Factoring Conference 2023
The Studio

Prior to coming to Scotland his housing posts down south included the London Borough of Hillingdon and Age Concern England.

Jo progressed her career working as a Conservation Accredited Architect for the last 13 years gaining experience at PJMP Architects, A. Campbell Mars, Covell Matthews and Hypostyle Architects where she was an Associate Director there for 12 years.

Just before settling into MILL Jo was awarded RIAS Advanced Conservation Accreditation in 2018. Where her key area of expertise has been in overseeing and managing the restoration and conservation work of numerous traditional and historic properties which have given Jo a great deal of all rounded experience.

Jo is passionate about working on existing buildings, as they offer history and interest and often great significance. She is interested in the past occupiers of these buildings as well as the people who use them or want to use them now.  Whether her brief is to make the building safe, take the building back to its original form or alter it to suit a new form, Jo finds each and every project, small or large, unique and intriguing

Jacqueline hosts public events for owner-occupiers and landlords across Scotland with Under One Roof’s local authority partners, and regularly writes and delivers training courses for local authority and private factor staff teams.

In 2020, Jackie implemented a new Service in the Council to upgrade mixed tenure blocks in a 3-year Pilot programme to deliver £30m of work in a deprived area of Edinburgh.

He has been a key influence in the creation of the largest property management business in the country following the acquisition of Speirs Gumley in June 2023. David has been working in the property management industry for 25 years with early career periods in the NHS and Legal & General. He is Past President of the Property Managers Association Scotland, 2018 to 2020, and was appointed a Director of The Property Institute, England in 2022, which is a reflection on the wealth of knowledge he has in the industry. He has established key relationships in Scottish Government and Westminster which assists in building knowledge and experience in the sector.

Taking an inclusive and collaborative approach, with a passion for increasing sector sustainability, Ailsa distils complexity across policy landscapes, and focuses sector responses strategically; continually working in partnership to make sure the sector is well represented, well understood, and evidencing delivery across national strategies and performance frameworks.

As part of BEFS policy work, BEFS has been working to further the safety and sustainability of tenements for many years. BEFS advocates for the buildings, and the health and safety of their residents –for the present, and for a net-zero future.

Ailsa is a Fellow of the RSA, and Chair of the Advisory Group for the Travelling Gallery.

Jacqueline has a CIH Level 3 Certificate in Letting and Managing Residential Properties and the IRPM Professional Diploma in Property Factoring in Scotland, giving her IRPM member status.  She also sits on the IRPM working party for Scotland, the GCC/GWSF Tenements Working Group and provides factoring training via SHARE.

 Before this he was involved in the implementation of letting agent regulation and had responsibility for the tenancy deposit schemes in Scotland.

Trudi has experience of a wide range of housing functions within both local authority and RSLs, but with a passion for housing and social policy she naturally gravitated to a role within Strategy and Policy Development.

In 2018, Trudi took up a post as a research assistant with the Centre for Housing Research at St Andrews, working with Dr Sharon Leahy (St Andrews University) and Dr Kim McKee (University of Stirling) to review the implication of the right to rent scheme. From here, she undertook a role as a temporary lecturer on the Housing Studies Programme at the University of Stirling, where she assisted in the delivery of the postgraduate in Housing Studies.

Trudi returned to working more closely with the housing sector last year when she joined Scotland's Housing Network as a service improvement manager. Trudi is also on the board of Cathcart District Housing Association.