Awards
We’re proud to have won, and been shortlisted for, a lengthy list of industry awards since the Group was first formed over ten years ago; highlighting our commitment to excellence in housing, development, and customer care.
Here’s a snapshot of the awards we’ve scooped in more recent years.
Winners
2025
Northern Housing Awards
- Great Places Housing Group, Docherty House Project – Supported/Sheltered Housing Scheme of the Year
- Great Places Housing Group – Homebuilder of the Year
2024
UK Housing Awards
- Great Places Housing Group – Homebuilder of the Year
First Time Buyer awards
- Plumlife Homes – Best Off-Plan Development (Mulino Walk)
- Plumlife Homes – Best New Development in the North (Hollins Grange – Highly Commended)
- Hive Homes – Best Partnership (Highly Commended)
Northern Housing Awards
- Great Places Affordable Development Team – Best Affordable Housing Development (£10M TO £20M) – Ancoats Dispensary
- Greater Manchester Housing First – Northern Housing Partnership of the Year (Highly Commended)
Housing Hero Awards
- Matthew Harrison – Lifetime achievement in housing
Cowgill’s North West Homebuilder Awards
- Great Places Affordable Development Team – Best Conversion (Ancoats Dispensary)
2023
Northern Housing Awards
- Great Places’ Affordable Development Team – Developer of the Year award
RESI Awards
- Hive Homes – Newcomer of the Year.
2022
Insider’s North West Residential Property Awards
- Cube Homes – Boutique Housing Development of the Year (Holcombe View)
Northern Housing Awards
- Greater Manchester Housing First – Best Initiative for Tackling Homelessness at the Northern Housing Awards.
2021
CIH Northern Housing Awards
- GMHF – Housing Team of the Year
First Time Buyers
- Plumlife – Best New Development in the North (Highly Commended)
2020
Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Housing Hero Awards
- Our Repairs Team – Development or maintenance team of the year
- Stuart Hutton – Tenant Innovator award.
First Time Buyer Awards
- Plumlife – Affordable Housing Provider of the Year
- Plumlife – Best Off-Plan Development (Highly Commended)
2019
First Time Buyer Readers Awards
- Plumlife – Best Large Development
North West Employee Engagement Group (NWEEG) awards
- OD Team – Excellence in Engagement
Inside Housing Development Awards
- Foxhall Village – Best Partnership of the Year (with Blackpool Council)
2018
Women in Housing Awards
- Emma Richman, Director of Assets – Woman of the Year
North West Employee Engagement Group
- HR and OD Team – Top Team 2018
2017
- National Housing Federation’s ‘Better Communities’ Community Impact Award 2017 – The Secret Garden of Springfields (Knutsford)
2016
- Groundwork Green Business Awards 2016 – Platinum Award
- Guardian Public Service Awards 2016 – Sustainability Award (Warm Homes Oldham)
- TPAS Awards 2016 – Excellence in Annual Reports Award
- Carbon Literate Organisation Award 2016 – Silver Award
2015
- Building and Energy Efficiency Awards 2015 – Behavioural Change Award (Go Green Project, Claremont)
- Great Place to Work Survey 2015 – 24th Best Large UK Workplace
- Northern Marketing Awards 2015 – Best Low-Budget Campaign (Tribe Apartments)
- Rochdale Diversity Awards 2015 – Diversity in Apprenticeship Award (Great Places’ Apprenticeship Program)
- Women in Housing Awards 2015 – Leading Female Mentor/Coach Award (Melanie Price)
