RSH boss Fiona MacGregor to step down
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has announced that its chief executive, Fiona MacGregor, is to stand down.
Fiona MacGregor will be stepping down from her role as chief executive of the RSH (picture: Guzelian)
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Ms MacGregor, who has worked in government agency roles for most of her career, is leaving because of “family circumstances” and will stay in her post until the New Year, the RSH said today.
Jonathan Walters, deputy chief executive at the RSH, has taken on some additional responsibilities to support her.
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Ms MacGregor has led the RSH since it was formed in 2018 when it became a standalone body due to the break-up of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Prior to that she had been executive director of regulation at the HCA since 2015.
Ms MacGregor worked at the HCA since it launched in 2008. Before that she was deputy director of investment at public body the Housing Corporation and prior to that was head of development at L&Q.
Her departure comes amid significant changes at the regulator as it takes on extra responsibilities to protect tenants post-Grenfell.
As part of the changes, the RSH will be able to make Ofsted-style inspections of properties and issue unlimited fines to landlords. It will also assess registered providers’ performance through new tenant satisfaction measures.
Bernadette Conroy, chair of the RSH, will work with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to find a replacement for Ms MacGregor, the body said.
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