Redrow has appointed Sir Michael Lyons - who headed a Labour-sponsored commission into ways of improving the housing supply in the UK - as a non-executive director.
Lyons - a former chairman of the BBC - is also chairman of the English Cities Fund created by the current government to promote sustainable urban regeneration, as well as being a strategic adviser to CBRE.
"His extensive knowledge and understanding of the housebuilding sector and large scale sustainable regeneration will be extremely useful for the business, as will his many years of experience in local government, running some of the country's largest local authorities" says Redrow chairman Steve Morgan.
Labour says it will implement Lyons' recent recommendations if it is elected into power in this May's general election.
Lyons has claimed that Britain has developed urban containment to ritualistic proportions and devotes more land to golf courses than it does to homes.
His review suggests that protracted delays in the release of land is the single biggest cause of Britain's housing crisis, that the cap on borrowing be lifted for councils with balance sheets that suggest they are fit to borrow more - and thus build, if required.
He also urges more shared ownership to help more people at least partially own their own homes, introducing a transparent land registry to reveal the identities of land agents, developers and hedge funds driving up expectations on land price by taking options on land for development, making it easier for housing associations to build more homes.
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