Nottingham City Homes Provisionally Recruits New Chief Executive

NCH have provisionally recruited a new Chief Executive, to take over from Chris Langstaff when he retires in October. The offer has been made to Nick Murphy, Executive Director for Housing at Southampton City Council. In his role in Southampton, Nick covered a range of customer facing services including housing and property services, environmental services, leisure and culture, community safety and community involvement. Nick was also part of Southampton's corporate leadership and management team. He successfully delivered key housing and asset management strategies and achieved the Decent Homes standard for a stock of more than 18,000 properties. Nick was also the Director of Housing, Health and Community at Eastbourne Borough Council. He was once seconded to the Senior Civil Service leading on national policy in housing management, homelessness and tenant participation. At Eastbourne he was appointed as the youngest Director for housing in the country.