Regulator profile

Homes England

Enforcement Regulator England

What Homes England does

Government's housing delivery agency. Provides funding, land, and expertise to deliver new homes. Administers affordable housing programmes, Help to Buy, and strategic land interventions. Works with developers, councils, and housing associations.

Formerly the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Delivery body, not a regulator in traditional sense, but sets standards for funded programmes.

Affordable HousingFundingHousingLand

Contact Homes England

Official guidance from Homes England

Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.

Shared Ownership guidance for lenders, landlords and conveyancers (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Cladding Safety Scheme (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Healthy Homes (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

SAHP 2026 to 2036: Strategic Partnership guidance (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Homes England Development and Regeneration Technical Services Framework 2023 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Help to Buy: Equity Mortgage Lender’s Handbook for Conveyancers (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Service charge loans (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

11. Right to Acquire (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

View all 14 guidance documents (opens in a new tab)

Legislation connected to Homes England’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

Establishing / enabling

Housing Associations Act 1985 UK Act of Parliament Housing Act 1988 UK Act of Parliament Housing Act 1996 UK Act of Parliament Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 UK Act of Parliament The Transfer of Housing Corporation Functions (Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 UK Statutory Instrument The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 UK Statutory Instrument The Localism Act 2011 (Housing and Regeneration Functions in Greater London) (Consequential, Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2012 UK Statutory Instrument The Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property ) Regulations 2015 UK Statutory Instrument Housing and Planning Act 2016 UK Act of Parliament The Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property ) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 UK Statutory Instrument The Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property ) Regulations 2017 UK Statutory Instrument The Combined Authorities (Spatial Development Strategy) Regulations 2018 UK Statutory Instrument The Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property etc.) Regulations 2018 UK Statutory Instrument The Legislative Reform (Regulator of Social Housing) (England) Order 2018 UK Statutory Instrument The Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property ) Regulations 2019 UK Statutory Instrument

… and 1 more.

Administered / monitored

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 UK Act of Parliament

Amendments / commencements

Localism Act 2011 UK Act of Parliament Infrastructure Act 2015 UK Act of Parliament

Other publications

2 additional documents from Homes England.

Streets for a healthy life (opens in a new tab)

Published 15 July 2022

Street works qualifications in England: guidance for operatives and supervisors (opens in a new tab)

Published 11 January 2017

Sectors regulated

Construction

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