People

Nick Goodson
Nick is our Construction Director. He is responsible for the construction side of the business, planning and resourcing our projects. A Chartered Construction Manager (MCIOB) with site experience and a Design & Construction Management BSc (1st class), Nick combines practical and academic knowledge when managing a building project. An advocate for new technologies, Nick is keen to integrate BIM into the build process. He works closely with our clients, consultants and contractors to identify the most efficient solution, ensuring our projects run efficiently to programme and budget.     

Linda Bradbury

Linda directs operations back in the office. Having worked for the company for 11 years, she organises supplies and deliveries to site as well as the multitude of regulations that we need to process in the building industry. Linda is also responsible for customer care making sure that the “moving in” experience is a painless as possible.

John Neville

John started in September 2017 and co-ordinates our planning applications. He also provides support in sourcing new land and undertaking development appraisals. With a keen interest in planning politics, John is our local planning policy adviser and has recently completed the MSc Spatial Planning and Development at the University of Reading, receiving a distinction. He also leads our sales strategy, liaising with estate agents and looking after our completion handover process. If you buy one of our houses, you will get to meet John.

Joanna Kolenda

Joanna has been with the business for 4 years and runs the financial side of things. Managing all of our accounts, she pays suppliers, sub-contractors and salaries. She has a keen interest in marketing, looking after our website and social media, as well as organising staff parties.

Peter Neville

Some call him the boss, but only when he’s not watching cricket. Peter has over 35 years of experience in property development and planning. He is a University of Reading graduate and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He oils the wheels to make sure the machine runs smoothly, sources the new sites and handles all our planning applications.

Twain Lyden

Twain is approaching his 20 year anniversary with the company and has 40 years experience in construction. He directs operations on-site and ensures our projects are built safely and to a high standard. He also liaises with neighbours to minimise the impact of building operations on other people’s lives.

Our Workers

At Elegant Homes we believe in employing a direct labour force. This allows us to maintain the same quality and attention to detail through all of our projects. This is some of our crew – the others were too busy building on site to attend the photo shoot!

The Sub-contractors

This is Bill the Plumber. He is one of our loyal group of sub-contractors who follow us from project to project. This encourages co-operation and a ‘can do’ attitude. The quality and experience of our sub-contractors is a big part of our success story.