The Scottish Housing Regulator today published its first annual report on the notifiable events (NEs) which registered social landlords (RSLs) reported in 2023/24.
Notifiable events are things RSLs need to report to the Regulator as they could put tenants’ interests at risk or affect the reputation of the RSL itself or the housing sector as a whole.
The report sets out what notifiable events are, why RSLs need to report them and what the Regulator does when a notifiable event is reported.
The report highlights the key issues that landlords notified the regulator about during 2023/24 including governance and organisational issues, financial and funding issues and disposals of land and assets.
The report also includes some case studies which are examples of the NEs the regulator received, what the regulator asked landlords to do and what the regulator did as a result.
Nicola Harcus, Assistant Director of Regulation, said: “We’ve developed this report in response to feedback from social landlords when we reviewed our Regulatory Framework last year. Landlords asked for more information about what notifiable events are, the types of events social landlords reported to us last year and how we dealt with them. We hope that the information and case studies in this report help landlords to know when they should contact us.”
Notes to editors
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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 eight Board members. More information about the Regulator can be found on its website at www.housingregulator.gov.scot
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SHR’s approach to how it regulates social landlords is set out in its current Regulatory framework – Regulation of Social Housing in Scotland.