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New managing director heads up regional housebuilder

The UK’s largest housebuilder has appointed a new regional managing director to oversee their North London business.

James Watson, who has a strong background in property and development, has taken up the role as managing director for Persimmon Homes North London.

The 42-year-old from Yorkshire has previously spent seven years working for Barratt Homes heading up a number of regions, most recently Southern Counties.

Mr Watson said: “This is a really exciting opportunity for me and I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to lead a team building high quality homes across the region.

“The housing market is very strong in the South East at present and is growing as fast, if not faster, than any other region in the UK. The geographical area we cover is very diverse which brings with it lots of different challenges but also lots of different opportunities.

“At any one time, we will have somewhere between 15 and 20 developments at various stages of the process and the location of the developments we have in the pipeline make this a very exciting time for everyone involved in Persimmon North London.

“My main aim in the region is to oversee the development of high quality houses at affordable prices, predominately targeted at first-time buyers or people who are moving up the property ladder for the first time.”

Mr Watson also confirmed that Persimmon Homes North London is set to provide a further boost to the local economy by generating more jobs.

He added: “We have a very strong team in place but we are on the lookout to strengthen that team even further.

“Persimmon Homes is a leading name in construction in the UK and we have some fantastic opportunities for people to build a career in a variety of areas including sales and marketing, planning and quantity surveying.”

For more information about developments or career opportunities in Persimmon Homes North London, please visit www.persimmonhomes.com.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ross Watson .