Links to
- Building Regulations, Health and Safety websites
- Co-operatives UK
- Outside agencies
- Government documentation
- news from the Regulator of Social Housing
- Training for Social Housing Residents
1. At a recent meeting organised by CCH (May 2025) regarding building regulations, it was reported that there are new regulations regarding building safety for social housing tenants. The recent Awaab's Law is being extended to include all building safety and health aspects. It is important that those of us who are social housing tenants are aware of the responsibilities of our landlord and our rights in terms of building safety, health and safety, fire risk, etc. regulations.
2. Co-operative UK have a new campaign: As part of that campaign they’ve made a video about cooperatives. It may help those who don’t know what a co-op is and gain a little more understanding of what cooperative ownership means.
Here is the link to the video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Co-operatives UK also have a useful website with lots of resources for co-ops, both housing and other types of co-ops. https://www.uk.coop/get-involved/co-operatives-owned-our-members
3. Consultation on new Decent Homes Standards deal with this as part of Quality and Safety. This is a revised version and is No. 2 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/measures-to-ensure-decent-homes-for-all
4. Awaab’s Law Government press release https://www.gov.uk/government/news/awaabs-law-to-force-landlords-to-fix-dangerous-homes
5. Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/36
6. Fourmillionhomes.org : Free training for Social Housing Residents: https://www.fourmillionhomes.org/event/session-1-know-your-social-housing-rights/