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Detailed analysis of the current pattern of RSL rents

In 2000 the rent restructuring regime was firstly set out in the Housing Green Paper (DETR) with the objectives of bringing greater coherence to rent structures across the whole social sector and relating rents more closely to fundamentals. As a baseline of reviewing the regime, this paper will analyse the current pattern of key variables for registered social landlord (RSL) rents at detailed geographical levels.

This paper also investigates RSL rent patterns in the context of target rents, which were introduced by the government in April 2002 as part of a rent restructuring framework. The framework required Housing Associations to adjust their existing rents to target rents based on a formula taking account of local income, property size, and property value. This suggests that the current RSL rent patterns should be reviewed by at least two measurements- by size effects and local effects, because, needless to say, property size has size effects and local income and property value are dependant on local economic fundamentals.

Project Outputs

Project Outputs list
Date Type Output Description
2009 Report Annual Analysis of the current pattern of Registered Social Landlord rents 2007/08 The report examines the RSL rent patterns over the period from 2001/02 to 2007/08. It also looks at changes in rents over the same period at different spatial levels; rents by property size; and finally the rent relativities between neighbouring local authorities.  
2009 Brief Report Analysis of distribution and rents of properties with five or more bedrooms, 2006/07 This paper explores the extent to which housing associations (HAs) are providing dwellings for large family households who require four bedrooms or more, and the extent to which there is a shortfall in such provision.  
2008 Source document Detailed Analysis of the Current Pattern of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) Rents: 2001/02 – 2006/07 The report examines the RSL rent patterns over the period from 2001/02 to 2006/07. It also looks at changes in rents over the five year period from 2001/02 to 2006/07 at different spatial levels; rents by property size; and finally the rent relativities between neighbouring local authorities.  

Contact:
Chihiro Udagawa

Funder(s):
Tenant Services Authority