Former Hillingdon LBC chief executive, Dorian Leatham, is to chair a new advisory group set up by the Homes and Communities Agency. Mr Leatham was involved in a long-running dispute with his council leader over the terms of his departure and pay-off, which concluded in April 2007. A former London borough housing director, he currently chairs the Nottingham City Housing Strategic Partnership Board. He will chair the new equalities and diversity advisory group.