About Us

Habitare Homes is focused on delivering affordable homes with a positive social impact by building new Shared Ownership and Affordable Rental homes across the UK.

We recognise that communities across the country are in need of secure, sustainable and well-designed accommodation for living. We seek to invest in a mix of housing tenures that have a positive impact on the individuals and families who occupy our homes.

To ensure we remain focused on the social impact of the housing we bring to market, we have partnered with the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, one of the UK’s leading policy research centres, to perform an annual Impact Audit.

Who We Are

Meet our Board Members

Katrina Laud

Independent Chair

Katrina is an accomplished senior executive and housing professional having worked for over twenty years in the social housing sector. She acts as a Director in Savills Housing Consultancy team where she advises a wide range of housing associations from the largest in England to community-based organisations. Other clients include landed estates and trusts.

Katrina supports boards and executive teams in effective governance, regulatory compliance, business strategy, growth, and development partnerships. She is the joint author of publications on governance; housing association viability and vitality; and the National Housing Federation Code for Merger, Group Structure and Partnerships.

Gabrielle Berring

Independent Non-Executive Director

Gabrielle is an experienced Real Estate Banker with a strong track record in the banking industry, with experience as a non-executive director for a number of housing -led organisations as well as Sheffield Hallam University. Skilled in Leadership, Strategy, as well as Credit Analysis and Structuring, Gabrielle’s last full-time role was as Director of Loans at Homes England where she was Senior Responsible Officer for the Home Building Fund.

Gabrielle’s banking experience includes social and affordable housing, local authority off balance sheet structures, project finance/PFI, as well as the wider real estate sector.

Eric Burl

Executive Director

Eric Burl is Head of Discretionary at Man Group and is a member of the Man Group Executive Committee.

Eric was previously Head of GPM, Co-Head of Global Sales and Marketing, Head of Americas. Based in New York, Eric was responsible for building Man Group’s US presence, overseeing business development, new product launches and the expansion of Man GPM. Prior to this, he held the role of Head of Managed Accounts at Man Group’s multi-manager business which merged with Man FRM in 2012. Before joining Man Group in 2004, Eric worked at UBS in London.

Eric holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Studies from the University of Nottingham and is CAIA certified.

David Gannicott

Independent Non-Executive Director

David was most recently Group Business Development Director at Hyde Group, a large housing association with over 50,000 homes in London, where he transformed their development programme. He has a strong track record of success across the housing sector and has worked with both the public and private sectors in furthering the delivery of new affordable homes.

Natalie Singh

Independent Non-Executive Director

Natalie is a Partner in the Banking and Finance Team at Trowers and Hamlins, a leading law firm advising the social housing sector. Natalie is a qualified solicitor with over 20 years’ experience. She completed her training and 10 years post qualification with Gowling WLG advising large listed and unlisted companies in relation to corporate matters (including public offers, disposals, strategic reviews, merger and acquisitions and joint ventures). In 2012, Natalie moved to Anthony Collins Solicitors where she spent 11 years leading the affordable housing finance team.

Natalie joined Trowers and Hamlins in 2024 and is a recognised leader in social housing finance advising on complex funding and finance related projects for registered providers and not-for-profit businesses (including bonds and private placements as well as advising on large scale debt restructurings).