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Stewart Baseley

Chairman, Home Builders Federation (HBF)

Stewart Baseley is Chairman of the Home Builders Federation. Having been on the board of HBF since 2002, Stewart held the role of Executive Chairman from 2006 to 2024, before stepping back to become Chairman.

In addition to his duties for HBF, Stewart is a non-executive board member of H+H in Denmark and is Chairman of Housebuilder Media Ltd and Troy Homes. He is also a consultant to Highlander Partners and a patron of the Children with Special Needs charity.

Stewart began his house building career with Crest Nicholson in 1983 before moving to Charles Church, where he became CEO in 1990, a position he held for eight years. During that time, he oversaw the sale of Charles Church to Beazer Group in 1996 and subsequently joined the Beazer PLC Board where he had additional responsibility for Beazer Strategic Land. In 1998 he became Chairman and CEO of Centex UK which in 1999 acquired Fairclough Homes. In 2005 he oversaw the sale of Centex UK to Miller Group, following which he assumed day to day responsibility for HBF as well as perusing other business interests.

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The need for flexible thinking on developer contributions

July 4, 2018

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that government proposals to change the system of developer contributions are flawed

Inspiring a new generation of on-site staff

Sept. 5, 2018

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the achievements of the Home Building Skills Partnership

Keeping housing at the top of the political agenda

Nov. 7, 2018

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley says that there are a mass of issues related to housing and new homes delivery that need addressing

Planning a happy new year

Feb. 6, 2019

HBF executive chairman Stewart Baseley looks at the government’s recent and important announcements on planning

Reasons to be positive

March 6, 2019

Stewart Baseley takes heart from the engagement of the next generation as they seek to mould the future of the industry

Change coming apace for housebuilders

May 1, 2019

Stewart Baseley gives his take on the myriad of issues arising from the HBF’s Policy conference

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Engaging with the environmental agenda

July 3, 2019

The industry has a chance to take a proactive approach to the environmental agenda, says Stewart Baseley

All change as new PM sweeps in

Aug. 22, 2019

Stewart Baseley says that while there are new faces in government, the challenges remain the same

A strategy for a new decade

Oct. 30, 2019

Executive chairman Stewart Baseley introduces HBF’s 2020s vision strategy

A strategy for a new decade

Nov. 6, 2019

Executive chairman Stewart Baseley introduces HBF’s 2020s vision strategy, focusing on one of four key aspects – environmental and social responsibilities