# The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025, Regulation 6: Requirement to undertake standard investigation


(1) This regulation applies if—
(a) a lessor of a social home becomes aware of an issue of concern in relation to the social home, and
(b) Condition 1 in regulation 5 (reason to believe emergency hazard affecting home) does not apply.
(2) The lessor must secure that an investigation of the relevant matter is completed by a competent investigator before the end of—
(a) the standard investigation period, or
(b) if the lessee requests a physical inspection of the relevant matter before the investigation is completed, the extended investigation period.
(3) The investigation—
(a) must determine whether the social home is affected by a significant hazard or emergency hazard,
(b) must, if possible, determine what work (if any) is required work in relation to any such hazard,
(c) must include a physical inspection of the relevant matter if, before the investigation is completed, the lessee so requests,
(d) must, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a), take into account any information provided by the lessee or any third party as to the impact of the relevant matter on, and the risk that the relevant matter poses to, the health or safety of an occupier of the social home, and
(e) may consider any other relevant information.
(4) In this regulation—
“standard investigation period” means the period of 10 working days beginning on the day after the day on which the lessor becomes aware of the issue of concern;
“extended investigation period” means the period of 10 working days beginning on the day after the day on which the lessee requests the physical inspection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348273083/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hazards-in-social-housing-prescribed-requirements-england-regulations-2025/regulation-6
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