We urge the regulator to publish details as soon as possible of how it plans to use its enhanced regulatory powers under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill, particularly those on inspections and surveys, and to place them at the centre of its new proactive regime for regulating the consumer standards. Even if it only commits to using its power to survey reactively, we urge it to use the power to provide immediate relief to tenants forced to live with serious disrepair.

We urge the regulator to publish details as soon as possible of how it plans to use its enhanced regulatory powers under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill, particularly those on inspections and surveys, and to place them at the centre of its new proactive regime for regulating the consumer standards. Even if it only commits to using its power to survey reactively, we urge it to use the power to provide immediate relief to tenants forced to live with serious disrepair. Type: recommendation | Number: 50 | Paragraph: 198 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: We welcome the Committee’s recommendations regarding our role, which are both timely and very helpful at this point. We will carefully consider them as we continue to develop our approach to proactive consumer regulation.