Full list of winners unveiled at CIH Scotland Housing Awards
Teams and dedicated professionals who demonstrate a real commitment to the housing sector were recognised at the CIH Scotland Housing Awards last week.
The winners were announced at a special ceremony at the Double Tree by Hilton Glasgow Central on Friday.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Excellence in customer service
Community Clear Ups, Prospect Community Housing
Excellence in housing innovation
Bridgehousehill, Shortlees, Kilmarnock, Connect Modular in partnership with Cunninghame Housing Association
Working in partnership
Improving Outcomes for Homeless Households in Inverclyde, River Clyde Homes in partnership with Inverclyde Council Health and Social Care Partnership Homeless Team
Excellence in development for affordable housing
Bridgehousehill, Shortlees, Kilmarnock, Connect Modular in partnership with Cunninghame Housing Association
Excellence in tenant scrutiny
Estate Management Inquiry, Kingdom Group
Excellence in the private rented sector
Your Choice Lettings and Property Management, Housing Policy and Strategy, South Ayrshire Council
Excellence in regeneration and sustainability
Dundashill Glasgow, West of Scotland Housing Association
Housing organisation of the year
Eildon at 50, delivering for customers now and into the future, Eildon Housing Association
Excellence in learning and development
Link’s Leadership Development Program, Link Group in partnership with Link Housing
Excellence in health and wellbeing
Tenants Wellbeing Services, Link Housing Association Ltd in partnership with LinkLiving
Housing-led approaches to ending homelessness
Innovative Homelessness Prevention Services, City of Edinburgh Council
Excellence in communications
Fife Council Short-term Let Licensing - A Partnership Approach, Fife Council
Net zero in housing
The Prospecthill Court Retrofit Project, River Clyde Homes
Marion Gibbs award for equality in housing
Bield Equality Network, Bield Housing & Care
Apprentice of the year
Conall Smith, North Lanarkshire Council
Lara Turner, C~urb (subsidiary of Link Group)
Excellence in leadership
Lorna Dunsmore, C~urb (subsidiary of Link Group)
Housing team of the year
Stephen Llewellyn, North Lanarkshire Council
Young achiever in housing
Natalie Riding, Homes for Good
Lifetime achievement
Jim Fraser, Elderpark Housing
All 102 shortlisted entries for the Scotland Housing Awards have been included in CIH Scotland’s 2024 Good Practice Compendium – a vital guide to the very latest in good practice. Bringing together inspiration, ideas, and innovation, the Good Practice Compendium helps professionals and tenants across the sector work together to create a future where everyone has a place to call home.
For the first time ever, the Scotland Housing Awards Good Practice Compendium is available as HTML content directly on the CIH website in a fully accessible format for all types of browsers and abilities.
CIH Scotland director Callum Chomczuk said: “My heartfelt congratulations to all our award winners and nominees. Once again, we have acknowledged an extremely high standard in these awards and that reflects the innovation and dedication across the housing sector in Scotland.
“The Scotland Housing Awards and the Good Practice Compendium continue to be at the heart of CIH Scotland‘s commitment to sharing good practice and building a community of housing professionals who go above and beyond to make a difference to all of our lives.”