Building safety

Report it

If you’re concerned about fire safety or any safety issue in your building, let us know.

In an emergency, always ring 999.

You can:

• fill in a form on MyHARCA – your resident portal
• email us at buildingsafety@poplarharca.co.uk
• Or call us on 0800 035 1991.

High rise buildings

The Building Safety Act 2022 was introduced to improve safety standards in higher risk buildings – seven storeys or more, or over 18 meters high. It puts you, the resident, at the heart of building safety and established a new, independent Building Safety Regulator.

The Building Safety Regulator oversees the safety of high-rise residential buildings, making sure they’re designed, constructed, maintained and managed to strong safety standards.

As your landlord, we’re responsible for complying with the requirements set out in the Building Safety Act.

Safety records

If you live in a block of flats, you can scan the QR code on your building with a smart phone to see the safety records for your building.  This includes; fire safety, lift maintenance, asbestos, water hygiene records and more.

Unsafe concrete

You may have seen news reports about the closure of some schools and public buildings due to safety concerns with a type of concrete. This material, known as RAAC, has not been used in any of our buildings.

Building safety for leaseholders 

The government has set out three principles underlying its new approach to building safety, of which one is a commitment to protect leaseholders. You can find more information on the government’s website.

Flat buyers

The Law Society, who represent and govern solicitors, has put together building safety advice for flat buyers which outlines some of the risks and the questions flat buyers should ask, as part of the purchase process.