The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has announced the launch of a two-year project to evaluate the impact of its approach to consumer regulation.

The regulator says it wants to evidence what impact the reforms – introduced in April 2024 – have had for social housing tenants and landlords across England.

RSH has appointed independent research consortium to carry out the evaluation comprising RAND Europe, Shared Intelligence and the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research.

The researchers will be contacting a range of landlords, tenants, and other stakeholders to gather views as part of the evaluation.

RSH Director of Strategy Will Perry said: “We want to understand if and how the reforms have led to change for social housing landlords and tenants.

“As well as supporting our accountability to stakeholders, we will take on board learning and insights throughout this evaluation to help inform any future decisions about the way we regulate and ensure RSH continues to provide proportionate, risk based and outcome focused regulation.

“We would encourage anyone who is contacted to get involved and help shape the evaluation – your input matters.”

The project will span over two years, with the final report expected to be published in 2028.

Meanwhile, the Regulator of Social Housing has also announced that Kate Dodsworth has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive. The move follows Jonathan Walters’s promotion to Chief Executive last month. Kate will retain her existing responsibilities as chief of regulatory engagement.