Episode 11

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16th Dec 2024

Starting a Career - Ealing Council

Welcome to 1.5m New Homes, the Local Government Challenge, sponsored by Red Loft and Bugler Developments.

Attracting talent is a big challenge for councils delivering new homes, so for our regular segment on starting a career in public sector housing, we spoke to some of that talent: Ealing Council’s Alison Mayer and Esra Abd Elrahman talk us through how they developed the skills needed to move a project - regenerating the council’s own office car park at Perceval House, into potentially 150 new homes - through the planning process.


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Many thanks to our founding sponsor Red Loft and this episode’s co-sponsor Bugler Developments. And thanks to Ealing Council for taking part.


Host - Toby Fox

Video Production - Sam Underwood

Audio Production - Drew Toynbee

Production Support - Sophie Barker @ Red Loft

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1.5m New Homes
Asking what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built
Each month at 1.5M New Homes, journalist and consultant Toby Fox will be visiting a different council in England to ask what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built. He'll also be asking what it takes to build a career in public sector housing delivery.

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Drew Toynbee

Drew is a freelance content creator from the UK, creating audio and video content for audiobooks, podcasts, social media and documentaries for sectors from Weddings to the Space Industry.

When he's not working, you can find him spending time with his family and pets, doing DIY, watching movies, playing Dungeons & Dragons or videogames, or dabbling in a bit of music.

If you need a podcast editor or producer, find more information at drewtoynbee.com