The Scottish Housing Regulator has released Regulation Plans, based on its assessments of housing associations in Scotland, as part of its new risk-based approach to regulation.

In a move away from routine cycles of inspection for all landlords the Regulator has reviewed the financial and performance information it collects from each landlord to decide the level and type of engagement it will have with each housing association over the next year.


And in a move towards greater transparency it has published its Regulation Plans for higher engagement landlords.

Chief Executive, Karen Watt said: "This is a fundamentally different approach which represents a new relationship with the housing association sector. It takes us beyond our routine dealings with landlords and towards a more targeted series of engagements with the organisations that need to give us greater assurance about their financial health, their services to tenants and other customers, the condition of their houses or their governance.

"Overall, the housing association sector in Scotland is financially sound and many landlords deliver good quality services and homes. Our job is to make sure all landlords remain financially healthy, and continue to provide good quality, value for money, social housing and services now and into the future. This approach allows us to do this."

(GK/JM)