2024 CATEGORIES

Entries for 2025 will open in Early December. Why not take a look at some of last year’s categories and register your interest to be notified when entries are open.

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Alternatives Team of the Year

Do you have a dedicated alternatives team that deals with some of the following alternative asset classes: student housing, PRS, later living, healthcare, hotels, self -storage, data centres, automotive, education or renewables?

Have you moved the dial in the past year with a ground-breaking initiative, strategy, or deal? Are you blazing a trail that others are following? Then we want to hear from you. This category is open to all teams specialising in alternatives. 

 

Newcomer Award - Commercial Property

This category is open to organisations that have launched within the last three years or moved into a new sector in the last three years. We are looking for the rising stars of the property industry, whether you are in development, investment, agency, proptech or fund management.

 

Placemaking & Social Value Award

This category aims to celebrate the best commercial or commercial-led, mixed-use development scheme that has regenerated or physically improved the built environment on and around a particular site, disused building or location. The award is aimed at private-sector and public-private projects, including mixed-use but NOT pure residential. These projects might have bought land, buildings or localities back into sustainable economic use or created a built environment that changes the perception or use of a location. Projects or initiatives still at the planning stage are not eligible.

 

Developer of the Year - Commercial Property

Are you the standout commercial real estate developer of the past year? Have you developed landmark schemes, pulled off ground-breaking deals, embarked on innovative joint ventures or pioneered new ideas that have changed the face of property development in the UK? Have you moved the dial in terms of the ESG or social impact agendas? Have you raised the bar architecturally or developed a scheme that has helped regenerate an area? Then we want to hear from you.

 

Property Company of Year

This award is aimed specifically at property organisations (active in development and/or investment) that have made a particular impact on the property industry in the past year. Have you made an important strategic change? Have you been involved in a landmark deal that has raised the bar? Have you been involved in innovative structuring, funding or partnering initiatives? Then we want to hear from you.

 

Entrepreneur of the Year

This award aims to celebrate an organisation or individual that has demonstrated true entrepreneurial flair, vision or innovation in UK commercial property in the past year. Have you taken risks in the face of adversity where others have battened down the hatches? Have you done something particularly different or innovative? Have you been an early mover in an area or sector that no-one else saw the potential of? Then we want to hear from you.

 

Property Fund Manager of the Year

This award is aimed at organisations who manage national or international property funds but are themselves based in the UK. We are looking for someone who stands out from the crowd because they are doing something particularly audacious or different – boldly investing in a new or emerging property sector, targeting new regions or achieving demonstrable success in a sector or region others have not. Have you outperformed your competitors, over-delivered on what you promised investors or spotted trends ahead of the market? Do you have a strong and growing investor following? Then we want to hear from you.

 

Legal / Professional Team of the Year - Commercial Property

This category is aimed at law firms and specialist property consultants (or departments of larger agency firms) that provide one or more of the following: legal advice, valuation, rating, rent review and property/land and estate management. It is also open to building surveyors, firms that provide planning/development or environmental advice and practices that are strong in arbitration, claims, expert witness or legal services. It is not open to facilities management organisations or other property advisers.

Have you moved the dial in the past year in the legal/professional space? Then we want to hear from you.

 

Financier of the Year - Commercial Property

This category aims to celebrate an organisation or individual that has moved the dial in the way they have provided debt or equity financing to the commercial property market in the past year. Has your firm been particularly innovative in its approach to development finance or forward funding packages, for example? Has it targeted new areas of growth? Then we want to hear from you.

 

Health and Wellbeing Initiative - Commercial Property

The health and wellbeing award aims to celebrate the organisation or individual that has done the most in the past year to support the health and wellbeing of staff, occupiers or the local community.

We are looking for an exemplary initiative, scheme or project that has raised the bar in terms of health and wellbeing. Has your building achieved a WELL certification and/or best-in-class environmental accreditation standard rating (e.g. BREEAM, LEED, SKA)? Have you done something ground-breaking to support the health and wellbeing of your staff or occupiers? Perhaps you have prioritised health and wellbeing features in a new scheme. Have you worked collaboratively on a community-focused project aimed at enhancing community health and wellbeing?

 

Social Impact Initiative - Commercial Property

Social impact has been one of the breakthrough issues of the past few years. We want to celebrate the best social impact projects and initiatives of the past year.

