Tag: social housing landlords

Social housing landlords urged to overhaul complaint systems

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

The social housing sector needs to better handle complaints and run on “good infrastructure rather than goodwill”, new research claims. A...

Social housing landlords in Scotland warned over rising financial pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st April 2026, 3 days ago | 1

Scottish social housing landlords could face millions of pounds in lost rental income due to growing financial pressures on the...

Government hints at forcing social housing landlords to house homeless households

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2026, 1 week ago | 13

The government has hinted that social housing landlords could be required to take council-referred homeless households. In response to a...

Housing Ombudsman sets targets to tackle social housing complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman has set out its plans to tackle a rise in complaint cases involving social housing landlords. Over...

Ombudsman calls for stronger apologies from social housing landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2026, 2 months ago | 5

Social housing landlords are being urged to apologise for mistakes after a report revealed that residents suffered due to failures....

Social housing landlords failing residents on compensation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th February 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman has called for fair compensation across the social housing sector after a report found that social housing...

MPs warn of social housing crisis as thousands fail Decent Homes Standard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2026, 2 months ago | 4

More than 430,000 social homes fail to meet the Decent Homes Standard, as a cross-party group of MPs warns the...

Damp and mould remain major issues in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2026, 3 months ago | 7

A third of temporary accommodation is deemed inappropriate and poses a risk to tenants, with more than half showing signs...

Regulator of Social Housing slams councils for failings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2026, 3 months ago | 0

A council has received a C3 grading from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) for failing to address potential hazards,...

Industry body urges landlords and letting agents to prepare for Awaab’s law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2025, 6 months ago | 10

With Awaab’s Law coming into effect today for social housing landlords, private landlords are being urged to prepare ahead of...

Social housing landlords cannot blame tenants for damp and mould and should offer alternative accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2025, 6 months ago | 30

Social housing landlords must not blame tenants’ lifestyles for damp and mould problems, and private rented homes could be used...

Thousands of social housing landlords fail Decent Homes Standard as Awaab’s law looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2025, 7 months ago | 2

One in ten social rented homes still fail to meet the Decent Homes Standard ahead of Awaab’s Law taking effect...

Social housing landlords fail to tackle repairs ahead of Awaab’s law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 7 months ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman reveals social housing landlords are still failing in their duties ahead of Awaab’s Law coming into effect...

MPs warn housing associations not ready for Awaab’s Law amid Decent Homes Standard for PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 9 months ago | 10

MPs raise doubts over whether social housing landlords will be ready for Awaab’s Law by October, as Housing Minister admits...

Threat of eviction could curb anti-social behaviour in social housing, says MP

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Social housing tenants who engage in anti-social behaviour (ASB) should face the threat of eviction, claims MP. Lee Anderson, Reform...

Social housing regulator finds serious issues with five landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has found serious issues impacting tenant safety and living conditions by five social housing...

Social housing complaints soar amid poor conditions and safety issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The Housing Ombudsman has published a challenging picture of social housing complaints with a 323% increase in severe maladministration findings...

Consultation launched to hear from social housing landlords about new proposals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has launched a consultation on new consumer standards for all social landlords. Following the...

Social housing landlords slammed for not complying with complaint orders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman says that a quarter of the complaint handling failure orders (CHFOs) issued in the last three months...