Peter Gray – Chief Executive
Peter has worked at Zebra for just over 10 years. He has spent his career working for housing associations in the fields of social housing, supported housing, co-operatives, and student housing.
David Morrow – Finance Director
David has worked at Zebra for just over 2 1/2 years. An economics graduate and qualified accountant, having originally worked in audit he has worked at Finance Director level in housing associations for 7 years.
Alex Stewart – Maintenance Manager
As a contractor Alex oversaw the renovation of our office a few years ago and the renovation and newbuild scheme at Anson Road. When the opportunity arose, we employed him directly as our Maintenance Manager and he’s now been with Zebra for over 5 years.
Steve Musham – Head of Resident Services
Steve has worked for Zebra for over 27 years and has worked with international students for 35 years – the majority of his working life. His higher education qualifications are in English and Education, and he is a keen musician.
Heidi Southren – Head of Properties
Heidi has worked for Zebra for over 20 years. Having trained and exhibited as a potter she went on to work in arts administration and then joined Zebra.
There are a number of things that are unusual about Zebra:
- We specialise in providing affordable housing for post-graduate students in London
- We re-invest all our profits in our buildings.
- We house many international students, most of who are studying at doctorate & Masters level, on student tenancies.
- We allow students to stay in their accommodation until they have completed their studies and this can be between 1 and 5 years.
- Many Postgraduate students don’t have a fixed term time, and so we have tenancies starting, and ending, throughout the year and residents can give one month’s notice to terminate their tenancy at any time.
- Many of our residents are mature students, and so bring their partners or spouses, and children, with them to London. Every year a number of children are born to our residents while they are in London. We have had children of former residents become tenants themselves.
- We are very conscious that studying in London can be isolating and stressful. Students come to London both to study, and to understand and enjoy its culture. We run a number of programmes to support students, and to help them enjoy, appreciate and participate in London cultural and intellectual life.
- We do not provide social housing.
OUR RESIDENTS
90% of our residents are studying at PhD or Masters level, and we serve students from all of the major London educational institutions, including the University of London (Imperial College, King’s College, Queen Mary College, Royal Holloway College, the London School of Economics, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Royal Academy of Music, SOAS, University College), City University, the Courtauld Institute, Eastman Dental Hospital, London Business School, London Metropolitan University, Middlesex University, the Royal College of Art, the Royal College of Music, Royal Veterinary College, Westminster University and the University of the Arts.