Delivered by CIH Scotland, the awards are an opportunity to acknowledge the creativity, passion and innovation of individuals, organisations and projects that have helped tenants, customers, and communities to live well and thrive.

The shortlisted nominees are:

Excellence in Customer Service Award

• Cassiltoun Connects, Cassiltoun Housing Association
• Tenant Advice Service, Harbour Homes in partnership with Harbour Homes (formerly Port of Leith Housing Association)
• Castlehill Housing Association – Digital Switchover: Your Home, Your Choice, Castlehill Housing Association
• Healthy Homes, Heard Voices, Muirhouse Housing Association
• Serving customers through relationship-based tenancy sustainment, Homes for Good
• Customer Experience Transformation, Horizon Housing Association
• Here to Help, Blairtummock HA
• Transforming Housing Services Through Trauma Informed Practice and Co-location, East Ayrshire Council
• Shaping ‘Making homes and lives better 2026-31’ - Designing Services Around Real Lives, Wheatley Group

Excellence in Housing Innovation Award

• Every Case Visible, Every Tenant Heard: Transforming the Response to Damp, Condensation and Mould, Aberdeenshire Council
• Gigha Energy Resilience Project, Fyne Homes in partnership with Clyde Net Zero
• New Avenue Living Mid-Market Rent Fund, Places for People 
• Connection & Creativity: Reimagining Homelessness Prevention Through Co-production and Creativity, North Lanarkshire Council in partnership with Simon Community Scotland
• A New Model for High-Rise Fire Safety, The City of Edinburgh Council in partnership with Harmony Fire 
• Two Digital Solutions, One Transformational Year, Curb PSL in partnership with Link Group Ltd
• Rent Insights, West Dunbartonshire Council
• Orkney Community Housing Bonds, Orkney Housing Association

Working in Partnership Award

• Supporting People Living in Unsafe Clutter and Hoarding Environments: A Trauma-Informed Multi-Agency Approach to Risk Reduction, Wellbeing and Tenancy Sustainment, Perth & Kinross Council in partnership with Perth & Kinross Council Housing Services – Locality Housing Teams Tenant Wellbeing and Safety Officer (TWSO) role General Practitioners / GP Sub-Committee / Primary Care Perth & Kinross Council Social Work / Adult & Child Protection NHS Tayside / Community Mental Health Teams Scottish Fire & Rescue Service Environmental Health, Waste Services and Community Safety Housing Support, Welfare Rights, Housing Options and relevant third sector / animal welfare partners Tenants, households, neighbouring residents and responding services Legal Services, contractors and other case-specific partners where required
• FLAIR MND Pledge, Bridgewater HA in partnership with MND Scotland, FLAIR: Barrhead HA, Bridgewater HA, Paisely HA, Ferguslie Park HA, Linstone HA, Williamsburgh HA; & Care and Repair Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
• Craigmillar and Niddrie Bonfire Night ASB Initiative, Places for People Scotland
• Eildon Community Partnerships, Eildon Housing Association in partnership with Art in Healthcare, Cyrenians FareShare/Felix, Scottish Borders Council
• Providing a Warm Welcome to New Scots in Falkirk, Falkirk Council
• NL REACH - North Lanarkshire’s Responsive, Enabling, Accessible, Community Hub, North Lanarkshire Council in partnership with NLC Housing, NLC Education & Families Social Work, NLC Adult Health & Social Care Partnership, NHS Lanarkshire - Health Improvement, Socialudo, NLC Addiction Recovery Teams (ART), Police Scotland - Partnerships Lanarkshire Division, Routes to Work, New College Lanarkshire, Clyde Valley Housing Association, Simon Community Scotland, Turning Point Scotland
• Harriett Gardens – Transforming homelessness support through partnership working, South Lanarkshire Council in partnership with Social Bite and The Salvation Army
• Fairer Approaches to Public Debt Working Group – Preventing Homelessness and Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Housing and Beyond, Clackmannanshire Council’s Housing in partnership with Aberlour Children’s Charity / Clackmannanshire Family Wellbeing Partnership
• Borders Housing Network Domestic Abuse Project, Berwickshire Housing Association in partnership with Eildon Housing Association, Waverley Housing Association, Scottish Borders Housing Association
• Resilience In Housing, Kingdom Housing in partnership with Change Mental Health
• Housing First Orkney, Orkney Housing Association in partnership with Orkney Blide Trust, Womens Aid Orkney, The Rock Trust

