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    4 Regulatory standards and legislation

    4.1         Regulatory Standards (opens new window) - we must ensure we comply with the Regulator of Social Housing's regulatory framework and consumer standards for social housing in England. The new consumer standards were introduced as part of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act which came into effect from 1st April 2024. All social landlords are required to comply with the four consumer standards, including:

    • The Safety and Quality Standard (opens new window)- which requires landlords to provide safe and good quality homes and landlord services to tenants. This includes stock quality, decency, health and safety, repairs, maintenance, and planned improvements; and adaptations.

    4.2         The Social Housing Regulations Act 2023 (opens new window) will change the way social housing is regulated and may result in future changes to this policy.

    4.3       Decent Homes Standard (opens new window) - we are required to ensure our tenants' homes meet the statutory minimum standard for housing, where homes must be: in a reasonable state of repair, have reasonably modern facilities and services and provide a reasonable degree of thermal comfort.

    4.4         Legislation - The principal legislation applicable to this policy is:

    4.5         Other policies and procedures include:

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