John Whittingdale opened the 100th new home built by Chelmer Housing Partnership in the Maldon District. The house in Reminder Close off Park Drive is one of a development consisting of 27 affordable homes to rent and 12 homes for shared ownership.
CHP currently has (approximately) 9,000 properties throughout Essex and is working to have 10,000 homes in ownership by 2020. From April 2015 – March 2016 CHP built 286 new homes across Essex; 211 were for affordable or social rent, 67 for shared ownership and eight for market rent.
John Whittingdale said: “I am delighted that CHP is continuing to invest in new affordable homes in the Maldon District. I am very conscious of the acute shortage of social housing locally and these high quality homes, some at affordable rents and others for shared ownership, will help to meet that demand. I hope that the new tenants will be very happy in their new homes”.
John is pictured with Cllr Peter Elliott, Chairman of Maldon District Council, Ursula Heelis, Chairman of CHP and Cllr Richie Miller, Mayor of Maldon.
