Moat has announced Gavin Cansfield as its new chief executive.

The 22,000-home housing association, which operates in the south east of England, has recruited Cansfield as permanent boss following the departure of Mary Gibbons in February after little more than a year in the role.

Cansfield will leave his current role as chief executive of 10,000-home Hertfordshire provider Settle later this year to take up the Moat role.