The Scottish Housing Regulator has today published a summary of
the outcome of its annual risk assessment of social landlords,
along with engagement plans for registered social landlords
(RSLs) and local authorities. The plans for RSLs include a
regulatory status which describes whether the RSL complies with
the Regulatory Standards. 134 RSLs are compliant while two are
not compliant and working towards compliance.
The summary report sets out the key strategic areas the Regulator
will focus on in its engagement with social landlords this year.
It continues to highlight the significant challenges within the
homelessness system, especially in the provision of suitable
temporary accommodation in some local authorities. Two local
authorities are impacted by systemic failure and a further nine
are at heightened risk of being impacted by systemic failure.
The report also highlights the importance of landlords ensuring
that they have robust information on the condition of their homes
and are assured they are complying with all of their tenant and
resident safety obligations.
John Jellema, Assistant Director of Regulation, said:
“Social landlords and their tenants have faced significant
challenges over the past few years, and while most landlords have
continued to perform well despite the pressures, significant
risks remain. For example, recent instability in the global
geopolitical and economic environment is likely to lead to
materially higher inflation, higher interest rates and further
cost of living challenges for many tenants and service users. At
the same time, landlords are having to plan for new costs such as
the provision of net zero. These financial pressures mean that
some landlords will continue to have less capacity to respond to
unforeseen or emerging risks and this emphasises the critical
importance of good governance.
“Over the coming year, we'll continue to work with landlords,
tenants, and all of our stakeholders to deliver our statutory
objective to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and
service users. We will also engage with stakeholders on how we
work, to ensure we continue to deliver effective, sustainable
regulation with the resources we will have.”
Read the annual risk
assessment summary outcome
Read our engagement
plans
Notes to editors
- The Scottish Housing Regulator was established on 1 April
2011 under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010. Its objective is to
safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and others who use
local authority and RSL housing services. The Regulator operates
independently of Scottish Ministers and is accountable directly
to the Scottish Parliament. It assumed its full regulatory
responsibilities on 1 April 2012. The Regulator consists of the
Chair and seven Board members. More information about the
Regulator can be found on its website www.housingregulator.gov.scot
- SHR's approach to how it regulates social landlords is set
out in its current Regulatory framework – Regulation of
Social Housing in Scotland.
