Just two days to go until #PRS25! We would like to take this opportunity to thank our chair, Professor Paddy Gray OBE @Paddygray1. About Paddy: Paddy Gray is an established academic and has wide experience of academic and applied research. He is currently an Ambassador for the Housing Safety and Well Being Task Force set up by Aico. Paddy Gray is an established academic with over 400 publications. In 2010 he became the first Irish President of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). He is Chair of Wheatley Foundation in Scotland, and until recently was Vice Chair of Wheatley Homes Glasgow. In Ireland he Chairs Tuath Housing, and iCare Housing, and is a board member of Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). In NI he Chairs the Private Rented Tenants Voice and is a past Chair of Connswater Homes, Ulidia Housing Association and Citizens Advice North west. In 2017 he was named the top housing power player in the UK. 2019 awarded an OBE. 2021 appointed to the new Housing Commission in Ireland. 2023 was named Property Personality of the year at the Belfast Telegraph Property Awards and in 2024 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Aico Communitiy Awards in Birmingham. Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

Obituary: Alan Kilburn dlvr.it/TNvsng #ukhousing

Good discussion today on @BBCTalkback with @williamcrawley alongside @Paddygray1 and @s_marms regarding insufficient housing supply in NI, the causes and clarifying the allocation system. Housing shouldn't be dividing people, instead uniting in demanding adequate supply.

Delayed due to an @AerLingus tech fault at @SOU_Airport. 9:40 flight now 5pm. £10 voucher for Lisa and I but 18 month old nothing!