Specialisms
I specialise in the following areas:
- Housing
Description
Brian has over 30 years of professional experience in the housing and development sector and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing. He is the Director at Horton Strategic, a housing, development and regeneration consultancy working independently and collaboratively to provide specialist strategic advice to clients in the public, private and third sector. Brian is the Chair of the Margate Town Deal Board and is a Board Member at Gravesend Churches Housing Association and a Co-opted Member and Chair of Kent Housing Group Executive Board. Prior to setting up Horton Strategic, Brian worked as Strategic Housing Advisor to Kent County Council, Chief Executive of Swale Housing Association and as Executive Director Kent for AmicusHorizon (now Southern Housing). He previously held positions at Thanet District Council, English Churches Housing Group (now Riverside), the Corporation of London and Wandsworth Borough Council. Brian is a public sector housing professional who has worked in senior positions in both local authority and housing association sectors. He has a Masters Degree in Housing and is a Fellow of the Charted Institute of Housing.
Previous clients
SELEP, Maidstone Borough Council, Gravesham Borough Council, Clarion, Bellway Homes, Kier Living, DCLG Private Rented Sector Taskforce, BuildOffsite, Housing and Finance Institute (HFi), South East Consortium (SEC) and Kent County Council.