Creating the connections that power better property decisions

Charlie was appointed CEO of Houseful in 2018, following the company’s £2.2bn acquisition (then trading as Zoopla Property Group Ltd) by Silver Lake and Red Ventures.

Under Charlie’s leadership, Houseful has continued to evolve and mature - both organically and inorganically - guided by its purpose to create the connections that power better property decisions. Houseful is now at the forefront of creating a more connected residential property market in the UK and Europe, and - in turn - better home choices, experiences and businesses. Together, Houseful’s trusted brands unlock the combined power of software, data and insight to drive progress in the property industry

Having joined Hometrack in 2013, Charlie was responsible for all aspects of the business during a period of 14x EBITDA growth over four years. This culminated in the sale of Hometrack to ZPG Plc for £120m in January 2017 and the subsequent sale of Hometrack’s Australian business to REA Group for A$130m in May 2018. Hometrack is now one of the brands encompassed within the Data & Risk business unit, which Charlie continues to spearhead in addition to his role as CEO of Houseful.

Previously, Charlie was Managing Director and head of EMEA technology investment banking and global head of renewable energy investment banking at Deutsche Bank, advising the full breadth of technology and renewable energy businesses on M&A, equity and financing transactions.

Charlie is passionate about property and outside Houseful is an active property developer and investor. He is the proud father of three children and loves skiing, cooking, keeping fit and travelling.

Sam joined Houseful as Finance Director in 2021, and was soon after appointed the role of Chief Finance Officer. Most recently at Houseful, Sam has overseen the financial integration of two key acquisitions (Yourkeys and Hometrack MLS), and significantly improved reporting and cost control across the Houseful group. Additionally, she has stabilised and upskilled the finance team following a turbulent period post-pandemic, and has assumed full responsibility for all lender, investor and rating agency reporting and presentations for the Houseful group.

Sam has over twenty years of strategic financial, accounting and auditing experience working in a range of sectors including travel and retail. She has a proven track record of delivering improved financial performance in a variety of industries, through strategies and solutions that are both efficient and robust.

Prior to joining Houseful, Sam held roles as Finance Director at TripAdvisor and Viator, and latterly as Chief Financial Officer at AFerry. She has also held various commercial finance, financial accounting and auditing roles at M&S, Dell, Hallmark Cards UK and Ernst & Young.

Sam graduated from University of Wales, College of Cardiff with a 1st Class Honours degree in Accounting & Economics. She has a keen interest in improving outcomes for children in the care system and has dedicated her personal time to supporting foster parents and families as a respite foster carer in recent years, as well as being a Trustee/Chair of Finance, Fundraising & Resources of the We Are Family Adoption CIO.

Andy joined Houseful (then Zoopla) in 2019 as the Chief Commercial Officer, with responsibility for the sales organisation. He has since become the Chief Operating Officer for Houseful, and CEO of the Software business unit.

Since joining, Andy has led his team to successfully increase Houseful’s agent subscriber base to over 15,000 branches, built a combined Zoopla and Alto Software client-facing organisation, and led Houseful through the modernisation of many back office and service functions.

Prior to Houseful, Andy was Managing Director for Experian UK & Ireland Go-To-Market Organisation, and before Experian, worked in sales leadership positions in a variety of businesses including United Biscuits, Coca-Cola and LexisNexis.

He lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and their two teenage boys, and spends much of his free time travelling to music events with his sons who play drums and saxophone in a range of bands. Andy is also a keen (albeit average!) golfer and an avid Notts County supporter.

An experienced people leader in dynamic, innovation-led organisations, Catrin joined Houseful as Chief People Officer in 2019.

Catrin has been the driving force behind significant cultural and organisational transformation at Houseful, ensuring the business has continued to adapt and successfully navigate change in order to maintain its performance, integrity, connectivity and individuality throughout a global pandemic, and subsequently a volatile economic climate.

Previously at Dyson as Global Talent Acquisition Director, Catrin led a global team of 73 during a period of high growth and significant change. Beforehand Catrin spent 5 years at Amazon, working across the full portfolio of businesses with a focus on Executive Recruiting in EMEA.

