Who We Are
Staff
David Ireland - CEO
He has 20 years’ experience working in housing on local authorities and the third sector. He was the originator of the idea of empty dwelling management orders that became law in the Housing Act 2004. He led the government’s Housing Act Training programme on empty homes, for which he organised a series of regional conferences attended by over three quarters of local authorities in the country. His has written several publications including the definitive guidance booklet for local authorities on approaches to returning empty homes to use. His book "How to Rescue a House” was published by Penguin. He was also the advisor for the BBC TV series of the same name. He is a regular contributor to property magazines and has recently had features published in the Observer, Guardian and Times.
Shashi Ioannides - Communications Manager
Alan Stratford - Finance & Administrative Officer
Management Board
Chair: Nick Aldridge
Nick is CEO of MissionFish, which helps charities raise funds online. He joined MissionFish from acevo, where as director of strategy he led acevo’s policy and professional development teams for three years. Nick is also a trustee of Global Giving (UK). He writes online for Social Enterprise Magazine (www.socialenterprisemag.co.uk). His publications include Communities in Control (SMF 2005), Mind the Gap (Big Lottery Fund 2006), and Leadership and the Future of Commissioning (Futurebuilders 2007).
Nick Hughes
Nick is a retired housing manager. He was an Area Director at Notting Hill Housing Trust 1973-81, and subsequently the Director of Toynbee Housing Association in London's East End. From 1984-93. he was Head of Development at the National Housing Federation. Nick is a founding Board member of EHA.
Peter Archer
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Jon Fitzmaurice
Jon currently works as a freelance consultant and as a visiting research fellow for Cass Business School at City University.Previously he has held senior positions in a number of housing organisations, including the National Housing Federation, London & Quadrant Housing Trust and National Homeless Alliance. He has also served as a non-executive director of Shelter, NCVO, Look Ahead, St Mungo’s , Hyde Housing Association and Hyde Charitable Trust He is currently a board member of CDS Co-operative Housing Services. Jon is a founder board member of EHA
Alan Collett
Alan Collett Committee member since 2002. Alan is a Chartered Surveyor who has worked with residential property since 1972 and focusses on investment and management in the Private Rented Sector as Consultant to Allsop LLP and Chairman of ARIM Ltd. He is also Senior Vice President of RICS, Chairman of the British Property Federation Residential Committee and a Trustee and Board Member at the College of Estate Management.
Gareth Hall
Gareth Hall is a partner in specialist housing solicitors Devonshires. He has about 25 years experience of advising housing providers on finance (loans, capital markets and grants), corporate structures and regulation. As well as advising over 200 housing providers of all kinds, he has worked closely with key housing regulators and representative bodies in relation to establishing the current funding and regulatory regime. He also advises on commercial contracts.
Rachel Massey
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Nick Caprara
Toby Taper
Daisy Benson
Graham Kauders
Volunteers
Sharon Augustin
Gabby Adler
Greg Chivers
Philip Berkman
