Which firms, individuals and deals managed to impress our collection of judges this year to make it on to the EG Awards shortlist as we prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the best show in real estate?
EG gathered 37 judges earlier this month at Related Argent’s HQ in King’s Cross for an in-depth trawl through the hundreds of submissions for this year’s EG Awards.
Over two days, our experts pored through pages of entries to come up with a shortlist reflecting the best of the best across the real estate market.
Judges were particularly impressed with the progress real estate is making in sustainability and social impact, alongside big steps being made in innovation and transformative technologies.
“Being an EG Awards judge gives me a front row seat to the remarkable talent and achievements in our industry,” said Black Women in Real Estate and Mood and Space founder Hanna Afolabi.
“The calibre of entrants this year was exceptional. It really made the selection of winners both challenging and inspiring.”
Emma Huepfl, chair of the commercial property forum at the Bank of England, added: “Companies were thinking broadly about both their assets and the human capital that they could tap into to achieve better outcomes.
“I was particularly drawn to examples of successful partnerships across public, private and charitable sectors – some of these were exceptional and inspiring.
“There was material here for a really positive showcase of how the real estate industry can contribute both to economic productivity and better living standards across the UK.”
To book your tickets to this year’s awards, visit www.eg.co.uk/eg-events/eg-awards-2024/
Find out below if you made the shortlist:
Real Estate Adviser Award
In partnership with Kato
This category was open to UK real estate advisory businesses of any size. Firms were judged on excellence of service, delivery and corporate best practice rather than just volume of revenues and profit.
- Compton
- EVORA Global
- GIA
- JLL
- Knight Frank
- Rapleys
- Savills
UK Company Award
This category was open to all UK businesses operating in the real estate sphere. Judges shortlisted companies that could prove they had been market leaders throughout the period under review.
- CO-RE
- Feldberg Capital
- Grainger
- Grosvenor
- Legal & General
- Peabody
- Unite Students
- Utopi
Global Company Award
In partnership with Knight Frank
This category was for businesses operating in the real estate sphere that have a footprint in the UK and beyond, that show how they had adapted to challenges to ensure their business remained successful. Judges shortlisted companies that could demonstrate robust financial performance plus responsible business leadership. A clear focus on corporate best practice was vital.
- BioMed Realty
- Blackstone
- Oxford Properties
- SEGRO
Legal Team Award
This category was open to real estate legal teams working on planning, transactions, investment, development, financing, and construction, as well as in environment and regeneration. Judges looked for firms that could demonstrate outstanding advice on major transformative deals and that could demonstrate commitment to championing diversity, inclusivity and sustainability in their working practices.
- Brabners
- CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
- DLA Piper
- Hogan Lovells
- Shoosmiths
BTR Specialist Award
In partnership with Gowling WLG
Investors that are executing on long-terms strategies to deliver homes to the market, operators that are delivering schemes that meet the needs of current and future generations and innovators providing new solutions that seek to solve not only housing issues, but societal and environmental issues were all invited to enter this category. Entrants had to prove they had adapted to marketplace challenges to ensure their business or business unit has remained successful – or outperformed.
- Get Living
- Native Residential
- Outpost Management
- PLATFORM_
Industrial & Logistics Specialist Award
This award was open to advisers, operators, investors and developers that have been active in the industrial and logistics sector during the awards year. Judges wanted to see a focus on operational excellence, clear evidence of strong financials or market share, and innovation within the business operation.
- Fiera Real Estate
- SEGRO
- Trebor Developments
- Tritax Big Box REIT
Alternatives Specialist Award
Those active in the life sciences, hotel, healthcare, student, retirement and data centre sectors were invited to enter this category. Judges looked for submissions that showed strong business success, solid financial performance and clear indicators of success.
- AXA IM Alts
- Gerald Eve
- Harris Associates
- Newcore Capital
- Rapleys
- Student Cribs
Best Workplace Award
In a period where our view of the workplace has shifted momentously, judges wanted to see evidence of how office space has been adapted to meet the needs of a more flexible workforce. Shortlisted parties had to be able to prove the success of their workplace across a wide range of factors.
- Henry Boot for the Isaacs Building
- Hines for Grainhouse
- HOK and Arup for One Centenary Way
- Quadrant Estates for YY London
- TSP for 60 Ironmonger
- WPP and Abrdn for Runway East Bloomsbury
Public/Private Partnership Award
This award seeks to celebrate partnerships between the public and private sector that are delivering solutions through real estate. Judges wanted to see clear evidence of the success of the partnership, including financials, and that it has found solutions to societal and environmental issues.
- Cardiff Council and Wates Residential for the delivery of 1,500 new homes across 40 sites in Cardiff
- Ellandi and Blackpool Council for the regeneration of Blackpool town centre
- 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 a £1bn plans to deliver the London Cancer Hub
Sustainability Award
In partnership with East On Commercial Interiors
The sustainability award was open to agents, developers, investors and architects that could provide clear, quantitative examples of improvements being taken to improve sustainability. One of the most popular categories, judges were strict on which firms made it to the shortlist.
- AshbyCapital
- Bellway
- Fiera Real Estate
- FORE Partnership
- GPE
- Harrison Street
- Quadrum Global
- Thakeham
Social Impact Award
Another popular category, our judges were pleased to see the many positive measures being taken by real estate businesses across the whole of the built environment to have a meaningful social impact. Evidence of impact was key as judges whittled down the shortlist.
