My friend and former colleague Colin Sherriff, who has died aged 75, worked in social housing for half a century, including as a director at three housing associations, Circle 33, Thames Valley Housing and English Churches Housing Group.
He then became chief executive of Windsor and District housing association, which was set up to receive housing stock transferred out of local authority ownership. He was their first (and initially only) employee, and from 1994 to 2006 added 450 people to his team, creating a positive tenant-focused culture.
