Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 18 September 2020.
How are you working with housing associations and local authorities to ensure that new social lettings do not exceed the Government's social rent cap? Recent research has show that in some boroughs, the average weekly social rent of newly let social homes by Private Registered Providers exceed the social rent cap by more than £18 per week for a two-bedroom home.
I am committed to increasing the supply of homes for low-cost rent, including those for social rent. Regulation of the Rent Standard is the responsibility of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and the RSH’s approach to issuing regulatory notices, including in cases where there is a finding of a breach of the Rent Standard, is outlined in Regulating the Standards.