Earlier in her career Catrin was one of the founding team of a technology start-up in Silicon Valley. She was also Senior Associate in both the Consumer and Board practices at Spencer Stuart.

Originally born and raised in New Quay, Wales, Catrin has a MA in French and German from Cambridge University and speaks four languages. She is a proud mother of two, marathon runner, avid hockey, rugby and football fan, and part-time surfer. Catrin is an active advocate for women’s equity and for the development of talent.

Joining Houseful and the Homes Senior Leadership team was a natural next step for Rich after Mojo Mortgages was incorporated into the Homes Division in May 2023. He has since become the Chief Operating Officer for the Homes business unit, working alongside other leaders from the existing Homes Senior Leadership Team.

Richard founded Mojo Mortgages in 2017, and, with the help of a dedicated team, he secured the funds needed to launch its services across the UK, winning awards such as the British Bank Award for Best Mortgage Broker and Innovation of the Year. The Mojo business was acquired by RVU (who share the same ownership as Houseful) in December 2021 , which began the collaboration between Mojo and other established brands within RVU, such as Uswitch and Confused.com. These partnerships have since been extended into Houseful and other established brands such as Zoopla.

Rich’s early career began with a scholarship at Sylvia Young's performing arts college; an environment which taught him the value of resilience and adaptability. In 2019, he was named a Northern finalist at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, and later, Tech Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2020 Prolific North Tech Awards.

When not immersed in work, Richard finds solace in reading and reconnecting with nature through hiking and wild camping. Winters are reserved for skiing, a joy he now shares with his wife and three children. They remind him daily of the simple joys and adventures that life offers outside of boardrooms and business strategies.

Ric joined Houseful in 2021 (then Zoopla) when the business acquired Yourkeys, of which he was CEO and founder. He has since become the Chief Operating Officer for the Software business unit, responsible for performance, growth and innovation of all Software products and solutions.

Since joining Houseful, Ric has successfully transformed the Software organisation into a high growth, data-led business and established Alto as the number one CRM in estate agency. Among other things, Ric has been successfully responsible for the Alto Partner Hub, developing Houseful's corporate SaaS offering and the re-architecture of Alto to allow third-party integrations.

After gaining a degree in Architecture, Ric started his career at the design firm Gensler, before transitioning to prop tech and founding Yourkeys. Riccardo has won multiple industry awards for technology and entrepreneurship, being recognised by BNB and EY respectively.

He lives in London with his wife and their two young children, and, as a self-confessed history geek, spends much of his free time travelling with his family touring historical sites and museums. Ric is also an avid Formula 1 and Derby County fan.

Rory joined Houseful in 2019 as a member of the Strategy team. He has held a number of roles within Houseful since then, most recently as Commercial Operations Director before taking the role of Chief Operating Officer for the Data & Risk business unit in 2023.

He has been responsible for developing the strategy for the Data & Risk business unit, to transform the business from an Automated Valuation Model (AVM) provider into a broader valuation and mortgage risk platform. He also led the acquisition and integration of the Mortgage Lending Solutions business from EDM in 2020 and 2021.

Prior to joining Houseful, Rory worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and PwC. In these roles he advised corporate and private equity clients on strategy, M&A and operations across multiple industries and geographies.

Rory has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and an MSc in African Politics from SOAS. Outside of work, he has a keen interest in keeping active through hiking, swimming, running and cycling. He’s also a sports fan, supporting Scotland in rugby and football, as well as Arsenal FC.

Amelia joined Houseful (then Zoopla Property Group Ltd) in December 2017 as Assistant General Counsel, before becoming General Counsel in May 2020. She has responsibility for executing and overseeing Houseful’s legal and risk strategy.

Most recently in her role, Amelia has been instrumental in the creation and successful delivery of Houseful’s M&A and partnership roadmap, from early conceptual stages through to completion. Amelia and the wider Legal team work with multiple colleagues across the business, typically involving time-sensitive problem solving on issues that have a direct impact on the delivery of our business objectives.

