Freya Lees

Director

Freya has over 20 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

Associate

Sarah has 18 years experience in housing and regeneration. Sarah 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.

Effie McDonald

Consultant

Effie has over ten 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.

Eleftheria Galani

Assistant Consultant

Eleftheria provides qualitative and quantitative research and consultancy projects for a wide range of clients in the Scottish housing sector. Working with the rest of the North Star team, she uses a range of methods and techniques to develop bespoke solutions and insights to meet the needs of our clients. 

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