The entry deadline for the EG Awards is looming – just two weeks remain for firms and individuals to put themselves in contention for a gong.
The final date for entry submissions is 1 April. And the performance period has now been extended from 28 February 2015 to 31 March 2016, so it is easier to pack more accomplishments into your entries and showcase your firm’s outstanding financial achievements.
Submitting an entry will put you and your company in the running to star in one of the biggest real estate events of the year, in front of the top personalities and organisations in the industry.
Grab their attention by winning an award and you could be on your way to making your next deal.
Five of the awards categories – Rising Star, Collaborators, The Next Big Thing, EG London Award and Outstanding Contribution – have a separate entry deadline of 30 June (see below).
And, as ever, the calibre of the judges for all the awards will be second to none. Estates Gazette is bringing together some of the most influential and experienced industry professionals to consider all of the entries and determine the ones whose performance stands out.
Just making the shortlist will mark an individual or company as one of property’s elite players.
All the awards will be announced at what promises to be a spectacular EG Awards night on the evening of 20 September at London’s Grosvenor House hotel. A bigger venue, an award date earlier in the calendar and a host of new categories demonstrate Estates Gazette’s commitment to paying tribute to the best, most innovative and ambitious performers in real estate.
The following two awards have a nomination deadline of 30 June, and winners will be selected by the EG editorial team. Individuals and companies can nominate only other parties, not themselves. Submit your nomination to Carly McGowan at carly.mcgowan@estatesgazette.com
EG London Award
Supported by BNP Paribas Real Estate
As London continues to prove its credentials as the real estate capital of the world, this award returns to celebrate those who have made the greatest impact on the city. The EG team will be looking for an individual or team that has made a significant difference to London and its property industry during the awards year.
Outstanding Contribution to Property
This award is made annually by the EG editorial team and there is no shortlist for what has become one of the most prestigious accolades awarded to the UK property industry. Previous inductees into the Outstanding Contribution to Property hall of fame include Helical Bar’s Mike Slade, former BPF chief executive Liz Peace and former City of London planning chief Peter Rees.
The adviser categories
Make your submissions for the following awards by 1 April.
National Adviser of the Year
Industrial Adviser of the Year – supported by Kier Property
Specialist Adviser of the Year
Retail & Leisure Adviser of the Year
Offices Adviser of the Year
Residential Adviser of the Year – supported by Regis Group
Global Real Estate Adviser of the Year
The company categories
National Company of the Year – supported by headline sponsor Savills
Industrial Company of the Year
Retail & Leisure Company of the Year
Offices Company of the Year – supported by Malcolm Hollis
Residential Company of the Year
Other categories
Deal of the Year – supported by Carter Jonas
Global Real Estate Investor of the Year – A new award for 2016 supported by Knight Frank
Real Estate Legal Team of the Year – A new award for 2016 supported by headline
sponsor CLS
Creative Spaces Award – A new award for 2016
Lender of the Year – A new award for 2016 supported by Tuffin Ferraby Taylor
New categories
Three new categories arrive to grace this year’s EG Awards list. Winners will be decided by separate judging panels and recognised at the EG Awards on 20 September. Entries must be submitted via the EG Awards website.
Rising Star Award
A category for the industry’s fresh blood – the formidable under-35s who come from either a traditional property background or a non-property background. They could be a digital disruptor, the most up-and-coming dealmaker in a team, an entrepreneur or the next big thing in the agency world. Wherever they come from, whatever they do, they must be making an impact on property now.
Anyone shortlisted for this award will automatically become one of EG Rising Stars of 2016.
The Collaborators Award
In association with Mishcon de Reya, U&I and supported by New London Architecture and RICS
A new gong for the EG Awards, this category recognises the individuals or organisations that have worked in partnership to create something bigger than the sum of its parts. Entries can be two people working together, or two billion. It could be two companies merging, local councils coming together to form super-councils and regional powerhouses, or an integration of art and design to deliver a collaborative scheme. It could also involve the use of technology to create more collaborative workspaces. Entrants will need to demonstrate meaningful collaboration from all parties and show how their collaboration has influenced the built environment.
The Next Big Thing Award
Supported by Cluttons
An accolade that will be marketed worldwide, this award will go to the person or entity whose idea could transform the thousands of shanty towns, slums, urban settlements and townships around the world into legitimate, sanitary, and productive new communities. The ideas can be as creative and forward thinking as the mind, technology and resources will allow, but the panel of global judges will be making their choice with regard to practicality and feasibility
as well.
For more information about the EG Awards, including how to enter, sponsorship opportunities and to book a seat or a table for the big night (first in get the premium places) go to www.estates gazette.com/awards
