Carpenter joined Durkan just over a year ago and will succeed Jim Briggs, who is retiring after 44 years with Durkan, including more than eight years as managing director.

Before joining Durkan, Carpenter was managing director at Mears New Homes and before that managing director of Willmott Dixon’s largest residential business.

The new appointment comes as Durkan builds a strong project pipeline with public sector partners to deliver much-needed new affordable housing, as well as continuing the group’s expansion within London and the South East.