Semmu, GirmaTkue, Luel2019-10-232023-11-182019-10-232023-11-182019-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/19607This study is an attempt to assess the existing urban land delivery system for residential housing in Shire Endeslasie Town. There was no prior study on the practice of urban land delivery system for residential housing in the Town. This is a motivation to carry out the study. This study utilizes descriptive survey research method using both primary and secondary data where probability and non-probability sampling were used. Based on this, 375 samples of respondents were selected systematically and 20 were selected judgmentally. The data was collected using questionnaire, interview, observation and document review. The study observed that the performance of the town in land allocation for residential housing development through different modalities such as lease, allotment and cooperative were poor. Beside this, there is a popular belief and reality that current urban land policy and laws have been benefiting the rich rather than the poor. Bureaucratic tendencies, inadequate amount of serviced land, shortage of work force, inadequate and distorted urban land information system are factors affecting land delivery system for residential housing development. As a result of this gap of demand and supply the town dwellers faced residential and rental housing problemsFormal land delivery systemlease policyinformal land developmentfactors affecting land delivery systemThesis