On 5 October 2020 we became Abri. All the landlords within the Radian Group, including Yarlington Housing Group (Yarlington), Drum Housing Association Ltd (Drum) and Portal Housing Association Ltd (Portal) come under the Abri brand but are separate landlords.
Abri is what customers see on contact from us, but as I’m sure you’ll agree, the difference between our name Abri and the name of our landlords, is quite confusing. So, we want to make it simpler.
We would like to merge Yarlington, Drum and Portal into one organisation
To make our organisation as simple as possible, we would like to merge all three housing associations into one organisation. This means that Abri Group Ltd would become the new landlord/freeholder for Yarlington, Drum and Portal customers.
The landlord/freeholder would become Abri Group Ltd but homes and services will not be affected
If we do merge the three organisations, the landlord/freeholder will become Abri Group Ltd. But that’s it. Services, who customers contact and legal rights (for things like Right to Buy) will not change. What we can do though, is make the services even better.
By merging the landlords together, the Abri Group will become one of the largest housing associations in the South of England. This will help us save money which we will invest in existing homes, to build new homes and support our communities. It’ll also make it very simple for customers to understand who Abri is and who the landlord is.
Customers opinions will be heard before we make any decisions
Before we make any decisions we must consult with our customers. Customers have been written to and will have until 29 November to share their feedback. We will then share feedback with the Boards of the three housing associations and Abri Group Ltd.
