Congratulations to our 2024 Housing Heroes Awards finalists!
Winners were announced at the awards ceremony that took place on Monday 24 June at Manchester Central.
Best company health and wellbeing initiative
Chatty Benches - Anchor’s resident involvement & well-being team
A comprehensive well-being approach - Blackpool Coastal Housing
Fully inclusive health and well-being initiative - Bournville Village Trust
A holistic approach to customer health and well-being - Livv Housing Group
Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Health Matters - London Borough of Hackney
Edward Alsop Court - Look Ahead
Pia Honey - No Floor No More
Something’s Not Right - Northumberland County Council’s domestic abuse housing steering group
Project Resilience - One YMCA
Outstanding achievement by apprentices sponsored by Places for People
Jessica Brown - Housing Apprenticeship Scheme - Adra
Rosie O'Neill - CHP
Rory Emms-Davies - Fairhive Homes
Eleanor Riley - Jigsaw Homes Group
Mel Cheuk - Lincolnshire Housing Partnership
Kynleigh Parker - Lovell Partnerships
Adele Ferguson - Mears Group
Rebekah Cliff - Novus Property Solutions
Recruitment campaign of the year
New Start - Karbon Homes
The new Livvee Employer Brand - Livv Housing Group
Customer account & money advice team recruitment - Onward
Brighter Futures - Progress Housing Group
Preparing for Direct Housing Management - Sage Homes
Social Housing Recruitment
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Team of the year - 0-1,000 homes sponsored by Red Olive
Denbighshire project team - Adullam Homes Housing Association
Retrofit technical solutions team - Equans
Essex Housing
Greater Manchester Housing First - Great Places Housing Group
Mulberry Junction - Haringey Council
Hebron Housing
Homeshare Cornwall - Cornwall Council and Supportmatch
Supported housing (Middleton) - Petrus
Appleby Blue - United St Saviour's Charity
Team of the year - 1,001-15,000 homes sponsored by Red Olive
Housing solutions team - Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council
Additional Housing Management Service - Fairhive Homes
Supported and independent living team - Havebury Housing Partnership
Lucy Adams House team - Havebury Housing Partnership
Emergency response team - Magenta Living
Young people's service - Origin Housing
Capital programme team - Thurrock Council
Unity Employment Services - Unity Homes and Enterprise
Team of the year - 15,000+ homes sponsored by Red Olive
Repairs and maintenance insourcing team - Home Group
Housing management and customer services team - Housing 21
Allocations team - Incommunities
Customer Voice - Incommunities
Thriving Communities team - Orbit Group
Income management team - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Integration and transformation team - Southern Housing
Empty homes and lettings team - The Hyde Group
Inspirational colleague of the year
Vicky Gladden - Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
Joanne Marchant - Bristol City Council
Helen Cliffe - Frank Shaw Associates
Emma Brand - K A Watts Heating & Plumbing
Julie Baker - Keepmoat
Carolina Padovezi de Oliveira - Manningham Housing Association
Farzana Chowdhury - Poplar HARCA
Kam Shergill - Stonewater
Danielle Dyer - United Living Group
Shannon Whyte - Your Place
Inspirational leader of the year - housing association/council
Amanda Tomlinson - Black Country Housing Group
Gerri Bird - Cambridge City Council
Ben Laryea - Ekaya Housing Association
Hayley Lambert - Havebury Housing Partnership
Paul Fiddaman - Karbon Homes
Léann Hearne - Livv Housing Group
Penny Halliday - Meridian Water
Ijay Onyechi-Birchall - Peabody
Inspirational leader of the year - independent
Emma Pawsey - Hebron Housing
Elliott Prangley - Holistic Hoarding
Darren Bowkett - Novus Property Solutions
Fran Ryan - Oxfordshire Community Land Trust
Gareth Fitzpatrick - Rentplus Homes
Hayley Hulme - Starts with you
Chris Philippou - Stef & Philips
Martyn Craddock - United St Saviour's Charity
Tenant of the year
Nicholas Apps - Bournemouth Churches Housing Association
Yasmin Chowdhury - Camden Council
Paul Jenkins - Golding Homes
Cathy Smith - Habinteg Housing Association
Emma Rowe - Hebron Housing
Mandy Buxcey - Portsmouth City Council
Sue Smith - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Una Gillam - Warrington Housing Association
Chris Blackett - Watford Community Housing
Lifetime achievement in housing
Helen Shields - Bromford
Ashley Horsey - Commonweal Housing
Ben Laryea - Ekaya Housing Association
Chan Kataria - emh group
Matthew Harrison - Great Places Housing Group
Paul Diggory - South Liverpool Homes
Monica Barnes MBE - Southern Housing
Alice Bovill - Tenants Information Service (TIS)
John Lowery - Your Place
Employer of the year sponsored by JLES Group
CHP
ELM Group
Livv Housing Group
Mears Group
Soha Housing
Starts with you
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
"Attending the Women in Housing Awards and Housing Heroes Awards was an honour and a privilege as a tenant and board member. It was important to recognise those who make a difference by going above and beyond to improve the lives of their residents."
Evelyne Kossere/Colley, board member, Phoenix Community Housing
"Great evening celebrating #womeninhousing and #housingheroes awards tonight. Always inspiring to hear briefly why the winners were chosen and the impact they have made."
Emma Hardman, partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
"Such a wonderful evening last night celebrating amazing people who do incredible work within the housing sector"
Maddie Griffith, branch support manager, Fortem Solutions
"It’s been a privilege to spend the evening recognising the inspiring and outstanding women within the housing sector in the UK."
Homes for Students
"What a fabulous evening we had celebrating #WomeninHousing and #HousingHeroes
It was an absolute pleasure to attend the awards ceremony and be surrounded by many inspirational, like-minded, passionate people, who give their all to provide safe homes for people up and down the country."
Daisy Beck, customer solutions leader, Bromford
"An incredible evening celebrating the leaders, innovators, and changemakers across the industry."
Ella James-Hart, head of corporate sales and alliance partnerships, AllBright
"Fantastic evening at the Women in Housing / Housing Heroes Awards in Manchester last night.
Well done to all of the winners and finalists - some remarkable performances and achievements which have been pivotal to moving the sector forward in the last 12 months."
Michael Lyons, operating director - housing, property and construction, Page Group
"Really great evening celebrating the greatness within the sector!"
Daniel Bebbington, debt and energy manager, Wrekin
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