Before joining Houseful, Amelia held a similar in-house role at PwC LLP, within their Office of General Counsel, providing legal and risk advice on technology focused partnerships, M&A activity and commercial contracts. Prior to this, Amelia was a corporate lawyer at Eversheds Sutherland, working on cross-border acquisitions and reorganisations for clients such as Heinz and DuPont. This included an international secondment to Copenhagen.

Amelia holds an LLB from Manchester University and an LPC with distinction from Nottingham Law School. In her spare time, she loves cold water swimming at the local lido or the Cornish coast. When the opportunity arises, she also enjoys Pilates, reading in silence (although these moments are incredibly rare with three children and a dog!), and browsing beautiful homes online for interior design inspiration.

Craig joined Zoopla in 2021 as a Principal Engineer and has since become Houseful’s Director for Data and Platforms, and member of the Houseful Senior Leadership team.

In his current role, Craig leads the execution of Houseful’s InfoSec, Core Infrastructure, Data, Analytics and Design System strategies; a function that underpins the company’s ability to deliver on its purpose and ambitions as a data, analytics and software company, and one that unifies our three Business Units.

Craig’s initial focus when he first joined Houseful was on making it easier to build and develop zoopla.co.uk more quickly and economically, with a great developer and user experience. Having successfully delivered against this, his focus has since shifted towards maturing Houseful’s cloud services and FinOps capabilities across the business.

Prior to Zoopla, Craig’s biggest learnings and expertise came from modernising the tech stack at The Times, and building a multi-tenant subscription and paywall platform for News UK. He describes having worked with Internet Explorer 6 during one of his Master's modules as his “lightbulb moment”, when the realisation came to him that the web was now really rich and fascinating. He’s been hooked on building things for the web ever since.

When he’s not busy building, Craig spends much of his free time trying to improve his Mandarin Chinese in earnest, and will (probably) attempt an Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi exam soon!

Richard joined Houseful in 2017 as a Director within the Hometrack business when it was sold to ZPG Plc, and subsequently became Research and Insight Director at Houseful (then Zoopla) in 2019. He has since become Executive Director of Research at Houseful and acts as an industry expert advisor to the Houseful Executive and Senior Leadership teams.

He continues to lead Houseful’s Research and Insights function. Leveraging our unique data and end-to-end view of the housing market, the team provides market leading insight into and thought leadership on emerging trends, industry dynamics and the impact of policy on the markets Houseful’s brands operate within.

Richard is widely acknowledged as one of the most respected voices in the residential property market, often speaking at industry events and advising boards, regulators and Government.

His extensive knowledge of the housing and mortgage markets spans over 25 years, having worked previously in senior positions at Savills plc, and latterly at Hometrack since 2005.

Richard is married with one daughter at university. He lives in London and is currently learning French.

With over 20 years’ experience in tech, Tony Collins has brought a wealth of experience to Houseful since joining in January 2020, initially as the Director of Product Design. In this capacity, he directed his efforts towards elevating the research, design and content maturity across three distinct business units.

As well as establishing the product design discipline, Tony achieved notable milestones including the rebranding of the Zoopla website and native apps, bringing a step change to Zoopla’s brand in line with the aspirations of a digital-first company. He orchestrated a comprehensive re-architecture of the Zoopla website, enhancing its functionality and user experience. He also played a key role in the successful launch of Zoopla's instant valuation proposition, which enables countless UK consumers to obtain indicative valuations of their homes, while introducing them to the Zoopla My Home experience.

Currently as VP of Homes, his primary focus remains on enhancing the consumer experience for home seekers and sellers, while continuing to deliver value to Zoopla's customers and partners.

Prior to Houseful, Tony worked for over a decade at Auto Trader UK. There he led Product and Design teams working on one of the UK’s most successful digital transformations, and now one of Europe's most profitable digital marketplaces. Tony has also led teams at a number of companies including Host Europe (Now GoDaddy) and at the Australian Department of Education.

When not sweating the pixels on the screen, Tony enjoys travelling with his family, relaxing by playing music (badly), and, from time to time, revisiting where his career started - as an illustrator - by trying to become competent at portrait painting.