Ash-Shahada is a London-based landlord providing social housing in London and supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham. RSH published a regulatory notice in July 2021 which found a number of failures relating to the Governance and Financial Viability Standard.  

The new appointments are: 

• Martin Tiplady OBE 

• Sarah Cameron 

• Waqar Ahmed 

Jonathan Walters, Deputy Chief Executive of RSH, said: 

Following the publication of the regulatory notice, we have been working with Ash-Shahada to ensure it addresses the weaknesses identified.  

We have made these three appointments to ensure that the Board has the capacity and capability it needs to resolve the governance failures.

Notes to Editors

1. A registered provider is responsible for ensuring that it manages itself effectively, achieves the standards set by the regulator, and engages positively with the regulator’s regulatory framework. Where a failure against a standard or other problem has been identified, the regulator expects providers to respond in a prompt and effective manner. It may be necessary for the regulator to step in and exercise its powers under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 as amended (the Act) when a provider fails to do so.  The regulator has published guidance on how the regulator uses and intends to use its statutory regulatory and enforcement powers. 

2. Section 269 of the Act enables the regulator to appoint one or more persons as an officer of a private registered provider.   

3. The regulatory standards page provides information about the economic and consumer standards that registered providers must meet.

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