Home of the Year

The format of the series follows three judges visiting three different homes every week and each scoring them out of ten. At the end of each episode the house which has scored the most points advances to the final. After seven weeks, the seven winning houses are judged one last time with the overall winner announced at the end of the episode.

Architect Hugh Wallace is the only judge who has appeared in every single season of the show. Season one saw Wallace joined by architect Declan O'Donnell and textiles and homeware designer Helen James.^[3] Season two and three saw Wallace and O'Donnell return for a second and third year in a row. Interior designer Deirdre Whelan replaced James as a judge.^[4] Season four saw Wallace and Whelan return for another series, O'Donnell left the show and was replaced by architect Patrick Bradley.^[5] Season five and six had Wallace and Whelan judge once again, however, architect Peter Crowley joined the panel.^[6] In season seven Wallace was the only judge to return. He was joined by interior designer Suzie McAdam and architect Amanda Bone.^[7]

In 2022, Wallace and Bone returned for their eighth and second series, respectively, joined by a new judge, interior designer Sara Cosgrove.^[8] All three judges returned for another series the following year.^[9] In 2025, Cosgrove was replaced by interior consultant, Siobhan Lam.^[10] Season 12, broadcast in 2026 included the same three presenters, filming having been completed before Wallace's death in December 2025.^[11]