The HIP: The Housing Industry Podcast

This week I’m joined by Ceri Theobald from Futures Housing Group . Ceri is the Group Director of Strategic Partnerships and Growth, and is focussed on driving sustainability and developing partnerships across the East Midlands. We covered a lot of interesting ground in this episode, from breaking down Ceri’s role, the challenges in development, all the way through to mental health and wellness, wh...

We’re back with episode 10 of The HIP with not just one, but two fantastic guest speakers who share their knowledge on the increasingly important topic of diversity and inclusion. Host James Leighton is joined by Helen Ward , Group Organisational Development Director at Torus and Moreen Pascal , Programme Manager at Housing Diversity Network, where they synthesise their experience and understandin...

We’re back with the ninth episode of The HIP with host James Leighton. Today we’re joined by Richard Ellis , Director of Sustainability at Peabody. The Peabody Group is responsible for over 67,000 homes in London and the South East that house over 155,000 residents. Their mission is to help people live well while simultaneously attempting to tackle the carbon issue dominating the housing industry...

Colette McKune MBE , Group Chief Executive at ForViva, appears on episode 8 of The HIP alongside host James Leighton, Director of Andersen James.  ForViva’s motto is doing business in a way that gives back and uses profit for good. One way they do so is by reducing homelessness - which Collette says is not as easy as providing those at risk with a home.  “What you have to do is also support them t...

For episode 7 of The Housing Industry Podcast (The HIP), host James Leighton is joined by Matthew Harrison , Chief Executive at Great Places Housing Group , where they discuss how Matthew used his background in development to succeed in a c-suite position.  Matthew tells listeners how he used his previous roles in housing development to his advantage as a chief executive. Aspects like excellent cu...

It’s time for the next episode of the Housing Industry Podcast (HIP podcast) with our host James Leighton. In this episode, James speaks to Alexandra Willey, Director of Strategic Asset Management at Clarion Housing Group.  The largest housing association in the United Kingdom, Clarion Housing Group homes more than 350,000 people and plays an important role in the sustainability goals of the housi...

Welcome to the fifth installment of The Housing Industry Podcast (The HIP). In this latest episode, our host James Leighton sits down to chat with Gerraint Oakley, Executive Director of Growth and Development at Platform Housing Group.  Gerraint has had an interesting career spanning decades and multiple organisations, including Linc Cymru, Keepmoat Homes, and Curo Homes. He’s also currently an am...

Welcome to the fourth episode of The Housing Industry Podcast (The HIP), with host James Leighton. In this instalment of the show, James is joined by Yorkshire Housing ’s CEO, Nick Atkin to discuss topics like solving the housing crisis, and how housing associations have shifted from the traditional 9-5 office work model in a matter of weeks. Nick has been the CEO of Yorkshire Housing since 2019,...

Episode 3 of the HIP podcast is here! Host James Leighton sits down with Chairman of Ilke Homes, David Sheridan. They discuss everything from promoting employees to zero-carbon houses and the UK housing crisis. Ilke Homes is a groundbreaking modular housing company making great strides in the industry. Their ESG initiative, Ilke Zero, is also making headway in zero-carbon housing. This is definite...

Welcome to The HIP, the brand new Andersen James Group podcast series. For our second episode, we’re delighted to welcome Lee Sale , Regional Managing Director of Lovell, a giant in the UK housing construction industry. With almost 30 years of experience in the business, Lee is full to the brim with compelling advice and insight.  Alongside our engaging host James Leighton , CEO and Founder of the...

Welcome to the first ever episode of the Housing Industry Podcast (HIP podcast)! In this episode, our host James Leighton talks to Tom Bloxham  MBE, Chairman of Urban Splash, about leadership, the housing sector, property development, and much more.  Tom, along with his business partner Jonathan Falkingham, founded Urban Splash in 1993. Since then, the company has built more than 5000 homes and 1....