Experience

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  Mears Group PLC

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Managing Director, Housing Management Services

    • Oct 2013 - Present
    • London, United Kingdom

    Leading the new Mears Group Housing Management Services division developing new housing supply through our Not For Profit RP, Plexus, as well as offering Councils, RPs and investors with full management and maintenance services.

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  Housing Solutions

  • Board Member

    • Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

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  The Nationwide Foundation

  • Board Trustee

    • Sep 2014 - Sep 2020

    Trustee at the Foundation, the corporate charity of the Nationwide Building Society, providing grants to housing projects to improve the PRS, bring empty homes back into use and develop new affordable housing models

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  John Taylor Consulting Ltd

  • Windsor

  • Director/Owner

    • Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
    • Windsor

    Providing advice, management and support to the private and public sectors: -• Private Sector Leasing – 20 years experience of successfully leading leasing businesses housing homeless households through subsidy changes and market fluctuations• Market Rent – management, systems, sales culture and policy & procedure; advising RPs on entering the market and maximising their investment; track record of running a residential lettings business managing homes for landlords and corporate landlords such as BAA• Private Finance solutions for residential property investment• Accessing the PRS for local authorities & Registered Providers • Property Management and Tenancy Management advice and support• Change Management• Interim Management• Contract Management• Bid writing

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  Orchard & Shipman plc

  • Slough, United Kingdom

  • Chief Executive

    • Oct 2007 - Oct 2012
    • Slough, United Kingdom

    Responsible for:• Financial Management• Customer Service• Business Development • Strategic Planning & Implementation• Sales & Marketing • Operational Delivery • People Development Key Achievements• Created business structure and reporting systems to effectively manage risk, financial performance, customer service, quality assurance to deliver P&L performance• Created national profile and reputation within Central as well as with a wide range of commercial partners• Developed and delivered business development strategy to diversify and grow the Business • Trebled turnover in less than 3 years• Largest private sector provider of housing for homeless households• Started a Care & Support business which within 18 months was CQC accredited, repaid investment costs and delivering profits• Created one of the first For Profit Registered Providers of social housing in the country• Created Group structure with subsidiaries delivering a diverse range of housing and property services across public and private sector• Bid and won major national contract with central Government as bidding partner of FTSE 100 company• Achieved national accreditations and ISO 9001• Regular speaker at National conferences on housing and property; provided evidence to House of Commons Committee on Welfare Benefit Reform and to the Treasury consultation on REITS

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  Genesis Housing Group

  • Deputy Director

    • 2003 - 2007

    Led three buisness units; Temporary Accommodation, Genesis Group's maintenace contracting company Pathmeads Property Services and established a residential Lettings business Pathmeads Residential LtdSignificant change management experience; managing the recovery of the failed West Hampstead HA to financial and operational success culminating in a very successful Audit Commission inspection

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  Dominion Housing Group

  • Temporary Accommodation Manager

    • 2002 - 2003

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  Henderson Taylor Partnership

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Director/Owner

    • Mar 1997 - Jun 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Specialised in creating business partnership between the private financial and property sectors and the public housing sector.• Clients have included Octavia Housing & Care, Anglia Housing Group, Strollmoor property, JL Property Group, Moorfield Estates Plc, United Plc and Villagate Property.• Projects have included acting as development consultants for a coalfield regeneration project involving £8m of mixed funding and a creative partnership of public and private sector housing providers. • Advising Unite and Moorfield on key worker and student housing.• Negotiate property finance and securitisation deals on behalf of institutions working with RSLs. • Advising property developers on the implications of section 106 agreements and negotiate terms with the local authority and RSL.

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  Notting Hill Housing Trust

  • Housing Strategy Manager

    • 1990 - 1997