STAIRs Goes Live, the Regulator Grades Two Councils, and Commissioning Takes Centre Stage
Issue #28 · Week ending 1 October 2026 — STAIRs’ publication scheme goes live for supported and temporary accommodation, the RSH grades two councils non-compliant in a seven-judgement batch, and the care minister puts commissioning at the heart of reform.
The Register Spares Supported Housing, the Regulator Scores the Sector, and For-Profit Capital Piles In
Issue #27 · Week ending 24 September 2026. The December 2026 property register spares supported exempt accommodation, the Regulator publishes its 2025/26 Tenant Satisfaction Measures, and for-profit capital piles into the sector.
Correction to Issue #26: the landlord register and exempt accommodation
Correction: the PRS register and supported exempt accommodation
Issue #26, published earlier today, said it was unclear whether supported exempt
Five Moratoria Come to Light, a Paid Landlord Register Nears, and Consumer Regulation Converges
Issue #26 · Week ending 17 September 2026 — An FOI reveals the Regulator used its insolvency moratorium five times since 2022; a paid PRS landlord register nears with unclear exempt-accommodation scope; and the Ombudsman's annual review feeds a converging consumer-standards regime.
A For-Profit Fails the Regulator, the Social Housing Bill Reaches the Commons, and Mayors Take the SAHP Reins
Issue #25 · Week ending 10 September 2026. The Regulator fails a for-profit CIC, the Social Housing Bill reaches the Commons, and mayors take control of SAHP funding — plus Deep Dives on enforcement-and-merger, ASB and the support test, and survivor tenure vs the licence model.
A New Duty Reshapes Temporary Accommodation, the High Court Redraws the Housing Duty, and Whitehall Audits Its Own Reforms
Issue #24 · Week ending 4 September 2026 — A new statutory temporary accommodation duty takes force and sharpens the exempt-accommodation boundary; a High Court ruling reshapes the housing duty; and MHCLG's value-for-money evaluation with the RSH stakeholder survey signal the next regulatory turn.
£9.6bn Flows to the Few, the Regulator Grades and Merges, and Care Leavers Test the Support Line
Issue #23 · Week ending 28 August 2026 — The first £9.6bn of the £39bn SAHP lands with most of the supported sector locked out; the RSH upgrades, merges Thrive into Chime, and consults on new standards; and £25m for care leavers meets the care-and-support condition.
Burnham Bets £442m on Christmas, the Regulator Widens Its Net, and Children in Limbo Hit a Record
Issue #22 · Week ending 21 August 2026. Burnham's £442m 'Everyone In by Christmas' drive tests the exempt accommodation gateway; the RSH's whistleblowing report and Rentplus GUR signal intelligence-led enforcement; and children in temporary accommodation hit a record high.
A Third Return to Homelessness, the Regulator Rethinks Inspection, and Service Charges Go on Trial
Issue #21 · Week ending 14 August 2026 — New research finds a third of supported housing residents return to homelessness within three years; the RSH regrades providers and signals inspection reform; and Sanctuary's service-charge defeat sharpens the evidential test for exempt accommodation.
SAHP Funding Stalls, an Exempt Operator Is Warned, and Devolution Redraws the Map
Issue #20 · Week ending 7 August 2026: SAHP capital funding stalls as the sector urges Burnham to act; a Birmingham exempt operator is hit with a final warning; and devolution plus reorganisation redraw who applies the Housing Benefit 'real difference' support test.
