The Vagrancy Act Falls, Awaab's Law Bites, and Cuckooing Gets Its Own Offence
Rough sleeping is decriminalised as the Vagrancy Act is repealed; the Ombudsman confirms Awaab's Law enforcement is now live; and the Crime and Policing Act 2026 delivers a new cuckooing offence. Plus RRA 2025 supported-accommodation analysis and a zero-rate VAT consultation.
RSH Grades Eight, the £7,000 Penalty Lands, and the Ombudsman Stays Toothless
The RSH grades eight landlords in a single batch as consumer regulation scales; the Renters' Rights Act's £7,000 hazard penalty comes into force; and the government rules out enforcement powers for the Housing Ombudsman — exposing the oversight gap the Housing Benefit gateway is left to fill.
Electrical Safety Goes Public, the HHSRS Resets, and the Access-Powers Fight Begins
RSH's electrical safety TSM forces EICR data into the open; revised HHSRS Regulations reset hazard enforcement from 23 June; and a Social Housing Bill access-powers amendment previews the SHROA oversight regime. Plus three Deep Dives grounding it all in the exempt-accommodation support test.
A Lease Model Beats the Regulator, the Consumer Net Widens, and SHROA's Three Gateways Take Shape
A lease-based provider that sued the Regulator wins compliant gradings; the RSH consumer regime reaches a CIC operator; and MHCLG's new advisory panel signals the SHROA 2023 oversight architecture taking shape — three gateways every supported provider must now navigate.
Consumer Regulation on Trial, Asylum Support in Doubt, and the Ombudsman Goes Systemic
RSH puts its consumer-regulation regime under independent evaluation; asylum-support reform is challenged by MPs and CIH; and the Housing Ombudsman turns to systemic 'learning' — three developments reshaping the legal and regulatory landscape for supported and exempt accommodation.
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.
Coroner's Warning, Welfare Reform Pressures, and the Renters' Rights Act Divide
Coroner issues fire safety PFD notice for sheltered accommodation; CIH publishes housing benefit handbook as LHA pressures mount; House of Commons Library maps three-phase Renters' Rights Act implementation and what it means for exempt accommodation.
Duty of Candour, Remediation Powers, and 10,000 New Foster Places
Three King's Speech measures that practitioners in the supported housing sector cannot afford to ignore: a duty of candour for housing providers, Homes England's new direct remediation powers, and what 10,000 new foster places mean for the care leaver supported housing pipeline.
