The private housebuilding division of Glenrothes-based construction company Easy Living Developments has been shortlisted in Best Regeneration Project (Residential) for its Forth Park Residences development in Kirkcaldy, a development which breathed new life into the dilapidated B-listed Mansion House at Forth Park Maternity Hospital, creating an apartment development in the Mansion House, together with Mews Homes, and a range of contemporary villas and bungalows.

Easy Living Homes is also shortlisted in the Development of the Year category, for its Castle Gait development in East Wemyss.

Castle Gait offers a wide mix of 100 new build detached bungalows and villas.

“We are absolutely delighted to have achieved not one, but two, prestigious shortlistings in our first very time of entering The Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2024,” said Easy Living Homes CEO, Keith Davidson.

“We were confident that we had a very strong offering across both of these developments, as they certainly have the attention to detail, the finishing, and the sustainable innovations, that the industry are looking to commend at the moment,” added Keith. “It was my pleasure to show the judges around the developments in July. We found them extremely engaging and well informed on what these awards are looking to promote.”

“It’s only when you pit your developments up against the best of the best, and against many housebuilders that are significantly larger than us, in terms of numbers of properties built each year, that you find out if you are achieving a real level of excellence,” he said.

Keith finished by saying that he felt that entering the awards, which year on year attract a first-class field, had already been an extremely worthwhile process for Easy Living Homes as a growing brand.

“Obviously we would love to win. Both Castle Gait and Forth Park Residences really stand out from the crowd in what we have achieved there. But even if we don’t on this occasion, attending the Awards Night will be a fantastic networking experience, plus a chance for key members of our hard-working team to enjoy a night out together,” he said.