The Regulator of Social Housing sets out its landlord-level approach to regulating registered providers of social housing, including local authorities and private registered providers. It explains that regulation is based on statutory objectives and standards, with a focus on overall delivery of outcomes, governance, financial viability, and consumer protection rather than individual tenant disputes.
The Building Safety Regulator has softened its approach to rejecting Gateway 2 applications, saying it will still refuse sub-standard submissions but only where there is no realistic prospect of approval. The change appears intended to reduce the risk of unnecessary project disruption while maintaining scrutiny of building safety compliance.
The Environment Agency has updated its guidance on environmental permits for radioactive substances regulation at nuclear sites, including new sections on case-specific exemptions and related variation forms. The update also clarifies when a permit may be needed for mobile radioactive apparatus used away from a nuclear site and refreshes contact information.
The Regulator of Social Housing has updated its guidance on how it investigates suspected serious failings and decides whether to take regulatory or enforcement action. The update reflects the introduction of the Competence and Conduct Standard and explains how the regulator assesses concerns, gathers information, and chooses from its range of powers.
The Environment Agency has published a form for varying a bespoke radioactive substances environmental permit on a nuclear site to add or amend disposal by case specific exemption. The notice explains that this exemption applies to low-risk waste and that applicants must also complete Parts RSR A and RSR F.
The Regulator of Social Housing has updated its guidance on the requirements and regulatory approach for different types of landlord. The update mainly revises wording and reflects the introduction of the Competence and Conduct Standard.
A software provider has warned that a significant share of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax products listed by HMRC cannot yet file the final annual tax return, even if they can submit quarterly updates. The article notes that landlords and agents should check software capability carefully, as the tax return function is a key part of compliance and not all products support the full range of income types.
Propertymark has said it will engage with government on plans for mandatory regulation of property agents, including licensing and minimum qualifications. The organisation supports the principle of stronger consumer protection, but says key details such as qualification requirements, funding, transition arrangements and the regulator’s relationship with existing redress schemes still need to be clarified.
The article reports calls for greater guidance and support for landlords as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax expands to more taxpayers. It highlights that the next threshold reduction to £30,000 gross qualifying income will bring additional landlords into quarterly digital reporting and require approved software.
The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded GreenSquareAccord Limited to G3/V3 after finding serious weaknesses in financial governance, risk management, information quality and internal controls. RSH said the landlord remains compliant with lender covenants, but its continued viability depends on significant disposals, cost reductions and transformation programmes.
The Environment Agency has updated Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 382 on abstraction outside the authorised period for filling existing water storage reservoirs. The clarification confirms that licence holders must still comply with any stated abstraction rate, and that water abstracted under the RPS will not count towards the annual authorised volume in the licence.
