Consultancy

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