‘No organisation can solve this housing crisis alone’: how partners are tackling bigger problems together

Posted: October 6, 2026 in articles, housing, local government

For Inside Housing Management, I spoke to housing associations and councils about how they work in partnership in order to deliver better housing outcomes.

In 2019, Chelmsford’s planning department identified that the city needed more housing for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) community, and they had a site in mind. However, there was a spanner in the works: the council did not have the necessary expertise to deliver and manage this kind of specialist housing.

It turned to Delta Housing (then called CHP), one of its key partners, to see if the housing association could help.

Read the full piece here.

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