Julie Doyle, DMS  M.B.A.  M.C.M.I.

Managing Director, Spire Homes / Deputy CEO, Longhurst Group

Julie Doyle is Managing Director of Spire Homes Ltd, based in Rushden, Northamptonshire. She is also Deputy Chief Executive of Longhurst Group (LG) and works with the Chief Executive on the Business Development Strategy. She plays a key strategic role in the development of the LG; ensuring they provide excellent services to all its residents across its area of operation and that it continues to grow and be a dynamic provider of new housing and related services in the future.

Julie Doyle joined Longhurst Group in April 1995 to help set up and lead a Contract Services Department. Between 1995 and 2001 she led our response to challenges, tendering for housing management services and directed the housing contract between Longhurst Housing Association and East Northamptonshire Council. This resulted with a successful Large Scale Voluntary Transfer, which created East Northamptonshire Housing in 2001.  The name was changed to Spire Homes in January 2005.

In November 2009 Spire Homes completed a transfer of Rutland County Council housing stock after successfully managing them since 2006.  Julie again led on this initiative and the transfer was supported by a majority of 87% of customers.

Julie has recently taken Spire Homes to Charitable Status, which will allow Spire Homes to operate for the benefit of local communities and ensure that it helps those in most need.

She is a member of the East Midland National Housing Federation Executive Committee and also acts as 'Chair' of the Northamptonshire Local Strategic Partnership, which is called 'Enable'.

On a more personal level, Julie is committed to raising funds for Homeless International and takes part in biennial treks across various mountainous and forest regions of Africa, and has raised substantial sums of money in aid of this charity.