The chief executive of north Yorkshire-based Broadacres Housing Association has announced she is stepping down from the role at the end of this month.

Gail Teasdale, who has led the 6,900-home housing association since 2018, will stand down for unspecified “personal reasons”.

In a short statement the housing association, whose head office is based in Northallerton, said further announcements about the group’s leadership “will follow”.