Rent and Service Charge Setting Policy

The following legislation and guidance documents are relevant to this policy:

• Housing Act 1985 Section 24 (opens new window)
• Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (opens new window)
• Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (opens new window)
• Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (a) Section 197 (opens new window)
• GOV.UK - Guidance on rents for social housing - Department for Communities and Local Government, May 2014 (opens new window)
• Rent Standard Guidance - Homes and Communities Agency, April 2015 (opens new window)
• Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2016 (opens new window)
• Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (opens new window)
• Direction on the Rent Standard 2019 (opens new window)
• The Direction on the Rent Standard 2023 (opens new window)
• Policy Statement on Rents for Social Housing issued by the Secretary of State on 26 February 2019 (updated December 2022) (opens new window)
• Rent Standard 2020 - Regulator of Social Housing, 1 April 2020 (opens new window)
• Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (opens new window)