- Federated Hermes
- Legal & General
- Regal
- SEGRO
- Tritax Management
- Urban Land Institute
Employer Award
This award was open to all employers in the built environment, from advisory practices to developers and investors, asset and fund managers and public sector bodies, and seeks to celebrate businesses that go the extra mile for their staff. Judges wanted to see evidence of strong leadership, innovation and commitment to employee development.
- Gerald Eve
- MAPP
- Savills
Future of Real Estate Award
In partnership with Aldermore Bank
This award celebrates the individuals, the companies and the products that are doing more than ensuring their own success. The category is for those that are creating a solid future for the success of the real estate sector. Judges looked for clear evidence of businesses or individuals that were utilising new technologies, new methods, or new ways of thinking or approaching business to deliver a real estate proposition for the future.
- FORE Partnership
- Madison Berkeley
- Plentific
- Related Argent
- Tide & Vision
- Utopi
- Valos
City of the Year Award
The City of the Year Award seeks to celebrate the UK’s cities and the work they are doing to create liveable, successful places.
- Leeds
- Sheffield
- Salford
Inclusive Design Award
This is an award for any project, spanning any sector, that has been completed in the period under review where the entrant can demonstrate that inclusiveness was at the heart of the design and that the project is accessible and functional for everyone, integrating inclusive thinking within the design process from concept to completion.
- Bellway for Thespian at Oakfields Park
- Foster + Partners for the Apple Store, Battersea
- RNIB for the Grimaldi Building
London Deal Award
The property industry continues to thrive on deals – eye-catching transactions that deliver results. This award celebrates the best of those deals. It is open to investors, lenders, developers, advisers and occupiers.
- Cain International’s £535m loan to Canary Wharf Group with Starwood Capital Group
- Edge and Mitsubishi Estate’s acquisition of 125 Shaftesbury Avenue
- Homes England, GLA and Berkeley Group’s partnership deal to deliver 8,000 new homes in Newham and Southwark
- 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
Judges wanted to see evidence of innovation and high returns across the regional deals that made it on to this year’s shortlist.
- Greater Manchester Pension Fund’s £150m investment into Bruntwood SciTech, a jv between Bruntwood and Legal & General that aims to build a £5bn portfolio to support the growth of the life science and tech sectors in regional cities
- 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
In partnership with the PMA
New for 2024, the Campaign of the Year Award seeks to champion best practice in real estate marketing. Judges shortlisted campaigns that delivered across digital, print and out-of-home media, showcasing building launches, investments, lettings and/or refurbishments, corporate branding, thought leadership, placemaking and more.
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris for its 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
- Savills’ campaign to build an emotional connection with their residential audience
- 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
This year’s EG Rising Stars shortlist will be revealed in a special feature in our 7 September issue of EG magazine, with our Outstanding Contribution award revealed on the night of the awards – 21 November.
Secure your tickets now, to make sure you are in the room for the best celebration of real estate this year and ensure you are there when we call your name to pick up best prize you will ever win – an EG Award.
Book your tickets at www.eg.co.uk/eg-events/eg-awards-2024
The judges
- Hanna Afolabi, founder, Black Women in Real Estate and Mood and Space
- Priya Aggarwal-Shah, founder and director, PREACH Inclusion
- Nabeel Alhassan, senior treasury analyst, Aster Group
- Adnan Anwar, fund accounting lead, JLL
- Ellie Awford, sustainable asset management lead, Nuveen Global
- Hannah Awonuga, partner and group head of diversity, equity and inclusion, Knight
Frank - Leon Ballad, managing director, Kato
- Bisi Brown, events co-ordinator, Real Estate Balance
- Sue Brown, managing director, Real Estate Balance
- Kelly Canterford, founder, Tigrou Consulting
- John Carter, commercial director, Aldermore
- Clive Chalkley, partner, Gowling WLG
- Madeleine Cosgrave, senior adviser, ICG
- Basil Demeroutis, managing partner, FORE Partnership
- Darryl Easton, managing director, East On Commercial Interiors
- Rita-Rose Gagné, chief executive, Hammerson
- Pete Gladwell, group social impact & investment director, Legal & General
- Valerie Henry-Baldock, head of marketing, EG
- Emma Huepfl, chair of the commercial property forum, Bank of England
- Andrew Hynard, chair, Clipstone Investment Management
- Vivienne King, founder & managing director, Impactful Places
- Alice Lamb, deputy chief executive and director of operations, LandAid
- So Sum Lee, consultant, SQW
- Melanie Leech, chief executive, British Property Federation
- Georgie Manly, retail customer propositions director, Landsec
- Andy Martin, AJWM Consulting
- Blessing Masiyiwa, social value manager, BPIC Network
- Charles Maudsley, principal, Alma Real Estate
- Joseph Mazzucca, head of real estate division, Shoosmiths
- Marc Mogull, chairman & chief investment officer, PineBridge Benson Elliot
- Alix Murtha, senior associate, Clyde & Co
- Richard Rees, managing director, Savills
- Mark Robinson, co-founder, Ellandi
- Georgie Roberts, associate partner, Knight Frank
- Misa von Tunzelman, head of corporate affairs & marketing, Lendlease
- Suzan Ucmaklioglu, associate & inclusive design specialist, Foster + Partners
- Paul Williams, chief executive, Derwent London
Photography @ Louise Haywood-Schiefer. Additional EG Award image © www.tellingphotography.com
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