Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has congratulated the Wheatley Group – Scotland's largest housing, care and property-management group and the UK's largest builder of social-rented homes – after winning four prestigious Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Excellence awards.

The Group, and its largest subsidiary GHA, won awards for:

• Excellence in Learning and Development – Wheatley Group's 'Transforming our frontline response to domestic abuse' project.


• Excellence in Housing Innovation – 415 Livingwell Innovation Hub.

• Excellence in Leadership – GHA's Jennifer Russell.

• Apprentice of the Year – Wheatley Group's Jenna Lamb.

Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning Kevin Stewart, who attended the event, said: "Congratulations to Wheatley Group on their success at the CIH awards.

"This is a true testament to their innovative work across a range of services, including tackling domestic abuse and supporting independent living for older people."

The Scottish awards received a record number of entries, with over 100 projects, teams and individuals competing in the 18 award categories.

Callum Chomczuk, Director of CIH Scotland, said: "There was an impressive standard of excellence and everyone should be proud of what they have achieved."

(MH/CM)