RSH publishes regulatory notice for Adur District Council
The Regulator of Social Housing concluded that the local authority had breached its consumer standards
In a regulatory notice published today (10 May 2023), the Regulator of Social Housing concluded that Adur District Council (Adur DC) has breached the Home Standard. As a result, there was potential for serious detriment to tenants.
Following a self-referral by Adur DC, the regulator confirmed that the council did not meet a range of health and safety requirements in all its tenants’ homes.
Almost one in five fire inspections were overdue, more than 1,500 homes had not had an electrical safety inspection in 10 years and more than 1,500 homes did not have a working smoke alarm. The council did not have full or accurate data on compliance with the Decent Homes Standard.
Adur DC has started to put in place a programme to put things right including completing outstanding health and safety checks and starting new stock condition surveys. The regulator will monitor the council’s progress closely as it carries out this work.
Kate Dodsworth, Director of Consumer Regulation at RSH, said:
Adur District Council has put its tenants at potential risk by failing to carry out all necessary health and safety checks and failing to provide all homes with working smoke alarms. The council referred itself to us when it identified these issues, and we are monitoring it closely as it takes urgent action to put things right.
Notes to editors
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RSH promotes a viable, efficient and well-governed social housing sector able to deliver and maintain homes of appropriate quality that meet a range of needs. It does this by undertaking robust economic regulation focusing on governance, financial viability and value for money that maintains lender confidence and protects the taxpayer. It also sets consumer standards and may take action if these standards are breached and there is a significant risk of serious detriment to tenants or potential tenants.
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More information about how RSH regulates against its standards is available in Regulating the Standards.
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