News

13/12/2022

Rebuilding lives, one home at a time

Everyone wants a roof over their head and a safe place to sleep at night, but getting a tenancy can be hard if you're homeless. That’s why our Safeguarding team is working closely with organisations like Housing First to help more local people find a place to call home.

27/10/2022

Stay safe and have a blast this firework season

Are you excited to wrap up warm, huddle outdoors and watch the sky light up with colour? Because firework season is upon us!

10/10/2022

Connect to our Cost of Living Switchboard

With prices going up across the country, we’re all having to pay more for everyday essentials. If you’re worried about making ends meet this winter, we’re here to help.

04/10/2022

Aberfeldy regeneration wins three awards

The partnership behind the Aberfeldy regeneration in Poplar scooped three prestigious national awards last week.

The project has won accolades for Best Housing Partnership at the British Homes Awards and Best Partnership for over 100 Homes at the Inside Housing Development Awards. The Aberfeldy Village scheme was also highly commended for Best Regeneration at the Evening Standard New Homes Awards.

15/09/2022

Getting savvy on smart home devices

We’ve been working with technology company Aico to offer to fit free smart home devices in your homes.

30/06/2022

Our former chair Christine Searle wins Lifetime Achievement in Housing Award

Poplar HARCA was buzzing on Monday night as we celebrated our former chair and board member Christine Searle winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Housing Heroes Awards ceremony in Manchester.

30/06/2022

Thames Water charge refunds

22/06/2022

Working with residents to improve our repairs service

Paul Stannard recently joined us as our new head of resident experience to help us improve the service our residents receive when they have an issue with a repair.

22/06/2022

Lift programme

We are refurbishing the lifts to a number of Poplar HARCA's buildings as part of our planned maintenance programme.

24/05/2022

Have your say on a new property standard

We're asking residents for their thoughts on a new property standard for our tenanted homes.

20/05/2022

New affordable family homes in Bow

Six local families have moved into new affordable homes for rent, in Bow.

13/01/2022

Government Building Safety update

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has made a statement about the Government’s renewed approach to building safety.