Social housing regulation

Guidance and services

• Regulatory judgements on housing associations
  Assessments about how well housing associations are meeting the standards.
• Housing associations registered in Wales: regulatory framework
  Explains how housing associations are regulated in Wales.
• Registered social landlords
  List of organisations registered with us to provide social housing.
• Whistleblowing on a housing association: guidance
  Explains what the regulator will do when they receive whistleblowing concerns.
• Permitted payments and benefits (RSL 005/10)
  Guidance on permitted payments and benefits for housing association board and staff.
• Internal controls and reporting (RSL 002/10)
  Explains what internal processes housing associations must have in place to manage risk.
• Notification of changes to a registered social landlord: form
  Use this form to tell us when you make changes to the structure, rules or articles.
• Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018: guidance
  Explains the changes to the law and how they affect registered social landlords.
• Housing association group structures (RSL 05/08)
  What housing associations must do when setting up or changing group structures.
• Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018: explanatory memorandum
  Explains which parts of the law are changing and why.
• Registered social landlords: accounting requirements general determination (Wales) 2015
  Guidance for Registered Social Landlords about their financial accounts from 1 April 2015.
• Registered social landlords (RSL) sector risks: guidance
  Explains the main challenges for RSLs and how to deal with them.
• Regulatory returns for housing associations
  Guidance, timetables and forms to help housing associations complete regulatory returns.
• Removing a registered social landlord (RSL) from the register: guidance
  What RSLs must do if they request to be removed from the register.
• Direction about notification of disposals of social housing dwellings and land other than a dwelling
  Explains when the regulator must be notified about the disposal of dwellings and land.
• Regulatory judgements: guidance for housing associations
  Explains the legal background and what the different judgement statuses mean.
• Direction for registered social landlords undergoing a restructure and other changes
  Explains when the regulator must be notified about changes and when they do not.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Hearing the tenants voice in the regulation of housing associations in Wales
  Report
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  How to get involved and have your say about your housing association if you live in a housing association property.
• Registered social landlords health and safety: overview 2018
  Report
  Recommendations for housing associations to help improve how landlords manage health and safety.
• Cardiff community housing association: lessons learnt
  Report
  What housing associations can learn from problems at Cardiff Community Housing Association.
• Value for money review: 2017
  Report
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Outlines the findings and recommendations by the Regulatory Board for Wales and Value for Money Steering group during 2017.
• Hearing the tenants’ voice
  Report
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Report on how tenants can influence the way social housing is regulated.
• Regulatory Board for Wales performance report: November 2020
  Report
  Progress on how the social housing regulator and sector are performing.
• Registered social landlords business continuity survey: September 2021
  Report
  How housing associations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Regulatory Board for Wales meeting: 22 February 2022
  Meeting
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Summary of the meeting held 22 February 2022.
• Registered social landlord regulation survey: October to December 2022
  Report
  Quarterly summary of how the sector is performing as a whole.
• Improving housing association governance in Wales: 2018
  Report
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Outlines the findings and recommendations by the Regulatory Board for Wales on housing association governance in Wales.
• Housing regulation Performance Assurance Report: April 2019 to March 2020
  Report
  A review of the sector in relation to governance, tenant services and financial resilience and viability.
• Housing regulation Performance Assurance Report: 2020 to 2021
  Report
  A review of the sector in relation to governance, tenant services and financial resilience and viability.
• Social landlords: tenant satisfaction survey May 2022
  Report
  What housing association and council tenants think about their homes.
• Registered social landlords business continuity survey: December 2020
  Report
  How housing associations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Social housing conditions and disrepair
  Policy and strategy
  Feedback to social landlords.
• Regulatory Board for Wales performance report: March 2022
  Report
  Progress on how the social housing regulator and sector are performing.
• Housing association financial statements: 2021
  Report
  Report on the financial position of housing associations.
• Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018: equality impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of whether the act promotes equality of opportunity.
• Regulatory framework: feedback summary
  Report
  Summary of responses to proposed changes to the regulatory statuses and standards.
• Regulatory Board for Wales meeting: 17 December 2021
  Meeting
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Summary of the meeting held 17 December 2021.
• Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018: Welsh language impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of whether the act will have an effect on the Welsh language.
• Registered social landlords business continuity survey: May 2020
  Report
  How housing associations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Social landlords: tenant satisfaction survey May 2021
  Report
  What housing association and council tenants think about their homes.
• Regulatory Board for Wales meeting: 14 October 2021
  Meeting
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Summary of the meeting held 14 October 2021.
• Regulatory Board for Wales meeting: 22 April 2022
  Meeting
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Summary of the meeting held 22 April 2022.
• Regulatory Board for Wales: performance report
  Report
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Progress on how the social housing regulator and sector are performing.
• Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018: children’s rights impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of whether the act will have an effect on children.
• Registered social landlords business continuity survey: July 2020
  Report
  How housing associations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Registered social landlords business continuity survey: March 2021
  Report
  How housing associations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Housing associations boards: equality and diversity report 2021
  Report
  A summary of data on gender, age, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation of housing association board members.
• Regulatory Board for Wales: independent report on tenant involvement
  Report
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Review on how tenants can work with the Board and have their say about their housing association.
• Housing associations boards: equality and diversity report 2019
  Report
  A summary of data on gender, age, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation of housing association board members.
• Registered social landlords business continuity survey: June 2021
  Report
  How housing associations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Letter from Minister for Climate Change to social landlords on damp and mould issues.
  Policy and strategy
  The Minister for Climate Change wrote to all social landlords on 17 November 2022 following the coroner’s report into the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died from a respiratory condition caused by exposure to mould to remind them of their responsibilities to keep tenants safe in their homes.
• Regulatory Board for Wales: findings of independent review on tenant involvement
  Report
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Findings from tenants about how they can get involved to improve social housing.
• Registered social landlords business continuity survey: September 2020
  Report
  How housing associations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Regulatory Board for Wales meeting: 28 July 2021
  Meeting
  Regulatory Board for Wales
  Summary of the meeting held 28 July 2021.
• Registered social landlords business continuity survey: March 2022
  Report
  How housing associations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Registered social landlord regulation survey: July to September 2022
  Report
  Quarterly summary of how the sector is performing as a whole.