Dr Tony O'Sullivan
Career Profile
- 2003 - Director, Newhaven Research
- 1989-2003 Chief Economist and Head of Research and Planning,
Communities Scotland (prior to 2001, Scottish Homes)
- 1988-1989 Economist, London Underground
- 1983-1988 Lecturer, Glasgow University
Accomplishments
- Development and implementation of Scottish local authority
housing planning framework
- Primary responsibility for national house condition surveys in
Scotland 1991-2002
- Developed and led Communities Scotland Corporate Planning
- Co-author of widely acknowledged good practice approach to market
analysis for housing planning
- Direct responsibility for major pieces of analysis underpinning
the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001
- Conducted research for the Housing Improvement Task Force
- Widely published on housing issues, including housing subsidies,
planning, fuel poverty, housing need and Right to Buy.
Education
- 1987 Sussex University: PhD (Housing Subsidies in the UK)
- 1981 Sussex University: MA Economic Theory of Policy and Planning
- 1979 Sussex University: BA Economics
Other Appointments
Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Urban Studies at
the University of Glasgow since April 2003