{"id":433301,"date":"2025-09-18T09:28:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/433301\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:28:21","slug":"scotland-housing-awards-2025-shortlist-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/433301\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland Housing Awards 2025 shortlist unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CIH Scotland logo.png\" alt=\"Scotland Housing Awards 2025 shortlist unveiled\" class=\"w-100\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The remarkable teams and dedicated professionals who have continued to demonstrate a real commitment to the housing sector and deliver vital services and support to communities throughout the nation are set to be recognised at CIH Scotland\u2019s annual awards.<\/p>\n<p>Set to take place on November 14 in Glasgow, the Scotland Housing Awards recognise the creativity, passion and innovation of housing organisations and individuals across the sector in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The shortlisted nominees are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Customer Service (sponsored by Muirhead Housing Association):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customer Care Team, McTaggart Construction<\/li>\n<li>Tenant Communication Profile, Paragon Housing Association<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in Customer Service, Lar Housing Trust in partnership with Lar Operations CIC<\/li>\n<li>Customer First Centre \u2014 Customer Satisfaction, Wheatley Group<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive CDM System Transformation, ACS Learning &amp; Consultancy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Housing Innovation:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Street Hubs \u2014 A Household Recycling Solution, East Ayrshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Maximisation and Sustainability, Local Government Authority \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>South Lanarkshire Rent Income Support Team \u2014 Supporting Tenants to Migrate to Universal Credit,\u00a0South Lanarkshire Council<\/li>\n<li>In-House Media Development, River Clyde Homes\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Hanover Connect \u2014 Customers at the Heart of a New Digital Era, Hanover Scotland\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Shandwick Street Pilot Project, Wheatley Group in partnership with MAST Architects\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Automation of Anti-Social Behaviour Complaint Reporting, Falkirk Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Haugh Gardens, Falkirk Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Butterbiggins Road, Glasgow, C~urb (part of the Link Group Companies)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kill, Prevent, Protect, NG Homes in partnership with Insite Specialist Services\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Working in Partnership:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Furniture Project, Langstane Housing Association in partnership with The Royal Foundation \u2014 Homewards Project<\/li>\n<li>Argyll and Bute Health &amp; Social Care Partnership (HSCP) \u2014 Empty Homes Project, Argyll and Bute Council in partnership with Shelter Empty Homes Partnership<\/li>\n<li>Whole System Approach to Prevent Homelessness and Support People to Thrive in Their Own Home, Turning Point Scotland in partnership with Fife Council<\/li>\n<li>Hospital to Home \u2014 Housing Support for Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Patients, Housing Options Scotland in Partnership with The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit<\/li>\n<li>Lochside Regeneration, Wheatley Homes South in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council<\/li>\n<li>Welcoming New Scots to Inverclyde, River Clyde Homes in partnership with Scottish Refugee Council<\/li>\n<li>Breaking Barriers to Support: Link Group\u2019s Lightning Reach Journey, Link Group in partnership with Scottish Federation of Housing Associations and Lightning Reach <\/li>\n<li>Kilbeg \u2014 Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig affordable homes, Sabhal M\u00f2r Ostaig in partnership with Communities Housing Trust<\/li>\n<li>Tackling fuel poverty together, Hillcrest Homes<\/li>\n<li>OPAL Borders, Eildon Housing Association in partnership with National Lottery Community Fund, Cyrenians, Art in Healthcare and Scottish Borders Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Development for Affordable Housing (sponsored by West of Scotland Housing Association):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tillydrone Affordable Housing, Oberlanders Architects\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Camby Burnside, Kingdom Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Hallrigg Heights \u2014 Tarbolton, Ayrshire Housing\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Upper Achintore, Phase 1, Fort William, Link Group\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Calton Village, Wheatley Group in partnership with McTaggart Construction\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Beatlie Road, Winchburgh, Wheatley Group in partnership with McTaggart Construction\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>1-21 St Cuthberts, AHR\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Fair Isle Crescent, Peterhead, Osprey Housing in partnership with CHAP Group\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Darach Court, Glenelg, Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Oakwood Edge, Mayfield, Lovell Partnerships Limited in partnership with Melville Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Tenant Scrutiny (sponsored by the Scottish Government):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Service Improvement Group, Riverside Scotland\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tackling Damp and Mould Together Scrutiny Review, Glen Oaks Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lettable Standard Scrutiny Project, Osprey Housing in partnership with OTRA \u2014 Osprey Tenants and Residents Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Paragon\u2019s Tenant Scrutiny Panel: Small but Mighty, Paragon HA\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Scrutiny Panel Environmental Thematic review, Wheatley Group\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in the Private Rented Sector (sponsored by Safe Deposits Scotland):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019M IN, East Ayrshire Council in partnership with Seascape and Ayr Housing Aid\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Raising the standard in Scotland\u2019s private rented sector, Lowther Homes\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Leading with values and responding to the challenge in the PRS, Homes for Good (Scotland) CIC\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Regeneration and Sustainability (sponsored by Kingdom Group):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water Row Phase 1, Govan Housing Group in partnership with Glasgow City Council and Govan Central Action Plan\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Langlands Road, Govan, Trust Housing Association in partnership with CCG Scotland\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kirkbrae (69\u201377), Galashiels, Respindo Limited in partnership with Scottish Borders Council \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Clydebank East, West Dunbartonshire Council in partnership with CCG\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Calton Village, Wheatley Group in partnership with McTaggart Construction\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Butler