Amy Nettleton
Assistant Development Director of Sales and Marketing, Aster Group

Amy's been with Aster as Head of Sales since January 2010. When not pushing for sales completions and immersed in anything property related with her fabulous team she pretends she's an equestrian star with her 16'2 Irish Draught, Prince, attempts to train for events such as the Great North Run, and enjoy as much time in Cornwall as possible.

Rhys Moore
Executive Director of Public Impact, National Housing Federation

Rhys started with the NHF in October 2018, as Executive Director of Public Impact. Rhys oversees our policy, external affairs and communications work. Previously he was Director of the Living Wage Foundation where he worked with government, business and civil society to build a national movement of responsible employers. Before that, he helped to establish the London Community Foundation, which supports grassroots community groups in the capital. Rhys is a board member of the Carers Trust.

Olubukola Abiiba
Head of Leasehold Sales Services, Newlon Housing Trust

Olubukola Abiiba is the Head of Leasehold Sales Services at Newlon Housing Trust where she leads with precision, empathy, and a deep understanding of the leasehold sector. Olu is passionate about improving service outcomes through operational excellence and collaborative working, with a career rooted in serving existing homeowners and supporting the aspirations of first-time buyers. She brings deep expertise in best practice, regulatory compliance, and evolving statutory responsibilities within the housing sector, combined with a commitment to prompt communication and a helpful approach.

Asha Agarwal
Founder, Inspire New Homes

A professional dedicated to the affordable housing sector, Asha Agarwal has 20 years’ experience in the sector, working at some of the UK’s most prominent housing associations and organisations – from L&Q to Savills. Asha has helped over 1,000 first-time buyers onto the housing ladder throughout her career.

Asha is now applying her years of experience to running her own award winning consultancy, Inspire New Homes, which supports smaller housing associations and local authorities in transforming their sales and marketing strategies. Asha helps organisations to maximise profits and implement best practices, enabling them to reinvest in the cross-subsidy of affordable home delivery.

A champion of BAME communities and women, ultimately, it’s social purpose and commitment to helping people onto the housing ladder that drives Asha.

Lisa Astle
Chief Reputation Officer, Orbit

As Chief Reputation Officer, Lisa is responsible for Orbit’s communications and reputation strategy. Prior to Orbit Lisa led internal, external, corporate and investor relations communications for Halfords Group, and spent 25 years in communications agency, most notably as Managing Partner at global communications agency McCann, where she advised clients from public, private and not-for-profit sectors, including McCarthy & Stone, David Wilson Homes and Oxfam, to Avis Budget Group, Mitchells & Butlers, Fiat Chrysler and General Motors.

Matthias Barker
Policy Leader, National Housing Federation

Matthias is the Policy Leader for finance at the National Housing Federation, having joined in 2024. His brief covers rent policy, the financial sustainability of the sector, and new investment models in affordable housing, as well as a range of other finance policy issues including coordinating the housing SORP. He previously worked in L&Q's strategic research team, where he led on policy development and research on behalf of both L&Q, and the G15, whilst L&Q were in the chair.

Rob Barnard
Intermediary Relationship Director, Pepper Money UK

Rob Barnard has over 30 years of knowledge and experience navigating successfully through the twists and turns of the UK Mortgage market. Rob has developed and executed sales and marketing strategies throughout his career to drive growth and maximise retention. In his role as Director of Intermediary Relationships, Rob is responsible for nurturing and developing key broker and distribution partners for Pepper Money.

Rob is passionate about mortgages but more importantly the people he works with within the industry. As a result, he is the host of The Specialist Podcast. A platform created to provide established and upcoming stars in the industry an opportunity to discuss everything mortgages and beyond.

Bethan Buck
External Affairs Manager, National Housing Federation

Bethan has worked for the NHF for eight years, having previously worked for a social enterprise specialising in community development and placemaking for areas undergoing regeneration. As External Affairs Manager for London, Bethan works closely with housing associations across the capital and is responsible for the NHFs offer for smaller housing associations. With significant programme management experience, Bethan is currently working across various specialisms at the NHF including supply and regeneration, building confidence and trust, the Better Social Housing Review, and community cohesion. Bethan also sits on the Advisory Board for the LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge.

Georgia Burrows
National Housing Development Manager, Intermediaries, Lloyds Banking Group

Phillippa Cardno
Chief Executive, Newbury Building Society

Phillippa joined Newbury Building Society in 1996. She joined the Executive team in 2007 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in February 2015. Phillippa was appointed Chief Executive in March 2022 and is responsible for the Society’s strategic development and providing leadership and direction throughout the Society and for setting and maintaining culture and standards. Phillippa has many years of credit risk and housing sector experience and is a specialist in Shared Ownership homeownership.

