Our people

Fairoak Housing Association are a small team of dedicated people working closely together to provide the best possible service for our tenants.

Our team comprises of the following personnel:

Lisa Chant Fairoak Housing Association

Lisa Chant

Chief Executive

Lisa has worked for Fairoak since January 2014. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and has extensive experience from working in a variety of housing and support settings for over 25 years.

Sharon Handley Fairoak Housing Association

Sharon Handley

Finance Officer

Sharon manages Fairoak’s budgets and accounts. She has worked for Fairoak since August 2015 and has worked in finance for over 30 years.

John Holmes

Asset & Compliance Manager

John joined Fairoak in 2022 and leads on Asset and Compliance within the organisation. His role involves supporting the housing team with repairs and planned works and making sure we stay up to date with all the changes in legislation. John has worked within several sectors utilising his building services, commercial and business compliance knowledge, training and understanding.

Alison Barnes Fairoak Housing Association

Alison Barnes

Customer Engagement Officer

Alison joined Fairoak in September 2021 as our Customer Engagement Officer. Her role will focus on tenant involvement and participation across the Association alongside working with and listening to the voice of our customer and tenants. She has worked with people with learning disabilities and autism in the education and charity sector for over 20 years.

James Arnold - Fairoak Housing Association

James Arnold

Housing & Support Officer

James joined Fairoak in October 2023 as one of our Housing and Support Officers. He will be dealing with all aspects of management visits, repairs and housing issues. James will also be working alongside our Asset and Compliance Manager and supporting our Customer Engagement Officer.

If you’d like to find out more about Fairoak Housing Association, how to become a tenant, renting your property to us or any other matters, please get in touch.

Our people

Fairoak Housing Association are a small team of dedicated people working closely together to provide the best possible service for our tenants.

Our team comprises of the following personnel:

Lisa Chant Fairoak Housing Association

Lisa Chant

Chief Executive

Lisa has worked for Fairoak since January 2014. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and has extensive experience from working in a variety of housing and support settings for over 25 years.

Sharon Handley Fairoak Housing Association

Sharon Handley

Finance Officer

Sharon manages Fairoak’s budgets and accounts. She has worked for Fairoak since August 2015 and has worked in finance for over 30 years.

John Holmes

Asset & Compliance Officer

John joined Fairoak in 2022 and leads on Asset and Compliance within the organisation. His role involves supporting the housing team with repairs and planned works and making sure we stay up to date with all the changes in legislation. John has worked within several sectors utilising his building services, commercial and business compliance knowledge, training and understanding.

Alison Barnes Fairoak Housing Association

Alison Barnes

Customer Engagement Officer

Alison joined Fairoak in September 2021 as our Customer Engagement Officer. Her role will focus on tenant involvement and participation across the Association alongside working with and listening to the voice of our customer and tenants. She has worked with people with learning disabilities and autism in the education and charity sector for over 20 years.

James Arnold - Fairoak Housing Association

James Arnold

Housing & Support Officer

James joined Fairoak in October 2023 as one of our Housing and Support Officers. He will be dealing with all aspects of management visits, repairs and housing issues. James will also be working alongside our Asset and Compliance Manager and supporting our Customer Engagement Officer.

Get in touch and find out how Fairoak can help.

Thank you for visiting our website and your interest in Fairoak Housing Association. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about how we might help you, a member of your family or a person with a learning disability or Autism that you support.