Development Seminar 23rd November 2016
Development Seminar 23rd November 2016 Kathleen Kelly, NHF Kathleen joined the National Housing Federation as Assistant Director of Policy and Research in December 2014. Prior to that she lead strategic programmes of research and policy development on housing and related subjects for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for 9 years. Starting her career as Barbara has worked in the housing and property an academic researcher she has sector since 1995. During this time she has held also worked in central government several posts at Senior Director and board level, in evaluating major both medium and large National and International policy programmes, organisations. as well as in front line Barbara currently holds the position of Managing advice and advocacy Director – Property & Development at Lampton 360 posts for Shelter, Ltd, and is responsible for both the build, acquisition Citizens Advice and and management of mixed use, mixed tenure a provincial law projects. firm. Barbara previously spent 3 years as an Executive
Barbara Richardson Chair
Abby Bartlett
Abby is fully qualified to assess the sustainability of a variety of developments including both residential and non-residential developments under BREEAM, Code for Sustainable Homes and Home Quality Mark. As a BREEAM Accredited Professional Abby has demonstrated a good working knowledge of environmental design and the assessment process and is experienced at dealing with sustainability throughout the project stages from producing detailed pre-assessment reports to inform the team pre-planning, to undertaking the formal assessment during the design and construction stages. Abby feels that a key part of her role involves working with the project team to help them understand how the assessment process works and the logic behind the various targets – she feels strongly that sustainable development should not be about just ticking boxes, but it does require a fresh look at how we build our buildings, in particular when we start to think about the sustainability objectives.
Elad Yasdi Director of Growth & Investment at Yarlington Housing Group, with responsibility for Elad is a Partner in the Property department and advises on a broad Development, Regeneration, Sales & Marketing, range of property transactions with a particular emphasis on Property Services and Asset Management and commercial property, development, real estate and landlord and tenant 5 years as a Senior matters. Director for Savills. Elad has vast experience in dealing with large scale stock transfers and rationalisation projects including property work on transfers of engagements and intergroup transfers as well us She has also spent time working at Director undertaking complex development work for a number of Registered Providers and charitable Level for a major house builder and Property bodies. Elad also advises clients on infrastructure and planning agreements, development of Investment Company. existing assets, property financing and private sector schemes.
SDS, Astra House, Cranleigh, GU6 8RZ http://www.sheltondevelopmentservices.com/ 01483 278444
Development Seminar 23rd November 2016
Sean Stafford Sean is the owner of Saffer Cooper Consultancy based in Manchester. A chartered surveyor by profession, Sean has spent over 15years working in and around the social housing sector mainly in the area of development and valuation. Sean has a passion for what he does and describes his current role as his “dream job”. Outside of work Sean is a keen Triathlete competing most weekends in this country and abroad – he never wins but gives it a good go!
Fred Truter
Greg Warner- Harris Greg Warner-Harris has worked in the low cost and assisted home ownership sector since 1997. Greg and his teams have been responsible for bringing over 2,000 New-Build Shared Ownership and other intermediate purchase products to market.
Fred is a software architect working on next generation solutions to everyday problems. He has been passionately programming since 1979 and joined SDS in 2001 and has since audited hundreds of appraisals. Because Fred firmly believes in lifting people out of rental poverty and onto the housing ladder, he helps empower RPs to develop and deliver more housing with less resources through the supply of software tools for appraisal, project management, benchmarking and sales.
Mark Leith
Before creating Domus IMH, Greg was the Sales and Marketing Director for a major developing housing association and its commercial subsidiary which sold homes on the ‘open market’ to generate cross subsidy for the social parent.
As Senior Partner for Domus IMH, Greg brings his experience & expertise to provide cost effective specialist services to the wider sector.
Having worked in housing for over 20 years, both in front-line and support functions, Mark joined the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Public Service reform Team in July 2016. A unique role in GM, the purpose of the role is to act as the voice of the social housing providers, and to work on key areas of reform , including homelessness, offender accommodation, and supporting the delivery of the Housing Memorandum of Understanding.
