Sector celebrates achievements at CIH Scotland Housing awards
Recognition for best practice as several SFHA members scoop awards at ceremony in Glasgow.
Several SFHA members were celebrating on Friday after CIH Scotland announced the winners of their housing awards at a ceremony in Glasgow.
Each year the Scotland Housing Awards recognises the outstanding teams and dedicated professionals throughout the housing sector.
At the special ceremony at the Double Tree by Hilton Glasgow Central, SFHA was delighted to sponsor two of the awards.
SFHA’s Public Affairs and Media Manager Jen Gracie presented the Housing Organisation of the Year Award which was won by Eildon Housing Association for excellent service to tenants: Eildon at 50 delivering for customers now and in the future.
The other award SFHA sponsored was the Apprentice of the Year award, which was presented by SFHA’s Events Co-ordinator, Mollie Stephen. There were two winners of this award with Lara Turner from C~urb Lettings and Conall Smith from North Lanarkshire Council both taking prizes.
The full list of award winners is below and SFHA would like to congratulate all of our winning members and our colleagues at CIH Scotland for an excellent ceremony.
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