ISBN 978 0 7559 5989 1
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Contents
Foreword
Executive summary
Introduction
Part 1 - Reforming Right to Buy
1.1 Background
1.2 The need for change
1.3 Progress since Firm Foundations
1.4 Ending the Right to Buy for new supply social housing
1.5 Ending the Right to Buy for new tenants
1.6 Reforming pressured-area designations
1.7 Developing guidance for RSL applications to extend the ten-year suspension
1.8 Revising guidance on landlords' continuous occupation discretionary powers
Part 2 - Modernising regulation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Purpose of a modernised regime
2.3 Modernising regulation - overview
2.4 Streamlining regulation of social landlords
2.5 Finding another term for 'social housing'
2.6 The Scottish Social Housing Charter
2.7 Status of the Scottish Housing Regulator
2.8 Regulator's objective to safeguard and promote tenants' interests
2.9 Scottish Housing Regulator and other housing services
2.10 Measuring performance and value and encouraging improvement
2.11 Inquiries and information
2.12 Scottish Housing Regulator's intervention powers
2.13 Securing the financial viability and good governance of RSLs
2.14 Setting and applying regulatory criteria for those seeking to become RSLs
2.15 Constitution, rule changes, amalgamation and dissolution of RSLs
2.16 Disposal of land by RSLs
Part 3 - draft Housing (Scotland) Bill (pdf format only, 400k)
Annex A - draft equalities impact assessment
Annex B - partial regulatory impact assessment
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