Supported housing plays an absolutely crucial role in society, providing homes that enable individuals to thrive and also reduce pressure on the NHS and care services.

Whether you provide homes for older people, or support for victims of domestic abuse, homeless people, or people with mental health needs, this award will recognise a completed or planned development that creates homes that are desirable, safe, accessible and are well designed to meet current and future care and support needs. Homes may be part of a multi-use and/or mixed tenure development.

Eligibility: Developments may be large or small, including any number of homes. Developments must have been completed, in construction or in receipt of planning permission between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2024. Entries made with/on behalf of clients (housing associations, councils, ALMOs, housebuilder/developer) must be endorsed by the client.

The majority of Britons aspire to own their own home, and for many shared-ownership offers a unique opportunity to get a foot on the ladder. This award will recognise a completed or planned development that creates a new community and desirable, high-quality homes for shared ownership, which may be part of a multi-use and/or mixed tenure development.

Eligibility: Developments may be large or small, including any number of homes. Developments must have been completed, in construction or in receipt of planning permission between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2024. Entries made with/on behalf of clients (housing associations, councils, ALMOs) must be endorsed by the client.

Sponsored by NHBC

Build-to-rent schemes are a growing part of the housing sector and are increasing options for private renters across the UK, attracting new investment into the housing sector.

We are looking to find the UK’s best build-to-rent development. The winning scheme will be an exemplar scheme that others could and should learn from. It will provide high-quality homes, tailored to the needs of residents, that transform the housing offer in a local area. This could include innovative joint ventures or partnerships and homes targeted at meeting identified housing need in individual areas. We’ll be looking for the very best in design and management with lessons for the entire housing sector.

Eligibility: The award will be for a development completed, in construction or in receipt of planning permission between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2024.

Sponsored by Love to Rent

Regeneration projects can turn around a place, creating opportunities to meet housing needs and making a difference to employment, health and education. This award will recognise a completed regeneration project that has turned a place around and created more homes.

Eligibility: Projects may be large or small, including any number of homes. Development must have been completed between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2024. Entries made with/on behalf of clients (housing associations, councils, ALMOs, housebuilder/developer) must be endorsed by the client.

The need for more housing has risen up the political agenda across the UK, and the need to boost residential development is clear. This award will recognise a completed or planned housing development that answers that call. The development will demonstrate ambition and create a great place where people want to live. Homes may be part of a multi-use development and this award is also open to sheltered housing, build-to-rent, student, co-living and custom build developments.

Eligibility: Developments may be large or small, including any number of homes, apartments, rooms. Developments must have been completed, in construction or in receipt of planning permission between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2024. Entries made with/on behalf of clients (housing associations, councils, ALMOs, housebuilder, developer) must be endorsed by the client.

Whether your team is well established or growing, this award will recognise ambition and excellent performance. The winning team will be able to demonstrate outstanding achievement to deliver high quality new homes and places that meet the needs of residents. The number of homes developed will definitely not be the only measure: new teams, teams at newly developing organisations are also eligible and the judges will be looking out for new construction methods, innovation and sustainability.

Eligibility: The award will relate to work carried out between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2024. Entries are welcomed from organisations including housing association, councils, ALMOs and developers. Entries made with/on behalf of clients (housing associations, councils, ALMOs, housebuilder/developer) must be endorsed by the client.

Some of the most successful developments have been made possible by strong and genuine collaboration between partners. The winning entry will demonstrate the tangible outcomes possible only because of the partnership.

Eligibility: The award will be for a development completed, in construction or in receipt of planning permission between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2024. Entries are welcomed covering all types of partnership, including joint ventures and collaboration between clients and suppliers/advisors. Entries must be endorsed by partners described in the entry.

Sponsored by H+H

The UK housing crisis means that the delivery of homes that are affordable to those on lower incomes is more important than ever. This award will recognise a development that creates a new community and a desirable, high-quality place to live that residents can afford. The winning development will offer social, affordable, sub-market and/or intermediate market rent homes, which may be part of a multi-use and/or mixed tenure development.

Eligibility: Developments may be large or small, including any number of homes and s106 homes are eligible. Developments must have been completed, in construction or in receipt of planning permission between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2024. Entries made with/on behalf of clients (housing associations, councils, ALMOs, housebuilder/developer) must be endorsed by the client.