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Brent Council fails to meet RSH바카라 사이트™s consumer standards

The Regulator of Social Housing has published three regulatory judgements today.

The London Borough of Brent has failed to meet the outcomes in the consumer standards and has been given a C3 grading from the Regulator of Social Housing, as part of three regulatory judgements published today. 

LB Brent made a self-referral in April concerning the quality and accuracy of its fire safety data.  

Following a spot check,바카라 사이트¯the council바카라 사이트¯found that although actions from fire risk assessments바카라 사이트¯had been closed, evidence of completion was not available in all instances and that some actions had not been completed.  

RSH바카라 사이트™s engagement with LB Brent also found: 

  • Data for fire safety, smoke and carbon monoxide safety, asbestos management and water safety could not be reconciled. 

  • Concerns about the data validation process that took place prior to바카라 사이트¯LB Brent바카라 사이트¯implementing its new asset management system. 

  • Although바카라 사이트¯LB Brent바카라 사이트¯is reporting that it has 95% of its stock condition data, almost half of its homes have not had a recorded survey. 

RSH will continue to engage with LB Brent as it seeks to address the issues identified, including evidencing that it is taking reasonable steps to mitigate risks to tenants as it creates and delivers its improvement plan.  

Following an inspection, Metropolitan Housing Trust has been downgraded from G1 to G2. This means it meets RSH바카라 사이트™s governance requirements overall but needs to improve some aspects of its arrangements to support continued compliance.  

Improvements are needed in how the board assures itself around the delivery of outcomes of the Safety and Quality standard, and the quality of its stress testing and mitigation strategies. 

Metropolitan Housing Trust also received C2/V2 gradings. 

Mosscare St Vincent바카라 사이트™s Housing Group was upgraded from C2 to C1, following responsive engagement.  

Kate Dodsworth, Chief of Regulatory Engagement at바카라 사이트¯RSH, said:바카라 사이트¯Â 

Accurate, up-to-date data is fundamental to landlords delivering safe, decent homes for tenants. LB Brent has engaged positively with us since their self-referral and we will continue to work closely with them as they put things right for tenants. 

Our scrutiny of housing associations바카라 사이트™ governance and viability is vital to ensuring landlords are manging their risks effectively. Things can go wrong without robust board challenge and rigorous stress-testing. We will continue to regulate for a sector that is well run and viable, to enable more and better homes for tenants.

Notes to Editors

Provider Consumer grade Governance grade Viability grade Process
London Borough of Brent C3 - - Responsive Engagement
Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited C2 G2 (downgrade) V2 Inspection
Mosscare St Vincent바카라 사이트™s Housing Group Limited C1 G1 (from previous inspection Sept 2024) V2 (from previous inspection Sept 2024) Responsive Engagement
  1. RSH regulates housing associations and other private registered providers against its full set of standards. Councils are regulated against the consumer and rent standards only. 

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Published 28 May 2025