The Regulator of Social Housing has launched an independent evaluation to look at the impact of its consumer regulation.
RSH wants to evidence what impact the reforms – introduced in April 2024 – have had for social housing tenants and landlords across England.
RSH has appointed independent research consortium to carry out the evaluation comprising RAND Europe, Shared Intelligence and the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research.
This external expertise will help to ensure a robust evaluation that provides an independent assessment of the impact of the reforms.
The researchers will be contacting a range of landlords, tenants, and other stakeholders to gather views as part of the evaluation.
Director of Strategy Will Perry said: “We want to understand if and how the reforms have led to change for social housing landlords and tenants.
“As well as supporting our accountability to stakeholders, we will take on board learning and insights throughout this evaluation to help inform any future decisions about the way we regulate and ensure RSH continues to provide proportionate, risk based and outcome focused regulation.
“We would encourage anyone who is contacted to get involved and help shape the evaluation – your input matters.”
The project will span over two years, with the final report expected to be published in 2028.