{"id":30,"date":"2013-11-27T16:35:55","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T16:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hortonstrategic.com\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:26:35","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/hortonstrategic.com\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Horton Strategic<\/strong> is an independent strategic consulting practice working independently and collaboratively with trusted expert associates to provide specialist strategic advice on housing, development, regeneration, and economic and social development to clients in the government, public, private and third sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

Horton Strategic<\/strong> is currently working with a number of organisations including\u00a0South East Housing and Development Group (SE HDG),\u00a0 FH Residential, Quinn Estates, IConstruct, UKLI <\/strong>and\u00a0 Everland Property<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With recent commissions including Maidstone Borough Council, <\/strong>Gravesham Borough Council, <\/strong>Clarion, Bellway Homes, <\/strong>Kier Living<\/strong>, DCLG Private Rented Sector Taskforce, BuildOffsite, Housing and Finance Institute (HFi), Cheyne Capital, <\/strong>South East Consortium, Kent and Medway Sustainable Energy Partnership Project Board, Red Loft <\/strong>and\u00a0Kent County Council<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Brian<\/strong>\u00a0Horton\u00a0<\/strong>is the founding Director <\/b>at Horton Strategic<\/strong> and ‘Housing Enthusiast’.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Brian has over 30 years of professional experience in the Housing and Development sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

As\u00a0<\/strong>Strategic Housing Advisor\u00a0at\u00a0SELEP\u00a0<\/strong>Brian works with all the local authorities across Kent, Essex and East Sussex to promote the delivery of housing and share best practice. In the SELEP role, Brian works in partnership with central government and Homes England to accelerate housing delivery across the South East to facilitate significant economic growth.<\/p>\n

Brian’s work both with SELEP and outside brings him into regular contact with senior leaders from Local Government, Central Government, Housing Associations and Private Business. The aim is consistently to influence and encourage partnerships to create the conditions for growth and a permissive environment for quality development.<\/p>\n

SELEP’s housing work has been recognised as innovative by the government and the SELEP area has benefited from significant inward investment and developed market-leading approaches to stimulate housing growth.<\/p>\n

As Strategic Housing Advisor<\/b> at Kent County Council (KCC), <\/b>Brian\u00a0worked with the 14 local authorities in Kent\u00a0to develop and implement the Kent and Medway Housing Strategy<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This work again brought Brian into regular contact with senior leaders from Local Government, Central Government, Housing Associations and Private Business. The role is to influence and encourage partnerships to accelerate housing growth. The Kent and Medway Housing Strategy remains the only County Region Housing Strategy.\u00a0 Brian led a process:<\/span><\/p>\n