Regulator of Social Housing, Homes England, Hightown and A2 Dominion

 

Hightown Housing Association

Qadeer Kiani OBE has been elected Chair of the Board of Hightown Housing Association.

He succeeds Bob Macnaughton who held the position since 2017 and had been a Board member for nine years.

Kani has a wealth of experience which spans over 30 years in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

He now manages his own successful Housing and Management Consultancy Practice which he founded in 2007 to help social housing organisations to effectively manage their performance, people and partnerships.

Kiani commented:  “I have a passion for customer driven housing services and making a difference to the lives of others. Therefore, I want to make sure that we can continue to deliver on Hightown’s mission of building homes and supporting people.”

A2 Dominion

A2 Dominion has appointed Graham Gregg as its new interim Director of Financial Services.

He joins from Sovereign Network Housing, where he served as Director of Accounting Services.

Gregg has more than 20 years’ experience in the housing sector and has held a variety of finance leadership roles with Southern Housing and Network Homes.

At A2Dominion, Gregg takes on responsibility for statutory financial reporting as well as operational finance.

Tracey Barnes, Chief Finance Officer said: “Graham has vast experience of working in the housing sector and brings specialist knowledge of improving financial performance.

“We look forward to working with Graham to help shape the finance function and deliver better results for our customers.”

Homes England

Homes England has announced two leadership changes.

The government’s housing and regeneration agency has confirmed that Chair Peter Freeman and Chief Executive Peter Denton will be stepping down from their roles after four years leading the Agency together.

Peter Freeman will handover to his successor when the recruitment of a new Chair is completed later next year.

Peter Denton will be standing down from his role as Chief Executive in January 2025 with Eamonn Boylan joining the Agency as interim CEO from 15 January.

Matthew Pennycook, the Housing and Planning Minister said: ”On behalf of the government, I would like to thank Peter Freeman and Peter Denton for their leadership of the Agency over recent years.

“Their efforts have been integral to reshaping Homes England into an effective national housing and regeneration agency that is increasingly focused on exemplary place-based regeneration and placemaking as well as new housing supply. I wish both Peters all the best in their future endeavours.”

Regulator of Social Housing

Two new non-executive directors (NEDs) have been appointed to the Board of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister, has confirmed the appointment of John Liver and Robert Light.

The RSH undertakes regulation of providers of social housing registered with it, considering how landlords are delivering the outcomes set out in its regulatory standards.

This is an important time for the RSH following the introduction of the strengthened consumer regulation regime in April 2024, which includes routine inspections of large social landlords.

John Liver has been appointed as Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee for a term of four years and Robert Light has been appointed as a NED for a term of three years with a focus on consumers.