The G15 group of large London housing associations has announced the appointment of Fiona Fletcher-Smith as its next chair.

Fletcher-Smith, chief executive of 105,000-home L&Q and a regular Housing Today columnist, becomes vice-chair with immediate effect and will take over as chair on 3 June when Metropolitan Thames Valley boss Geeta Nanda steps down at the end of her term. Bosses of the associations in the G15 group take it in turns to chair for two years a time.