Our extra care housing scheme for people who are mentally or physically frail.
Our state of the art new housing complex Ewart House, won the coveted accolade Best New Place to Live in London in the 2010 London Planning Awards run by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
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An innovative new build rent-to-buy scheme with our partners Rentplus in Bicester, Oxfordshire, enabling ten families to take a first step onto the property ladder. The Rentplus model means that not only can we offer tenants a genuinely affordable rent, but also the opportunity to buy their homes at an agreed time in the future. At the point they are ready to buy their homes Rentplus will give a 10% deposit towards their purchase, making it easier to buy a home of their own.
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HCHA have six sheltered housing schemes, five are in Harrow and one is in Hounslow. All of these schemes are designed for people aged 60 or over. In sheltered housing you have your own bedsit, self contained flat or bungalow, living alongside other mature people.
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HCHA is tackling the housing shortage in this target group by working in partnership with Harrow Council to provide a new shared housing service that specifically increases the supply of affordable housing for those who are currently either in bed and breakfast accommodation or are rough-sleepers.
Find out more hereHCHA is a small, innovative and growing housing association providing housing people in West London and the South East. We specialise in providing high quality lifetime homes for older people and in providing much needed affordable housing for others when opportunities arise. We provide:
Our Values
We started out in 1964 set up by the members of local churches who got together to do something practical to change the living conditions of elderly people in Harrow. That ethos continues to drive our social mission and values today. We are proud of our past and we aim to continue to provide more homes for more people in the future. We may be small but HCHA is an ambitious organisation that is also strongly committed to delivering the best value for money for both tenants and the public purse.
The Ewart Gardening Club was started this spring by residents of Ewart House following on from discussions at a tenants meeting about the need for a hands-on green space. It was decided that funds from the scheme’s social budget would be used to purchase a raised flower bed. Whilst all the other gardening materials were…
Hounslow’s Mayor Sue Sampson, Ruth Cadbury MP, Catherine Dunne, portfolio holder for Housing and local ward councillors Ajmer and Pritam Grewal were invited by HCHA to join tenants and staff in marking three decades of social housing provision at Dashwood Court in Hounslow. Mayor Sampson said, ‘I would like to thank HCHA for inviting me…
Much to the delight of Paxfold residents, Stuart McDonald moved into the sheltered scheme one year ago and instantly became a popular figure, his poppy festooned trike drawing both attention and smiles. Stuart tells us about his passion for volunteering with the Royal British Legion. Q: What made you decide to decorate your trike with…
Above left to right: Mayoress Mrs Marilyn Devine, Mahesh Naran, Tony Butler, Kim Van Den Berghe, Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Margaret Davine and Christopher Holley, CEO of HCHA. Photos by Lucy Baker. On Wednesday 13th September the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Margaret Davine accompanied by Mayoress Mrs Marilyn Devine visited Ewart House extra care scheme to…
Thomas and Irene Bonner were finally reunited when they were offered a new home at Paxfold, after having to live separately for 14 months due to limited wheelchair access in their rented home, and a shortage of local care facilities where they could live together. Thomas Bonner (age 84) a retired RAF non-commissioned officer (NCO) and…
New tenants met the Mayor of Cherwell who officially inaugurated the ten Rent-to-buy 2 bed apartments in Stratton Park, Bicester on Monday 22nd May. BBC Radio Oxford featured the initiative and interviewed Zoe Blomer, one of our new tenants, click to play clip: Rentplus, an innovative business providing rent-to-buy homes, and Harrow Churches Housing Association…
Ewart House extra care scheme was decked out in pink decorations- the favourite colour of resident Joyce Hixon who celebrated her 100th birthday with family, friends and staff. Pictured: Joyce with Rev King and some of her carers and her friend from Monserrat, Franklin Margetson. The Bishop of Willesden, Pete Broadbent, blessed the day with…
In March, Gillian House resident, Edward Erdwin, who is known to everyone as Ted, was presented with the HCHA Community Star Award. Chipo Chapesshamano, Intensive Housing Coordinator said, ‘Ted is just fantastically community spirited! He looks out for everyone at Gillian House, and he’s more like our sheltered scheme security man – he goes round…
A wellbeing initiative for older residents The Active Minds project is funded by Harrow Council’s Adult and Community Learning, it forms part of government research into health and wellbeing. Over the past 12 weeks the project has been delivered by facilitators to HCHA’s older tenants living at St Barnabas Court, Gillian House, and Paxfold sheltered schemes,…
Rentplus & Harrow Churches Housing Association partner to deliver Oxfordshire’s first rent-to-buy scheme On Wednesday, 14th December, Rentplus, an innovative business providing rent-to-buy homes, and Harrow Churches Housing Association (HCHA) announced a new partnership to deliver new rent-to-buy homes at Mulberry Developments Stratton Park scheme in Bicester. Located in Cherwell District Council, the local authority is…
Harrow Churches Housing Association (HCHA) distinguished guest speaker Lord Richard Best Paxfold sheltered scheme for older people in to celebrate the first anniversary of the scheme’s redevelopment. Chris Holley, CEO of HCHA, welcomed guests including tenants, Board members, partners at Harrow Council, local churches and a host of stakeholders working across the social housing sector. Lord Best who is a member of the…
The communal lounge, niches and corridors at Gillian House all got a lick of paint, new flooring, curtains, lighting and bespoke furniture and artwork. Interior designer Angela Wright explained, ‘Our brief was to give a fresh updated feel to the sheltered scheme and I think we achieved that through consultation with the tenants of their preferences.’ The refurbishment cost just…
