Consultation outcome

Consultation on a new Rent Standard from 2020

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Decision Statement: Rent Standard 2020

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Decision Instrument RSH2: Rent Standard 2020

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Detail of outcome

We will replace the existing 2015 Rent Standard with a new Rent Standard for registered providers of social housing from 1 April 2020.

The Decision Statement contains the final outcome of the consultation.

The Decision Instrument records the regulator’s decision about the Rent Standard.

We have issued a press release.

Please note: HMTL versions of these documents can be found on our Decision Statement and Decision Instrument pages.

Feedback received

Consultation responses via SurveyMonkey

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Consultation responses via SurveyMonkey

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Written responses

Written responses

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Detail of feedback received

Responses to the consultation (with details redacted) are published above.

An analysis of the responses is outlined in the Decision Statement.


Original consultation

Summary

The Regulator is proposing to replace the existing 2015 Rent Standard with a new Rent Standard for registered providers of social housing from 1 April 2020.

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Consultation description

The proposed changes have come about as a result of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government issuing a Direction in February 2019 to the Regulator of the Social Housing to set a new Rent Standard.

The new Standard will also have regard to the Rent Policy Statement published alongside the Direction.

Documents

Consultation on a new rent standard from 2020

Consultation on a new Rent Standard from 2020

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Updates to this page

Published 7 May 2019
Last updated 31 October 2019 + show all updates
  1. Outcome published of our consultation for a new Rent Standard from 1 April 2020.

  2. First published.

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