About Us

Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is a dynamic and enterprising organisation at the forefront of delivering positive impacts in the communities with which it works. The Trust’s homes span six communities – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.

Committed to the best principles of social enterprise with over 14,000 local customers in 6,200 properties and 53% of its 275 colleagues living within its communities, the Trust adheres to key commitments and principles relating to people, places, partnerships and performance which underpin the Vision to ‘create opportunity’, through its mission, ‘by doing the right thing’.

Trust Board

CDHT is governed by a Board of Directors. We believe that local people are in the best position to shape the housing service. That's why there are three tenant or leaseholder Directors on the Trust Board. They have equal decision-making power with the three Directors nominated by Cheshire West and Chester and four 'independent' Board Directors.

The Board makes policies and plans for the Trust, sets its wider aims and objectives and makes sure that colleagues working day-to-day are meeting standards of service and improvement.
The Trust is about being transparent and accountable in everything that is done and to this end is one of the first organisations nationally to have established a Residents’ Board, with full delegated powers from the Trust Board, to direct services which impact upon their lives.
To find out more about getting involved as a tenant, please click the 'Get Involved' link on the Home page of this website.

Why not come to a Board meeting?

The Board usually meets every other month. You are welcome to come along, but we’d appreciate it if you contact us first to make sure we have the right amount of seating available.

To find out more about the Board, please click the 'Meet the Board' link in the left hand column.

The Trust has a comprehensive development programme delivering over 330 new homes including the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester providing new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.

CDHT also provides services on a partnership basis, to a number of other customers e.g. Telecare services, TrustWorks Maintenance Services, Housing Options advice, waiting list management and choice based lettings to neighbouring local authorities and registered social landlords.

The Trust is rated as two Star excellent by the Audit Commission, has the highest possible rating from Telecare Services Association and is also credited Investors in People and is the overall Employer of the Year For Cheshire West. It has been in the ‘Top 100 Sunday Times best companies to work for’ for the last 3 years.

Chester & District Housing Trust Limited
Registered Office: Centurion House, 77 Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HQ
Registered in England and Wales – Company Number 03842589
Tenant Services Authority Number: LH4291