Expected to launch in April 2026, the National Housing Bank (NHB) will be a subsidiary of Homes England with the existing Homes England Investments team working on behalf of the Bank. It will be publicly owned and backed with £16bn of financial capacity, on top of £6bn of existing finance allocated to this Parliament, to accelerate housebuilding and leverage in £53bn of additional private investment, creating jobs and delivering over 500,000 new homes.
The trailblazing approach will see Homes England, the national housing and regeneration agency, able to significantly scale highly impactful equity and debt investments, issue government guarantees directly and have greater autonomy and flexibility to make the long-term investments that are needed to reform the housing market and deliver strong returns.
With long-term, flexible capital, the NHB will act as a consistent partner to the private sector, bringing the stability and certainty that housing developers and investors need to make delivery happen. It will also support SMEs with new lending products and enable developers to unlock large, complex sites through infrastructure finance.
We’re looking for a dynamic and strategic leader to take ownership of NHB’s operational delivery and help shape the future of housing investment. In this pivotal role, you’ll design and implement robust operational infrastructure, including systems, reportin...