Homes England chief Nick Walkley to leave after four years
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Nick Walkley
26 Jan 2021
The chief executive of Homes England is to leave the organisation – tasked with delivering the government’s 300,000 new homes a year target – at the end of next month and without a permanent successor in place.
Nick Walkley’s departure will come exactly four years after he became chief of what was then the Homes and Communities Agency. In a Twitter post this morning, the former council chief executive suggested he did not have a new role to take up when he steps down from Homes England, which is sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Homes England chief to step down
Nick Walkley
Homes England chief executive Nick Walkley has announced he will leave the agency next month.
Walkley joined the then-Homes and Communities Agency as CEO in March 2017 and led it through its name change and into a period of increasing prominence within the government’s housing supply strategy.
He said in a statement: “I’m very proud of what we’ve achieved and I’d like to thank my colleagues and our many industry partners for their dedication and support. My successor will find an organisation brimming with talent, purpose and heart. Homes England is well-positioned to support the country’s economic recovery and I wish my colleagues the very best.”
Nick Walkley steps down as Homes England CEO
Homes England has announced today that Chief Executive Nick Walkley will leave the agency next month.
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26 January 2021
Nick joined the Homes and Communities Agency as Chief Executive in March 2017 and has led a far-reaching overhaul of the organisation, built around the move to Homes England with a bold mission and strategic plan to increase housing supply and change the housing market.
In a statement, Nick said:
I’m very proud of what we’ve achieved and I’d like to thank my colleagues and our many industry partners for their dedication and support. My successor will find an organisation brimming with talent, purpose and heart. Homes England is well-positioned to support the country’s economic recovery and I wish my colleagues the very best.