Neil Ballett appointed as land director for East Midlands region
People
10 Aug 2023
Avant Homes East Midlands has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a land director to support the housebuilder's regional expansion strategy.
Neil Ballett, who joins from residential developer Taylor Wimpey, has 29 years' experience in the housebuilding industry.
In his new role, he is responsible for delivering the future land pipeline. This includes securing new land opportunities, managing the acquisition and legal processes to purchase sites, and securing planning consent.
Commenting on his appointment, Neil said: "Avant Homes has a clear national and regional expansion strategy and I am excited for a new challenge to support the business in achieving its aspirations.
"Our land team is committed to finding and securing new land opportunities to enable us to deliver high-quality new homes across the region. I look forward to working with them to continually improve our product."
Avant Homes East Midlands has seven live developments ranging from Ruddington to Kettering with many more due to start as the business continues to implement its expansion plans.
Welcoming Neil to the business, Avant Homes East Midlands managing director, Ben Felton, said: "With our expansion plans well underway, it's the perfect time to welcome Neil to the land team to support in finding new land opportunities and grow our pipeline of developments.
"With his wealth of knowledge and experience, he is an excellent leader to add to our senior management team and will play a key role in Avant Homes East Midlands' continued progression."
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