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30/07/2021
Sign up for a FREE smart home device
Smart home devices can help you save money and energy. We are offering free devices to Poplar HARCA tenants.
Read More22/07/2021
Poplar HARCA expands its housing stock into Hackney for the first time – providing 10 new affordable homes at Agate House, Stone Studios
Poplar HARCA is moving families into 10 affordable homes (six for social rent and four for shared ownership) within Agate House, part of the new and vibrant Stone Studios development in Hackney. This is the first time Poplar HARCA has expanded its housing stock beyond Tower Hamlets.
Read More19/07/2021
Sisters Ciara and Lula move to a brand new shared ownership property at Hackney’s Stone Studios
Sisters Ciara and Lula grew up in Suffolk, and lived in Shoreditch before moving to their brand new shared ownership property at Hackney’s Stone Studios.
Read More19/07/2021
Coronavirus update: services and support
Information about our latest service updates and places to get support.
Read More16/07/2021
Water at Island Point
Thames Water has confirmed that the water supply to homes at Island Point is safe to use for all purposes.
Read More14/07/2021
EWS1 Fire Risk Assessments
New Government safety advice means additional fire risk assessments have to be carried out on buildings over 18m tall (usually 5 or more storeys) with some form of combustible cladding or combustible material on balconies, and blocks less than 18m tall with specific concerns.
These assessments are known as External Wall System Assessment 1 forms (EWS1).
28/06/2021
Poplar HARCA completes Jolles House, creating 70 new homes in Bow
Poplar HARCA’s Jolles House scheme, in partnership with Hill Group, has been completed, creating 70 new homes (13 social rent and 57 shared ownership) in Bromley High Street, Bow.
Read More24/06/2021
Michaela gets a foot on the property ladder in brand new shared ownership home
Hackney-local Michaela was living in rented house-shares before buying a shared ownership home at Jolles House. Shared ownership worked out to be cheaper than privately renting, giving her the opportunity to get on the property ladder and stay in East London, close to her family and where she grew up.
Read More18/06/2021
No ifs, no butts, no BBQS on balconies
You can help keep where you live clean and safe by binning your cigarette butts and never using barbecues on balconies or in communal areas.
Read More21/04/2021
Lift programme
We are refurbishing the lifts to a number of Poplar HARCA's buildings as part of our planned maintenance programme.
Read More14/04/2021
Resident Lisa and her son move into ‘dream home’ at Mollis House
Lisa Bajada has lived in Tower Hamlets all of her life, including in Poplar’s Aberfeldy Estate, Stepney and Bow. She and her son recently moved from a one-bedroom, second floor home in a block of flats near Roman Road to a two-bedroom, ground floor flat with a garden at Mollis House. This new development, part of Poplar HARCA's Hidden Homes scheme, has transformed 16 redundant garages into 4 brand new homes.
Read More13/04/2021
Poplar HARCA transforms redundant garages into brand new social homes
Phase 3 of Poplar HARCA’s Hidden Homes scheme has been completed, transforming 16 redundant garages at Mollis House, Poplar into 4 new social homes. Residents began moving into their new homes in March 2021.
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