Finance Policy Advisory Group

This key national group exists as an expert panel providing senior finance specialist input to NHF policy development and discussion. Finance policy areas include:

• Accounting, audit and financial reporting standards.
• Treasury.
• Investment.
• Rents and rent structuring.
• Taxation.
• Risk management and insurance.
• Financial regulation.
• Financial viability.
• Pensions.

The members of the Finance Policy Advisory Group have written a series of articles sharing their views on the key issues affecting housing associations – read their views here.

Group members

• Sarah Jones, Chief Executive, Anchor Hanover Group
• Julian Pearce, Chief Financial Officer, bpha
• Paul Edwards, Chief Executive, CHP
• Nathan Mallows, Director of Finance, People and Change, Coastline Housing
• Steve Aleppo, Executive Director of Finance and Governance, Eastlight Community Homes
• Shaeen Azam, Director of Finance and IT, Golden Lane Housing 
• Phil Elvy, Executive Director of Finance, Great Places Housing Group Limited
• Philip Day, Group Finance Director, Guinness Partnership
• Steven Brook, Chief Executive, Harrogate Housing Association
• Robert Griffiths, Deputy Chief Executive & Chief Financial Officer, Longhurst Group
• James Walder, Executive Director of Finance and Business Support, North Star Housing Group Ltd
• Matt Cooper, Tax and Treasury Director, Places for People
• Sarah Smith, Chief Financial Officer, Southern Housing
• David Harris, Group Finance Director, Trident Group
• Kal Kay, Chief Financial Officer, Your Housing

View the group's terms of reference