Rented housing sector

Services

Universal Credit: Landlord request for a managed payment or rent arrears deduction

If a tenant is having difficulty paying their rent, apply for a Managed Payment to Landlord using the Apply for a Direct Rent Payment service to request payment of rent from a tenant’s Universal Credit.

How to rent
- Guidance
- 2 October 2023
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Model agreement for a shorthold assured tenancy
- Guidance
- 28 January 2021
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Domestic private rented property: minimum energy efficiency standard - landlord guidance
- Detailed guide
- 16 May 2025
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS): guidance for landlords and property-related professionals
- Guidance
- 26 May 2006
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS) operating guidance: housing inspections and assessment of hazards
- Guidance
- 27 February 2006
- Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)

RSH publishes fire safety remediation report for Q4 2024/2025
- 26 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Press release
Anchor fails to meet RSH’s governance standards 
- 25 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Press release
Regulatory judgements and enforcement notices
- 25 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Decision
Pickering and Ferens Homes
- 25 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Decision
Anchor Hanover Group
- 25 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Decision

Fire safety remediation in social housing in England 2024-25: Quarter 4
- 26 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Official statistics
RSH Stakeholder Survey 2024-2025
- 19 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Research
Quarterly survey for Q4 (January to March 2025)
- 3 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Research
Focus report: Lease-based provision of Specialised Supported Housing
- 10 April 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Research
Private rental prices development plan, UK: updated April 2025
- 1 April 2025
- Office for National Statistics
- Official statistics

A Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector: consultation
- 2 July 2025
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 14 October 2022
Consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for social and privately rented homes
- 2 July 2025
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Open consultation
- Closing date 10 September 2025
How to implement Social Rent convergence
- 2 July 2025
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Open consultation
- Closing date 27 August 2025
RSH equality objectives 2023
- 27 March 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Policy paper
Renters’ Rights Bill: Impact assessment
- 22 November 2024
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Impact assessment

RSH Board minutes 2025
- 20 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Transparency
RSH spending over £250 - 2025
- 20 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Transparency
Registered providers of social housing – updated monthly
- 18 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Transparency
RSH Board members' register of interests
- 2 June 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Transparency
RSH Nominations and Remuneration Committee minutes 2025
- 21 May 2025
- Regulator of Social Housing
- Transparency