2023 RESI AWARDS CATEGORIES
Asset Manager of the Year
This award is for the organisation that has best managed the residential assets of its clients. Has your business done something particularly innovative to increase returns in the past year? Have you gone above and beyond to ensure the residential portfolios you look after don’t depreciate in value and any risks are mitigated? Have you spotted a major industry trend that has enabled you to maximise the value of a residential property or portfolio for investment purposes? Have you put ESG at the heart of your asset management strategy? Then we want to hear from you.
Climate Crisis Initiative - Residential
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 residential property sector is doing to tackle the climate crisis and improve the sector’s environmental credentials. This award is aimed at organisations and individuals working in the residential property sector that have implemented, completed or committed to a transformative ESG or climate-focused scheme, strategy or initiative in the past year.
This award is aimed at organisations and individuals working in the residential property sector that have implemented, completed or committed to a transformative ESG or climate-focused scheme, strategy or initiative in the past year.
This category is open to organisations and individuals primarily operating in the residential property sector. If you are primarily in the commercial real estate or student accommodation sectors, please enter the equivalent category in the Property Awards or Student Accommodation Awards.
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• The scheme, initiative or strategy is ESG or climate focused
• Why it is transformative/innovative/disruptive
• Scale and ambition
• Commitment to net zero carbon
• Top ratings in known accreditation schemes such as BREEAM or the WELL Building Standard
• How you overcame the challenges posed by Covid
• Tangible and meaningful action
• Demonstrable and measurable impact
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Consultancy Practice of the Year
This category is about the quality of the consultancy advice practices offer clients. Whether you’re a one-man band or a large group, shortlisted candidates need to display unparalleled market knowledge and a strong track record of delivering first rate consultancy services in sales, lettings and/or development land. Is your organisation the cream of the crop when it comes to offering advice on affordable housing projects and section 106 agreements? Are you instrumental in making projects happen? Do you have a first-rate research department?
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• New ideas or innovations introduced over the last year
• First-class research
• Strong client focus
• Challenges faced and overcome
• Landmark deals or consultancy commissions secured
• Unrivalled market knowledge
• Strong financial performance
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Financials
In the below section, please provide as much financial information as possible, but for any questions that are not applicable to your business, please mark as N/A. Please state whether the financials are confidential. You are welcome to include any additional financials you think support your submission.
Are the financials confidential?*
Yes/ No
Area of space transacted 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Calculate these figures based on the total area or the total transactions solely handled by the firm, half these figures for any joint handling.
Number of transactions 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Calculate these figures based on the total area or number of transactions solely handled by the firm, half these figures when you have jointly instructed.
Transactional fee income 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Include here income from all deals. Do not include rent review, valuation work or investment income
Total fee income 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Do not include non-fee earners such as secretaries etc.
Number of fee earners 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Do not include non-fee earners such as secretaries etc.
Number of new instructions 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Calculate these figures based on the total area or number of transactions solely handled by the firm, half these figures when you have jointly instructed.
Profitability % 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Growth in revenue year on year 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Deal of the Year - Residential
Have you pulled off a ground-breaking residential property deal against the odds? Has your business struck a property or corporate deal or entered into an important joint venture that moved the dial? Then we want to hear from you. To qualify, the deal must have completed within the past year.
It does not have to be the biggest transaction, but it does have to be the best – whether it is a merger or acquisition of another organisation, an acquisition or sale of property or an innovative joint venture.
This category is open to organisations and individuals primarily operating in the residential property sector. If you are primarily in the commercial real estate or student accommodation sectors, please enter the equivalent category in the Property Awards or Student Accommodation Awards.
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022
To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Why the deal was so ground-breaking, bold or innovative
• Scale and ambition
• Complexity
• Robust financial returns/rewards
• Impact on the market
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Name of Deal*
If your entry is successful, this title will be used to promote your entry, so please ensure you enter the name of the deal as you would like it referred to.
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Development of the Year
This award is for residential schemes or developments that have been completed or substantially developed in the last year. Do you know of a scheme with innovative features that give it the edge over competitors? Can you show how this has translated into exceptional financial performance? If so, then let us know. Perhaps your scheme shows your commitment to a top-quality design or innovative approaches to marketing. Or maybe it shows your commitment to green energy and regeneration.
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Innovation, vision, and boldness
• Outstanding design features and a high-quality finish
• A strong financial performance
• Exceptional sales
• Challenges faced and overcome
• Commitment to sustainability, placemaking and regeneration
• Client focus and strong understanding of tenant requirements
• Flagship scheme that significantly contributes to the wider area
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo* The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Financier of the Year - Residential
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 residential 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? Has it done something that makes it stand out from the crowd? Then we want to hear from you.
