2026 WINNERS
Congratulations to all this year's winners
BEST REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
Vico Homes
SHORTLIST:
Alpha Living
Believe Housing Limited
DASCO Construction Ltd
Equans and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Irwell Valley Homes
Neo Technology
Vico Homes
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PARTNER OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
Forbes Solicitors LLP
SHORTLIST:
Brabners
Capsticks LLP
Central Networks
Forbes Solicitors LLP
Foundations
Golden Marzipan
Stephensons Solicitors LLP
Vista Civil Engineering
BEST INITIATIVE FOR TACKLING HOMELESSNESS
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
Launchpad Homeless Veterans Charity (AF&V Launchpad Ltd)
SHORTLIST:
Bernard Taylor Partnership Ltd (BTP)
Casey and Jigsaw Homes
Launchpad Homeless Veterans Charity (AF&V Launchpad Ltd)
Resonance
BEST RESIDENT SAFETY INITIATIVE
WINNER:
Gentoo Group
SHORTLIST:
Aico
HomeLINK
Auro
Auro Door
Gentoo Group
e-vehicle programme initiative
Incommunities Ltd
Damp, Mould and Condensation initiative
LANDLORD OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
Leeds Jewish Housing Association
SHORTLIST:
Leeds Jewish Housing Association
Manningham Housing Association
Unity Homes and Enterprise
EXCELLENCE IN COMPANY CULTURE & EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
WINNER:
Casey
SHORTLIST:
Accent Housing
Casey
EFT Group
Fortem Solutions Limited
Great Places Housing Group
HMS
L&Q
Manningham Housing Association
North Star Housing
Southway Housing Trust
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Manningham Housing Association
NORTHERN HOUSING PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
First Choice Homes Oldham & The National Trust
SHORTLIST:
The Riverside Group, Wates and Constructive Thinking
First Choice Homes Oldham & The National Trust
The Greater & Greener project
Gentoo Group, Sunderland City Council and Northumbria Police
HALO
The Riverside Group & Hankinson Whittle Limited
North Tyneside Council & Equans
Public Sector Reform Debt Support Pilot
Northumberland County Council, Ascent Homes, NE Combined Authority & Homes England
Positive Footprints (part of The Regenda Group)
Shaping Brighter Futures For Children
Magenta and Seddon
Three Sails Point
The Sovini Group and Sefton Council
Sefton 2030
BEST RETROFIT INITIATIVE
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
RPS Group-Rothwell Plumbing Services Ltd & Together Housing Group
SHORTLIST:
Constructive Thinking Studio in partnership with The Riverside Group & Wates Initiative
Equans & 54North Homes
St Mary’s and Wood Lane Court
First Choice Homes Oldham
SHDF Wave 2
Great Places Housing Group
Richmond Park
Incommunities Ltd
Buttershaw Non-Trads
RE:GEN North West & Peaks & Plains Housing Trust
Lyme Green
RPS Group – Rothwell Plumbing Services Ltd & Together Housing Group
BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY A SOCIAL LANDLORD
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
Wirral Methodist Housing Association
SHORTLIST:
DocTech & MSV Housing Group
(Joint Submission)
Onward Homes and Enterprise RPA
(now part of Voicescape)
The Riverside Group
Wirral Methodist Housing Association
BEST DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
WINNER:
The Riverside Group
SHORTLIST:
HomeHub Info by Consult Net Zero
Karbon Homes
Magenta Living
Maintel, Zoom & Unity Homes & Enterprise
Neo Technology
Spotr
The Riverside Group
Vico Homes
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
BEST APPROACH TO DECARBONISATION
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
The Carbon Literacy Project
SHORTLIST:
Believe Housing limited
Equans
Green Century
Halton Housing
Hispec
John Southworth
The Carbon Literacy Project
Trust Electric Heating
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Equans
BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
Livin
SHORTLIST:
Believe Housing Limited
Fortem Solutions Limited
HMS
Incommunities Ltd
Livin
Neo Technology
Unity Homes and Enterprise
Vico Homes
BEST RESIDENT SUPPORT / WELLBEING INITIATIVE
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
Vico Homes
SHORTLIST:
Berneslai Homes
Gentoo Group
Incommunities Ltd
MSV Housing Group
Southway Housing Trust
Southway Academy
Southway Housing Trust
Youth Elevate Initiative
Thirteen Group & Voicescape
Thirteen Housing Group
