Appointments

Ayrshire Housing has appointed a new property director who will be responsible for overseeing the significant levels of investment planned for its stock over the next few years. Last year the association announced spending of more than £11 million to improve homes for its tenants, and new appo

The Scottish Housing Regulator welcomed the appointment by Scottish Ministers of Lindsay Paterson as its new deputy chair. Lindsay took over from the current deputy Ewan Fraser on 31 August 2026 to 31 October 2029. Ewan will remain a board member until the 31 March 2027, when he will have completed

Wheatley Group board member Caroline Gardner CBE is to take up the position of chair. Jo Armstrong has stepped down from the role following the completion of her five-year tenure.

Langstane Housing Association has announced the appointment of Anne Jenkins as its new chief executive, following a robust recruitment process. Anne, who is currently Langstane’s director of housing, will take up the role from 14 September 2026 following the retirement of current chief executi

West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership has appointed Caroline Sinclair as its new chief officer. Caroline comes to West Dunbartonshire from her current role as assistant chief officer for Older People and Primary Care at Glasgow City HSCP, and brings a wealth of experience in health,

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has unveiled the appointment of Natalie McKail as its new chief operating officer. Natalie will join SBHA on 24th August 2026 and brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience across local and central government, the regulated private sector an

Dalmuir Park Housing Association has made two appointments to its leadership team following a restructure which saw the customer services team split into two dedicated areas. Stuart Freeland has been appointed as head of assets, while Laura Breeze has been appointed as head of housing.

Harbour Homes has appointed three new directors as part of a restructuring of its group leadership team. The team, led by group chief executive Heather Kiteley, oversees the parent company Harbour Homes and its two subsidiaries, Harbour Lettings and Harbour Multi-Trades.

One of Scotland's most respected charity leaders has chosen to dedicate the next chapter of her public service to ending the housing emergency. SallyAnn Kelly OBE has been appointed as chair of Shelter Scotland, also becoming a trustee and vice chair of Shelter. Ms Kelly will formally take up the po

Govanhill Housing Association has appointed Bryan McMahon as its new director of development and property services, bringing more than 15 years of social housing experience to the Association. Joining from Linthouse Housing Association, where he served as director of property services, the new direc

Hawthorn Housing Co-operative has appointed Anton Nugent as its new director. Currently head of housing with Easthall Park, Anton will start with Hawthorn at the end of October.

Hanover has appointed Deborah Stanfield MBA, FCCA as its director of finance, growth and innovation to help deliver sustainable growth for the housing association.  As part of the new role, Stanfield will become a member of Hanover’s Executive Leadership Team.

Gavin Smith FCIH has been chosen by Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) members as the organisation’s next vice president after a closely fought election period. The service manager at Fife Council was elected ahead of fellow candidates Katrina Henshaw, Lee Buss-Blair, Nic Bliss and Richard K

Stand Property, which is part of the Coulters Group, has appointed Harry Crombie as director, in a bid to boost the business's lettings activity in its Edinburgh and St Andrews offices and drive growth in the East of Scotland. Crombie has more than a decade of senior lettings experience, with his ca

The cabinet secretary for Social Justice and Housing Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP announced on 16 July that Marieke Dwarshuis has been reappointed as a chair of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Board.  Dwarshuis career in Scotland spans almost three decades in the public and voluntar