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- Housing
- Decent Homes and housing finance
- Delivering Decent Homes
- The role of Registered Social Landlords in the delivery of Decent Homes
The role of Registered Social Landlords in the delivery of Decent Homes
Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), also known as housing associations, are organisations which are registered with and regulated by the Housing Corporation, whose regulatory code requires them to meet the Decent Homes Standard by 2010, except where a specific extension is negotiated. In order to register with the Housing Corporation the housing association must not only be a 'not for profit' organisation, but also most of its business must be the ownership or management of social rented housing.
Housing associations can borrow money from banks and building societies to buy and invest in housing to bring it up to a decent standard, and can also use this money to help regenerate local neighbourhoods and the wider area. It is run by a committee or board made up of volunteers, and in the case of new housing associations a minimum of one third of the board is made up of tenant representatives.
Home Information Packs
We have introduced Home Information Packs to improve the process of buying and selling.
