Award Winners 2013-14
Property Management Awards 2013 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winners were announced on the 5th December at a glittering Winter Wonderland awards ceremony and dinner.
London Property Management Company of the Year
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Finalists:
Braemar Estates, Burlington Estates, Farrar Property Management, KMP Solutions, Rendall and Rittner, Stiles Harold Williams, Trust Property Management, Vision Property & Estates Management
Highly Commended:
Rendall and Rittner, KMP Solutions, Farrar Property Management
Winner:
Burlington Estates
Regional Property Management Company of the Year
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Finalists:
Base Estate Manangement, Hobdens Property Management, KTS Estate Management, Livingcity, PMS Leasehold Management, Rendall & Rittner Regional, Scanlans Property Management
Highly Commended:
Rendall & Rittner Regional, Livingcity
Winner:
PMS Leasehold Management
London Property Manager of the Year
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Finalists:
Annika Blixt – Farrar Property Management, Gabriella Janovicova – Michael Laurie Magar, Hayley Warnes – Amax Estates and Property Services, Jenna Brownlie – Pembertons Property Management, Louise Berwin – Premier Management Partners, Louise Wilson – Farrar Property Management, Michael Yun – Trust Property Management, Nigel Russ – Consort Property Management, Roisin Mahoney – Vision Property and Estate Management
Highly Commended:
Annika Blixt – Farrar Property Management, Louise Wilson – Farrar Property Management, Roisin Mahoney – Vision and Estate Management
Winner:
Gabriella Janovicova – Michael Laurie Magar
Regional Property Manager of the Year
Finalists:
Beverely Eves – Hazelvine Ltd, Craig Staples – Premier Estates, Dean Everett – PMS Leasehold Management, Glenn Taylor – Scanlans Property Management, Kathy Wilson – KTS Management Company, Pam Honeywell – Warwick Estates Property Management, Wendy Inge – Warwick Estates Property Management
Highly Commended:
Beverely Eves – Hazelvine Ltd, Kathy Wilson – KTS Management Company, Wendy Indge – Warwick Estates Property Management
Winner:
Craig Staples – Premier Estates
Concierge of the Year
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Finalists:
Alexander Mandrides – Woodberry Park, Darren McClure -Meadway Court, Kofi Amofah-Appiah- Eyre Court, Lester Jolly – Cranmer Court:, Walter Arciaga – River Gardens Fulham, Yesid Rodrigues – 300 Vauxhall Bridge Road
Highly Commended:
Kofi Amofah-Appiah- Eyre Court, Darren McClure -Meadway Court
Winner:
Walter Arciaga – River Gardens Fulham
Block Insurer of the Year
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Finalists:
1st Sure, Blockinsure, FlatGuard – Bridge Insurance Brokers, St Giles Group, Towergate Insurance
Highly Commended:
Blockinsure, FlatGuard – Bridge Insurance Brokers
Winner:
1st Sure
Best Services Provider of the Year
Finalists:
4site Consulting, Adiuvo, DMG Delta, Gordon Whelan Associates, Grosvenor Systems, Merco Services, Qube Global Software
Highly Commended:
4site Consulting, Gordon Whelan Associates
Winner:
Qube Global Software
Legal Services Award
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Finalists:
Brady Solicitors, Brethertons, JB Leitch Solicitors, SLC Solicitors, Tanfield Chambers
Highly Commended:
JB Leitch Solicitors,Tanfield Chambers
Winner:
Brady Solicitors
National Property Management Company of the Year
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Finalists:
Braemar Estates, Countrywide Estate Management, Mainstay Group, Premier Estates, Warwick Estates Property Management
Highly Commended:
Mainstay Group, Braemar Estates
Winner:
Warwick Estates Property Management
Young Property Manager of the Year
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Finalists:
Alex Normand – Scanlans Property Management, Alexander Wiltshire –AMAX Estates & Property Services, Bhavic Davda – Trust Property Management, Danielle Wright – Crabtree Property Management, Gary Pendergast – Trinity Estates, Louise Wilson –Farrar Property Management, Victoria Smith – Base Estate Management
Highly Commended:
Victoria Smith – Base Estate Management, Gary Pendergast – Trinity Estates
Winner:
Louise Wilson –Farrar Property Management
Major Works Project of the Year
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Finalists:
Earl Kendrick Associates: Dryden Court, Kennington, Harris Associates: 59 – 75 Onslow Square, Hobdens Property Management:Victoria Place, Homestead CSL: Seven Rivers Project, Warmans: The School House Building, 2 Lansdowne Drive, London E8
Highly Commended:
Hobdens Property Management: Victoria Place
Winner:
Homestead CSL: Seven Rivers Project
Customer Service Award
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Finalists:
Amax Estates and Property Services, Base Estate Management Ltd, Cotswold Property Management Services, Michael Laurie Magar
Highly Commended:
Base Estate Management Ltd
Winner:
Amax Estates and Property Services
Surveyor of the Year
Finalists:
Earl Kendrick Associates, Harris Associates, Langley Byers Bennett Chartered Surveyors
Winner:
Earl Kendrick Associates
Managing Agent of an RMC/RTM Block
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Finalists:
Base Estate Management Ltd, Block Managers, Cotswold Property Management Services, Hobdens Property Management, KTS Estate Management, Michael Laurie Magar Property Management, Scanlans Property Management, Urbanbubble, Vision Property and Estate Management
Highly Commended:
KTS Estate Management, Vision Property and Estate Management, Scanlans Property Management
Winner:
Base Estate Management Ltd
Best Apartment Developer of the Year
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Highly Commended:
Gopal Gupta
Winner:
The Berkeley Group
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Judging Process
Each finalist will receive a mention at the Awards. There will be one winner for each award category announced at the awards ceremony. Judges may make a Highly Commended award at their discretion. The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Benchmarking Process
News on the Block contacted stakeholders in the industry and asked them who they would expect to see (or not see!) shortlisted in the various categories for this year’s awards. The companies contacted participated on the basis of confidentiality, and came from a variety of disciplines: managing agents, barristers, solicitors, valuers, freeholders, leaseholders etc. This exercise helped inform the independent judging panel and protect the integrity of the awards.
Independent Judging Panel
Georgiana Hibberd is the Associate Director, RICS residential faculty Georgiana Hibberd qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1986. Her role includes advising RICS members and members of the public on residential issues and the production of practice notes and guidance. In her current role one area of responsibility is the production of guidance to members on residential block management issues.
Ian Fletcher is Director of Real Estate for the British Property Federation (BPF), where he oversees the BPF’s work on planning, regeneration and sustainability, as well as managing the commercial and residential portfolio.
Bob Smytherman has been a committee member of the FPRA for over five years and become Chairman during 2008. Bob has had a number of leasehold issues featured in the media including an appearance on BBC Watchdog and most recently the new series of ‘Rip off Britain’ on BBC1. In addition to the FPRA, Bob is a Worthing Borough & West Sussex County Councillor and served as the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Planning and Economic Development during 2003/4. Bob also represents the interests of leaseholders on the DCLG ‘Task & Finish’ group looking into regulation of managing agents.
