Anthony Riley
Consultant

Qualifications: BA (Hons) FCIH
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​Anthony is a very experienced Housing Professional, having worked for Local Authorities and Housing Associations for 35 years, starting as Trainee and latterly 18 years as an Executive Director for ttwo of the largest Associations in the Country. He has also held Non-Executive Director roles for 8 years.

Reporting directly to Group Boards and Full Councils, as well as to Homes England and the Regulator of Social Housing, his roles as an Executive Director have covered most recently;
  • Running one of the largest Homes England funded development programmes in the country (£135m budget and 1,000 completions p.a. including 250 Shared Ownership sales)
  • Preparing and monitoring the Corporate Risk Framework
  • Preparing for an IDA
  • Managing a “mixed economy” Asset Management Service using both Direct Labour and Private Contractors
  • Responsibility for all Compliance matters

In addition Anthony led the Management Service for 27,000 tenancies. This included a regular review of Resident Engagement and changing service delivery methods to reflect the changing demands of residents by introducing flexible working patterns and increasing use of digital communication.

His specialism is to use this wide-ranging experience in a very practical way and offer support to Boards and Executive Teams. He helps clients provide good governance over key risks and identify, crucially how those risks overlay and interact with each other.  
  • Growth Programmes (highlighting the opportunities and the risks of starting/monitoring a new build Development programme) especially given the funding opportunities now available
  • Operational Performance – how best to monitor trends and set trigger points
  • Preparing for IDA’s
  • Managing the shift towards flexible working patterns for Operational Staff
  • Reviewing Resident Engagement & sharing Good Practice
  • Managing and monitoring Compliance Performance

​Using his breadth of experience and approachable style, his support and guidance is always practical, always up-to-date and wherever possible jargon free.