Scotland Housing Awards 2026

Here to Help - Blairtummock HA

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In a rapidly changing environment, the need to deliver excellent service is more important than ever. This award recognises housing teams who go above and beyond to deliver truly outstanding customer service.  

We are looking for organisations that have used insight, evidence and endeavour to improve the housing services received by customers.  

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Gigha Energy Resilience Project - Fyne Homes

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This award is aimed at programmes or projects that demonstrate an innovative approach which has made a real difference to the lives of tenants or customers. This could be any new product, service, or technology – being able to demonstrate innovation is the key.  

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Craigmillar and Niddrie Bonfire Night ASB Initiative  – Places for People Scotland

Award detail:

This award will celebrate partnership and collaboration across the housing spectrum. If your organisation has developed, delivered or driven progress through working in partnership with organisations in or outside of housing, we want to hear from you. 

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The Kilbeg Village Programme - Sabhal Mor Ostaig in partnership with Community Housing Trust, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, award-winning Architects Rural Design, and Local Builder James Mac Queen Ltd

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Scotland’s housing sector has continued working hard to deliver much-needed affordable housing, and this award recognises developers who have built new residential developments in any recognised affordable tenure. 

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Many Voices, One Purpose: How Diverse Tenants Are Shaping Service Delivery at Paragon - Paragon Housing Association

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This award is aimed at landlords and their tenants who can show excellence in working collaboratively to scrutinise work, or to embed scrutiny within the culture of the organisation. This work should have demonstrably, improved service outcomes for tenants and/or enhanced the lives of tenants and communities in some way. 

Mid-Market Rent Fund (New Avenue Living) - Thriving Investments

Award detail:

This award is open to all organisations operating in the private rented sector in Scotland. It is aimed at letting agents or landlords who strive to excel in the areas of customer service and innovation. 

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The Kilbeg Village Programme - Sabhal Mor Ostaig in partnership with Community Housing Trust, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, James MacQueens

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This award acknowledges the critical importance of a range of bodies, organisations and local groups in revitalising communities and neighbourhoods. It also recognises that physical improvements go hand-in-hand with social and economic developments to make a real difference to people’s lives.

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Delivering excellence for tenants and communities - Grampian Housing Association Ltd

Award detail:

This award recognises the social landlord or letting agency that has delivered a truly excellent service for their tenants over the past year.

Judges were looking for an organisation that has demonstrated sector wide leadership while continuing to deliver a great service for their tenants and communities. Part of being housing organisation of the year is building the workforce of the future and judges will be keen to see how applicants have made succession planning and professional development a core aspect of what they offer as a housing organisation.

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"Fit Like?" Wellbeing and resilience programme - Osprey Housing

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This award will recognise organisations who are leading the way in driving professionalism, learning and development while delivery a great service for tenants. We wanted to hear from organisations who are fantastic to work for and drive good outcomes for their staff as part of the day job.

Home, Health & Hope - Transforming Lives Through Tenancy Sustainment - Horizon Housing Association

Award detail:

The right to an adequate standard of housing is inextricably linked to the right to the highest attainable standard of health. The right to health is a shared and inclusive right and good quality, sustainable housing is key to fulfilling this for individuals, families and communities. 

We wanted to hear from organisation who have made commitments to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities they serve.

Preventing Homelessness, Protecting Wellbeing: Acquiring Homes with Sitting Tenants - East Ayrshire Council

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This award celebrates projects, initiatives and organisations working to prevent or relieve homelessness in their communities. Judges were looking for collaboration and evidence of positive change.

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Ryan Place - Hillcrest Homes and Hillcrest Futures 

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As we get older the need for accessible housing to support independent living is more important than ever. This award recognises housing organisations whose new build design or retrofit projects and approaches enhance accessibility, inclusion and customers ability to live in their own home safely and as independently as possible.

We were looking for organisations (or partnerships) that have created accessible, inclusive housing that is responsive, flexible and welcoming; allowing all to use with ease and dignity, regardless of any disability or age related challenges.

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Granite Homes Towards Net Zero: Creating New Homes Inside Old Houses - Aberdeenshire Council

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The housing sector, like many others, is faced with the challenge of cutting carbon emissions to achieve the Scottish Governments’ net zero targets. 

This award celebrates organisations that can demonstrate they have overcome some of the significant challenges in cutting carbon emissions. 

Double Dykes Gypsy/Traveller Chalet Replacement Project - Perth and Kinross Council

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This award celebrates projects, initiatives and organisations working to promote equality, diversity and inclusion and address housing disadvantage, including those supporting people with specific protected characteristics or redressing specific inequality. This initiative can be focused on changes within an organisation or on the services received by tenants.

Ade Oderinde - Maryhill Housing Association

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This award recognises the contribution of apprentices across the length and breadth of the housing sector in different areas and specialisms. The winner of this award will have demonstrated their commitment to personal development with achievement and attainment in learning.

Through their contributions in the workplace, applicants should demonstrate that they have exceeded expectations and made a difference to the organisation they work in. They will also be able to provide evidence of approaching day to day work with a positive outlook and demonstrating a willingness to be creative and innovation. 

Angela Currie - Hanover Scotland

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This award is for an individual and recognises excellent leadership in the sector. It aims to demonstrate the quality of leaders in housing and highlight how brilliant housing people are. 

We’re looking for leaders who can demonstrate the characteristics below:

• Achievement in driving positive outcomes
• Innovation
• Vision
• Self-awareness
• Collaboration
• Ownership for actions and mistakes.

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Craigdale HA

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The title of housing team of the year will be awarded to a team who have delivered an outstanding contribution to their organisation and for the housing sector. The award is designed to recognise achievement of something special, as part of developing new services, dealing with difficult situations or delivering the best services.

Ryan Munro - Kingdom Housing

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The award celebrates individuals who can demonstrate that they have shown passion, commitment, and flair in delivering services for tenants and residents. 

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