The five estates, once run by Tower Hamlets Council, were handed over to East End Homes as part of a government drive to offload housing from local authorities.
It was a controversial issue with the handover having to go to a vote of the tenants and leaseholders first.
Some estates voted to remain under the council but others opted out, like those now run by East End Homes — the Glamis and St George’s in Shadwell, Island Gardens in Millwall, Holland in Spitalfields and the Mile End.
“There’s a sense of community on our five estates,” East End Homes chair Jacqui Bateson said. “We recognise the importance of bringing people together in the spirit of the East End and they’ve made 2025 a summer to remember.”
But it hasn’t always been plain sailing for East End Homes.
Hundreds of families on the Holland Estate faced eviction a decade later when the social landlords wanted to demolish the 1930s mansion blocks close to The City and put up mainly private flats for the housing market.
The families staged a mass protest at the town hall in 2016 with the council and local MP intervening who rejected the demolition plans.
The 600 compulsory orders needed to clear leaseholders out were withdrawn.
East End Homes today provides estate services to 3,900 households from offices in each neighbourhood rather than a centralised management.
Its new chief executive Daniel Killian, who takes over this month, is putting together a new programme of improvements over the next three years.