He will share the creation of an innovative piece of software which assists in matching homes to applicants on the waiting list, and the process that needs to follow.
Richard Hand Partner, Ridge SDS, Astra House, Cranleigh, GU6 8RZ http://www.sheltondevelopmentservices.com/ 01483 278444
Barbara Richardson Chair
Abby Bartlett
Abby is fully qualified to assess the sustainability of a variety of developments including both residential and non-residential developments under BREEAM, Code for Sustainable Homes and Home Quality Mark. As a BREEAM Accredited Professional Abby has demonstrated a good working knowledge of environmental design and the assessment process and is experienced at dealing with sustainability throughout the project stages from producing detailed pre-assessment reports to inform the team pre-planning, to undertaking the formal assessment during the design and construction stages. Abby feels that a key part of her role involves working with the project team to help them understand how the assessment process works and the logic behind the various targets – she feels strongly that sustainable development should not be about just ticking boxes, but it does require a fresh look at how we build our buildings, in particular when we start to think about the sustainability objectives.
Elad Yasdi Director of Growth & Investment at Yarlington Housing Group, with responsibility for Elad is a Partner in the Property department and advises on a broad Development, Regeneration, Sales & Marketing, range of property transactions with a particular emphasis on Property Services and Asset Management and commercial property, development, real estate and landlord and tenant 5 years as a Senior matters. Director for Savills. Elad has vast experience in dealing with large scale stock transfers and rationalisation projects including property work on transfers of engagements and intergroup transfers as well us She has also spent time working at Director undertaking complex development work for a number of Registered Providers and charitable Level for a major house builder and Property bodies. Elad also advises clients on infrastructure and planning agreements, development of Investment Company. existing assets, property financing and private sector schemes.
SDS, Astra House, Cranleigh, GU6 8RZ http://www.sheltondevelopmentservices.com/ 01483 278444
Development Seminar 23rd November 2016
Sean Stafford Sean is the owner of Saffer Cooper Consultancy based in Manchester. A chartered surveyor by profession, Sean has spent over 15years working in and around the social housing sector mainly in the area of development and valuation. Sean has a passion for what he does and describes his current role as his “dream job”. Outside of work Sean is a keen Triathlete competing most weekends in this country and abroad – he never wins but gives it a good go!
Fred Truter
Greg Warner- Harris Greg Warner-Harris has worked in the low cost and assisted home ownership sector since 1997. Greg and his teams have been responsible for bringing over 2,000 New-Build Shared Ownership and other intermediate purchase products to market.
Fred is a software architect working on next generation solutions to everyday problems. He has been passionately programming since 1979 and joined SDS in 2001 and has since audited hundreds of appraisals. Because Fred firmly believes in lifting people out of rental poverty and onto the housing ladder, he helps empower RPs to develop and deliver more housing with less resources through the supply of software tools for appraisal, project management, benchmarking and sales.
Mark Leith
Before creating Domus IMH, Greg was the Sales and Marketing Director for a major developing housing association and its commercial subsidiary which sold homes on the ‘open market’ to generate cross subsidy for the social parent.
As Senior Partner for Domus IMH, Greg brings his experience & expertise to provide cost effective specialist services to the wider sector.
Having worked in housing for over 20 years, both in front-line and support functions, Mark joined the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Public Service reform Team in July 2016. A unique role in GM, the purpose of the role is to act as the voice of the social housing providers, and to work on key areas of reform , including homelessness, offender accommodation, and supporting the delivery of the Housing Memorandum of Understanding.
He will share the creation of an innovative piece of software which assists in matching homes to applicants on the waiting list, and the process that needs to follow.
Richard Hand Partner, Ridge SDS, Astra House, Cranleigh, GU6 8RZ http://www.sheltondevelopmentservices.com/ 01483 278444
