Real Estate Adviser Award winner: GIA

A wonderful mix of large international consultants and niche specialists, this category certainly made our judges work hard. After much deliberation their spotlight landed on just one.  

Finalists

• Compton
• EVORA Global
• JLL
• Knight Frank
• Rapleys
• Savills

UK Company Award winner: Peabody

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Another big debate around the shortlist for this category, but ultimately our judges picked “a brilliant business that is making a difference by being true to its values”. 

Finalists

• CO-RE
• Feldberg Capital
• Grainger
• Grosvenor
• Legal & General
• Unite Students
• Utopi

Global Company Award winner: BioMed Realty

In partnership with

Judges were really impressed with our winner, which they said had grown to be a market-leading, vertically integrated platform with very good ESG credits that is supporting a booming sector. 

Finalists

• Blackstone
• Oxford Properties
• SEGRO

Legal Team Award winner: Brabners

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It’s  not just the size of the business, it’s what you do with it. That is what led our judges to select this year’s legal winner. A firm that is purpose-led, true to its roots and putting its business where its values are.

Finalists

• CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
• DLA Piper
• Hogan Lovells
• Shoosmiths

BTR Specialist Award winner: PLATFORM_

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This winner stood out for successfully delivering homes in difficult market and affordable rates. Impressive said our judges. A step ahead. 

Finalists

• Get Living
• Native Residential
• Outpost Management

Industrial & Logistics Specialist Award winner: SEGRO

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In a year where the sector has been hit hard, our judges continued to be impressed by how this company operates, the numbers it continues to produce and its leading position in the market. A firm that finds a way to win, even if it gets hobbled in a race. 

Finalists

• Fiera Real Estate
• Trebor Developments
• Tritax Big Box REIT

Alternatives Specialist Award winner: Student Cribs

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A strong product and impressive growth in a competitive market. Plus an entry filled with data saw judges mark this winner top of the class. 

Finalists

• AXA IM Alts
• Gerald Eve
• Harris Associates
• Newcore Capital
• Rapleys

Best Workplace Award winner: Hines for Grainhouse

Judges really loved this entry not just for being a stunning building, but for its social value and integration and its attention to detail. 

Finalists

• Henry Boot, Isaacs Building
• HOK and Arup, One Centenary Way
• Quadrant Estates, YY London
• TSP, 60 Ironmonger
• Runway East & WPP, Runway East Bloomsbury

Public/Private Partnership Award winner: Ellandi and Blackpool Council

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This was a “standout” winner for our judges for taking such a challenged area and sector and having such a positive impact economically and socially. 

Finalists

• Cardiff Council and Wates Residential for the delivery of 1,500 new homes across 40 sites in Cardiff
• Grainger, Network Rail, and Bloc Group for their build-to-rent jv to deliver 2,000 homes across Great Britain
• Pendle Borough Council and Barnfield Investment Properties for the £32m transformation of former cotton mill Northlight.
• The London Borough of Sutton, Aviva Capital Partners and development partner Socius for their £1bn plans to deliver the London Cancer Hub

Rising Star Award winner: Emily Robson, assistant chief executive, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool

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A category in which everyone is a winner. All of these shortlisted superstars should celebrated. Each showcasing the safe hands the future of this industry is in. But only one of them can be crown this year’s EG Rising Star. A person who embodies what the future of real estate could look like. Really impressive at such a young age, pioneering and showing a rapid rise in their position in the sector. This year’s Rising Star is “exactly the sort of person that we should be encouraging to grow a career in our sector”, said our judges.  

This year’s EG Rising Stars shortlist

• Jan Dierckx, design technology senior manager, Gensler
• Cher-Crystal Hewitt-De Lisle, apprentice surveyor, Allsop LLP
• Leo del Rosso – senior lending manager, Commercial Acceptances
• Jenna Harris, head of co-living, Harris Associates and co-founder, Harris Studios  
• Shaan Makwana, head of living capital markets, build to rent, Carter Jonas LLP
• Rebecca Shafran, director – research – BTR/PBSA/Care homes/retirement living/hotels
• Joe Woolley, development manager, Urban Splash. 
• James Wragg, chief commercial officer, Student Cribs

Sustainability Award winner: FORE Partnership

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Our judges said this entry was clearly focused on doing the right thing for the planet consistently, not just doing something once to win an award and get the badge. A real leader. Walking the walk as well as talking the talk. 

Finalists

• AshbyCapital
• Bellway
• Fiera Real Estate
• GPE
• Harrison Street
• Quadrum Global
• Thakeham

Social Impact Award winner: Regal

In partnership with

Our judges were particularly impressed with the winner’s focus on helping to alleviate the very real struggle of an important proportion of society.  A great initiative that shows its true social value. 

