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Uxbridge, Middlesex

Opening a new state of the art Semi - independent living project with a large scale refurbishment of an old twelve bedroom Victorian detached house set close to shops and local amenities and providing full ensuite bedroom facilities, enclosed secluded gardens and ample off street parking. This facility will offer fully supported accommodation for 16-25 year old Young people providing them with a solid base to begin their journey into adult hood.

Beaconsfield, England, United Kingdom

Housing Specialist qualified in Building Construction and with 27 years experience working with local government working & Environmental Health, Housing & Procurement Services. Wide network of contacts across the country within the Social and Private Housing Sector so I can assist in Development Opportunities, working with Local Authorities and Social Housing Providers & funding opportunities. Specialist in HMO Licensing & Fire Safety Risk Assessments, property condition surveys under HHSRS through to costing and undertaking a range of building and property improvement works including planning and building control advice.Currently working with a range of landlords and local charities providing Covid 19 accommodation and support for Rough Sleepers and Project Managing a £3.5m conversion of 41 Studio Apartments in Green Belt with large scale energy efficiency measures incorporated to provide a long term sustainable housing development for low income households, so can offer full QS, JCT contract advice and full PM services for any small to medium sized projects.

West Drayton, Greater London, United Kingdom

Housing Specialist qualified in Building Construction and with 27 years experience working with local government working within Environmental Health, Housing & Procurement Services. Wide network of contacts across the country within the Social and Private Housing Sector so I can assist in Development Opportunities, working with Local Authorities and Social Housing Providers, funding opportunities as well as individual property advice from HMO licensing & Fire Safety Risk Assessments, property condition surveys under HHSRS through to costing and undertaking a range of building and property improvement works. As a property owner and developer I have a very strong understanding on the Housing Market and Property Development HOTSPOTS.

Outer West London

I am currently working as Project Manager with a Homeless Charity to convert an old Hotel into 41 small studio apartments for single homeless clients which will offer a semi-independent living scheme with very high specification apartments in a beautiful remote location surrounded by a river and lakes. In order to bring an element of sustainability to the project we are also working on installing a 50KW ground based solar PV system with some clever software management to meet over 50% of the sites electricity demand and provide and affordability element for the residents living there. As this site is in Green Belt this has proved challenging but once completed in around 9-10 months will provide much needed affordable accommodation within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Despite the challenges that the pandemic threw at us we delivered the project on time and within budget even with spiralling labour and materials costs and the site now houses 41 households and the flats look amazing with a very high specification finish both inside and out.

West London

Managing over 500 rooms across a large portfolio of HMO properties providing high quality accommodation for Local Authorities. Developing new working processes to improve repair response times and client satisfaction in what can be a very demanding client group. Also opened a 33 bed hostel in Partnership with the London Borough of Hillingdon to assist in dealing with the Government’s Covid-19 Rough Sleeper initiative engaging with the NHS, Mental Health support services and Rough Sleeper outreach services to House our most vulnerable clients. The Rough Sleeper Hostel has now been operational for over 6 months and extensive improvements have been made to the building and facilities to give the best possible experience for some of the most vulnerable clients many with high level drug, alchohol and mental health needs. We are now engaging with local charities to provide reguilar hot meals and additional support to assist the local authorities already stretched budgets in extremely challenging times with the current global pandemic. The hostel now acts as a tirage centre to signpost clients to the correct support services, move on accommodation and hopefully back into work and more permanent accommodation.

Civic Centre

Having moved to an exciting new role managing the newly appointed Landlord Engagement Team. I am responsible for implementing strategic direction of the Housing Category across the Council to increase the supply of properties for use in addressing the Councils homelessness challenges & rising B&B costs due to a lack of new temporary accommodation coming on stream. This involves working with developers, RSL Partners & Managing agents to reduce costs & increase supply across a range of property sizes and type, carefully tailoring supply to our ever changing need. This will also involve 'Buy Back' of ex right to buy properties (RTB) using HRA RTB receipts & also working with our development team exploring a range of new build projects across the borough. The role also requires attendance at the Council's weekly Housing Board which brings together all the various Housing Directors including Finance, Asset Management, Strategy, Business Transformation & Planning and Assistant CEO to provide a high level strategic group which feeds back information to the Councils Cabinet Members to improve communication & strategic direction across the Housing Service to help reduce costs & provide new & innovative solutions.This challenge has now been extended to look at Housing provision across Social Care which is a huge arena covering a broad range of client groups from Childrens Services, all age disabilities through to Older Peoples services with a variety of care needs & packages across the sector. Identifying synergies across the services will be key to delivering substantial savings across the two directorates. The latest challenge has been S17 cases where child welfare issues come into play but families have already exhausted any likelihood of Housing assistance and yet are still a financial burden on the Council. We are also looking at high need/high cost clients with challenging housing needs looking at options such as stay at home adaptations or relocations packages.

