Written questions

Regulator of Social Housing

Lords · Question HL13118 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Rennard

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of scrutiny involved in decisions by the Regulator of Social Housing to close investigations into regulatory or compliance issues; and what mechanisms exist to review such decisio

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 22 Dec 2025

The Regulator of Social Housing operates independently of Government.If the Regulator identifies serious failings in delivering the outcomes required by its standards, it engages intensively until the landlord provides evidence which gives assurance that ...