor.
