CHP and Estuary Housing Association merging to create Delta Housing
In March 2025, CHP and Estuary Housing Association (Estuary) announced plans to explore a merger and carried out a consultation with customers.
At special meetings in December 2025, both CHP and Estuary’s Boards gave their approval for the merger. As of 1 April 2026, CHP and Estuary joined together to become Delta Housing (Delta).
Now that the merger has taken place, you still have the same rights to live in your home, and the conditions of your tenancy agreement or lease haven’t changed. You also have the same level of legal rights and protection that you had before.
While we were strong independently, our work showed that together we could create something new, built on the best of both organisations. We’re committed to tackling the housing crisis locally, and having joined together, it helps us better address housing needs.
We’ll be able to build more new homes, increase investment in our existing homes, and provide better services to our customers.
Delta owns or manages over 17,000 homes across Essex and its neighbouring counties. Delta is now the largest housing association focused on, and headquartered in, Essex.