DIDCOT: Maureen Adams has joined Soha Housing as director of housing services and operations.

Soha is the largest provider of social housing in South Oxfordshire with more than 5,200 properties.

She said: "I am looking forward to working with colleagues and residents in providing good quality homes and services."

Ms Adams has worked in a number of housing associations and local authorities in East Anglia, London and the Isle of Wight, specialising in both general needs and supported housing before joining the Housing Corporation as a policy advisor.

She then worked in the Home Office in the Community Cohesion Unit, leading on housing policy before moving to the UK Border Agency.