Updated

22 December 2020

We are the independent regulator of Registered Social Landlord and local authority housing services in Scotland.  We were established on 1 April 2011 under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010

Our statutory objective is to safeguard and promote the interests of:

  • around 600,000 tenants who live in homes provided by social landlords
  • over 120,000 owners who received services from social landlords
  • around 40,000 people and their families who experience homelessness and seek help from local authorities
  • around 335 Gypsy/Traveller families who can use official sites provided by social landlords

Find out more about us and what we do

Find out more about how we regulate in our Regulatory Framework or read How we regulate: A guide for tenants and service users