Weston Properties received probably the most coveted prize on the 2025 WhatHouse? Awards at a glittering gala lunch on the JW Marriott Grosvenor Home resort in London.
The awards, offered by tv presenter Gabby Logan in entrance of 1,200 business professionals, noticed Weston Properties, based mostly in Essex, win the blue riband Housebuilder of the 12 months title, in addition to Gold for Greatest Medium Housebuilder.
Bob Weston, chairman and founding father of Weston Properties, stated: “I’ve by no means misplaced my enthusiasm for homebuilding, whether or not it’s renovating older properties or constructing new. Nor have I forgotten how huge a step and the way a lot sacrifice is concerned in saving for a brand new residence. Which is why this household enterprise will at all times take care of consumers, discovering methods to make sure they get as a lot pleasure as doable from their residence and by making them accessible to as many individuals as doable.
“Prospects are our primary precedence. Our fame and skill to maintain constructing houses rests with satisfying them fully.”
Weston Properties additionally took gold for Greatest Starter House and Greatest Vitality Environment friendly House, in addition to silver within the Greatest Sustainable Improvement class.
Greatest Massive Housebuilder Gold went to the Berkeley Group, which additionally received Gold in three different classes: Greatest Improvement (St James), Greatest Blended-Use Improvement (St George) and Greatest Regeneration Scheme (Berkeley Properties).
The Hill Group received gold for Greatest Sustainable Improvement and Greatest Home.
Different Gold winners had been Fernham Properties (Greatest Small Housebuilder), Churchill Dwelling (Greatest Retirement House Developer), Vistry Group and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (Greatest Partnership Scheme), Amara Property (Greatest Luxurious Home), Excel Winner (Greatest Luxurious Improvement), NHG Properties (Greatest Renovation), Bellway (Greatest Exterior Design), Abbey New Properties (Greatest Inside Design), Thakeham Properties (Greatest Placemaking), Dandara Dwelling (Greatest Construct to Hire Developer) and Quintain Dwelling (Greatest Condominium Scheme).
Rupert Bates, editorial director of What Home? and Present Home, stated: “Now of their forty fifth yr, the Awards had been as soon as once more an impressive celebration of the easiest new houses in Britain. It has been an extremely powerful yr for the housebuilding business and to proceed to ship such high-quality houses is testomony to their exhausting work and keenness for what they do.”
“There are few British industries that may have an effect on such optimistic change economically and socially. One of the best housebuilders, massive and small, supported by an impressive and dedicated provide chain, are a pressure for a lot good and the catalyst for development that this nation desperately wants.
“Many congratulations to all of the winners and a giant thanks to all our sponsors and judges and all people who attended the most important day within the housebuilding calendar.”
