Lovell launches strategic land offer and reveals senior team

National partnership housing specialist Lovell has appointed a senior team to lead its new strategic land offer.

Lovell Strategic Land will focus on the promotion of residential-led development to unlock strategic and complex sites across the country.

The team to spearhead Lovell Strategic Land includes:

Ashley Kensington will lead the team after she joined Lovell as national land director in 2022. She is experienced in the completion of large residential-led schemes, having previously held a leadership position at Berkeley Group.

Catherine Wood, development director, will focus on leading the company's activity across the North of England and Scotland. She brings more than 25 years' experience working in strategic land, including a decade at the helm of Gladman Scotland, part of Gladman Developments. Wood is also a non-executive board member of registered social landlord Home Group Scotland.

Samantha Brooman, associate development director Central, will oversee the team's projects across central England. She has worked across the public and private sector, having held roles at local authorities such as South Kesteven District Council and construction business Tarmac.

Kieron Gregson, associate development director South, will oversee work in the South of England. He was previously part of the strategic land team at Carter Jonas where he acted on behalf of a variety of clients across the public, institutional and private sectors.

Kensington said: "The investment in strategic land is vital to our growth plans and will help address the housing crisis and deliver much-needed homes across the UK. It's a key part of our mission to create great homes and places, through meaningful trusted partnerships.

"Lovell Strategic Land will focus on the promotion of residential-led development in our business, which will be crucial when we deliver on providing affordable homes across the country. We are looking forward to working with our partners on our new launch whose expertise and insights will ensure we make this a success."