TSA Sets Out Inspection Role

The Tenant Services Authority has rejected all of the Audit Commission’s suggestions on how social landlords should be policed. The commission urged the regulator in a consultation response to check a ‘core set of areas’ during inspections, publish all reports alongside recommendations, and involve tenants. The commission’s response brand-ed the TSA’s proposals for regulation as inadequate and unfeasible. But the TSA’s summary of responses reveals that 34 out of 39 written submissions were ‘broadly or strongly supportive’ of its approach. Read more on Inside Housing.