Housing Ombudsman

01
Aug
Supported Housing Briefing Issue #19 cover

De-Registration Escalates, the Regulator Names a 'Purported' Exempt Provider, and STAIRs Reshapes Tenant Disclosure

Issue #19 · Week ending 31 July 2026: the RSH reaches for de-registration against exempt and lease-based providers, names a landlord 'purporting' to be exempt in a 20-judgement batch, and the Ombudsman's STAIRs reforms reshape tenant disclosure — grounded in the exempt-accommodation support test.
14 min read
28
May
Three C1s, Window Apathy, and the Crime Act's Supported Housing Reckoning

Three C1s, Window Apathy, and the Crime Act's Supported Housing Reckoning

RSH awards C1 to Sanctuary, Railway Housing, and Regenda; Housing Ombudsman issues severe maladministration learning on window disrepair; legal analysis of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 and its implications for supported housing providers.
15 min read