Four more councils have breached the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) new consumer standards.

The RSH has today announced Brighton and Hove City Council, Hackney Council, South Derbyshire District Council and Ashford Borough Council have all failed the standards, which were introduced in April.

All four have been given the ‘C3’ grading by RSH, which means there are serious failings, and they need to make significant improvements. The failings identified among the group include failing to meet electrical safety requirements, overdue water safety remedial actions and missed gas safety inspections.