Together Housing Group
Vico Homes
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Thirteen Housing Group
SUPPORTED / SHELTERED HOUSING SCHEME OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
Buttress Architects - Salford move-on homes
SHORTLIST:
Buttress Architects
Salford move-on homes
Care Housing Association
Barnard Way
JDA Architects & Irwell Valley Housing Association
The Willows
Jigsaw Homes
Stork Mews
Karbon Homes
Hedgeley Road and Concorde Way
MSV Housing Group
Shawe View
Onward Homes
Birch Lea Park
The Riverside Group
Primrose Court
REGENERATION SCHEME OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
Thirteen Housing Group - Union Village
SHORTLIST:
Accent Housing
Ripleyville, Bradford
Casey & Together Housing Group
Shadsworth, Blackburn
Jigsaw Homes & Keepmoat Homes
The Seasons
John Southworth
Battersby Hat Factory
Thirteen Housing Group
Union Village
BEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (UP TO £10M)
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
MSV Housing Group - Parkmount Road, Manchester
SHORTLIST:
Casey and Great Places Housing Group
Vaughan Street, Royton
Castles and Coasts Housing Association
Summerscales, Gosforth
Incommunities Ltd
Valley View, Shipley
Magenta Living
Three Sails Point
Manningham Housing Association
One Meadow, Bradford
MSV Housing Group
Parkmount Road, Manchester
North Star Housing & HMH Architects Ltd
Eldon St, Darlington
Northumberland County Council
HUSK Garage Conversions
Wythenshawe Homes
The Croft
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Northumberland County Council - HUSK Garage Conversions
BEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (£10M - £20M)
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
Great Places Housing Group - King Street West, Stockport
SHORTLIST:
Accent Housing
Ripleyville, Bradford
Buttress Architects
Downley Drive, Ancoats
First Choice Homes Oldham
West Vale, Oldham
Great Places Housing Group
King Street West, Stockport
Rowlinson & L&Q
Trafford Waters, Manchester
Southway Housing Trust
Warwick Road South, Manchester
BEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (£20M+)
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
The Guinness Partnership - Hollingdrake Place, Stockport
SHORTLIST:
Gentoo Group
Cricketers Hill, Sunderland
Jigsaw Homes
Bourne Road, Wyre
M.C.I Developments Ltd
Meadow Lane, Cheshire
The Guinness Partnership
Hollingdrake Place, Stockport
Thirteen Group
Union Village, Middlesborough
Vico Homes
St Mary’s Field, Rotherham
HOMEBUILDER OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
Karbon Homes
SHORTLIST:
Applethwaite Homes
Gentoo Group
JT Lifestyle Homes
Karbon Homes
L&Q
Onward Homes
CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
RE:GEN North West
SHORTLIST:
Casey
DASCO Construction Ltd
HMS
RE:GEN North West
RPS Group – Rothwell Plumbing Services
Seddon
Tapi Carpet & Floors Ltd
Ventro Group
SME OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
Consult Net Zero Ltd
SHORTLIST:
Consult Net Zero Ltd
DASCO Construction Ltd
Hankinson Whittle Limited
Hispec
John Southworth
JT Lifestyle Homes
Magnum Opus Repairs Ltd
RPS Group – Rothwell Plumbing Services
Stanley Land and Homes
Unity Homes and Enterprise
SUPPLY-CHAIN PARTNER OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
PROCare
SHORTLIST:
Hispec
Jewson Partnership Solutions
PROCare
The Sovini Group
TECHNOLOGY PARTNER OF THE YEAR
WINNER:
Voicescape
SHORTLIST:
Aareon
Aico
allpay Limited
Auro
Chameleon Technology
CMSG Ltd
Fortem Solutions Limited
Plentific
Trunk
Voicescape
TENANT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
Veronica Cuthbert - Alpha Living
SHORTLIST:
Diane Shepley-Newton
MSV Housing Group
Jackie Best
Accent Housing
Veronica Cuthbert
Alpha Living
NORTHERN HOUSING TEAM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by:
WINNER:
MSV Housing Group - Customer Voice & Wellbeing Team
SHORTLIST:
Believe Housing limited
Income Team
Manningham HA
Income Team
MSV Housing Group
Customer Voice & Wellbeing Team
Onward Homes
Customer Accounts and Money Advice Team
Salvation Army Homes
Roseberry Housing Team
South Yorkshire Housing Association
Income Management Team
Together Housing Group
Customer Service Centre
Unity Homes and Enterprise
Employment Services and Enterprise Team
Calico Homes
Income & Tenancy Sustainment Team
Castles and Coasts Housing Association
Flood Response Team