Excellence in Development for Affordable Housing Award

• Cottages Park, Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association in partnership with Raasay Development Trust
• Altyre Street, Glasgow, McTaggart Construction in partnership with Tollcross Housing Association 
• Woodend Farm, Falkirk Council in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland & Falkirk Councils Conservation Officer 
• Re-development of the Gypsy/Traveller Site at Westhaugh, Alloa, Clackmannanshire Council
• Willox Park, West Dunbartonshire Council
• 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

Excellence in Tenant Scrutiny Award

• New Build Management: Quality Assurance and Handover of New Build Properties, Kingdom Housing Association in partnership with Tenants Information Service (TIS)
• Craigdale Tenants’ Table, Craigdale HA
• Ochil Voice Tenant Scrutiny Group, Ochil View housing Association 
• Riverside Scotland Service Improvement Group, Riverside Scotland
• Many Voices, One Purpose: How Diverse Tenants Are Shaping Service Delivery at Paragon, Paragon Housing Association
• Tenant Voice in Action: Driving Change Through Independent Scrutiny, Link Tenant Scrutiny Panel in partnership with Link Group
• Supporting tenancy sustainment - Wheatley’s Scrutiny Panel thematic review, Wheatley Group
• Void Lettable standards - handing over great homes, OTRA - Osprey Tenants & residents Association
• Gillian Scott, Govanhill HA

Excellence in the Private Rented Sector Award

• Two Digital Solutions, One Transformational Year, Curb PSL in partnership with Link Group Ltd
• New Avenue Living Mid-Market Rent Fund, Places for People 

Excellence in Regeneration and Sustainability Award

• Pennyburn - Retrofit Project, Riverside Scotland in partnership with Union Technical Services
• Pomarium Street Regeneration, Perth and Kinross Council 
• New City House, Dunfermline, Kingdom Housing Association in partnership with Campion Homes
• Braehead, Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire Council
• Shawbridge Arcade, Pollokshaws, Wheatley Group in CCG (Scotland) and Coltart Earley Architecture
• Johnstone Castle, McTaggart Construction in partnership with C~urb, part of Link Group
• Conversion of a Derelict Town Centre Bar into a Residential Home - 3 Orrock Place (Deans Bar), Sandbed, Hawick, TD9 0HQ, Scottish Borders Council in partnership with Property owners Sheila & David Mclean
• The Quadrangle, Lar Projects Ltd
• Regeneration of Manse Gardens, Strachur, Trust Housing Association 
• The Kilbeg Village Programme, Sabhal Mor Ostaig in partnership with Community Housing Trust, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, James MacQueens

Housing Organisation of the Year Award

• Barrhead Housing, Barrhead Housing Association
• Hanover is Leading the Way, Hanover Scotland
• Impact Beyond Size: Proving that ambition, not scale, defines success, Horizon Housing Association
• Delivering excellence for tenants and communities, Grampian Housing Association Ltd
• Osprey Housing delivering high performance, Osprey Housing 
• Celebrating 40 years with sector-leading innovations, Orkney Housing Association

Excellence in Learning and Development Award

• Learning That Delivers: Owning It And Embedding Continuous Improvement Across Riverside Scotland, Riverside Scotland 
• “Fit Like?” Wellbeing and resilience programme, Osprey Housing

Excellence in Health and Wellbeing Award

• Sharon Freeman, Queens Cross Housing Association
• Tenant advice Service, Harbour Homes
• Willox Park, West Dunbartonshire Council
• Home, Health & Hope - Transforming Lives Through Tenancy Sustainment, Horizon Housing Association 

