Press Releases
Press Releases
Sara Sharrock Retires on 30 September 2026
CEO Announcement – Our CEO Sara Sharrock will retire on 30 September 2026 after more than 25 years of dedicated service in the social housing sector. The Board would like to thank Sara for her contribution to Empower Housing Association over the past 4 years. Sara has played a pivotal role in driving improvement and […]
STAIRs
From 1st October 2026 Empowers Publication Scheme goes live. STAIRs stands for Social Tenants Access to Information Requirement scheme and is a requirement for Empower to be open and transparent and to publish information or make information easily available about the services we deliver and how they are managed. You can find out more information […]
Announcement Regarding The Commencement Of Partnership Discussions
The Boards of Progress Housing Group (Progress) and Empower Housing Association (Empower) are pleased to announce the commencement of partnership discussions which could lead to Empower Housing joining the Progress Housing Group in the future. Both organisations have a proud track record and commitment to the provision of high quality specialised housing to adults with […]
Empower is turning 20!
This summer EHA is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. Since becoming established in the summer of 2003, almost 632 vulnerable tenants from Scotland to Devon have been provided with specialised supported accommodation and assistance with managing their own tenancies in order to live within their community independently. To celebrate EHA are holding a series of events […]
CBS Conversion
On 1st July 2023 EHA converted from a limited company to a Charitable Community Benefit Society (CBS). What does this mean? Instead of being a company registered at Companies House, Empower, like a large number of housing associations, is now a community benefit society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and is […]
Regulator of Social Housing – Removal of Regulatory Notice
Empower Housing Association is pleased to report that following a period of detailed working with the Regulator of Social Housing, it has now been confirmed as compliant with the Regulatory Standards. This follows the publication of a Regulatory Notice in September 2021 that set out a number of areas that required improvement to achieve compliance […]
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