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Information on annual percentage increases for formula rent and rent cap levels from April 2026 – March 2027.
Details of the Rent Standard 2026
This guidance delivers on the government’s commitment in response to the Coroner’s 'prevention of future deaths' report on the death of 2-year-old Awaab Ishak due to mould in the home.
Key messages Health risks Damp and mould primarily affect the airways and…
Outcomes landlords must deliver about being open with tenants and treating them with fairness and respect so that tenants can access services, raise complaints, influence decision making and hold their landlord to account.
Outcomes landlords must deliver about the safety and quality of tenants’ homes.
To help tenants and landlords understand what is expected under the consumer standards and how landlords might deliver the outcomes of the standards.
Outcomes landlords must deliver about engaging with other relevant parties so that tenants can live in safe and well-maintained neighbourhoods and feel safe in their homes.
Outcomes social landlords must deliver about the fair allocation and letting of homes and how tenancies are managed and ended by landlords.
Details of the TSMs as defined by the regulator and requirements of the regulator in relation to these TSMs that all registered providers must meet.
This page includes the Governance and Financial Viability Standard that registered providers of social housing must comply with alongside a supporting Code of Practice.
What is involved in regulatory judgements and gradings
Information on annual percentage increases for formula rent and rent cap levels from April 2025 – March 2026.
The information required by the Regulator of Social Housing and the deadlines for submission.
A detailed guide on how to apply for registration with RSH
What you need to do it you want to make a referral to the Regulator of Social Housing.
What we do and how we approach regulating landlords.
If we are investigating a landlord due to suspected serious failings, we may place them on our gradings under review list.
This note includes the value for money metrics that providers must report on as part of their Annual Accounts reporting and also explains how to calculate the metrics.
This document details the basis upon which providers are required to conduct tenant perception surveys to generate a subset of TSMs (tenant perception measures).
This guidance covers the mechanism for private registered providers to apply for an exemption or variation under the Rent Standard 2026.
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