Category Archives: conversation

Elly Hoult: “When you think about it, it’s quite an amazing thing that we do.”

Elly Hoult is on a mission: to get more people talking about housing and champion the industry as a rewarding and attractive career choice.

Richard Donnell: “Everyone needs to ask, ‘What am I really good at?’”

Richard Donnell has over twenty years of experience in the housing market, focussing specifically on data, analysis and technology. Here, he speaks to Housing View about home ownership, the Gobi Desert, and how technology can make everyone’s life easier

Mark Heald: “Companies may find it hard to gear up when the market starts to click again.”

Mark Heald has been in the construction recruitment industry for over twenty years. Here, he tells Housing View how the construction sector has changed in that time, the lessons learned from the 2008 recession, and his concerns for the future of housebuilding

Jill Murray BA FCIH: The philosophy of being ‘EPIC’

Jill Murray is four months into her term as president of the Chartered Institute of Housing. Here, she tells Housing View about how the CIH supported her rise through the ranks, why housing is the fourth emergency service, and how we can all be EPIC

Lara Oyedele: “It’s been a while since the President did anything that made anyone uncomfortable.”

Lara Oyedele is not afraid to ruffle a few feathers. As she nears the end of her CIH presidency, the housing champion and diversity campaigner talks to Housing View about what she has achieved, her plans for the future, and challenging the status quo.

Andrew Taylor: “A home is such a basic thing, yet it’s argued about all over the place.”

Andrew Taylor is a man on a mission: to change the perception of house building and heal the rifts within the industry. Here, he tells Housing View how Gove can fix the planning system with a single letter, the positivity of development, and his favourite door.

Matt Fleming: “I’d like to think that if I’m going into a meeting, people are pleased to see me.”

As the face of MarketCast, Executive Chairman of AF Oliver and “eternal optimist”, Matt Fleming is a busy man. Here, he talks to Housing View about starting a £60m company from his business partner’s bedroom, his market predictions for the next few months…and *those* shirts.

Women in Construction: “We are seen as worth less.”

With women making up less than 15% of construction sector employees, and a staggering gender pay gap, we speak to four women in the industry to discover their experiences, and find out why construction has such an inequality problem.