07 Oct 2026
Welsh Housing Awards 2026 shortlist announced
Throughout 2026, remarkable teams and dedicated professionals have continued to demonstrate a real commitment to the housing sector, delivering vital services and support to communities throughout the nation.
The Welsh Housing Awards is an opportunity for us to come together with you and your teams to recognise the creativity, passion and innovation of individuals, organisations and projects that have helped tenants, customers, and communities throughout the year.
The shortlisted nominees are as follows:
The finalists are:
- How Llanw transformed repairs and maintenance, Llanw in partnership with Valleys to Coast
- Transforming Complaints into Service Excellence, Valleys to Coast.
The finalists are:
- Caerau Wall Insulation Scheme, Warmworks in partnership with Bridgend County Borough Council
- Cardiff Council Community Living Service – Housing for Older people, Cardiff Council in partnership with Radis Community Care
- Gwent Hoarding Task Force, Holistic Hoarding in partnership with Gwent Regional Partnership Board
- Well at Work: Putting People at the Heart of Tai Tarian, Tai Tarian.
The finalists are:
- Adra Supported Independent Living, Adra Housing Association
- Ford Road Supported Living, First Choice Housing Association in partnership with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Walsingham support
- Neuadd Maldwyn, Welshpool, ClwydAlyn in partnership with Powys County Council
- Restoring pride and connection in our communities, Valleys to Coast
- Ty Heulog Extra Care Scheme, Hafod Housing.
The finalists are:
- Budget Blocks, Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association
- Living Well, Living Together / Daisy Referrals, Trivallis in partnership with News Pathways and Safer Merthyr Tydfil
- Thrive Project, ateb.
The finalists are:
- Long Meadow Development, Hedyn in partnership with Hale Group
- Ringland Regeneration, Lovell Partnerships Ltd in partnership with Hedyn.
The finalists are:
- Connected for change: The Hafod and Aico partnership, Hafod in partnership with Aico
- Erosh’s CIH Level 3 Housing Practice (Independent Living Pathways) and Open Access Training Programme, Erosh
- Optimised Retrofit: Supporting residents beyond the technology, Warm Wales in partnership with ClwydAlyn
- Sustainable Partnerships in Action: ClwydAlyn, Isle of Anglesey County Council and Williams Homes (Bala) Delivering Low-Carbon, High-Quality MMC Housing in North Wales, lwydAlyn in partnership with Isle of Anglesey County Council and Williams Homes (Bala)
- Working together to increase Temporary Supported Accommodation to help prevent homelessness in Swansea – The Llys Glas Story, Swansea Council in partnership with Codi Group and Welsh Government.
The finalists are:
- Don't Walk By, Pembrokeshire County Council
- Fir Tree Drive: Together creating lasting impact, Hafod
- Gower Davies Court Residents Association – Building Community, Reducing Isolation, Cynon Taf Community Group
- Long Meadow Development, Hedyn in partnership with Hale Group
- One Team, One Home, Cartrefi Conwy
- Sustaining a Legacy - Children's Residential Care Home Community Regeneration, The Community Impact Initiative C.I.C. in partnership with Tai Heulwen.
The finalists are:
- Augustus Grange, Lovell Partnerships in partnership with Codi Group, Pembrokeshire County Council and Welsh Government
- Llys yr Odyn, Hafod in partnership with JG Hale Group, Cardiff Council and Welsh Government
- Tŷ Darran, Caerphilly County Borough Council in partnership with Pentan, Willmott Dixon and Currie & Brown.
The finalists are:
- 144 ultra-low-carbon homes at Gwyfaen, JG Hale Group Ltd in partnership with Codi Group
- Asset Strategy and Sustainability at Trivallis, Trivallis
- Cartrefi Hydrogen Homes, Wales & West Utilities in partnership with Codi Group
- Onnen: Driving Sustainable Homes Through Partnership, Innovation and Retrofit Excellence, ClwydAlyn and Cartrefi Conwy
- Powering a sustainable future, Hafod
- Reimagining Solar for Sheltered Housing – Swn yr Afon, Trivallis.
The finalists are:
- Dawsons Link with Gower College, Dawsons Estate Agents in partnership with Gower College
- Empower management development programme at Trivallis, Trivallis
- Growing Our Own: Building a Culture of Leadership, Learning and Opportunity, Tai Tarian
- Housing Trainee Programme CIH qualifications, Adra (Tai) Cyfyngedig
- Summer Temp Programme 2026, Tai Tarian.
The finalists are:
- Enhanced Housing Team - One year in, Tai Tarian
- Holistic Hoarding, Holistic Hoarding CIC in partnership with Caerphilly Council
- Support at Cardiff Young Persons' Schemes, Hafod in partnership with Llamau.
The finalists are:
- Customer Commitment, Cynon Taf Community Housing Group
- Make Our house a home - Co-designing the Tai Tarian repairs promise, Tai Tarian
- National Independent Tenant Voice Cymru (NITVC), NITVC in partnership with Foundational Economy Alliance
- Participation through innovation: Hafod's healthy homes journey, Hafod
- Repair Customer and Staff Mapping Journey Mapping and Action Plan 2026 (Tenant Service Quality Assesors), Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council in partnership with Vale Homes - (Tenant Consultative Body - Working Group)
- Valleys to Coast's Customer and Community Voice Commitment, Valleys to Coast.
The finalists are:
- A community of many voice at Bute Street, JG Hale Group Ltd in partnership with Cardiff Council
- Belonging Without Fear - Creating Safer, More Inclusive Communities, Codi Group
- Building inclusion that lasts, Valleys to Coast
- Opening Door's Project, Bron Afon.
The finalists are:
- Homes and Communities Team, Hafod Housing Association
- The Trivallis RAAC team, Trivallis
- Valleys to Coast Group Complaints Team, Valleys To Coast
- WCBC Local Lettings/Private Rented Sector team, Wrexham County Borough Council.
The finalists are:
- Bethany Partridge, Awen Housing Group
- Sophie Deighan, Cardiff Council Temporary Accommodation
- Sophie Lewis, Adra (Tai) Cyfyngedig
- Zara Parry, Cartrefi Conwy.
The finalists are:
- 31 Days of Hope, Trivallis
- Digihwb, Hafod Housing Association
- Home Improvement Hub, Cynon Taf Community Housing Group.
Commenting on the shortlist and awards CIH Cymru director, Matt Dicks, said: "The Welsh Housing Awards is one of the most important activities for CIH Cymru and wider Welsh housing sector each year because it acknowledges how housing professionals make a difference - a difference to the tenants and communities that we serve across Wales, but also to wider public policy objectives that make a difference to all our lives, whilst also sharing that good practice across the sector.
"My congratulations to all of this year's nominees and we look forward to seeing all that can join us at the awards in November." If you're interested in attending the Welsh Housing Awards, you can find out more on our dedicated event page.
