A new era in housing is set to deliver £58m in repairs and improvements to homes in Chelmsford.
In the biggest change in public services in a generation, Chelmsford Council handed over responsibility for its 7,000 council houses to Chelmer Housing Partnership (CHP) yesterday.
On behalf of the council, Mayor Chris Rycroft handed over a giant key to CHP chairman and council house tenant Dennis Laws at the Civic Centre, Duke Street, Chelmsford.
Craig Davies, Chelmsford Council's executive member for finance, said: "This transfer of our housing stock to CHP marks the start of a new era for housing provision in Chelmsford."
The council agreed the transfer, in July, as Government spending rules prevented it borrowing the money needed to bring its homes up to a modern standard.
Tenants voted in favour of the transfer in September.
Published Tuesday, March 12, 2002
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