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Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023

2023 c. 36 · Enacted 20 July 2023 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about the regulation of social housing; about the terms of approved schemes for the investigation of housing complaints; about the powers and duties of a housing ombudsman appointed under an approved scheme; about hazards affecting social housing; and for connected purposes.

[20th July 2023]

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. The Regulator of Social Housing
  2. 1Fundamental objectives
  3. 2Advisory panel
  4. 3Collection of information
  5. 4Power to charge fees
  6. 5Relationship between regulator and housing ombudsman
  7. Registration of providers of social housing
  8. 6Meaning of “English body”
  9. 7Registration criteria
  10. 8Designation
  11. 9De-registration
  12. Duties of registered providers
  13. 10Appointment of health and safety lead by registered provider
  14. 11Electrical safety standards
  15. Registered providers: insolvency, restructuring etc
  16. 12Moratorium on disposal of land
  17. 13Limited liability partnerships
  18. 14Insolvency of registered providers
  19. 15Notification requirements: expansion to profit-making organisations
  20. 16Conversion of company into registered society: continuation of registration
  21. 17Restructuring of registered societies
  22. 18Receipt of transfers of engagements from a registered society
  23. 19Notification of constitutional changes
  24. 20Notification of change of control
  25. Standards
  26. 21Standards relating to competence and conduct
  27. 22Standards relating to information and transparency
  28. 23Code of practice: standards relating to consumer matters
  29. 24Direction by Secretary of State
  30. 25Secretary of State’s duty to give direction about providing information to tenants
  31. 26Failure to meet standards: exercise of intervention powers
  32. 27Performance monitoring
  33. Monitoring and enforcement
  34. 28Surveys
  35. 29Inspection plan
  36. 30Action after inspection
  37. 31Performance improvement plans
  38. 32Emergency remedial action
  39. 33Extension of powers to charities who have not received public assistance
  40. 34Notification of Charity Commission of exercise of enforcement powers
  41. 35Exercise of powers: land with a Crown or Duchy interest
  42. 36Regulatory and enforcement powers: further amendments
  43. Social housing
  44. 37Leaving the social housing stock: end of lease
  45. Meaning of “subsidiary”
  46. 38Meaning of “subsidiary”
  47. Appeals
  48. 39Appeals
  49. Housing ombudsman
  50. 40Housing ombudsman scheme
  51. 41Power of housing ombudsman to issue guidance to scheme members
  52. Social housing leases: remedying hazards
  53. 42Social housing leases: remedying hazards
  54. General
  55. 43Minor and consequential amendments
  56. 44Power to make consequential provision
  57. 45Extent
  58. 46Commencement
  59. 47Short title
  60. Schedule 1: Limited liability partnerships
  61. Part 1: Amendments of the Housing and Planning Act 2016
  62. 1Introductory
  63. 2Extension of housing administration regime Not yet in force
  64. 3Extension of housing administration regime Not yet in force
  65. 4Restrictions on insolvency procedures
  66. 5Paragraph 5
  67. 6Paragraph 6
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. 8Paragraph 8
  70. 9Interpretation
  71. Part 2: Amendments of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
  72. 10Introductory
  73. 11Notice of registration or de-registration
  74. 12Accounts
  75. 13Accounts
  76. 14Accounts
  77. 15Accounts
  78. 16Accounts
  79. 17Paragraph 17
  80. 18Moratorium on disposal of land
  81. 19Arrangements and reconstructions
  82. 20Meaning of “officer”
  83. Schedule 2: Amendments to restrictions on insolvency procedures
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. 4Paragraph 4
  88. 5Paragraph 5
  89. 6Paragraph 6
  90. Schedule 3: Regulatory and enforcement powers
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. 5Paragraph 5
  96. 6Paragraph 6
  97. 7Paragraph 7
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  105. 15Paragraph 15
  106. 16Paragraph 16
  107. 17Paragraph 17
  108. 18Paragraph 18
  109. 19Paragraph 19
  110. 20Paragraph 20
  111. Schedule 4: Appeals
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. 2Paragraph 2
  114. 3Paragraph 3
  115. 4Paragraph 4
  116. 5Paragraph 5
  117. 6Paragraph 6
  118. 7Paragraph 7
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  124. 13Paragraph 13
  125. 14Paragraph 14
  126. 15Paragraph 15
  127. 16Paragraph 16
  128. 17Paragraph 17
  129. 18Paragraph 18
  130. Schedule 5: Minor and consequential amendments
  131. Part 1: Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. 3Paragraph 3
  135. 4Paragraph 4
  136. 5Paragraph 5
  137. 6Paragraph 6
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  175. 44Paragraph 44
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  177. 46Paragraph 46
  178. Part 2: Other Acts
  179. 47Paragraph 47
  180. 48Paragraph 48
  181. 49Paragraph 49