This category is open to organisations and individuals primarily operating in the residential property sector. If you are primarily in the commercial real estate or student accommodation sectors, please enter the equivalent category in the Property Awards or Student Accommodation Awards.
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022. To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• A bold and innovative approach to property financing
• Specific achievements/landmark deals
• A robust financial performance and return on investment for clients – perhaps against the odds
• A strong client focus – via testimonials preferably
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
• New strategies or innovations
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Health and Wellbeing Initiative - Residential
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?
• Details of the building, project or initiative and how health and wellbeing was considered throughout its development lifecycle
• Why you think your achievement is so ground-breaking or innovative
• Collaboration
• Effective communication to and education of staff/occupiers/community
• A demonstrable and measurable positive impact
• Long-term vision
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation. Company logo* The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Landlord of the Year (Private and Social)
This award is open to all landlords with registered social-owned property, providing housing across the spectrum from social, affordable and private rent, shared ownership and private sale to homes for students, older and vulnerable residents and housing associations. We want to know any deals or flagship developments in the past year that set you apart from the rest of the market. Can you demonstrate that kind of exceptional performance? If you have excelled, then we want to hear from you.
To stand out you will need to demonstrate how your approach to property management has driven impressive tenant retention rates and strong financial performance. Can you point to a flagship development, a stunning deal or significant growth? Let us know.
• Innovation, vision and boldness.
• Information about your portfolio in London or UK wide
• Details of your strategy during the year, including any joint ventures
• High-profile deals and developments
• A strong financial performance
• Challenges faced and overcome
• Ideas and innovations that set you apart from the crowd
• Significant development, property management and investment activity
• Involvement in any special schemes with tenants or housing associations
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo* The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Large Developer of the Year (More than 1000 units)
Are you the standout large-scale residential developer or housebuilder 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.
Please note to be eligible for large developer of the year you must have created more than 1000 units in the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022.
To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Best-in-class achievements or initiatives
• Strong strategic vision
• Solid financial performance – perhaps against the odds
• Development activity – perhaps against the odds
• Innovation
• Tangible and measurable results
• New strategies, business development or staff/training initiatives
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk demarks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Number of units created during 2021*
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Later Living Operator of the Year
This category acknowledges the achievements of organisations in the burgeoning later living sector. Modern day later living operators are creating schemes that are of such a high spec that they rival the finish offered by some boutique hotel group operators. As well as creating schemes that are aesthetically pleasing, they are also implementing intelligent design principles to make accommodation that’s more adaptable and flexible to meet the growing needs of people as they age. Do you operate such a scheme or portfolio of schemes? Have you raised the bar in the later living space in the past year? Then we want to hear from you.
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award. When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Innovation, vision and boldness
• Why you stand out in a crowded sector
• Strong understanding of client requirements
• Challenges faced and overcome
• Intelligent design to meet the needs of the nation’s aging population
• Strong financial performance
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Legal/Professional Team of the Year- Residential
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.
This category is open to organisations and individuals primarily operating in residential property sector. If you are primarily in the commercial real estate sector, please enter the equivalent category in the Property Awards. To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022
To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award. When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Why 2022 was a strong year for the team – perhaps against the odds
• The range of legal or professional work you do and how this has changed
• Details of key instructions/commissions you have won
• Business development or staff/training initiatives
• Robust financial performance – perhaps against the odds
• Strong client focus and positive client feedback – for instance via testimonials
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Name of the team you are entering*
If your entry is successful, this title will be used to promote your entry, so please enter this as you would like it shown.
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Newcomer Award - Residential
This category is open to organisations and individuals 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 residential property industry, whether you are in development, investment, agency, proptech or fund management.
This category is open to organisations and individuals primarily operating in the residential property sector. If you are primarily in the commercial real estate or student accommodation sectors, please enter the equivalent category in the Property Awards or Student Accommodation Awards.
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past three years: 01 January 2020 – 31 December 2022 To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Outstanding achievements/success – perhaps against the odds
• Innovation/disruption
• Bold strategic vision
• Positive market impact
• Robust financial performance
• Strong client focus – via testimonials preferably
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk demarks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Property Manager of the Year
This award is for the organisation deemed to be the best residential property manager of the past year. Are you the go-to property management organisation for asset managers? Have you raised the bar when it comes to the day-to-day running of a property or portfolio with regards repairs, maintenance, security and upkeep? Do you take a hands-on approach to customer and tenant relations?
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Strong focus on health and safety
• Challenges faced and overcome
• New instructions
• Innovative approach to lease renewals/rent collection
• Strong maintenance and repair record
• Strong client focus and tenant relations – via testimonials if possible
• Active physical management through refurbishment or redevelopment, for instance
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk demarks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Residential 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.
