Congratulations to our 2025 Housing Heroes Awards finalists!
Winners were announced at the awards ceremony that took place on Monday 23 June at Manchester Central.
Best company health and wellbeing initiative
Money Matters Team - Incommunities
AnyBody Can Dance Organisation - Look Ahead
PLAYCE Pompey - Portsmouth City Council (Portsmouth Homes) and partners
Look Up - Portsmouth City Council (Portsmouth Homes) and partners
Healthier Wealthier Wakefield Families - Vico Homes
Jimmy's Jackets - Watford Community Housing
Outstanding achievement by apprentices, sponsored by Places For People (PFP Thrive)
Alishba Hassan - A2Dominion
Emily Webb - Babergh and Mid Suffolk
Jess Ashworth - Housing Bond Alliance
Leah Boyle - Mears Group
Carrie Wilkinson - Women and Manual Trades
Nadia Da Fonseca Ossmane - Peabody
Brooke Thomas - The Barnet Group
Mohsina Shams - Watford Community Housing
Independent team of the year
Team CARE - Creative Appeal Real Estate (CARE)
Housing Review Team - Denbury Legal
Technical Operations & Support - EWI Pro
Additional Needs Disability Adaptation (ANDA) team - Pinnacle Service Families
Repairs and Compliance - Pinnacle Service Families
Mould Cross Business team - Switchee
TIS team - Tenants Information Service
Women and Manual Trades
North East Board, WISH
Team of the year with up to 1,000 homes
Adullam, Stoke-on-Trent - Adullam Homes Housing Association
Operations - Granville Community Homes
InCommon Team - InCommon
UASC Support - Sportfit Support Services
Health and Housing Team - Tower Hamlets Council
Team of the year with over 1,000 to 15,000 homes
Housing Services - Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils
Humanitarian Response Team - Dacorum Borough Council
Programme Delivery - Futures Housing Group
Customer Resolution Team - Golding Homes
Resident Services - Housing Solutions
Tai Môn Tenant Participation Team - Isle Of Anglesey County Council - Housing Department
Housing Services - Melton Borough Council
Never Give Project Team - North Northamptonshire Council
Homeownership - West Kent Housing Association
Wheatley Homes South
Winchester City Council Tenancy Sustainment and Tenant Partnership Team
Team of the year with over 15,000 homes
Staple Hill Team - Bromford
Independence and Wellbeing Homelessness Support Team - Great Places Housing Group
Environmental Services Gardening Team - London Borough of Tower Hamlets
National Service Centre team - Pinnacle Service Families
Customer Solutions Team - Pinnacle Service Families
Sustainability Team - Southern Housing
Capital Investment - Southern Housing
Torus
Income Management Team - Vico Homes
Customer Experience & Digital - Westminster City Council
Home Maintenance Services - WHG
Housing association or local authority inspirational colleague of the year
Helen Armstrong - Incommunities
Alana Mann - Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team
Shahina Khanam - Poplar HARCA
Tanya Keeling - Sanctuary Supported Living
Bernadette Watson - Southern Housing
Jennifer Wickert - Southern Housing
Shummi Begum - Westminster City Council
Leanna Moore - Worthing Homes
Independent inspirational colleague of the year
Helen Gazard - Contact Hostel
Hui Zhao - GoBritanya Student Accommodation
Charlotte Brace - Goram Homes
Sarah Gough - Mears Group
Katie Quinlivan - Mears Group
Monique James - Quo Vadis Trust
Faye Sanders – University of Bath
Jacqueline Howell - Your Place
Independent inspirational leader of the year
Claire Woodward - Acis Group
Julie Layton - Advance
Nichola Fahey - Bridge Housing Solutions
Rudi Nicholls - Clarion Housing Group
Mathew Baxter - Echelon Group
Nicholas Miles - EWI Pro Insulation Systems
Kelly Allman - Humbercare
Lucy Carmichael - Mears Group
Elaine Phillips - Mears Group
Sarah Willcox-Jones - More Than Words (currently working with L&Q)
Samantha Whitton - Petrus Community
Kate Shaw - Sanctuary Supported Living
Fiona Conor - Trust Electric Heating
Inspirational leader of the year - London and the south
Vicky Jennings – BCHA
Susan Faridi - Eldon Housing Association
Lisa Price - L&Q
Nicola Evans - L&Q
Sarah Steer - London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Paula Steel - Southern Housing
Sarah Williams - Westminster City Council
Rosalynn Funnell, Woking Borough Council
Inspirational leader of the year - wider UK
Fallon Warren - Amplius
Emily Collinson - Golden Lane Housing
Liza Parry - Housing People, Building Communities
Janey Carey - Incommunities
Michelle Howard - Melton Borough Council
Gill Cook - Salvation Army Homes
Lynne Shea - Salvation Army Homes
Charlotte Buggins – Stonewater
Linzi Heggie - Wheatley Group
Shahida Latif-Haider - Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Independent inspirational colleague of the year
Helen Gazard - Contact Hostel
Hui Zhao - GoBritanya Student Accommodation
Charlotte Brace - Goram Homes
Sarah Gough - Mears Group
Katie Quinlivan - Mears Group
Monique James - Quo Vadis Trust
Faye Sanders – University of Bath
Jacqueline Howell - Your Place
Housing association or local authority inspirational colleague of the year
Helen Armstrong - Incommunities
Alana Mann - Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team
Shahina Khanam - Poplar HARCA
Tanya Keeling - Sanctuary Supported Living
Bernadette Watson - Southern Housing
Jennifer Wickert - Southern Housing
Shummi Begum - Westminster City Council
Leanna Moore - Worthing Homes
Lifetime achievement in housing, sponsored by AICO
Julie Layton – Advance
Les Smith - Bromford
Michelle Reynolds - Clarion Housing Group
Deborah Elgar - L&Q
Sharon Barbour - Peabody
Jackie Trundell - SNG
Jane Porter - Southern Housing
Helen McHale - Stockport Homes Group
Outstanding achievement in training and recruitment
Choice Housing's commitment to attracting and development - Choice Housing
Green Skills Academy - Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team (part of Kensington and Chelsea Council)
Lovell Apprentice & Training Development Programme - Lovell Partnerships
Tracy Round-Turner - Peabody
Career Compass - Places for People
Stroud District Council, Compliance training and recruitment - Stroud District Council
TH.is opportunity. Housing Options Transformation - Tower Hamlets Council
Caroline Richardson - east London division - Vistry Group
Tenant of the year
Dionne DaCosta - A safe space for all
Stacy Hartley, Jackie Best and Helen Hutchinson - Accent Housing
Debra Nott - Bromford Flagship
Sally Ingram - Eldon Housing Association
Cathy Smith - Habinteg Housing Association
Amy Gordon - Portsmouth City Council, Portsmouth Homes
Nouar Bretel Lefdil - Roupell Park Resident Management Organisation
Marcia Scott, resident of SW9 Community Housing
Tatiana Jose - The Barnet Group
Steve Southwell - Worthing Homes
Employer of the year, sponsored by Tile Hill
Bromford
Clarion Housing Group
Croudace Homes
Kinovo
Mears Group
NCHA
Petrus Community - Sonia Denham
Salvation Army Homes
Trust Electric Heating
Vico Homes (formerly WDH)
"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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