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As the new regulatory regime rolls out, the first landlords prepare for real inspections and all large social landlords get their TSMs in order, come along to this special event to hear everything you need to know about the new regulatory framework and make sure you are fully prepared.

Regulation now includes the consumer standards. Landlords need to be ready to provide assurance to the regulator that they are meeting the revamped and extended consumer standards (amongst other measures). Landlords will need to be up to speed with the expectations placed on them by the strengthened regulatory framework. Social landlords were last subject to a detailed scrutiny of their performance as landlords during the 2000s. So there is a lot of catching up to do.

What will be covered?

This two-hour session examines the major planks in the RSH’s new consumer regulatory regime:

• • New consumer standards
  • Inspection
  • The role of the Housing Ombudsman
  • Health and safety issues
  • Awaab’s law – dealing with defective housing
  • Accountability/transparency/performance information
  • Tenant Satisfaction Measures
  • Performance Improvement Plans
  • Professionalisation of the housing service
  • ..and more.

It also includes an update on related developments such as the Review of the Decent Homes Standard.

Who should attend?

Everyone needs to be on top of the forthcoming regulation:

• • Board members/councillors with a housing responsibility
  • Senior executives/managers
  • Housing managers
  • Asset managers
  • Managers and staff responsible for housing strategy, health and safety, complaints, compliance, communications, data management, tenant involvement and training.

What will delegates take away?

Delegates will gain a comprehensive understanding of the legislation, the new consumer regulation framework and their implications for housing providers.

They will be able to check if their organisations are prepared for the new framework and whether they would ‘pass’ an inspection by the regulator.

Where an organisation is not deemed ‘up to speed’, tips will provided to help landlords comply with the provisions set out in the new regulatory framework.

Roger Jarman, former Head of Housing at the Audit Commission and HQN associate

Roger Jarman is a long standing HQN associate. He provides consultancy services; leads training programmes; and writes on housing regulation and other matters. He is the author of HQN’s Social Housing White Paper toolkit and delivers a range of training sessions on the White Paper proposals. He is also a Non Executive Director of two housing organisations. From 1991 until 1999 he was Head of Housing Management at the Housing Corporation and then from 1999 until 2011 he was Head of Housing at the Audit Commission overseeing the 1400 housing inspections undertaken by the Commission during that period. He was a member of the team that produced the Cave Review of social housing regulation in 2007.

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