In this episode, Matt Masters sits down with Tony Mallaghan MSc CIHCM, Chief Executive of Yorkhill Housing Association and former strategic lead for Scotland’s largest council housebuilding programme. Together they explore why collaboration across public bodies, housing associations, utilities, and the private sector is no longer optional, it’s the only way to deliver homes, tackle homelessness, and meet net zero ambitions in the modern era.

Tony reflects on his leadership in North Lanarkshire, where a 5,000‑home programme demanded innovative partnerships with developers, Scottish Water, the Scottish Government’s More Homes Division, and local Housing Associations. He shares the lessons learned from brownfield regeneration, turnkey acquisitions, and the Strategic Housing Investment Plan process.

The conversation then  ...