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A biography of a speaker at the South West Housing Event

David Edwards

David Edwards joined English Partnerships as Director for Southern England in 2007. Previously he combined the roles of Head of Regeneration, Land and Property and Chief Estates Officer at Communities and Local Government for a period of three years. He was responsible for English Partnerships, the Urban Regeneration Companies, the Coalfields Communities Programme and the National Brownfield Land Strategy. He also had responsibility for housing market delivery, including surplus public sector land, and for the commercial property sector including leasing, development and investment. He contributed to the Housing Green Paper, in particular establishing the frameworks for surplus public sector land and Local Housing Companies.

David was a Director of Arup, the international design and development consultancy, and led the firm's consulting business in development, planning, economics, transport planning, and environment. His assignments ranged from planning and development advice on the major developments at Stratford City, King’s Cross, Greenwich and Paddington, through to regional programmes for UK and European Commission. He is a chartered surveyor, planner and economist. David is a Board member of the RSL East Thames Housing Group and chairs the Group’s development subsidiary, East Regen. He chaired the RICS Public Sector Advisory Board and is a Director of a community sports trust.