Hyde Celebrates Four Wins at the First Time Buyer Awards 2025
Hyde Celebrates Quadruple Success at First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards 2025
As a customer-driven housing provider, we deliver homes and sustainable neighbourhoods that make people happy. Key to that is affordability – but never at the expense of quality. We are delighted that this commitment shone through at the First Time Buyer Awards 2025, where we scooped three wins and a commendation. The accolades recognised three of our developments – Wildbridge, Whitstable Heights and Kingston Wharf – as well as honouring The Hyde Group as a whole.
Affordable Housing Provider of the Year
The Hyde Group was highly commended as Affordable Housing Provider of the Year. Judges praised our innovative approach to design, sustainability, and customer care -qualities that set Hyde apart in helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder.
Our signature commitment, known as the Hyde Difference, stood out for providing:
- Contemporary kitchens with integrated appliances
- Quality flooring and carpets included at no extra cost
- Turfed gardens (where applicable)
- Smart, sustainable construction with private outdoor space
- Support from our specialist in-house sales team as standard
We design homes for modern living, blending high specifications with thoughtful layouts and sustainable technologies. As a result, we have achieved over 90% customer satisfaction for 12 consecutive years, delighting homebuyers with high-quality homes paired with affordable routes to ownership.
Best Show Home – Whitstable Heights
We’re elated that the First Time Buyer Awards recognised Whitstable Heights with the prize for Best Show Home. Our superb show apartment, located at Theodore Court, impressed the judges by helping buyers see the property’s full potential, whilst striking the balance between aspiration and affordability.
When we furnished the show home, we kept first-time buyers’ budgets firmly in mind. We wanted to demonstrate how beautiful a home can be with thoughtful interior design from accessible High Street retailers. Accents of summer oranges and light blues reflected the coastal location. This approach helped buyers imagine their new home and, moreover, the lifestyle on offer at this popular development on the Kent coast.
Best Off Plan Development – Wildbridge
Winning Best Off Plan Development for Wildbridge in Yapton, West Sussex, was another highlight of the First Time Buyer Awards 2025. The development has delivered much-needed family homes in a sought-after coast-and-countryside location, close to good local schools. With its high-quality specification and affordability, Wildbridge has proven to be a winning combination that ticks all the right boxes for first-time buyers.
Hyde’s award-winning customer care, first-class show homes, and innovative marketing suite technology guided first time buyers smoothly through the off-plan process. As a result, 80% of each phase sold before completion.
Best First Time Buyer Apartment – Kingston Wharf
Winning Best First Time Buyer Apartment at the First Time Buyer Awards 2025 felt especially meaningful for the Hyde team, who are passionate about creating stylish and spacious homes for aspirational first-time buyers. The accolade was awarded to a stunning ground-floor, two-bedroom, two-bathroom waterfront apartment at Kingston Wharf in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Designed with first-time buyers in mind, the apartments at Kingston Wharf blend affordability with design flair. For example, carefully planned internal layouts and landscaped podium gardens enhance the living experience. In addition, the homes maximise the coastal location, raising the bar for what first-time buyers can expect – as the awards judges clearly recognised.
Award-Winning Homes for First-Time Buyers
The Hyde Difference and our commitment to exceptional customer care inspire us to keep finding new ways to improve. Winning three prestigious awards – plus a Highly Commended recognition in the Affordable Housing Provider of the Year category – motivates us to keep pushing boundaries and delivering great-value homes that turn first-time buyers’ dreams into reality.
Discover our award-winning homes across London and the South East – click below to explore.
