Delta Housing will be led by CHP chief executive Paul Edwards
The boards of Essex landlords CHP and Estuary Housing Association have approved plans to merge.
Named Delta Housing, the new housing association will be formed on 1 April 2026.
It will manage more than 16,000 homes, with roughly 11,700 from Chelmsford-based CHP and 4,500 from Estuary, which is based in Southend.
CHP’s current chief executive Paul Edwards will head up Delta once the merge completes, with Estuary’s board chair Ian Green appointed as Delta’s chair of the board.
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In a joint statement, the pair said: “By coming together as Delta, we’ll be larger and more resilient, better equipping us for the challenges ahead.
”Retaining our local focus is important to us and to our customers and we’ll have the capacity to invest more in our existing homes and in developing more affordable homes across Essex.”
In 2023/24, CHP reported an annual turnover of £76.6m, while Estuary reached £40m.
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