The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has today published its summary of the notifiable events reported by Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) during 2025/26.
The publication highlights the key themes which RSLs reported to the Regulator during the year. A total of 427 notifiable events were reported by 115 RSLs during 2025/26, up 9% from the previous year. Governance and organisational issues accounted for more than four in ten notifications, with health and safety and financial and funding issues the next most frequently reported categories. The report shows notable increases in governance and organisational issues and financial and funding issues compared with 2024/25, while notifications relating to disposal of land and assets fell significantly. The report also sets out some real-life case studies and how the Regulator responded to these.
Notifiable events are things that RSLs must report to the Regulator as they could potentially pose a risk to tenants’ interests, the landlord’s operations, or the broader reputation of the social housing sector.
Nicola Harcus, Assistant Director of Regulation, said: “We produced this report to share the learning and insights gained from the notifiable events submitted to us during 2025/26. We hope the analysis and case studies help social landlords better understand our notifiable events requirements and provide useful examples of how significant issues can be identified and managed. By publishing this report, we aim to support openness about our regulatory work and contribute to learning across the sector.”
Notes to editors
- The Scottish Housing Regulator was established on 1 April 2011 under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010. Its objective is to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and others who use local authority and RSL housing services. The Regulator operates independently of Scottish Ministers and is accountable directly to the Scottish Parliament. It assumed its full regulatory responsibilities on 1 April 2012. The Regulator consists of the Deputy Chair and five Board members. More information about the Regulator can be found on its website at www.housingregulator.gov.scot
- The Regulator’s approach to how it regulates social landlords is set out in its current Regulatory framework – Regulation of Social Housing in Scotland.
- The publication highlights the key themes which RSLs reported to the Regulator during the year. The reasons for notifying the Regulator include governance and organisational changes, health and safety, financial and funding issues and performance and service delivery issues. It also sets out some real-life case studies and how the Regulator responded to these.