The best of Scotland’s new build housing was celebrated as part of a digital broadcast with winners revealed in the country’s largest independent awards competition.
The Scottish Home Awards, sponsored by Ross & Liddell, crowned 18 housebuilding companies with awards following a record year when 109 businesses across Scotland entered the competition.
In a digital awards ceremony broadcast live from the DoubleTree by Hilton Ballroom in Glasgow by comedian Des Clarke, finalists were praised for excellence in new home creation with a focus on sustainable design, marketing, building quality and customer care.
CALA Homes collected the top award of the night, Housebuilder of the Year (more than 100 units), as well as a collecting the inaugural prize for Innovation in Design for The Waterfront Plaza in Leith. The development was praised for its modern take on a Victorian Edinburgh colonies design. Living by Robertson, a new business focussed on the central belt, won Housebuilder of the Year (less than 100 units) after a significant run of results delivering new developments.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2020, Ardenglen won Housing Association of the Year after impressing the judges with their strong focus on the Castlemilk community which they serve. Also collecting awards in the social housing space were Wheatley Group who won Regeneration Project of the Year for Buckley Street in Glasgow, Cunninghame Housing Association for their Longpark development in Kilmarnock and Kingdom Housing Association, who won an accolade for their Fraser Avenue development in Inverkeithing.
In Glasgow, awards were presented for House of the Year to CCG Homes for The Riverford Gardens Terraced Villa, a four-bedroom home that is part of a development in the Southside. In Renovation of the Year, Wheatley Group were rewarded for their sensitive work to restore the Bell Street Stables, a Grade B Listed building constructed in 1898 to house the City Cleansing Department’s horses and carts. Urban Union collected two awards on the night including Affordable Housing Development (private sale) for Laurieston Living, the development of 172 homes within walking distance to Glasgow city centre.
The annual awards ceremony is sponsored by headline sponsors, Ross & Liddell, one of Scotland’s largest property management firms.
Andrew Cunningham, Managing Director of Ross & Liddell, commented;
“Congratulations to all the finalists and winners in this very challenging year for the housing industry. It has been a very welcome tonic to be able to highlight the many achievements of this important sector during difficult times. Despite everything that 2020 has thrown at us all, the housing industry has certainly rallied together to support communities when they needed it most. Congratulations to all the winners and we look forward to seeing everyone again in 2021.”
The winners in full:
Housebuilder of the Year (more than 100 units) - Sponsored by Space & Time Media
WINNER: CALA Homes
FINALISTS:
Avant Homes Scotland
Barratt and David Wilson Homes West Scotland
Bellway Homes Scotland (East and West)
McTaggart Group
Robertson Homes
Housebuilder of the Year (less than100 units) – Sponsored by PORCELANOSA Scotland
WINNER: Living by Robertson
FINALISTS:
InverTay Homes
Qmile Group
Teague Group
Wemyss Properties
Housing Association of the Year
WINNER: Ardenglen Housing Association
FINALISTS:
Cunninghame Housing Association
Eildon Housing Association
Affordable Housing Development of the Year (private sale)
WINNER: Urban Union - Urban Union Laurieston Living, Glasgow
FINALISTS:
Cruden Homes (East) - Vision, Edinburgh
InverTay Homes - Summerfield Avenue, Dundee
Laurel Homes - Riverside Dalmarnock (Phase 1), Glasgow
Places for People - The Green at Longstone, Edinburgh