Housing-Led Approaches to Ending Homelessness Award

• Ready, Steady, Roots, West of Scotland Housing Association in partnership with Willowacre Trust, SFHA and Scottish Government
• Fife’s Whole Systems Approach, Turning Point Scotland in partnership with Council
• Hope Starts at Home (River Clyde Homes Community Connector Initiative), River Clyde Homes
• South Lanarkshire’s housing-led response to the Housing Emergency: Partnership, Planning and Temporary Accommodation Transformation, South Lanarkshire Council
• From Displacement to Home: Link Group’s Ukrainian Resettlement Programme, Link Group Ltd
• Preventing Homelessness, Protecting Wellbeing: Acquiring Homes with Sitting Tenants, East Ayrshire Council

Excellence in Accessibility and Inclusion Award

• Mount Pleasant, West Dunbartonshire Council
• Willox Park, McTaggart Construction in partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council  
• Ryan Place, Hillcrest Homes in partnership with Hillcrest and Dundee City Council
• Pawsitive Change: How Link Group and Dogs Trust Created More Inclusive Housing Through Partnership, Link Group in partnership with Dogs Trust

Net Zero in Housing Award

• Pennyburn - Net zero retrofit project, Riverside Scotland in partnership with Union Technical services
• Granite Homes Towards Net Zero: Creating New Homes Inside Old Houses, Aberdeenshire Council
• Rockfield Gardens, Glenrothes - Net Zero Retrofit, Glen Housing Association in partnership with Changeworks, Sureserve, Scottish Government Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund and CAF Bank 
• Linen Place & Lavender Gardens, West Dunbartonshire Council
• D to C Energy Efficiency Project, Highland Council
• Smart Storage Heating Project, South Lanarkshire Council
• South Ayrshire Area Based Scheme Programme, South Ayrshire Council in partnership with Energy Agency

The Marion Gibbs Award for Equality in Housing Award

• Double Dykes Gypsy/Traveller Chalet Replacement Project, Perth and Kinross Council
• Connection & Creativity: Breaking Down Barriers and Building Community Inclusion, North Lanarkshire Council in partnership with Simon Community Scotland
• South Lanarkshire Futures Project, South Lanarkshire Council in partnership with Bernardo’s and South Lanarkshire Health & Social Care Partnership 
• Different Together: using equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) data, lived experience and customer voice, Wheatley Group
• Valuing People’s Differences, Maryhill Housing Association

Apprentice of the Year Award

• Niamh Lyons, Lowther Homes
• Declan McQuade, Homes for Good
• Aaron Hodge, South Lanarkshire Council
• Ade Oderinde, Maryhill Housing Association
• Melissa Corrigan, South Lanarkshire Council
• Emmanuel Onamade, Wheatley Group
• Isaac Henderson, Stirling Council

Excellence in Leadership Award

• Fiona Morrison, Hillcrest Homes
• Maureen Combe, Harbour Homes
• Angela Currie, Hanover Scotland
• Tom Barclay, Kingdom Group, Kingdom Housing Association
• Colin Stewart, Tenants Together (Scotland)
• Angus Lamont, Cairn Housing Association
• Angela Docherty - Leadership That Changes Lives: Angela, River Clyde Homes
• Lawrence Coen, Retail Trust
• Mareta Greig, Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association
• Michelle Meldrum Berwickshire Housing Association
• Craig David Spence, Orkney Housing Association
• Jim Strang, Riverside Scotland 
• Tracy Lennon, North Lanarkshire Council
• Cristina Chirilov, Govanhill Housing Association
• Graham Budge, Budge Property

Housing Team of the Year Award

• Housing Services Team, Cassiltoun Housing Association
• Craigdale HA, Craigdale HA
• A2D Project Team, Castlehill Housing Association
• Neighbourhood Support Services, Kingdom Housing Association
• John Mills, Fife Council
• Financial Wellbeing Team, River Clyde Homes
• Lyndsey Mateer on behalf of Mid Inverness Housing Management Team, Highland Council

Young Achiever in Housing Award

• Amber Lee, Kingdom Housing Association
• Emily Humphreys, Highland Council
• Holly Woodrow, West Dunbartonshire Council
• Jenna Freer, South Lanarkshire Council
• Louis Stevenson, South Lanarkshire Council
• Ryan Munro, Kingdom Housing
• Dillan Carter, Grampian Housing Association Ltd
• Louis Kennedy, Link Group
• Rory Fairbairn, Berwickshire Housing Association
• Aidan Lewis, Falkirk Council