We were established under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 under the formal name of The Office for Tenants and Social Landlords and under that act we are referred to as 'the Regulator of Social Housing' We developed the regulatory framework in collaboration with tenants, local authorities, housing associations and our many other partners WE ARE THE REGULATOR FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING: RAISING THE STANDARD OF SERVICES FOR TENANTS Our sets out our requirements of social housing providers You may come across this formal name in more formal legal documents, but we usually call ourselves 'the Tenant Services Authority' and use this or 'TSA' as our trading name