Phillippa also contributes to financial services nationally as a member of the UK Finance Mortgage Product and Service Board and is Chair of the Building Society Association’s Green Finance Taskforce.

Miranda Foster
Head of Programmes and Products, Homes England

Ferelith Gaze
Strategic Policy and Research Lead, SNG

Ferelith is strategic policy and research lead at SNG and a trustee of Walsingham Support. She was previously head of policy and public affairs at NHS Providers. Her earlier career includes crisis, public affairs and stakeholder management consultancy, supporting a range of energy, education and pharmaceutical clients.

Caroline Goodman
Head of Homeownership and Leasehold, Plus Dane

As Head of Homeownership and Leasehold I oversee all aspects of the services we provide both to Homeshub’s portfolio of homes.

I have worked within Homeownership for 21 years, starting my career as a Surveyor which gave me a great foundation to build upon. I never tire of the passion which comes from the sector.

Every day I see the difference we make to customers’ lives through providing a diverse range of housing products and services. Whether that be supporting customers on to the housing ladder, providing them with a great rental home or supporting them though their time in occupation, the ‘value add’ is evident.

Joseph Grant
Sales Manager, Regenta

Adam Gravely
Policy Officer, National Housing Federation

Adam leads the NHF’s policy work on shared ownership and accessible housing, and supports policy development across new housing supply and sector finances. He joined the NHF in 2024. Prior to this, he was a Graduate Trainee and later a People & Purpose Strategist at the John Lewis Partnership, owner of John Lewis and Waitrose. Adam is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Warwick and a Master’s in Business and Management from De Montfort University. Adam grew up in social housing and has lived experience as an involved resident and as a young carer.

Cara Green
External Affairs Manager, National Housing Federation

Cara Green is External Affairs Manager at the National Housing Federation. With a background in communications, strategy and digital innovations, she works closely with members to drive meaningful change with a powerful mission: ensuring everyone has access to a safe, affordable home.

Natasha Greenwood
Director, Shared Ownership Code

Natasha has worked within the housing sector for the past 30 years, having worked for three of the largest G15 organisations, and has extensive experience in housing and leasehold management, strategy, governance and change management. She is currently the Chair of the Shared Ownership Code Industry Panel.

Dawn Grocott
Leasehold Manager, Torus

Dawn has worked in Social Housing for 24 years and is experienced in all aspects of Leasehold Management, Shared Ownership and Service Charge administration. Currently working as Leasehold Manager for Torus 62 Ltd, Dawn also chairs the Affordable Home Ownership Group (North & Wales).

Ed Hampson
Associate Director, Residential Research, Savills

Ed is an Associate Director within the residential research team at Savills. He has eight years of experience of analysing and researching the housing and land markets within the UK.

Ed combines analysis of market, economic and demographic data with Savills market intelligence to provide data driven answers to key questions about the state of the residential property market. He specialises in macroeconomic analysis, market trends and development advice.

In addition to bespoke consultancy, he also works on though leadership publications, as well as presenting regularly at industry events.

Abbie Harries
Head of Homeownership, LiveWest

Abigail is Head of Homeownership at LiveWest, where she leads a dedicated team responsible for leasehold, freehold, and shared ownership customers, with a focus on transparency, customer experience, and continuous improvement. Her academic background sparked a strong interest in property law, which led her to begin her career in leasehold property management nearly 15 years ago. Abigail has held a similar role at Stonewater, covering all homeownership services, and worked as a Senior Adjudicator, resolving landlord and tenant disputes. She is an active member of the National Leasehold Group (NLG) and holds professional qualifications from The Property Institute (TPI) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

Frances Haque
Chief UK Economist, Santander

Paula Heatley
Director Development Delivery and Sales, Platform

Stuart Hensby
Director of Sales and Marketing, Abri

Stuart leads the sales and marketing of Abri’s new homes pipeline, as well as overseeing re-sales and staircasing across a range of home ownership tenures, including shared ownership and open market sale. With extensive experience in the new homes industry across the south of England and London, Stuart combines strong market insight with a commitment to developing sales strategies that make the buying experience clear, supportive and customer led. Passionate about placing customers at the centre of every decision, he champions a service focused approach that supports buyers at every stage of their home ownership journey.

