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Homes England board members' register of interests

Updated 11 May 2026

Applies to England

‘Any other interests’ are any other direct or indirect financial and non-financial interests, including those of close family members or people living in the same household.

‘Related parties’ include close members of the family of an individual, who are defined for the purposes of the standard as those family members, or members of the same household, who may be expected to influence, or be influenced by, that person in their dealings with the reporting entity. (Governance Manual 13.6 – March 2020)

Shareholdings are declared that are significant or relevant to the work of Homes England, either in terms of volume, value or the nature and dealings of the business, if the said shareholdings represent 3% or more of the share capital of the company concerned. (Governance Manual 13.4 – March 2020)

Pat Ritchie CBE, Chair

Term of office due to end	31 October 2026
Company directorships, public and private	Director, Pat Ritchie Associates Ltd
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	Chair, Metro Dynamics, an economic consultancy that operates as an employee-owned trust
Other public appointments	Retired as Chair, Government Property Agency (GPA), May 2025 Advisory board member, National Leadership Centre, sponsored by the Cabinet Office
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	Chair, Newcastle University Council
Shareholding	None
Investment	None
Any other interests	None

Peter Vernon, Deputy Chair

Term of office due to end	16 May 2028
Company directorships, public and private	Director, Grosvenor Hart Homes (POC) Limited Director, Grosvenor Hart Homes Ltd
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	Chair, Grosvenor Hart Homes (GHH)
Other public appointments	None
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	Trustee, St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London Member, Housing Supply Committee, Crisis
Investment	None
Any other interests	None

Cllr Abi Brown OBE

Term of office due to end	16 May 2028
Company directorships, public and private	Director, Brownwood LLP  Non-Executive Director, Local Government Association  Director, Localis Research Limited Director, RJS Foundation Director, Cura Leadership Ltd
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	Owner of own consultancy business (sole trader) Director of Cura Leadership Ltd Commissioner, London Borough of Croydon
Other public appointments	Conservative councillor, Stoke-on-Trent City Council  Deputy Leader, Conservative Group, Local Government Association  Member, Conservative Party
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	Trustee, Bearforce (Registered Charity number: 1202186)
Shareholding	Holds shares in Cura Leadership Ltd
Investment	None
Any other interests	Chief Operating Officer, SEN (partner) and Director, Cura Leadership Ltd

David Cutter

Term of office due to end	16 May 2028
Company directorships, public and private	Director, Moorlands Learning Trust (multi-academy trust)
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	Moorlands Learning Trust — pro bono
Other public appointments	None
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	Trustee and Chair, Audit and Risk Committee, Moorlands Learning Trust
Shareholding	None
Investment	None
Any other interests	None

Mark Henderson

Term of office due to end	23 November 2027
Company directorships, public and private	None
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	Chief Executive, Home Group Limited; member, Home board Member, Home in Scotland Limited board Director and Chair, Home Group Developments Limited Director and Chair, Home Group Repairs Partnership Director and Chair, North Housing Limited Adviser to Harmony Fire Limited
Other public appointments	None
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	Chair, Director and Trustee of Whiteley Homes
Shareholding	None
Investment	None
Any other interests	None

Ros Kerslake

Term of office due to end	16 May 2028
Company directorships, public and private	Director, Baytree Group Ltd
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	Non-Executive Director and Chair, Remuneration Committee, Sanctuary Housing Association Chair, Beech Grove Homes
Other public appointments	None
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	Acting chair, University of the Built Environment Chair, Leeds Castle Foundation Vice chair, Treasure Houses of England Chair, Architectural Heritage Foundation Non-Executive Director, Re-Form Heritage (formerly The United Kingdom Historic Building Preservation Trust)
Shareholding	None
Investment	None
Any other interests	None

Sir Oliver Letwin

Term of office due to end	16 May 2028
Company directorships, public and private	Former Director, Project for Peaceful Comp Limited
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	Advisor to Teneo and the Faraday Institution Former Director and employee, NM Rothschild
Other public appointments	Former Member of Parliament   Former special adviser, Prime Minister’s Policy Unit  Has chaired a number of reviews, including the Letwin Review of House Building (conducted on behalf of what was then MHCLG and HMT)
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	None
Shareholding	1 ordinary share of £1 in the capital of Project for Peaceful Comp Limited. This was a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee that has ceased trading.
Investment	None
Any other interests	None

Melanie Montanari, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Term of office due to end	2 October 2028
Company directorships, public and private	None
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	None
Other public appointments	None
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	Non-Executive Director, Youth Futures Foundation
Shareholding	None
Investment	None
Any other interests	None

Lesley-Ann Nash

Term of office due to end	27 November 2027
Company directorships, public and private	Director, Workspace Group plc
Employment, remunerated profession or consultancy	None
Other public appointments	Panel member, Parker Review (Sponsored by Department for Business and Trade)
Offices in voluntary, non-profit making bodies	Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Shareholding	None
Investment	None
Any other interests	None