Poplar HARCA: Tower Hamlets Community Housing

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered at on 7 May 2024.

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Photo of Rushanara Ali Rushanara Ali Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether it has instructed the Board of Tower Hamlets Community Housing to discontinue the negotiations with Poplar HARCA about the proposed merger of the organisations.

Photo of Rushanara Ali Rushanara Ali Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether the Board of Tower Hamlets Community Housing has produced an improvement plan as of 26 April 2024.

Photo of Rushanara Ali Rushanara Ali Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether they have had discussions with any of the large G15 housing associations on taking over Tower Hamlets Community Housing.

Photo of Jacob Young Jacob Young Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Regulator of Social Housing is an Arms Length Body with operational independence from government. It operates according to the regulatory framework which sets out the economic and consumer standards that registered providers of social housing are required to meet.

Tower Hamlets Community Housing is an independent private sector organisation that makes its own commercial decisions.

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