Series 5 Plot
Three property experts scour the country on the hunt for Scotland’s Home of the Year.
Scotland's Home of the Year Series 5 aired on May 15th, 2023.
Series 5 Episodes
1. East
The search is on for Scotland's Home of the Year 2023. In this returning series, interior designer Anna Campbell-Jones and architect and lecturer Michael Angus are joined by Mull-based guest judge Banjo Beale to travel the country in search of Scotland's best homes. In the east, the judges must choose between a Victorian renovation in Edinburgh, a refurbished Victorian apartment in Kirkcaldy and a nineties conversion in Fife. Scoring them on architectural merit, distinctive design and original style, which home will Anna, Michael and Banjo judge worthy enough to go forward to the grand final?
2. North East and the Northern Isles
In the north east and Northern Isles, the judges must choose between a Victorian renovation in Oldmeldrum, a contemporary build just outside St Cyrus and a self-build property in Orkney. Scoring them on architectural merit, distinctive design and original style, which home will Anna, Michael and Banjo judge worthy enough to go forward to the grand final?
3. Central
In the central region, the judges must choose between a unique new build in Bridge of Allan, a 19th-century B-listed former manse in Auchterarder and a traditional cottage in Dunblane. Scoring them on architectural merit, distinctive design and original style, which home will Anna, Michael and Banjo judge worthy enough to go forward to the grand final?
4. South
In the south, the judges must choose between a new build eco house in Dumfries and Galloway, a former milking barn with contemporary extension also in Dumfries and Galloway and an historic renovation on the outskirts of Peebles. Scoring them on architectural merit, distinctive design and original style, which home will Anna, Michael and Banjo judge worthy enough to go forward to the grand final?
5. Highlands and Islands
In the highlands and islands, the judges must choose between a Finnish kit house in Fort William, a self-build in the Isle of Skye and an historic croft house conversion, also in Skye. Scoring them on architectural merit, distinctive design and original style, which home will Anna, Michael and Banjo judge worthy enough to go forward to the grand final?
6. West
The judges head west, where they must choose between an Edwardian renovation in Glasgow, an extended 1950s bungalow in Kirkintilloch and a converted Victorian villa in Greenock.
7. Final
It’s the grand final! The judges - interior designer Anna Campbell Jones, architect and lecturer Michael Angus and Mull-based guest judge Banjo Beale have travelled the country in search of Scotland’s home of the year. It’s now down to the final six homes – the winners of each regional episode – to go head to head. But only one of them can be the winner of the prestigious title.