The start of 2026 continues to be challenging for social landlords and their tenants and service users.
Many tenants are still facing economic hardship, and social landlords continue to face significant pressures - particularly on local authorities homelessness services.
At the end of the year, we published our financial analysis of registered social landlords' (RSLs) five-year projections. It shows that while the sector finances remain broadly stable, forecasts indicate ongoing financial pressures.
Our analysis of loan portfolio returns also highlights growing lender and investor confidence in social housing - a positive sign for the sector.
In November, we outlined the key risks we'll focus on in our annual assessment. This year, our priorities include: quality and safety of homes, services for Gypsy/Travellers and people who are or may become homeless, and good governance and financial health of RSLs.
Over the coming months, we'll continue to keep a strong focus on the challenges tenants and landlords face and our statutory objective to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and service users.
Michael Cameron
Chief Executive