Finalists

• Federated Hermes
• Legal & General
• SEGRO
• Tritax Management
• Urban Land Institute

Employer Award winner: MAPP

In partnership with

A unanimous and easy choice for judges this year. While all shortlisted businesses showcased great practices and portrayed why they were great places to work, this firm stood out by showing they really cared about its people. A truly transformative leader. 

Finalists

• Gerald Eve
• Savills

Future of Real Estate Award: Related Argent

In partnership with

Judges wanted to shine a light on an area of real estate that rarely gets its moment in the sun. This winner was highlighted for their relentless ambition, innovation and for truly moving the dial.  

Finalists

• FORE Partnership
• Madison Berkeley
•  Plentific
• Tide, Vision & Outpost Management
• Utopi
• Valos

City of the Year Award: Salford

While so many of our cities have stood proud this year, the winner was a clear frontrunner for our judges. Pioneering. An exemplar. A city setting the bar when it comes to building a fairer, greener and healthier city for all.  

Finalists

• Leeds
• Sheffield

Outstanding Individual Award winner: Keith Breslauer, managing director, Patron Capital

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While this year’s winner of the Outstanding Individual Award could have picked up this title merely for never giving up in a very tough fundraising market, this person also wins for never giving up on those who deserve something better. Those who deserve to be remembered for the sacrifices they have made for all of us and for those who deserve a safe place to rest their heads at night. A person who is relentless. A powerhouse. Someone who always walks the talk. And never minces their words. An absolute honour in this of all years – the 80th anniversary of D Day.

Inclusive Design Award winner: RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People), The Grimaldi Building

An outstanding submission that touched our judges more deeply than they expected. A absolute market leader, a scheme that can and should teach others to be better, to be truly inclusive. An exemplar that our judges loved. 

Finalists

• Bellway, Thespian at Oakfields Park
• Foster + Partners, Apple Store, Battersea

London Deal Award winner: Homes England, Greater London Authority and Berkeley Group

In partnership with

A transformative deal that delivers volume where volume is needed. A true example of how the best deals are made through proper collaboration. Our judges labelled the deal pioneering, significant and absolutely vital. 

Finalists

• Cain International’s £535m loan to Canary Wharf Group alongside Starwood Capital Group
• Edge and Mitsubishi Estate’s acquisition of 125 Shaftesbury Avenue
• Related Argent’s £243m loan with ICG Real Estate to deliver a 484-home BTR scheme in Tottenham Hale
• Tide and Outpost Management’s forward-funding deal of the 50-storey Enclave Croydon, Europe’s tallest volumetric building

Regional Deal Award winner: Bruntwood SciTech

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An amazing list showcasing the power real estate across our regional cities. A difficult category to choose just one winner from but the positive impact this deal has on the economy of several UK major regional cities made it a standout. A gamechanger, said our judges. 

Finalists

• Capital & Regional’s £40m purchase of the Gyle Shopping Centre in Edinburgh
• Housing Growth Partnership’s £390m jv with Thriving Investments to deliver 1,200 sustainable homes on regeneration sites across major UK regional cities
• Plus X Innovation and AshbyCapital’s partnership on Slough innovation hub
• Legal & General’s Loft Lines, a £150m residential development in Belfast, with 151 affordable homes funded and operated by Clanmil Housing Association
• Blackstone’s £819m deal with Vistry Group to acquire more than 2,900 homes across the UK through its portfolio companies Sage Homes and Leaf Living
• Trebor Development’s £150m regeneration project in Peterborough providing a 635,000 sq ft manufacturing and distribution facility for Crown Packaging Manufacturing UK

Campaign of the Year Award winner: Savills

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Against a challenging economic backdrop, our winner successfully secured internal investment for a bold, insight-led campaign that defied industry norms. Through innovative use of data and insight, their multi-channel strategy achieved record-breaking results, This exceptional work is a testament to the marketing team’s dedication, insight, and strategic vision.

Finalists

• Allford Hall Monaghan Morris for Fit Out // Rip Out research report
• PREACH Inclusion (formerly BAME in Property) and Prideview’s #PrideviewCricket Cup
• Bidwells’ Science & Technology campaign
• Cartwright Communications and Lovell Homes for the Influencer Campaign: Elevating Apartments at The Gateway in collaboration with @our_home_on_thehill
• Madison Berkeley for the Empower Equity five-day digital and audio campaign, in partnership with Ladies in Real Estate
• Shared ownership provider Your Home and data science firm Outra’s campaign to learn more about first-time home buyers in the South Coast of the UK
• Related Argent for the Mind Your Brain campaign
• Latimer (Clarion Housing Group) and theEword’s campaign to improve lead quality for their shared ownership scheme
• Stepladder’s campaign for JP Morgan’s One Spitalfields retail development