Women in housebuilding initiative extends mentorship application deadline

An initiative set up to increase the number of women in housebuilding has extended the deadline of its mentorship programme by a week.

The I am a Housebuilder initiative, established by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for SME Housebuilders in March this year, is offering the mentorship, pairing women working in the housebuilding/construction sector with senior female leaders from SME housebuilders. The deadline for applications now closes on Friday October 4 at 5pm.

The I am a Housebuilder mentorship programme aims to make the housebuilding industry a more inclusive environment, allowing women to excel and rise to leadership positions. In the long term, the initiative seeks to increase the number of SME housebuilders to tackle the skills shortage and aid housing delivery.

Seven female SME housebuilding founders and managing directors are leading the campaign, each of whom run successful SME housebuilders.

Dubbed the “magnificent seven,” they are: Charlotte Edwards, md of Dennis Edwards Homes, who Housebuilder interviewed for our June 2024 edition, Sarah Barraclough, md of Skipton Properties; Rosey Cassidy, director of Newman Rose; Sophie Horgan, director of Horgan Homes; Georgina Hammond, co-founder and director of Beau Property; Alice Maughan, creative director and …