RSH removes two officers from Allnut Mill Housing Co-operative's committee

The Regulator of Social Housing has issued orders to remove two officers from the committee of Allnutt Mill Housing Co-operative Limited.

RSH has concluded that these officers have: 

• Impeded the proper management of Allnutt Mill by failing to carry out duties required of them as officers of the committee in a timely manner. 

• Obstructed and failed to cooperate with RSH by displaying a lack of transparency with RSH and by failing to respond to requests made by RSH in the performance of its functions. 

This is the first time RSH has used its powers to remove officers from an organisation. 

RSH has engaged intensively with Allnutt Mill since publishing a regulatory judgement in January 2025 which concluded that Allnutt Mill is not delivering the outcomes of the Governance and Financial Viability Standard.  

Since the judgement Allnutt Mill has been unable or unwilling to resolve the issues and meet the regulatory standards.  

Allnutt Mill is not able to provide RSH assurance that it has the funds or capacity to carry out necessary repairs and investment in its homes, which poses a long-term risk to its tenants. 

RSH’s engagement has ensured that the committee has considered the options available to maintain the co-operative’s viability and achieve its objectives, as well as whether this can be achieved as an independent organisation. 

The remaining committee members need to proceed with its members’ selected option in order to resolve the issues in an appropriate timeframe. We will engage closely with committee members as they progress these matters.

Allnutt Mill is a fully mutual housing cooperative, which means it is owned by its members and directed by a management committee drawn from its membership. 

Jonathan Walters, deputy chief executive of RSH, said: 

“We have removed two officers from the committee of Allnutt Mill Housing Co-operative Limited after identifying a number of issues with their actions.  

 “We will continue to engage closely with the co-operative’s members as they pursue the plan to resolve the issues it faces.” 

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 a registered provider to respond in a prompt and effective manner.  

2. Sections 266 of the Act enables the regulator to remove officers from a private registered provider. The regulator has published guidance on its use of this power which can be found here.   

3. The Regulatory Standards that registered providers of social housing are required to meet can be found here together with our approach to regulating the standards.   

4. A person removed under section 266 of the Act may appeal to the High Court in accordance with the provisions of section 268 of the Act. An appeal must be brought within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the PRP is notified of the removal.

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