We are delighted to be informed by the Housing Corporation that Estuary are one of a total of 31 organisations across the UK who are newly pre-qualified to receive funding from the Corporation’s National Affordable Housing Programme to build new homes. 

The Corporation's £8.4 billion investment programme for 2008-11 is its biggest ever, set to fund at least 155,000 homes. Over 100,000 of these are for affordable rent and more than 50,000 for affordable sale through the Government's HomeBuy initiatives, helping people get a foot on the property ladder.  

“This is extremely good news for the Association, as we are one of only four newly selected housing associations across the Country.  We will now be entitled to apply directly to the Housing Corporation for grant to provide much needed homes to local people across Essex”.  Paul Durkin, Chief Executive

We are delighted to have been successful in retaining Chartermark accreditation once again.

The assessor was particularly impressed with the work of the Turnaround Team. The team was set up following recent surveys undertaken and it was decided that a measure was necessary to look at the results and analyse where performance in service was showing low satisfaction. The Team is a cross department fluid team made up of Board members, staff and residents.

The Turnaround Team is beginning to show real results and achieved outcomes and improvements. It is intended that this will continue to grow and become the forum for cross department discussion with residents on ways for Estuary to continually review and improve the services it provides.