Avant Homes appointments Scotland area director to lead ongoing expansion

Avant Homes has strengthened its senior team in Scotland with the appointment of an area director.

Iain Innes, who joins from housebuilder Dandara, has 40 years’ industry experience. In his new role he is responsible for identifying opportunities to further expand Avant Homes’ operations and developments across Scotland.

Commenting on his appointment, Iain said:

“Avant Homes has a clear and ambitious growth strategy for Scotland. My focus is to help deliver it by ensuring we continuously provide buyers with excellent new homes in great locations that ensure customer satisfaction.

“I have joined a strong and capable team at Avant Homes Scotland that is united in wanting to achieve these same goals for the benefit of our homebuyers and our business.”

Stirling-based Avant Homes Scotland has live development sites across the country with many more due to start as the business continues to implement its growth plans. Avant Homes Scotland is part of the Avant Homes Group, one of the leading private developers of residential property in the UK.

Welcoming Iain to the business, Avant Homes group managing director, Alan Hopwood, said:

“Iain is an experienced and accomplished operator. He has a passion for housebuilding combined with a great deal of commercial acumen.

“He is an excellent addition to our senior management team in Scotland and we have every confidence he will successfully drive forward our ongoing expansion plans throughout the country.”

In addition to Scotland, Avant Homes has five other regional businesses operating within north east England, Yorkshire, East Midlands and West Midlands.