Taylor Wimpey boss appointed chair of Future Homes Hub

Taylor Wimpey boss Jennie Daly has been appointed as the new chair of the Future Homes Hub.

The hub is an industry organisation which aims to accelerate the housebuilding sector’s transition to building zero carbon and sustainable homes at scale.

It has 200 members across the value chain, including over 100 residential developers.

Daly will take over the role on 10 June 2026 from David Thomas, chief executive of Barratt Redrow, who was appointed in 2022 as its inaugural chair.

Over the past three years, the Future Homes Hub has established a series of implementation boards, focused on topics such as the Future Homes Standard, biodiversity net gain and embodied carbon. 

Last year, it published a net zero transition plan for the new homes sector and a ‘Homes for Nature’ commitment, which was meant to make nature-friendly measures like bird bricks and hedgehog highways standard on the developments of those signed up for it. 

Daly said the hub had “established itself as a central mechanism for bringing policymakers and the new homes sector together to inform and deliver on future standards”.

“It is fundamentally important that the homes and places we build are sustainable, affordable, and provide the foundations for people, communities and nature to thrive in the long term,” said Daly. 

David Thomas added: “The new homes industry has made enormous strides in recent years to meet the climate and environmental challenges of the 21st century. 

“I am immensely proud of the work the Future Homes Hub has done to support the sector, driving a collaborative culture, supporting SMEs and developing solutions that work for customers and the environment.

“As we face new challenges in the years ahead, Jennie is ideally placed to help lead the Hub through this next phase.”