Westpoint Homes - Southgate Court, Pollokshields, Glasgow
Affordable Housing Development of the Year (Large, social rent)
WINNER: Kingdom Housing Association - Fraser Avenue, Inverkeithing
FINALISTS:
City of Edinburgh Council, CCG (Scotland) and Anderson Bell Christie - Greendykes, Phase G, Edinburgh
Cunninghame Housing Association - Halcrow Stadium, Gretna
Lovell Partnership - Dargavel Village, Bishopton
McTaggart Construction - Tarryholme (Phase 1), Irvine
Sanctuary Scotland - Newfield Square, Glasgow
Wheatley Group - Hinshelwood Drive, Glasgow
Affordable Housing Development of the Year (Mid-sized, social rent)
WINNER: Cunninghame Housing Association - Longpark Phase 7, Kilmarnock
FINALISTS:
City of Edinburgh Council and Robertson Partnership Homes - Dumbryden, Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh Council and Robertson Partnership Homes - Royston, Edinburgh
Hillcrest Homes - Foxglove Close, Edmonstone Estate, Edinburgh
Home Group - Springburn Way, Glasgow
InverTay Homes - Inverkeilor by Arbroath
Kingdom Housing Assocation and Robertson Partnership Homes - Banklands, Newburgh
North Lanarkshire Council and Robertson Partnership Homes - Blair Road, Coatbridge
Sanctuary Scotland - Wellmeadow Street, Paisley
Southside Housing Association - St. Andrews Drive, Phase 1, Pollokshields
Wheatley Group - Shawbridge Street, Pollokshaws, Glasgow
Affordable Housing Development of the Year (Small, social rent)
WINNER: McTaggart Construction Travellers Accommodation, Girvan
FINALISTS:
East Ayrshire Council in partnership with CCG (Scotland) and MAST Architects - Andrew Nisbet Place, Hurlford, East Ayrshire
Eildon Housing Association - Station Court, Peebles
McTaggart Construction - Cathkin Braes (Phase 7), Glasgow
North Lanarkshire Council and Robertson Partnership Homes - Calder Court, Motherwell
Apartment Development of the Year (private sale)
WINNER: City & Country - The Playfair at Donaldson's, Edinburgh
FINALISTS:
AMA (New Town) - Pavilion, Kinnear Road, Edinburgh
Artisan Real Estate - Canonmills Garden, Edinburgh
Crieff Construction (Corryard) - Blair Hill, Blairgowrie
Fletcher Joseph Associates - Baird's Close One, Edinburgh
LBA with Matthew Atton and Sarah Russell - Westgate, North Berwick
LBA with Square and Crescent - Guthrie Gardens, Lasswade, Edinburgh
Living by Robertson - Quayside at Ferry Village, Renfrew
Muir Homes - St Davids Harbour, Dalgety Bay
Teague Group - The Ropeworks - phase 2, Edinburgh
Westpoint Homes - One Hyndland Avenue, Glasgow
Westpoint Homes - The Avenues, Pollokshields, Glasgow
Community Contribution Award
WINNER: Urban Union
FINALISTS:
Barratt and David Wilson Homes West Scotland
City of Edinburgh Council and Engie
Cunninghame Housing Association
East Ayrshire Council and CCG (Scotland)
Green Infrastructure Development of the Year - Sponsored by NatureScot
WINNER: Countesswells Development - Countesswells, Aberdeen
FINALISTS:
Southside Housing Association - Halfway Community Park, Glasgow
Springfield, RaeburnFarquharBowen and AREA - Bertha Park, Perth
House of the Year – Sponsored by Cupa Pizarras
WINNER: CCG Homes - The Riverford Gardens Terraced Villa, Glasgow
FINALISTS:
Avant Homes Scotland - The Ashbury, Midlothian
Bellway Homes (Scotland East) - The Burgess, Shawfair, Midlothian
Briar Homes - The Juniper, Glasgow
Carriden Homes - Barleycorn House, Beley Bridge, St Andrews
Fotheringham Property Developments - The Cedar, Stonehaven
Hope Homes and Denham Benn - The Admiral, Seamill
InverTay Homes - Terrace House, Whitfield, Dundee
Juniper Projects - Gartur Stable, Stirling
Miller Homes - The Baird, North Middleton
Robertson Homes - Mitchell Garden Room at Glenburn Manor, Jackton
Robertson Homes - Hutton Grand, Glenburn Manor, Jackton
Housing Regeneration Project of the Year
WINNER: Wheatley Group - Buckley Street, Glasgow
FINALISTS:
Cruden Homes (East) - Vision, Edinburgh
Cunninghame Housing Association - High Street, Annan
Cunninghame Housing Association - Longpark, Phase 7, Kilmarnock
Fletcher Joseph Associates - Baird's Close One, Edinburgh
InverTay Homes - Summerfield Avenue, Whitfield
Kelvin Properties - Candleriggs Court, Glasgow
Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association - 1 - 15 Duncan Macpherson Court, Kyle of Lochalsh
Teague Group - The Ropeworks, Edinburgh
Urban Union - Urban Union Laurieston Living, Glasgow
Innovation in Design Sponsored by Wolffe
WINNER: CALA Homes East - Waterfront Plaza, Leith
FINALISTS:
Fletcher Joseph Associates - Baird’s Close One, Edinburgh
Home Group - Ashtree Road, Glasgow
Lorn Macneal Architects - C-listed Georgian Townhouse, St Andrews
Lovell Partnership - Dargavel Village, Bishopton
Housing Development of the Year (Large, private sale) – Sponsored by NHBC
WINNER: Keepmoat Homes - Broomview, Edinburgh
FINALISTS:
Artisan Real Estate - Canonmills Garden, Edinburgh
Avant Homes Scotland - Hawthornden, Midlothian
Barratt Homes - Riverside @ Cathcart
CALA Homes East - Ravelrig Heights, Balerno
InverTay Homes - Summerfield Avenue, Dundee
Miller Homes - Bothwellbank, Glasgow
Places for People - The Green at Longstone, Edinburgh
Places for People - 55 Degrees North, Edinburgh
Robertson Homes - Robertson Homes at Ness Castle, Inverness
Stewart Milne Homes Central Scotland - Dargavel Village, Bishopton
Story Homes - Pentland Reach, Biggar
Westpoint Homes - One Hyndland Avenue, Glasgow
Housing Development of the Year (Small, private sale) – Sponsored by Openreach
WINNER: Mactaggart & Mickel - Buchanan Views, Killearn
FINALISTS:
Block 9 Architects & North 6 - Bruntsfield Terrace, Edinburgh
CALA Homes East - Fentoun Green, Gullane
Fotheringham Property Developments - Cairnwell Meadows, Stonehaven
Juniper Projects - Gartur Estate, Phase 1, Stirling
LBA with Wemyss Properties - Craigleith Road, Edinburgh
Miller Homes - Moorfoot Meadow, North Middleton
Scottish Sea Farms & Willowstream - Millhaefen, Eday, Orkney
Renovation of the Year - Sponsored by Construction & Property Recruitment
WINNER: Wheatley Group - Bell Street Stables, Glasgow
FINALISTS:
Bancon Homes - Aspire House, Aberdeen
City & Country - The Playfair at Donaldson's, Edinburgh
Iain Gaul Architects - Brunstane Steading Conversion, Edinburgh
Juniper Projects - Gartur Estate, (Phase 1), Touch Road, Cambusbarron
LBA with Matthew Atton and Sarah Russell - Westgate, North Berwick
S1 Development - Archer House, Gullane
Southside Housing Association - 166 Gorbals Street, Glasgow
Wemyss Properties - Newton Place, Glasgow
Residential Letting Team of the Year – Sponsored by Citylets
WINNER: Umega Lettings
Highly Commended: Western Lettings
FINALISTS:
Alba St Andrews
Clan Gordon
Cullen Property
ESPC Lettings
Macleod Lettings
Northwood Aberdeen
One Stop Properties
Rettie & Co.
Southside Letting
The Property Store
Show Home of the Year – Sponsored by Artisan
WINNER: Fotheringham Property Developments - The Esk
FINALISTS:
Avant Homes Scotland - The Westbury
Bellway Homes (Scotland East) - The Rosedale
Bellway Homes (Scotland West) - The Avondale
Briar Homes - The Juniper
CALA Homes (North) - The Oatfield
Lovell Partnership - The Argyll
Robertson Homes - Mitchell Garden Room
Robertson Homes - Hutton Grand
Westpoint Homes - Style B at The Avenues
Whiteburn Caerlee - Caerlee Mill
Starter Home of the Year – Sponsored by Ross & Liddell
WINNER: Living by Robertson - The Barcelona Apartment
FINALISTS:
Bellway Homes (Scotland West) - The Glencoe
InverTay Homes - Terrace House
MNM Developments (Scot) - Apartment Plot 5
Places for People - The Thistle
Robertson Homes - The Cypress
Teague Group - The Ropeworks Plot Type 9
Westpoint Homes - Plot 7, Style G at Southgate Court
Whiteburn Caerlee - The Walker