Shahi Islam
Director of Affordable Housing, Homes England

Shahi Islam is Homes England’s Director of Affordable Housing responsible for delivering the Affordable Homes Programme. Shahi has been at Homes England since 2013, serving in various leadership positions to support the management and delivery of a number of capital and revenue programmes. With close to 20 years in the sector, Shahi has extensive experience in housing working in roles covering policy, strategy and programmes. Prior to the Agency he worked at the Greater London Authority working in the housing investments and policy team.

Will Jeffwitz
Head of Policy, National Housing Federation

Will Jeffwitz is Head of Policy at the National Housing Federation. He has also worked on housing supply and finance at the NHF, and previously had policy roles in the civil service and the charity sector.

Anita Khan
Managing Director, Sparrow Shared Ownership

Zafrin Khan-Wheatley
Director of Financial Strategy, Planning and Performance, L&Q

Zafrin has over 15 years of experience delivering success across the housing, development, statutory, and non-profit sectors. As Director of Financial Strategy, Planning & Performance at L&Q Group, she leads a team of 80+ skilled professionals responsible for financial planning, reporting, and business partnering. She oversees all financial aspects of the business, including a multi-billion-pound asset investment and development pipeline. As a member of L&Q’s Senior Leadership Group, Zafrin works extensively with external stakeholders and serves on multiple joint venture and partnership boards. A strong advocate for equality and diversity, she is an active member of L&Q’s gender equality network, Inspire, and champions inclusion both within and beyond the organization. A published thought leader on housing matters, Zafrin was recognised as Finance Professional of the Year at the 2018 Women in Housing Awards. A proud Londoner and third-generation immigrant, she brings a deep personal commitment to community development and social impact.

Khuram Kaur
Sales Director, Anchor

Khuram has over 16 years’ experience of working in the affordable and private home ownership sector, starting off as a sales executive and working her way up the professional ladder Khuram has a full understanding of every aspect of the sales and marketing process.

Khuram has recently been appointed as the Sales and New Homes Marketing Director at Anchor, specialising in OPSO and housing for the over 55’s.

Danielle Lennon
Assistant Planning Director, Notting Hill Genesis

Danielle Lennon is Assistant Planning Director at Notting Hill Genesis, with 20 years’ experience leading multi phased estate regeneration and mixed use projects across London. She brings strong expertise in complex land assembly and planning, fostering strategic partnerships to deliver new affordable homes. Danielle is also a committed advocate for diversity and inclusion, championing equitable design, authentic storytelling and community focused development that puts customer experience at the heart of placemaking.

Eleanor Lindsay
Head of Impact, Community and Place, Hyde Group

Eleanor is part of the Investments and Partnerships team at the Hyde Group, which responsible for creating new partnerships to fund the development of new affordable homes, as well as investment into our existing estate.     She recently delivered Hyde’s Community and Place Standard, which sets the vision for how Hyde wants to deliver and manage sustainable homes and communities.

Kelly McCabe
Managing Director, The Mortgage People

Kelly founded TMP The Mortgage People in 2005 and has overseen the brokerage’s sustained growth to become one of the UK’s leading Shared Ownership specialists. The company employs over 45 people (and counting) and helps thousands of customers each year to secure the places that become their homes. TMP is well known for its ‘amazingly helpful’ way of working and prides itself on collaborating with many of the biggest (and smallest) lenders in the market, as well as some 70+ Housing Association partners. Kelly’s commitment to delivering outstanding service and her investment in looking after her team and customers makes her a regular speaker at industry events. Kelly and her team also create and share comprehensive data reports, market updates and articles within the industry, and are responsible for Mortgage Ready, a unique app that allows prospective homeowners to calculate when they will be able to take their first step on the property ladder. In addition, she founded and runs a national event called Tea & Affordable Housing, which encourages closer links between Housing Associations and lenders.

Fizzy Meredith
External Affairs Manager, National Housing Federation

Patrick Merton-Jones
External Affairs Manager, National Housing Federation

Patrick is the NHF's External Affairs Manager for the South East, working with members in the region across a range of issues. He also leads on the NHF's rural housing work.

Tom Paul
Executive Director Strategy and Change, Southern Housing

Tom Paul is Executive Director of Strategy & Change at Southern Housing, having worked for predecessor organisations for more than a decade. He’s responsible for strategy, corporate finance and financial planning, business transformation, data and technology. He first moved into social housing in 2011 as a treasury advisor to Housing Associations. Earlier in his career he worked in infrastructure finance and public policy.

