The Scottish Housing Regulator want
to hear your views
Scotland has a new, independent housing regulator. From next
April its role will be to safeguard and promote the interests of
tenants and others who receive housing services from local
authorities and housing associations. It will replace the existing
regulator.
Before taking on its role, the new Scottish Housing Regulator is
consulting on its approach. It wants to hear the views of tenants,
landlords and others with an interest in social housing.
Kay Blair is the new Regulator's Chair. Kay said: "The quality
of housing and landlord services have a direct and lasting impact
on people's lives. We will regulate to protect tenants' interests
and to drive improvements in social housing. We will assess each
landlord's performance regularly. In doing so, we will take account
of the views and experiences of its tenants. We will publish a
range of information on landlords' performance, including progress
against the Scottish Government's new Social Housing Charter. This
will help tenants to hold their landlord to account. And we will
take action where we find a landlord is failing to deliver for
tenants.
The new Regulator would like to get wide feedback on its
proposed approach. The consultation runs from early September and
you can respond until late November.
There will also be events across the country, open to tenants and
others, to discuss the proposals. You can get a copy of the
proposals and find out more about the events by visiting the new
Regulator's website, following the consultation on Twitter or
contacting its office. You can find the details below.
Address; Highlander House, 58 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2
7DA
Tel: 0141 271 3810.
website: www.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/newregulator
e-mail: consultation@scottishhousingregulator.gsi.gov.uk
twitter: www.twitter.com/SHRconsultation