Commentary Part 7: Housing Chapter 5: Regulation of social housing Section 178: Transfer of functions from the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords to the Homes and Communities Agency;
399.Section 178 introduce Schedule 16 which abolishes the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords (known as the Tenant Services Authority) and transfers the functions of regulation of social housing to the Homes and Communities Agency through the creation of a regulation committee of that body.