Gilly Tobin
Gilly is a Director within the Property & Regeneration team. She has over 12 years of housing experience ranging from heading up housing policy and strategy function for a central London borough through to working in a range of roles across regeneration and development.
Expertise
Project Management of large scale mixed tenure housing developments.
Development and option appraisals, land acquisition, site assembly, resident consultation and estate regeneration/intensification.
Affordable Housing funding, strategy and policy, Stock Options Appraisals and programme management.
Specialises in planning applications, consultations, consents, project appraisals, budget monitoring and management of multi-disciplinary project teams.
About Gilly
Since joining Altair in 2018, Gilly has worked as a Head of New Business securing a 1,700 unit regeneration and over £100m grant funding, and as a Project Director, establishing a corporate JV, securing HIF funding and managing the design development and consultation process.
Recent Altair Assignments
Recent projects that Gilly has been involved in include:
- Head of New Business and Planning – Swan Housing
- Project Director (regeneration) – Swan Housing
Background
Regional Land Manager – Peabody
Senior Development Manager – Peabody
Regeneration Manager – Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Senior Policy Officer – Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
MSc in Housing and Regeneration (London School of Economics)
Publications
Assessment of Equity Release Pilot schemes (contributor) Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Latest News
See all newsWith the Benefit of Hindsight: Understanding the True Value of Due Diligence
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Bridging the skills gap in the housing sector
Michael Appleby, Group Chief Executive at Altair, has been featured in Inside Housing discussing the evolving skills challenges facing housing organisations. In […]
Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM) 2025/26: Key Data Return Tips
As another financial year draws to a close, the sector’s collective focus shifts to end of year reporting, with a […]

