He was a director of City South Manchester Housing Trust, an award-winning social enterprise providing affordable housing in the Fallowfield, Hulme, Moss Side and Whalley Range areas of south Manchester.
hiː wʌzɐ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv sˈɪɾi sˈaʊθ mˈæntʃɛstɚ hˈaʊzɪŋ tɹˈʌst, ɐn ɐwˈɔːɹdwˈɪnɪŋ sˈoʊʃəl ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɐfˈoːɹdəbəl hˈaʊzɪŋ ɪnðə fˈæloʊfˌiːld, hˈʌlmi, mˈɔs sˈaɪd ænd wˈæli ɹˈeɪndʒ ˈɛɹiəz ʌv sˈaʊθ mˈæntʃɛstɚ.