A PROPERTY development in Castlemilk, Glasgow, has been hailed as the best in Scotland.
Dougrie Drive was one of the big winners in The Herald Property Awards for 2018, which took place at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Glasgow last night. The £14.8 million development saw Glasgow Housing Association, part of the Wheatley Group, deliver 130 affordable homes to the area.
The Castlemilk project was one of a host of property successes celebrated at last night’s event, which attracted an audience of more than 500 guests from the housebuilding and property development sectors. It was the culmination of a painstaking process which saw judges spend months on the road visiting the best properties the country has to offer. Entries were received from all over Scotland, from Aberdeen to Loch Lomond and Edinburgh to North Berwick.
As well as Dougrie Drive the awards, held in association with SP Energy Networks, produced big wins for Morgan McDonnell Architecture, which picked up the award Commercial Project of the Year for The Garment Factory in Glasgow’s Merchant City. Halliday Homes won the inaugural Estate Agency of the Year Award, while City & Country won the 2018 Judges’ Award for its restoration of The Play Fair at Donaldson’s in Edinburgh.
Craig Arthur, distribution director for SP Energy Networks in Scotland, said: “It was a pleasure to attend the awards and support the event as title partner for this year.
“The desire to support and promote the organisations and individuals in the property sector, the driving force behind these awards, is something which resonates with us at SP Energy Networks. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists.”
Calum Miller, associate director for new homes at Rettie & Co, said: “The standard of entry was incredibly high this year, I’m sure the judges had a lengthy debate in coming to an overall winner.”
Phil Prentice, chief officer for Scotland’s Towns Partnership, said: “It’s was wonderful to be part of such a high profile and positive event showcasing all the best of Scotland’s property industry, which supports much of our economic prosperity and innovation.”
Paul Alexander, head of business development at Scottish Building Society, said: “We were delighted to support the awards for a second year and were impressed with the standard of entries once again.”
Keith Benzie, associate director of Space & Time Media, said: “Space & Time would like to congratulate Perceptive Communicators for winning the Property Team of the Year award.”
Keith Denholm, director, of Allied Surveyors Scotland, said: “Congratulations to Robertson Homes for being the winners of Best Small Family Home.”
Brian Fulton, director of Ross & Liddell, said: “The awards ceremony is one of the highlights of the property calendar and judging by the reaction from the room on the evening, was yet again a resounding success.”
Gary Daw, managing Director of Daw Signs and Fit Outs said: “Well done to Avant Homes for winning the Best Show home Award. It was a fabulous night.”
Jamie McKenzie, account executive at Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers, said: “It was a pleasure to present the award for Residential Letting Team of the Year and I’d like to extend our congratulations to the winners Umega Lettings.”
Jim Mitchell, operations director at Daw Kitchens, said: “Daw Kitchens was delighted to sponsor the award for Best Large Family Home. It is good to see the hard work of CALA Homes (East) being celebrated.”
Nicholas Scullion of Scullion LAW noted: “We at Scullion LAW would like to congratulate everyone who won an award, with special congrats to Halliday Homes who won the most prestigious award of the night for our new category Estate Agency of the Year.”
Shortlist and winners
Best Show Home – sponsored by Daw Signs
Allanwater Homes – The Grampian, showcased at The Views in Saline, by Dunfermline
Avant Homes – The Rosebury - Winner
CALA Homes (East) – The Melville at Ravelrig Heights - Commendation
Stewart Milne Homes – The Sandholme
Westpoint Homes – The Campbell
Best Luxury Home – sponsored by Ross & Liddell
Avant Homes – The Westbury - Winner
Robertson Homes - Mitchell Garden Room
Stewart Milne Homes – The Southbrook
Westpoint Homes – The Campbell
Best Large Family Home – sponsored by Daw Kitchens
Avant Homes – The Ashbury
CALA Homes (East) – The Melville at Ravelrig Heights - Winner
Stewart Milne Homes – The Hampsfield
Westpoint Homes – Ranfurly View
Best Small Family Home – sponsored by Allied Surveyors Scotland
Barratt Homes – The Craigend
Dawn Homes – The Dochart
Robertson Homes – The Calico - Winner
Best Apartment sponsored by Lowther Homes part of Wheatley Group
CALA Homes (West) – 21 Mansionhouse Road
CCG and Sanctuary Scotland – Ellerslie Road
Westpoint Homes – Scholars Court - Winner
Best Renovation/Conversion - sponsored by Close Brothers Property Finance
LBA – Apartment 2, 5 Melville Crescent
LBA submitting in conjunction with Williamstone Farm Steadings - Williamstone Farm Steadings - Winner
Paterson Gordon Architecture – Firkin Steading
Whiteburn Ashludie – Ashludie House
Individual New Build or Small Development sponsored by Scottish Building Society
Panacea Property - Bridge Of Allan – Inverallan
S Ewing & Sons – New Park Place
Westpoint Homes – Ranfurly View - Winner
Best Regeneration Project sponsored by Scotland’s Towns Partnership
Burnhaven Properties, Aberdeenshire Council and Langstane Housing Association – Caley Building
Glasgow Housing Association and Lowther Homes part of Wheatley Group – Harvie Street - Winner
River Clyde Homes – Broomhill/ Greenock - Commendation
The Partnership of Muse Developments/ Aberdeen City Council and Aviva Investors - Marischal Square
Property Team of the Year sponsored by Space & Time Media
Perceptive Communicators - Winner
Estate Agency of the Year sponsored by Scullion LAW
Halliday Homes - Winner
Manor Estate Agency
Yates Hellier
Residential Sales Team of the Year
Highland Residential Ltd - Winner
McDougall McQueen
McEwan Fraser Legal
Residential Lettings Team of the Year sponsored by Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers
Simply Let
Umega Lettings - Winner
Affordable Development of the Year sponsored by SP Energy Networks
Cunninghame Housing Association - Carmichael Court
Cunninghame Housing Association - Sweeney St/ Sweeney Court - Commendation
Glasgow Housing Association part of Wheatley Group - Dougrie Drive
Port of Leith Housing Association - City of Edinburgh Council – Leith Fort - Winner
Commercial Project of the Year sponsored by SP Energy Networks
Morgan McDonnell Architecture Ltd – The Garment Factory - Winner
Rennick Property on behalf of Aberdeen Standard Investments - 3 St Andrew Square
The Partnership of Muse Developments/ Aberdeen City Council and Aviva Investors - Marischal Square
Judges’ Award
City & Country – The Playfair at Donaldson’s
Development of the Year sponsored by Rettie & Co
CALA Homes (West) – Rosegarth Wynd
Glasgow Housing Association part of Wheatley Group - Dougrie Drive - Winner
Westpoint Homes - Ranfurly View
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