Steph Ramsden
Director of Acquisitions, Sales and Partnerships, Housing 21

Steph is the Director of Acquisitions, Sales, and Partnerships at Housing 21. Housing 21 is a leading not-for-profit provider of Retirement Living and Extra Care. They provide safe, quality and affordable properties for older people. Steph oversees the National Sales team, achieving an average of 200 new home sales and resales annually across both Retirement Living and Extra Care sectors. Housing 21 has expanded by over 3,300 units through strategic acquisitions from other housing providers in recent years. Steph brings extensive experience in social housing, regeneration, financial, and legal services. Outside of work, she is also dedicated to her family, with two children and two dogs.

Sue Ramsden
Policy Leader, National Housing Federation

Sue leads the Federation's policy work on housing management and supported housing.  She is a board member of Thamesreach Housing a small specialist homelessness provider in London.

Dinny Shaw
Head of Planning, Places for People

Dinny Shaw is Head of Planning at leading social enterprise Places for People. She is a chartered town planner with a varied career across public and private sectors. Dinny has worked across a broad range of residential and commercial development projects from acquisition through to delivery. She is passionate about placemaking, good engagement, and embedding social and environmental value when evolving designs and securing planning permission for sustainable new places and communities.

Mike Shepherd
Chief Investment Officer, VIVID

Mike Shepherd is Chief Investment Officer at VIVID, one of the leading housing providers in the south of England. He leads investment across VIVID’s land, development and existing homes, ensuring every home is safe, well maintained and secure, while enabling the organisation to deliver more high‑quality, affordable homes.

With over 20 years’ senior experience in housing and real estate investment, Mike has a strong track record of leading major regeneration programmes, developing innovative funding models and building strategic partnerships that deliver lasting value for customers and communities.

Jo Short
Partnerships and Marketing Director, National Shared Ownership Campaign

At Keaze & KPro team since April 2023, Jo previously headed up the creative & marketing offer at Full Comms, a full-service agency, and prior to that at NHG and Radian, now Abri. With 17 years working in the affordable home ownership sector, she has a wealth of experience, passion and knowledge in all things Shared Ownership marketing. Jo is expertly placed to understand the customer needs and wants, and thrives on asking “why?” to find the best solution possible. A Southampton FC fan (let’s not talk about this season please!), spaniel owner, and self-proclaimed gymrat.

Andy Smith
Head of Housing Impact Services, The Good Economy

Andy leads on housing and real estate at The Good Economy (TGE), working with clients to design impact measurement and management systems and deliver independent impact reports. Andy has developed the TGE Affordable Housing methodology and has created the standardised metrics that are now used across all TGE clients. He also led the development of the Sustainability Reporting Standard criteria – now being used by over 100 housing providers and lenders.

Andy joined The Good Economy from Social Finance, where he was the project manager of an innovative tech product that helped local authorities provide better support to young people leaving the care system. Also while at Social Finance, Andy worked on a range of additional strategy and business development projects.

Helen Spencer
Executive Director of Growth, Great Places

Helen Spencer leads Great Places’ Growth directorate, overseeing all development activity, sales, regeneration, and construction. She leads our strategic partnerships and supports sector-wide collaboration.

Since joining Great Places in 2004, Helen has delivered thousands of new homes and led major regeneration projects and sales initiatives across the North-West and South Yorkshire. A dedicated mentor, she champions talent development and leads award-winning teams. Helen is passionate about inclusive housing, having pioneered the UK’s first majority LGBTQ+ Extra Care scheme. Under her leadership, Great Places has achieved record delivery and earned key industry accolades.

Linda Storey
Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

As head of the housing group at Penningtons Manches Cooper, Linda leads a team of 70+ housing lawyers and specialists. In her leadership role, she enjoys mentoring and encouraging others to develop their careers in the housing sector.

Linda finds it immensely rewarding to work alongside her clients to deliver innovative and proactive home ownership delivery and is proud to be an account manager for numerous housing providers including local authorities, smaller housing associations and the largest members of the G15 group.

Having worked in the sector for over 20 years, Linda is pleased to be recognised as a leading individual by legal directories, Chambers UK and The Legal 500 and recommended as a ‘Best Lawyer in the UK for Social Housing’ by Best Lawyers.

Natasha Tull
Head of Sales, The Guinness Partnership

Natasha Tull, BA CIHM CeMAP is the current Head of Sales at The Guinness Partnership and has over a decade of experience in the affordable new homes sector having worked at Genesis, Clarion and Optivo (now Southern). Natasha has lead front line teams delivering affordable home ownership products across the country and advocates for Shared Ownership with a keen interest in customer service and enhancing the products mainstream visibility.

Emily Wilson
Emily Wilson, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government

Dr Agnieszka Zimnicka
DSc MRTPI, Regeneration Manager, Tower Hamlets