Response - Housing Corporation: Regulatory Code Guidance
Response - Housing Corporation: Regulatory Code Guidance
Shelter key recommendations to strengthen the Housing Corporation's regulatory role were that:
All lettings policies should have regard to the reasonable preference categories in the Homelessness Bill.
Housing associations should be required to record and report their possession activity.
Housing associations should be required to consult their board before using mandatory grounds for possession or the assured shorthold ground.
The Guidance on co-operating with local authorities on homelessness should be amended to better reflect the provisions of the Homelessness Bill.
The Guidance on temporary accommodation should not focus on the use of permanent lettings as temporary accommodation.
The Guidance on setting criteria for accepting nominees should be strengthened to better reflect the allocations provisions of the Homelessness Bill.