Recommended practice

Recommended practice and regulatory advice notes.

Letter to landlords - Advice on preparing Annual Assurance Statements - 26 March 2024

Updated 26 March 2024 Advice for landlords

Letter to landlords - Advice on preparing Annual Assurance Statements - 26 March 2024

Letter to landlords - Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) - request for information

Updated 13 October 2023 Advice for landlords

Letter to landlords - Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) - request for information

Advice for social landlords on rent setting, Annual Assurance Statements, and business planning

Updated 07 October 2022 Advice for landlords

Advice for social landlords on rent setting, Annual Assurance Statements, and business planning

Advice to landlords on preparing their Annual Assurance Statement 2023

Updated 03 July 2023 Advice for landlords

Advice to landlords on preparing their Annual Assurance Statement 2023

Effective recording of decisions and discussions by governing bodies of Registered Social Landlords - Lessons Learned

Updated 26 May 2023 Advice for landlords

Effective recording of decisions and discussions by governing bodies of Registered Social Landlords - Lessons Learned

Letter to landlords - Annual Return on the Scottish Social Housing Charter (ARC) – Updated Technical Guidance and FAQs

Updated 21 March 2023 Advice for landlords

Letter to landlords - Annual Return on the Scottish Social Housing Charter (ARC) – Updated Technical Guidance and FAQs

Integrated Asset Management

Updated 03 February 2023 Advice for landlords

Integrated Asset Management

Request for information on planned rent increases

Updated 18 January 2023 Advice for landlords

Request for information on planned rent increases

Letter to landlords - Tenant and Resident Safety Survey

Updated 01 December 2022 Advice for landlords

Letter to landlords - Tenant and Resident Safety Survey

Letter to landlords - advice on tenant safety, damp and mould

Updated 01 December 2022 Advice for landlords

Letter to landlords - advice on tenant safety, damp and mould

No changes to the Annual Return on the Charter (ARC) indicators following the updated Scottish Social Housing Charter

Updated 14 November 2022 Advice for landlords

No changes to the Annual Return on the Charter (ARC) indicators following the updated Scottish Social Housing Charter

Letter to landlords - information for preparing Annual Assurance Statement due to be submitted to us by 31 October 2022

Updated 29 July 2022 Advice for landlords

Letter to landlords - information for preparing Annual Assurance Statement due to be submitted to us by 31 October 2022

Conducting Reviews of Compliance with the Regulatory Standards of Governance and Financial Management - Lessons Learned - Advisory Guidance - July 2022

Updated 01 July 2022 Advice for landlords

Conducting Reviews of Compliance with the Regulatory Standards of Governance and Financial Management - Lessons Learned - Advisory Guidance - July 2022

Advice for landlords - Health and Safety - Gas Safety

Updated 03 September 2021 Advice for landlords

Advice for landlords - Health and Safety - Gas Safety

Advice for landlords on preparing their Annual Assurance Statement 2021

Updated 24 June 2021 Advice for landlords

Advice for landlords on preparing their Annual Assurance Statement 2021

Regulator informs landlords on timescales for submitting annual regulatory returns

Updated 05 March 2021 Advice for landlords

Regulator informs landlords on timescales for submitting annual regulatory returns

Changes to SHR financial return submission dates

Updated 28 May 2020 Advice for landlords

Changes to SHR financial return submission dates

Regulator advises of incidents of fraud against RSLs in Scotland

Updated 14 April 2020 Advice for landlords

Regulator advises of incidents of fraud against RSLs in Scotland

Recommended Practice - Business Planning - December 2015

Updated 14 December 2015 Advice for landlords

Recommended Practice - Business Planning - December 2015

Regulatory Advice Note: Maintaining the integrity of gas flues

Updated 21 January 2014 Advice for landlords

Regulatory Advice Note: Maintaining the integrity of gas flues