Introducing John Lee, Ascot Homes Development Director - John has been in the industry since 1983 starting as a Site Engineer before retraining as Quantity Surveyor. He has worked in several sectors including House Building, Retail Development and Contracting and was Commercial Director at a large Regional House Builder before joining Ascot Homes.
He has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the business working alongside the team on all aspects from Branding, Commercial, Technical, Production, Finance and Sales and Marketing.
Away from work and John is married and has three children, he is a keen Preston North End fan and loves Mountain Biking and Fell Walking currently walking his way through the 214 Wainwrights. He also loves holidays in Portugal.
Introducing Richard Lever, Ascot Homes Land & Planning Director - Richard is a qualified Town Planner, has 37 years’ experience in Land Procurement, Planning and Residential Development, having previously worked in Local Government before joining the Private Sector with Fairclough Homes, Westbury Homes and then Miller Homes, as a Regional Land Director.
Richard has personally acquired and delivered through planning, over 70 large development sites, in the North West and Yorkshire and has built up an enviable reputation for integrity and professionalism in his field.
Outside of work Richard is a qualified football coach for Timperley Villa FC, enjoys golf and spending quality time with his wife and three children. The family particularly enjoy their annual summer adventures around France.
Introducing our Senior Site Manager Nick Leigh - Nick is a highly experienced site manager within the property market, having spent the last 20 years working in the new build housing, and facilities management sectors. Prior to this, Nick spent 9 years in the British Army as a Corporal in the Royal Engineers, carrying out various construction tasks around the world.
Along with the day-to-day production/site management, Nick is responsible for the implementation of all on site management production and Health and Safety systems.
With a passion for the technical and problem solving side to housebuilding, Nick enjoys the challenges that building forever homes for families brings.
Nick is married with two daughters. He loves Rugby League and is a season ticket holder at Warrington Wolves.
He is also a legend.
Introducing Dominic Westbury, Ascot Homes Commercial Manager - Dominic has 20 years’ experience working in the construction industry with a wealth of knowledge gained from working on a variety of projects from water treatment works, civil engineering on the highway network, commercial to residential conversions and new build housing development.
Before joining Ascot Dominic was Commercial Manager at a large Regional Housebuilder and he is responsible for procurement of all subcontractors and suppliers and management of the supply chain. He is also responsible for Production and maintenance of all build specifications.
Alongside Procurement he is responsible for the management of budget and project costs through the life of the development and agreeing drawdown applications with Homes England and development funders.
Outside work Dom has a partner, a daughter and a dog. He enjoys golf and loves to spend time at the water’s edge fishing.
