Freya Lees

Director

Freya has over 25 years experience in housing, research and consultancy. She leads the North Star team and specialises in policy and strategy development, performance review, and governance and regulation.

Sarah Hall

 

Sarah has 23 years experience in housing and regeneration. She has particular expertise in rural affordable housing and particular needs housing. Sarah is an expert in residential market analysis and leads on the North Star housing need and demand studies.

Helen Barton

 

Helen has enjoyed a diverse career, including over two decades as an executive director, and as a voluntary Board member for major Scottish housing associations. Her experience provides a strong combination of strategic and practitioner understanding of governance requirements, and of the issues affecting operational service delivery.

Effie McDonald

 

Effie has over 15 years experience in housing and economic consultancy. An economist with an eye for detail, Effie leads our economic and demographic profiling, evaluation and appraisal. Effie has an analytical approach and focuses on desk top reviews, data analysis and literature reviews.

Client Testimonials

North Star was very client responsive which made them very easy to work with.

Paul Short
Fife Council

The overall service was excellent! It reflected a very positive, professional and flexible approach adopted by the consultants.

Alan Young
Sefton Council

The service was good, responsive and flexible, and professionally committed to our needs. The study provided an extensive and detailed evidence base and sound understanding of key issues that will inform our HNDA and LHS.

Allan Brandie
Argyll & Bute Council

Our comprehensive brief was fully addressed with a very useful report supported by evidence which can be used to take forward internal improvements. The product delivered was a credible and high quality report.

Carolyn Hope
North Ayrshire Council

Freya was extremely professional and approachable and handled the project sensitively while having to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders.

Colette Benham
ACHA

Freya has a wealth of skills and thinks things through in a pragmatic way.

Paul McVey
Director, Cloch HA

I have been working with North Star for 2 years now on a wide variety of projects all of which have been completed to a high standard with great professionalism.

Tracy Lennon
North Lanarkshire Council