PRS Deal of the Year
Who pulled off the best deal in the PRS sector in the UK in 2022?. It does not have to be the biggest transaction, but it does have to be the best – whether it is a merger or acquisition of another organisation, an acquisition or sale of property or an innovative joint venture.
This category is open to organisations and individuals primarily operating in the residential property sector. If you are primarily in the commercial real estate or student accommodation sectors, please enter the equivalent category in the Property Awards or Student Accommodation Awards.
To be eligible, the deal must have been made in the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022. To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Why the deal was so ground-breaking, bold or innovative
• Scale and ambition
• Complexity
• Robust financial returns/rewards
• Impact on the market
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk demarks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Name of the Deal*
If your entry is successful, this title will be used to promote your entry, so please ensure you enter the name of the deal as you would like it referred to.
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Sales and Letting Agency of the Year
Have you had a standout year in residential sales and/or lettings? Has your team completely sold out a development or become the ‘go to’ agency for new instructions? Perhaps you achieved record sales or lettings volumes despite the Covid pandemic.
What made your organisation stand out from the crowd in the past year? We want hard data on transaction volumes, but our judges also want to see evidence.
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022. To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Innovation, vision and boldness
• Strong sales and/or lettings performance
• Number of new instructions
• Strong client focus and understanding of tenant requirements (via testimonials for example)
• Landmark deals, developments and commissions
• New marketing ideas
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk demarks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Financials
In the below section, please provide as much financial information as possible, but for any questions that are not applicable to your business, please mark as N/A. Please state whether the financials are confidential. You are welcome to include any additional financials you think support your submission.
Are the financials confidential?*
Yes/ No
Area of space transacted 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Calculate these figures based on the total area or the total transactions solely handled by the firm, half these figures for any joint handling.
Number of transactions 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Calculate these figures based on the total area or number of transactions solely handled by the firm, half these figures when you have jointly instructed.
Transactional fee income 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Include here income from all deals. Do not include rent review, valuation work or investment income
Total fee income 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Do not include non-fee earners such as secretaries etc.
Number of fee earners 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Do not include non-fee earners such as secretaries etc.
Number of new instructions 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Calculate these figures based on the total area or number of transactions solely handled by the firm, half these figures when you have jointly instructed.
Profitability % 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Growth in revenue year on year 2022 and % increase/decrease compared with 2021*
Small Developer of the Year (Fewer than 1000 units)
Size isn’t everything, and we’re looking for a developer who proved this over the last year. We want to hear from you if you know a niche or up-and-coming developer that has punched above its weight with a flagship scheme; can show significant growth in its pipeline; or has pioneered systems and approaches that bigger rivals cannot match. Have you moved the dial in terms of the ESG agendas? Have you raised the bar architecturally or developed a scheme that has helped regenerate an area? Then we want to hear from you.
Please note to be eligible for small developer you must have created fewer than 1000 units in the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022.
To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Best-in-class achievements or initiatives
• Strong strategic vision
• Solid financial performance – perhaps against the odds
• Development activity – perhaps against the odds
• Innovation
• Tangible and measurable results
• New strategies, business development or staff/training initiatives
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information: (*Asterisk demarks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Number of units created during 2022
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Social Impact Initiative - Residential
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.
• The scheme/project/initiative is truly community focused
• How it is innovative/ground-breaking
• Scale and ambition • Long-term vision
• Demonstrable and measurable impact on the community
• Capped or zero commercial returns, or implemented at a loss
• True community engagement • Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Positive environmental impact
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
Student Accommodation Operator of the Year
Do you stand out in the UK’s crowded student accommodation sector? We are looking for an operator that against the odds really moved the dial in the past year. How did you rise to the myriad challenges posed by Covid? What did you do to support students, perhaps in terms of their health and wellbeing? Maybe you have introduced technological innovations? What did you do that went above and beyond what others were doing?
To be eligible, entries must relate to the past year: 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022. To enter, please submit a 750-word summary on why you feel you should win this award.
When reviewing your submission, the judges will be looking for evidence of the following:
• Understanding of student welfare and mental health issues
• Specific challenges faced and overcome
• Long-term commitment to the sector
• Financial sacrifice – for instance writing off rents (if applicable)
• Development, property management and investment activity
• Strong understanding of tenant/client requirements, including testimonials if possible
• Accreditation by ANUK
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the ESG agenda
When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information:
(*Asterisk demarks entry questions that are mandatory.)
Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750 word online submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.
Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation.
Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. This may appear in the printed event guide and in any relevant marketing communications about the awards should you make the shortlist. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.
Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If successful, this will be used alongside your entry on the evening and in the magazine.
Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.
