After 27 years as the CEO of South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA), Tony Stacey has decided to retire.

He said: “I will be 67 next February; it really will be time for me to hang up my boots. It is a good time to pass on the baton as it’s our organisation’s 50^th anniversary, and the exceptional quality of SYHA’s services have just been recognised by being awarded Landlord of the Year at the UK Housing Awards.”

Tony was recently interviewed in Housing Quality Magazine, where he looked at his big achievements from the past couple of years, as well as addressing some of the challenges facing the sector today.

Tony has been a CEO for a total of 36 years, having worked in his previous role at Hexagon Housing Association for 9 years, and was awarded the OBE for services to social housing in 2017.

Tony has also been active in the Homes for Cathy group – a national alliance of organisations working together to end homelessness – and has chaired the PlaceShapers group for five years.

Professor Ian Cole, SYHA’s Chair, said: “Tony has been an absolutely outstanding and inspirational leader for SYHA. He has a remarkable quality of remaining as fresh, optimistic and alive to new ideas now as he was on day one. He has had immense influence in the sector, where his unwavering commitment to the social purpose of housing associations has shone through.

“It has been wonderful working with Tony as Chair over the past five years and I have learned a huge amount from him. We all wish him all the very best for the future.”

SYHA will be advertising for his replacement next month.