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Curo boss appointed as chair of London housing association
An east London housing association has appointed a new chair.
Victor da Cunha has been recruited to head the board at Local Space – a 2,000-home landlord set up by Newham Council in 2006.
Mr da Cunha is chief executive of Curo Group, which owns around 13,000 homes in Bath and the surrounding areas.
He has worked in social housing for more than 20 years, previous roles include director of resident services at East Thames Housing Group – now part of L&Q – and interim chief executive of Estuary Housing Association.
He is also chair of Homes for the South West, a lobbying group made up of 11 housing associations.
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Local Space has one of the strongest credit ratings in the sector thanks to agreements which see its income guaranteed by Newham, Hackney and Waltham Forest councils.
It provides temporary housing for people at risk of homelessness, as well as homes for key workers.
Josie Parsons, chief executive of Local Space, said: “We are very fortunate to have Victor as our new chair to help and support us to navigate the very challenging times ahead of us.”
Mr da Cunha said: “I am delighted to be working with Local Space and believe that we can do great things together to contribute to reducing London’s homelessness by working closely with our key local authority partners in a part of London I know very well and remain closely connected with.”
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