Meet the Housing Leadership Team
Housing services are delivered by Council officers and overseen by elected councillors.
Together, they are responsible for ensuring that housing services are safe, effective, transparent and responsive to residents.
Cabinet Member for Housing and Deputy Leader
Councillor Ken Parsons
Councillor Ken Parsons is Sandwell Council's Cabinet Member for Housing and Deputy Leader.
Councillor Parsons provides political leadership for housing services and oversees the Council's Housing Improvement and Transformation Programme.
Responsibilities include:
- Housing services
- Housing Management
- Housing Solutions
- Homes and Communities
- Asset Management and Maintenance
- Housing policy and strategy
- Housing partnerships
- Compliance and building safety
- Customer and Consumer Standards improvements
- Housing repairs improvement programmes
- Capital investment in council homes
- Building new council homes
- Tackling homelessness
- Housing transformation and service improvement
Key priorities include:
- Delivering safe and decent homes
- Improving compliance and building safety
- Reducing the repairs backlog
- Improving the customer journey
- Strengthening Consumer Standards compliance
- Delivering housing service transformation
- Developing the housing workforce and culture
- Supporting climate change objectives
- Ensuring the best use of housing resources
- Expanding the supply of council housing
Councillor Parsons works closely with senior housing officers to monitor performance, oversee improvement programmes and ensure housing services meet the needs of tenants and residents.
Executive Director - Place
Alan Lunt
As Executive Director - Place, Alan has overall strategic responsibility for Sandwell Council's Housing Service and is the most senior officer accountable for the delivery of housing services. He oversees housing management, repairs and maintenance, building safety, investment in council homes, tenant engagement, regulatory compliance and the Housing Improvement and Transformation Programme. Working with the Housing Leadership Team and elected members, he helps ensure residents receive safe, high-quality homes and services that meet the standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing.
Assistant Director - Housing Management
Nigel Collumbell
Responsible for:
- Tenancy management
- Estate management
- Income collection and money advice
- Housing solutions and housing options
- Community partnerships
- Customer experience
- Resident engagement
- Housing service improvement
Services reporting to Nigel include: Jim Brennan, Kelly Robinson, Tom Hogan, Manny Sehmbi and Claire Cleary.
Assistant Director - Asset Management
Sarah Ager
Responsible for:
- Repairs and maintenance
- Building safety and compliance
- Capital investment programmes
- Contracts and commercial services
- Planned improvement works
- Asset management strategy
Services reporting to Sarah include: John Hall, Jon Hemmings, Mark Paynter and Andrew Fellows. Housing Service Structure
Our organisational chart shows how housing services are structured and how senior officers are accountable for service delivery.