The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published a Regulatory Notice for Beyond Housing, which has over 14,000 homes in management across Teesside and Yorkshire.
Beyond made a self-referral to the RSH regarding non-compliance with the Rent Standard. An external review has been conducted and Beyond has taken specialist and legal advice.
The RSH concluded that:
- Beyond is not compliant with the Rent Standard and prior to the introduction of the Rent Standard, between 1 April 2016 to 21 March 2020, it was not compliant with the legislative requirements of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016
- Since 2010 Beyond has charged inaccurate rents on 486 properties as a result of incorrectly classifying units of general needs accommodation as intermediate rent and
- At least £2m has been overcharged by Beyond in respect of these issues.
All of the RJs, RNs and GUR listings published by the RSH can be viewed on the RSH’s website here.