Civic Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex. Ub8 1Uw

After a recent re-structure of Private Sector Housing I reverted back to my old role of HMO Team Leader now working within the Councils Planning Department, due to synergies with our Planning Enforcement team through our Beds in Sheds programme which deals with illegal outbuildings, of which I am the Housing lead. As well as running the HMO team I still deal with the Landlord Empty Homes and Decent Homes grant programme which currently runs at approx £1 million a year total spend. As a result of the new role within planning I have gained a wider knowledge of the legislation surrounding planning and now actively engage with developers on projects, in particular Prior Approvals for disused Office to Residential conversions, offering grant packages to encourage developers to lease their developments over to the council to house homeless families.Having greater knowledge of the Town & Country Planning Act and the various use classes within planning has enabled me to offer much more detailed advice to HMO landlords when they are considering conversions into HMO's and with an Article 4 Planing order surrounding the two wards around Brunel University this has posed added confusion and challenges for landlords of which I am in an ideal position to assist and offer detailed advice on both the Housing & Planing elements of HMO's.Hillingdon has now become an extremely attractive borough due to spiralling house prices in central London and the Private Rented Market is booming and in particular a steep rise in high quality HMO accommodation around the Cross Rail stations such as West Drayton and Hayes & Harlington. As a result we are seeing a sharp rise in HMO licensing enquiries so this is proving to be a busy and challenging time.

Civic Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex. Ub8 1Uw

Manager of the Private Sector Housing Enforcement Team dealing with all aspects of Environmental Health Housing Enforcement, HMO's, HMO Licensing, TA inspections, Empty Homes, Landlord Grants, Landlords Forum & Accreditation. Currently manage a team of 8 staff ranging from Building Surveyors through to Environmental Health Officers, dealing with all aspects of day to day management, health & safety, budget management, team plans etc. Also assist in identifying savings and creating efficiencies whilst meeting MTFF saving targets to ensure excellent services are maintained during a time of shrinking budgets and financial cuts. This management role has given me significant experience in working within a cross-functional team and having to engage with key stakeholders both inside and outside the organisation to ensure an over-riding strategic approach is taken across a range of council services.

Civic Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex. Ub8 1Uw

Manager of the HMO Team and introduced Hillingdon's HMO Registration Scheme and since then also successfully obtained Government Approval for an HMO Additional Licensing Scheme for the South of the borough. Carried own caseload of enforcement work covering HMO's and Housing Defects under the Housing Act 2004 and am fully trained and proficient in HHSRS. Set up and operate Hillingdon's very successful quarterly Private Sector Landlords Forum which regularly attracts 100+ delegates and brings in external speakers and stall holders to keep topics current and attendance high. We have also partnered with the National Landlords Association to ensure landlords receive the best possible service and up to date information at all of our meetings. Oversee the Landlord Empty Property and Better Homes grant programme which links into to our Private Sector Lettings team to ensure nomination rights are granted on all properties improved. Have also produced a number of ECO houses using new and innovative energy saving techniques to provide reduced running costs for tenants - these have ranged from heat pumps, underfloor heating, heat recovery ventilation, solar PV/solar thermal and solid wall insulation.Using experience from Luton BC I set up Hillingdons out of hours Noise Service operating a Thursday to Sunday Night shift out of hours service to provide residents with a service covering all aspects of noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour. The service undertook out of hours warrants and seizures where necessary and worked in close partnership with the local Police to ensure any issues of noise nuisance were dealt with effectively on the night.

Luton

Environmental Health Housing Enforcement work covering all aspects of the Housing Act 1985 including housing defects and HMO's and dealt with the early implementation of Luton's HMO Registration Scheme. Dealt with drainage and CCTV surveys, rats and refuse including disused garage blocks and fly tipping, Filthy & Verminous premises and landlord grants for improving HMO's, so gained a very good and broad base of Envirnmental Health housing based work. Responsible for own caseload, including preparing and serving legal notices and taking cases to court for prosecution when necessary. Took a number of complex Housing Act cases to court for disrepair and non compliance with HMO fire safety requirements with a successful outcome in all cases.

Msc, Climate Change Impacts & Sustainability, Merit

Broad Masters covering Global Climate Change, Politics, Ecosystem Function, Environmental Hazards & Risk, Climate & Health, Climate Change.

Housing Health & Safety Rating System Assessment, Hhsrs, Pass

Undertook full training and obtained the competence to perform HHSRS assessments.

Ond & Hnd In Building Studies, Building Construction, Site Management & Surveying, Merit

5 year Sandwich course covering all aspects of Building Construction. Year out taken with Jarvis Harpenden Construction as an Assistant.