Gloucestershire Homes and Communities Partnership: Building affordable homes and sustainable futures together
A partnership of councils and housing associations providing and managing over 35,000 affordable homes across Gloucestershire.

What we do
Gloucestershire Homes and Communities Partnership (GHCP) brings together seven housing organisations that collectively own and manage over 35,000 affordable homes in Gloucestershire.
We provide homes to improve life chances, support aspiration and build better social mobility.
Who we are
Gloucestershire Homes & Communities Partnership members are independent organisations with a set of unified objectives and values.
The group comprises of Bromford, Cheltenham Borough Council Housing Services, Gloucester City Homes, GreenSquareAccord, Rooftop Housing Group, Stroud District Council, and Two Rivers Housing.
Together we represent 73% of all the social housing across Gloucestershire.

Gloucester
Cheltenham
Tewkesbury
Stroud
Cotswold
Forest of Dean

Gloucester
Cheltenham
Tewkesbury
Stroud
Cotswold
Forest of Dean
The location and number of homes owned by our members

Our pledge
By working in partnership, we are able to influence both national and local housing policy, as well as support key areas on welfare, health, and wellbeing.
Together with our key partners and strategic influencers, we believe that we can make a significant contribution throughout Gloucestershire to meet key targets on housing need both now and in the future.
- Advocate for affordable housing, especially social housing, by engaging with local, regional, and national decision makers.
- Articulate what new social housing should be like in Gloucestershire.
- Commit to place-shaping principles for regeneration and new homes development in Gloucestershire.
- Support statutory partners in eradicating homelessness in Gloucestershire.
- Pilot development and community investment schemes with partners that counter social isolation.
- Adopt community anchor principles, to support and strengthen local communities for the long-term across Gloucestershire.
News
The latest from our partners across Gloucestershire

Housing association seeks approval for 217 home development in Gloucestershire
A Gloucestershire housing association has submitted plans for its biggest ever development in the county. Bromford is seeking permission to

Partnership invests £150 million to deliver 727 new affordable homes for Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire Homes and Communities Partnership (GHCP) has delivered 727 new affordable homes across the county during the 2024/25 financial

Work begins on 17 new social homes in Longford, Gloucestershire
Gloucester City Homes (GCH) has purchased land in Longford as part of plans to deliver 17 brand-new, energy-efficient social rent