Court, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Housing Association in partnership with HUSK Garage-to-Home Regeneration Specialists\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>YMCA \u2014 Brandon Street, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Council in partnership with CCG (Scotland) Ltd, Coltart Earley Architecture and Scottish Government More Homes\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Housing Organisation of the Year (sponsored by SFHA):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Riverside Scotland\u2019s People-First Approach Delivers Lasting Change,\u00a0Riverside Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Blue Triangle, Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association Ltd<\/li>\n<li>Trust \u2014 Much More Than a Landlord, Trust Housing Association<\/li>\n<li>Back and Embedded in Our Community, Parkhead Housing Association<\/li>\n<li>Together We Adapt and Transform Lives for Good, Muirhouse Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Another Year Elder \u2014 Elderpark at 50!, Elderpark Housing\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Caledonia: Making Life Better, Caledonia Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>BHA \u2014 Realising the power of home, Berwickshire Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Learning and Development (sponsored by Fife Council):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LEAD ON, East Ayrshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Highland\u2019s Housing Talent Strategy, Highland Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Empowered People \u2014 Exceptional Results, Hanover Scotland\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Health and Wellbeing:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connecting Housing and Tenants Visit (CHAT), East Ayrshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Mount Pleasant, West Dunbartonshire Council in partnership with CCG\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Building a Fairer Falkirk: Tackling Poverty to Improve Health and Wellbeing, Falkirk Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Empowering Residents Through Activity and Inclusion, South Lanarkshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>MyLA (My Life Ahead), Renfrewshire Council in partnership with Turning Point Scotland\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Financial Wellbeing Team, River Clyde Homes\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Housing-Led Approaches to Ending Homelessness:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Housing First for Families \u2014 Deliver Life-Changing Outcomes for Some of Scotland\u2019s Most Vulnerable Families,\u00a0Riverside Scotland \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Clovenstone Close Phase 1: Every Home Matters, Prospect Community Housing in partnership with City of Edinburgh Homelessness Prevention Team\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Tenants, Link Group Housing Services in partnership with LinkLiving\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>IPRS (Intensive Peer Recovery Support), Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association Ltd\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Homeless Prevention, Falkirk Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Whole System Approach to Prevent Homelessness and Support People to Thrive in Their Own Home,\u00a0Turning Point Scotland in partnership with Fife Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Housing First, South Ayrshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>11,000 Keys to New Lives, Wheatley Group\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Accessibility and Inclusion (sponsored by Horizon Housing):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mount Pleasant, West Dunbartonshire Council in partnership with CCG\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Japp Gardens, Falkirk Council in partnership with Falkirk Council Health &amp; Social Care Partnership\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Better Homes, Brighter Futures, Caledonia Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Net zero in Housing (sponsored by C~urb):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Isle of Arran Energy Efficiency Improvements, Trust Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Pappert, West Dunbartonshire Council in partnership with CCG (Scotland) and MAST Architects \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kelvin Court Energy Efficiency Retrofit, Hanover Scotland\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Marion Gibbs award for Equality in Housing:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital Device Lending Library, Falkirk Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Children\u2019s Champion Project, North Lanarkshire Council \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>South Lanarkshire Futures Project \u2014 Supporting Care-Experienced Young People to Live Independently,\u00a0South Lanarkshire Council \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>One Group, Many Voices &#8211; our \u2018Different Together\u2019 approach and using EDI data to inform our services,\u00a0Wheatley Group\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Apprentice of the Year:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calum Murray, North Lanarkshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Mason, Stirling Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Amy Cooper, South Ayrshire Council \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Connor Murphy, South Lanarkshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Hooks, South Lanarkshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Callum Scouller, Ferguslie Park Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Hannah Dyer, Ferguslie Park Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Bella Kerr, Wheatley Group\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Riordan Mason, River Clyde Homes\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Leadership (sponsored by ALACHO):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tracy Lennon, North Lanarkshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Diana MacLean, Riverside Scotland\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Barry Sweeney, Homes for Good\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Housing Team of the Year (sponsored by Brodies):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kara Haplin, Karen Grainger, Lisa Marie Brown, Nicola Gerrard and Fiona Campbell,\u00a0Knowes Housing Association Ltd\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative Excellence in Rehousing &#8211; Enabling the Regeneration of Manse Gardens, Strachur,\u00a0Trust Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tenant Participation Team, North Lanarkshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Carol Reid on behalf of the Housing Team (Income Recovery Manager and Officers | Neighbourhood Manager and Officers | Voids &amp; Allocations Manager and Officers),\u00a0Grampian Housing Association\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Wheatley Homes South\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Highland Housing Management Team, Highland Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>River Clyde Homes Void Team, River Clyde Homes\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Out of Hours Housing Team, North Lanarkshire Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sandra Connolly, Albyn Housing Society\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Clackmannanshire 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