Poplar HARCA

It is the landlord of about 9,000 homes in the East London area, a quarter of which have been sold leasehold; the remainder are let on assured tenancies at subsidised rent levels.

It is part of the Placeshapers network of housing associations and works on improving infrastructure, services, activities, employment, health and education in the area.

[1] Poplar HARCA was set up by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to regenerate the area, especially certain council estates whose residents voted to transfer to the new body.

Its "Reshaping Poplar" agenda is a twelve-year plan to update, improve and replace this housing, developing hundreds of new homes, alongside parks, health and education facilities.

[4] John Denham, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, met residents to discuss the plans in September 2009.