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The chair of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has resigned with immediate effect.
Julian Ashby will join 14,000-home housing association Paradigm as chair in April 2018.
His tenure on the Regulation Committee was due to end in March.
The RSH said he is standing down “to ensure that there is an appropriate and transparent separation between chairing the regulator and taking up his new role”.
Simon Dow, deputy chair, will take over from Mr Ashby while a new long-term chair is appointed.
Mr Ashby said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed and been privileged to have had the opportunity of chairing the Regulator of Social Housing.
“I would like to pay tribute to the hard work and dedication of my fellow committee members and all staff at the Regulator of Social Housing.
“It is through all their efforts that I feel I leave the regulator in a strong position as I move on to new challenges. I wish them all the best in the future.”
Mr Ashby has been chair of the Regulation Committee since it became part of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) in 2012.
It underwent a rebrand last week as the HCA became Homes England.
During his time as regulator chair, Mr Ashby oversaw a complete revision of the regulatory framework in 2015 and the introduction of in-depth assessments.
Mr Dow said: “Julian has provided excellent leadership of the regulator over the past six years. His experience of the social housing sector and his balance of support and challenge have proved invaluable in maintaining the effectiveness of regulation through a period of significant change.”