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A former National Housing Federation director and policy chief has died after a long illness.
Charlie Legg led on the NHF’s (then NFHA) work on housing management and maintenance from 1985 - 1999.
He was seconded to the Housing Corporation in the early 1990s to develop the Housing Management Standards which sat at the heart of the then regulatory framework.
Mr Legg also worked extensively on the changes for the sector proposed in the 1988 Housing Bill.
This bill stripped away the old funding safety net and exposed associations to the risks and benefits of private finance and competition for grants.
Jim Coulter, former chief executive of the NHF, said: “Charlie was a popular staff member and manager, considerate, thoughtful and open-minded and great to work alongside; our thoughts and sympathy go to his family.”
Another colleague, Liz Potter added: “Charlie was totally committed to social housing and strongly values driven. He carried this enthusiasm, and an eye for detail into his role at the NHF, spotting and encouraging new talent, using his encyclopaedic knowledge on rents, grant rates and tenure.
"On one occasion, I remember him insisting the tender for the CORE contract should be absolutely accurate before he leapt on his bike to deliver it, by hand, minutes before the deadline.”
Tom Murtha, the former chief executive of Midland Heart added: "So sad to hear this news. Charlie and I worked together on a number of management and maintenance projects in the 1980s and 1990s. Things that are normal today he initiated. Including rent setting, life cycle costing, performance indicators and league tables. He was ahead of his time. A great thinker. A great supporter of social housing and above all a great man. Social housing has lost another unsung hero."