We are looking for an organisation or individual that has implemented, completed or committed to a ground-breaking social impact scheme, project or initiative that has had a real and measurable positive social impact on the community.

 

Young Property Personality of the Year

We are looking for the stars of the future, the individuals who show the sort of entrepreneurialism, tenacity and vision to steer and lead the industry in years to come. You or someone you nominate can hail from any part of the industry – be it a property organisation, a proptech company, the agency world, law… if you or your nominee, eat, drink and sleep property and lead where others follow, we want to hear from you.

 

Property Personality of the Year

Judges choice: The winner will be nominated by the judges and chosen by an anonymous ballot.

No entries will be taken for this category.

Hall of Fame

Judges choice: The winner will be nominated by the judges and chosen by an anonymous ballot.

No entries will be taken for this category.

 

PropTech Innovator of the Year

This category recognises organisations that have utilised technology to deliver meaningful innovation within the property sector. Entries are open to new offerings or upgrades from dedicated proptech providers as well as property companies that have delivered technology-enabled strategic initiatives. A partnership between the two types of organisation is also eligible, The emphasis is on tangible results from innovative or game-changing initiatives implemented in the past 12 months.

 

Large Property Agency of the Year (over 100 employees)

Open to large agencies that have significant operations in the property industry.

 

Eligible agencies include but are not limited to:


  • Agencies serving a particular vertical sector such as retail and hospitality, offices, industrial & logistics, life sciences, or residential.
  • Agencies serving a particular region within the UK.
  • Agencies serving particular process elements, such as valuation, financing, leasing, sales or acquisitions

 

Agencies that are NOT eligible include but are not limited to:

 

  • Public relations, communications or social media agencies
  • Investor relations agencies
  • Government relations or public affairs agencies

 

Deal of the Year - Commercial Property (Over 50 Million)

This category acknowledges exceptional accomplishments in commercial property deals for transactions exceeding £50 million. If your organisation has orchestrated a ground-breaking deal, whether it's a property or corporate transaction or a significant joint venture, we invite you to present your success.

 

Sustainability Initiative - Commercial Property

Over the past few years, climate change has rocketed to the top of the agenda, fuelled by the UK government’s target to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 – one of the most ambitious carbon targets in the world.

We want to celebrate the ground-breaking work the commercial real estate sector is doing to tackle the climate crisis and improve the sector’s environmental credentials.

 

Deal of the Year - Commercial Property (Under 50 Million )

This category celebrates remarkable achievements in commercial property deals for transactions under £50 million. If your organisation has successfully executed a ground-breaking deal, whether it's a property or corporate transaction or a significant joint venture, we invite you to showcase your success.

 

PropTech Solution of the Year

This category recognises suppliers that provide outstanding technology products or digital services tailored to the needs of the property sector. The focus is on strong innovation, value gained by owners, agents or occupiers, a robust business model, creativity, and strategic vision.

 

ED&I Initiative of the year

This award recognises an individual, team or organisation that has demonstrated exemplary commitment to promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) both within your business and across the industry as a whole over the past 12 months.

Entries are open to organisations dedicated to promoting EDI as well as property organisations that have undertaken specific EDI initiatives. Entries are also welcome from partnerships between the two types of organisation.

We are seeking programme that go beyond rhetoric, embodying real efforts to drive positive change and foster an inclusive workplace and industry culture. Judges will be looking to see tangible change that has moved the dial with EDI, either through cultural change or workforce diversity.

 

Property Week Leader of the Year

The Property Week Leader of the Year should embody leadership excellence within the property sector through a broad range of positive attributes. Entrants will be judged not only on outstanding results but also by the manner in which they have been achieved. The winner will demonstrate personal integrity, a clear vision, and the ability to inspire others to raise their game.

 

Small Property Agency of the Year (under 100 employees)

Open to smaller agencies that have significant operations in the property industry.

Eligible agencies include but are not limited to :

  • Agencies serving a particular vertical sector such as retail and hospitality, offices, industrial & logistics, life sciences, or residential.
  • Agencies serving a particular region within the UK.
  • Agencies serving particular process elements, such as valuation, financing, leasing, sales or acquisitions

Agencies that are NOT eligible include but are not limited to:

  • Public relations, communications or social media agencies
  • Investor relations agencies
  • Government relations or public affairs agencies