West Kent's Home Ownership team were recognised as a finalist for the 'Team of the Year Award - 1,000-15,000 homes', at this year's Housing Heroes Awards. The Home Ownership team leads the sale of shared ownership homes , including staircasing and re-sales, putting the needs of customers and residents at the heart of the service. 

The awards that took place last night in Manchester at the Housing 2025 Conference, celebrated the leaders, innovators and changemakers across the sector, championing the successes of women and shining a light on the incredible work carried out by teams and individuals in the past 12 months. 

Anabel Palmer, Executive Director of Property Development and Partnerships at West Kent commented; "We are delighted that our Home Ownership team were shortlisted as a finalist at the Housing Heroes Awards. This reflects the hard work, dedication and innovation of the team and how they put resident's needs at the heard of what they do."


Anabel Palmer, Executive Director of Property Development and Partnerships at the awards yesterday evening.

To hear more about the impact of the team, you can watch various testimonials from shared ownership customers on our YouTube channel, 35 years of West Kent - Melanie's Fresh Start: Celebrating Our 1,000th Shared Ownership Home. 

 

Your voice, Our action: helping a vulnerable resident stay warm at home

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