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Shapps and Treasury must remember that toothless regulator worse than abolition
Any new regulatory regime must be robust and effective in order to protect investment read more
Muddled role of regulator highlighted in debate over status of HCA grant and equity
If regulation is confused with equity then the regulator is compromised by its stake in the organisations it regulates read more
Costly regulation arrangements could be mitigated through interested parties' fees
A reactive risk-based regime would deliver lower-cost approach to quality assurance read more
TSA re-evaluates its guidance on treasury management in wake of economic troubles
The Tenant Services Authority has beefed up its treasury management guidance to reflect the harsher economic climate read more
HCA set to win regulatory role in TSA abolition
Housing minister Grant Shapps has signalled his intention to close the Tenant Services Authority read more
TSA under fire over fall-off in RJs' publication
The Tenant Services Authority has been criticised by leading social housing lenders for publishing too few regulatory judgements read more
TSA loosens regulatory regime
Housing associations will have to produce annual reports setting out how they meet regulatory standards, deliver value for money and prioritise spending decisions under... read more
TSA proposes neighbourhood responsibilities and local authority value-for-money test
Housing associations would be given formal responsibility for neighbourhood management under new regulatory standards proposals drawn up by the Tenant Services Authority read more
DCLG must balance desire to cut quangos with understanding of regulator's value
Reducing the resources or powers of the regulator could well be a false economy read more
Scotland to set up independent regulator
The Housing (Scotland) Bill will also abolish the Right to Buy for new social tenants, and create a tenants' charter read more
TSA signals 'hands-off' regulation era
Housing association boards have been warned that 'the comfort blankets will be gone' under the Tenant Services Authority's forthcoming regulatory regime read more
Landlords face £4 charge for regulation
The Tenant Services Authority is likely to charge landlords around £3-4 per property to cover some of its operational costs, chief executive Peter Marsh has said read more
