The Government is set to "name and shame" landlords providing sub-standard social housing. There are plans to also establish a "resident panel" that will allow social tenants to be heard "directly by Government", with 250 people from across England invited to share their experiences, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) said.
As reported by the Mirror, the reforms would be delivered through legislation, and will involve publicly shaming failing landlords on the Government's website and social media channels. This will include those who have breached consumer standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing or where the Housing Ombudsman has made a finding of "severe maladministration" against them.
Meanwhile, the resident panel will give tenants a chance to comment on how to improve the quality of social housing, the DLUHC said. "The panel will allow residents to scrutinise and influence measures to strengthen the Decent Homes Standard, training and qualification for staff, a new Access to Information Scheme and other planned reforms," it added.
