diff --git a/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_assets_reshape_gx_suite.py b/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_assets_reshape_gx_suite.py
index 641bccf8e..2e8c049d2 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_assets_reshape_gx_suite.py
+++ b/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_assets_reshape_gx_suite.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ExpectUPRNColumnValueLengthsBetween(gxe.ExpectColumnValueLengthsToBeBetwee
 
 class ExpectUPRNColumnValuesToMatchRegex(gxe.ExpectColumnValuesToMatchRegex):
     column: str = "uprn"
-    regex: str = r"^[1-9]\d{10,11}"
+    regex: str = "[1-9]\d{10,11}"
     description: str = "Expect UPRN to match regex ^[1-9]\d{10,11} (starting with digit 1-9, followed by 10 or 11 digits"
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_dwellings_list_gx_suite.py b/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_dwellings_list_gx_suite.py
index 5edca9ffb..24523c63d 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_dwellings_list_gx_suite.py
+++ b/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_dwellings_list_gx_suite.py
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ class ExpectLLPGColumnValueLengthsBetween(gxe.ExpectColumnValueLengthsToBeBetwee
 
 class ExpectBlockRefNoColumnValuesToMatchRegex(gxe.ExpectColumnValuesToMatchRegex):
     column: str = "block_reference_number"
-    regex: str = r"^\d+$"
+    regex: str = "\d+$"
     description: str = "Expect Block Reference Number to match regex ^\d+$ (numerical)"
 
 
 class ExpectLLPGColumnValuesToMatchRegex(gxe.ExpectColumnValuesToMatchRegex):
     column: str = "llpg"
-    regex: str = r"^[1-9]\d{10,11}"
+    regex: str = "[1-9]\d{10,11}"
     description: str = "Expect UPRN (LLPG) to match regex ^[1-9]\d{10,11} (starting with digit 1-9, followed by 10 or 11 digits"
 
 
 class ExpectEstateRefNoColumnValuesToMatchRegex(gxe.ExpectColumnValuesToMatchRegex):
     column: str = "estate_reference_number"
-    regex: str = r"^\d+$"
+    regex: str = "\d+"
     description: str = "Expect Estate Reference Number to match regex ^\d+$ (numerical)"
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_homeowner_record_sheet_gx_suite.py b/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_homeowner_record_sheet_gx_suite.py
index 69a39ccfb..9ebbff20c 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_homeowner_record_sheet_gx_suite.py
+++ b/scripts/jobs/housing/housing_homeowner_record_sheet_gx_suite.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ class ExpectPropNoColumnValuesToNotBeNull(gxe.ExpectColumnValuesToNotBeNull):
 
 class ExpectPropNoNoColumnValuesToMatchRegex(gxe.ExpectColumnValuesToMatchRegex):
     column: str = "property_no"
-    regex: str = r"^\d+$"
+    regex: str = "\d+"
     description: str = "Expect Property Number Number to match regex ^\d+$ (numerical)"
 
 
 class ExpectPaymentRefNoColumnValuesToMatchRegex(gxe.ExpectColumnValuesToMatchRegex):
     column: str = "payment_ref"
-    regex: str = r"^\d+$"
+    regex: str = "\d+"
     description: str = "Expect Payment Reference Number to match regex ^\d+$ (numerical)"