Here is a summary of the work I may assist in:
Development-new housing
- Assist providers develop deployable low cost housing projects
- Identify options for delivering new housing projects, based on LHA or sub market rents
- Assist providers engage modern method of construction consultants and contractors in order to develop new affordable housing using MMC
- Advise on converting empty properties, including sheltered housing schemes, into affordable housing or temporary accommodation
- Assist with project management of new schemes, re-modelling of existing or disposal of properties
- Assist providers in accessing development finance and social investment
- Advising senior teams and Boards on developing new business models in order to secure additional lending
Strategy
- Developing or updating housing strategies
- Review housing projects purpose and identify future options
- Rent restructuring including preparing for likely reductions in welfare payments to under 35 year olds
- Help providers secure their ‘exempt status’ with local councils
- Assist providers prepare for changes due in the supported housing sector
Compliance and quality
- Advise on compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing Regulatory Framework
- Assist providers review and remodel housing and support departments to improve outcomes and embed personalisation of support
- Assist providers on developing and embedding housing and support KPIs
- Service reviews
The last five year I have worked for the following organisations
- YMCA Sutton Coldfield http://www.suttoncoldfieldymca.org.uk/
- YMCA Thames Gateway http://www.ymcatg.org/
- YMCA George Williams College http://www.ymca.ac.uk/
- YMCA Coventry and Warwickshire https://ymca-cw.org.uk/
- YMCA Worcestershire http://ymcaworcestershire.com/
- Low Cost Guardian lowecostguardians.co.uk
- St Mungo’s Broadway http://www.mungos.org/
- YMCA Bedfordshire http://www.ymcabedfordshire.org.uk/
- Evolve Housing + Support http://www.evolvehousing.org.uk/
- Verve Properties http://www.verve-properties.co.uk/
- Orion Land https://orionland.co.uk/
- YMCA Essex http://www.ymcaessex.org.uk/
- YMCA East Surrey https://www.ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk/
- YMCA Southend https://www.southendymca.org.uk/
Also advising or in conversation with the following organisation
- Exeter YMCA http://ymcaexeter.org.uk/
- Fluxus Prefab http://fluxus-prefab.com/
- YMCA Black Country http://www.ymcabc.org.uk/
I’m a founding member of a national housing steering group which is developing a new national housing strategy to improve the quality and quantity of housing for single people in housing need
