Rent Setting Policy - Legislation and guidance

This policy is informed by, and aligned with, the following legislation, regulations and guidance: 

• Housing Act 1985 Section 24
• Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
• Local Government and Housing Act 1989
• Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (a) Section 197
• Guidance on rents for social housing - Department for Communities and Local Government, May 2014
• Rent Standard Guidance - Homes and Communities Agency, April 2015
• Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2016
• Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016
• Direction on the Rent Standard 2019
• Policy Statement on Rents for Social Housing issued by the Secretary of State on 26 February 2019 (updated on 14 December 2022)
• Rent Standard 2020 - Regulator of Social Housing, 1 April 2020 (updated for 1 April 2023)