The WhatHouse? Awards 2017, UK housebuilding's most prestigious event, took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel this afternoon, culminating in the Berkeley Group being named WhatHouse? Housebuilder of the Year in front of over 1,500 industry figures.
Named Large Housebuilder of the Year at last year's event and retaining the title this year, Berkeley Group also went one better, beating Small Housebuilder of the Year Metis Homes and Medium Housebuilder of the Year Hopkins Homes to the ultimate title. Swan Housing Association was named Housing Association of the Year.
It also also won across other categories, picking up Golds for Best Partnership Scheme, Best Mixed-Use Development and Best Regeneration and a Bronze for Best Apartment Scheme. Part of the Berkeley Group, St James, also won two Golds, for Best Exterior Design and Best Public Realm, with another, St Edward, winning Silver for Best Development..
The celebrity host at this year's Awards Gala Luncheon was comedian Jack Whitehall, joined on stage in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House Hotel by Lawrence Dallaglio, former captain of England's rugby union team, who presented to winners of 21 Awards categories.
Among the wide range of new homes builders from across the country that won the other awards, there were a few who received more than one: Mount Anvil winning three Golds; Habitat First winning one Gold and two Bronzes; Hill winning three Silvers; Meyer Homes and Crest Nicholson winning one Gold and one Silver each; Redrow winning one Gold and one Bronze; 2014's Housebuilder of the Year City & Country winning one Silver and one Bronze; and Altin, Countryside and McCarthy & Stone winning two Bronzes each.
Rupert Bates, editorial director of Whathouse.com and leading trade magazine Show House, and head of the judging panel, says: “The industry has many challenges ahead, but for now let us celebrate the best new homes in Britain. We would like to thank all the housebuilders, suppliers and other industry colleagues who have once again supported this great event, with special thanks to the Awards sponsors and judges.”
Here’s the full list of winners from this year’s WhatHouse? Awards, download the Judges' Report (pictured) for all the details or look at the summary here:
Housebuilder of the Year
Berkeley Group
Best Large Housebuilder – sponsored by Roca
Gold, Berkeley Group
Silver, CALA Homes
Bronze, Redrow ; Countryside
Best Medium Housebuilder – sponsored by N+C
Gold, Hopkins Homes
Silver, Hill
Bronze, Churchill Retirement Living ; Mactaggart & Mickel
Best Small Housebuilder – sponsored by Jablite
Gold, Metis Homes
Silver, Freeman Homes
Bronze, Conservation Builders
Housing Association of the Year – sponsored by WhatHouse?
Gold, Swan Housing Association
Silver, Thames Valley Housing
Bronze, Aster Group
Best Build To Rent Project – sponsored by Thomas Gray
Gold, Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets, The Slate Yard, Salford
Silver, Be Living, be:here, Hayes, Middlesex
Bronze, Folio London, Royal Albert Wharf, London E16
Best Starter Home Scheme – sponsored by Q Assure
Gold, Network Homes, The Crescent, Hertford
Silver, Lovell Homes, Lymington Mews, Dagenham ; St Modwen Homes, Locking Parklands, Locking, Somerset
Bronze, Higgins Homes, Clissold Quarter, Stoke Newington, Hackney
Best House – sponsored by Nolte Kitchens
Gold, Habitat First Group, The Habitat House, Lower Mill Estate, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Silver, Meyer Homes, Gabriel Square, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Bronze, Altin Homes, The Place, Sale, Manchester
Best Apartment Scheme – sponsored by Warwick Estates
Gold, Redrow, Blake Tower, London EC2
Silver, City & Country Residential, The Iron Foundry, Bristol
Bronze, Berkeley Central London, Vista, London SW8
Best Luxury House – sponsored by New ID
Gold, Huntsmere, ‘Bewdley’, Alderley Edge, Cheshire ; Werner Capital, 'Camp End Manor', St George's Hill, Weybridge, Surrey
Silver, Aspire Luxury Properties , 'Kings Lodge', Oxshott, Surrey
Bronze, Oakeve, 'Hurlingham', Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Best Renovation – sponsored by New Homes Law
Gold, Cubitt Greystock, Grange Hall, Stoke Newington
Silver, Hill, Anstey Hill Barns, Cambridge
Bronze, City & Country, St Osyth Priory, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Best Development – sponsored by Beko
Gold, Crest Nicholson Regeneration, Bath Riverside, Bath, Somerset
Silver, Places For People, Rousillon Park, Chichester, West Sussex ; St Edward, 190 Strand, London WC2
Bronze, Altin Homes, The Place, Sale, Manchester
Best Partnership Scheme – sponsored by Show House Jobs
Gold, Berkeley Homes, Hackney Council, Genesis, WDCO and MHDT, Woodberry Down, London N4 ; Mount Anvil with Clarion Housing Group, Lexicon, London EC1
Silver, Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and the RSPB, Oakfield Village
Bronze, Countryside and L&Q, Acton Gardens
Best Luxury Development – sponsored by Laufen
Gold, Mount Anvil, Dollar Bay, Canary Wharf, London E14
Silver, Crest Nicholson Regeneration, Bath Riverside, Bath, Somerset
Bronze, Ama (New Town), The Crescents, Cramond, Edinburgh
Best Mixed-Use Scheme – sponsored by TCL Group
Gold, Berkeley Homes, One Tower Bridge, London
Silver, Quartermile Developments, Quartermile, Edinburgh
Bronze, Crest Nicholson, Harbourside, Bristol
Best Retirement Development – sponsored by Show House Jobs
Gold, Adlington, Adlington House, Otley, West Yorkshire
Silver, Hill, Woodside Square, Muswell Hill, London N10
Bronze, McCarthy & Stone, Bowes Lyon Court, Poundbury, Dorset
Best Sustainable Development – sponsored by Roca
Gold, Lendlease, Elephant Park, Elephant & Castle, London SE17
Silver, Fabrica by A2Dominion, Elmsbrook, Bicester, Oxfordshire
Bronze, Habitat First Group, Silverlake, Warmwell, Dorset
Best Regeneration Scheme – sponsored by Jackson-Stops
Gold, Berkeley Homes East Thames, Royal Arsenal Riverside, London SE18
Silver, Hopkins Homes, Prospect Place, Framlingham, Suffolk ; Notting Hill Housing, Royal Albert Wharf, London E16
Bronze, Bellway South London, Maida at Wellesley, Aldershot, Hampshire ; Churchill Retirement Living, Mount's Bay Lodge, Penzance, Cornwall
Best Interior Design – sponsored by Green Lighting
Gold, Mount Anvil, Dollar Bay, Canary Wharf, London E14
Silver, Meyer Homes, Gabriel Square, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Bronze, Millgate Homes, Knowle Hill Park, Cobham, Surrey
Best Exterior Design – sponsored by Ibstock Bricks
Gold, St James, Riverlight, London SW11
Silver, Barratt London, Lombard Wharf, London SW11
Bronze, Habitat First Group, 'The Lighthouse', Silverlake, Warmwell, Dorset
Best Public Realm – sponsored by TCL
Gold, St James, Heritage Walk/Kew Bridge West, London TW8