governance

Pat Billingham will begin the role on 1 October, when current Swan Housing chair Valerie Owen OBE finishes her term.

Platform Housing Group’s trainee board initiative has been designed to increase diversity in housing boards of the future.

First Homes, the new flagship Government housing scheme, will support local people in County Durham who struggle to afford market prices in their area.

Brown will succeed outgoing Longhurst Group chair Bob Wilson, who is due to step down in early 2022 following the end of his nine-year term.

Catalyst has named Origin Housing board member Argiri Papathos as its new director of Governance and Compliance.

Bringing with her over 25 years of experience in homebuilding, Nicola Barclay will succeed Ian Whitehead as the new chair of Habitat for Humanity GB.

Peter Denton, the current chief executive of Hyde Group, has now been confirmed as the new head of Homes England.

Bournemouth YMCA and Taunton Heritage Trust have become the latest partners of the Abri-led housing consortium Wayfarer.

Johnnie Johnson Housing, Muir Group, and Peaks & Plains Housing Trust are the latest organisations to join social housing consortium JV North.

Geoff Smyth, Kalpesh Brahmbhatt, and Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs will all join the board of the Regulator of Social Housing from 1 July.