Award Winners 2014-15

Property Management Awards 2014-15 WINNERS ANNOUNCEDNews on the Block are proud to announce the winners for this years Property Management Awards. The winners were announced on the 4th December at a sixties themed awards ceremony and dinner.

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Issue 76 of News on the Block will contain a special Property Management Awards feature. Please contact us to make sure you receive your issue or for any advertising opportunities. You can also read our article about the winners here.

London Property Management Company of the Year
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Winner:
Rhodium Residence Management

Highly Commended:
Burlington Estates, Crabtree Property Management & Farrar Property Management

Finalists:
Chestertons, Gordon & Co, Michael Laurie Magar, Vision Property & Estate Management

Regional Property Management Company of the Year
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Winner:
Encore Estate Management

Highly Commended:
Hobdens Property Management, Scanlans Property Management & urbanbubble

Finalists:
Michael Laurie Magar, Rendall & Rittner Regional, Stiles Harold Williams

London Property Manager of the Year
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Winner:
Jacqueline Allen – Vision Property & Estate Management

Highly Commended:
Efahne Bissessur – Consort Property Management, Roisin Mahoney – Vision Property & Estate Management & Stephanie Beckford – Crabtree Property Management

Finalists:
Eamon Mccourt – Warmans Property Management, Justin Dyer – Stiles Harold Williams, Michael Yun – Trust Premier

Regional Property Manager of the Year

Winner:
Gary Pendergast – Trinity Estates

Highly Commended:
Alex Bargioni – Stiles Harold Williams & Caroline Chapman – Hobdens Property Management

Finalists:
Darren Dalton – Hobdens Property Management, Kathy Wilson – KTS Estate Management, Michelle Womersley – Trinity Estates

Concierge of the Year
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Winner:
Chris Adedayo – Consort Property Management

Highly Commended:
Edison Perez – Farrar Property Management & Jeff Bartles – Stonedale Property Management

Finalists:
Daniel Donaldson – Trinity Estates, Grazvydas Sausionis – Premier Estates, Nicola Finn – Michael Laurie Magar

Block Insurer of the Year
sponsored by

Winner:
1st Sure

Highly Commended:
Bridge Insurance Brokers

Finalists:
CHUResidentsline, Deacon, St Giles Insurance & Finance Services

Best Services Provider of the Year

Winner:
Law & Lease

Highly Commended:
Adiuvo & Qube Global Software

Finalists:
4site Consulting, Property Debt Collection, Resident

Legal Services Award

sponsored by

Winner:
Brady Solicitors

Highly Commended:
SLC Solicitors

Finalists:
Brethertons Solicitors, Crabtree Law, Taylor & Emmet

New Build Property Management Company of the Year
sponsored by

Winner:
Gordon & Co

Highly Commended:
Michael Laurie Magar & Premier Estates

Finalists:
Braemar Estates, Stiles Harold Williams, Warwick Estates Property Management

Young Property Manager of the Year
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Winner:
Nick Rich – Warwick Lite Property Management

Highly Commended:
Candice Dellow – Michael Laurie Magar, Gillian Short – Peverel Scotland, Robert Pearson – Crabtree Property Management

Finalists:
Bhavic Davda – Trust Premier, Chloe Lukes – Amax Estates and Property Services, Charlotte Hodges-Peck – OM Property Management

Housing Association of the Year
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Winner:
Moat Homes

Highly Commended:
AmicusHorizon

Finalists:
Origin Housing, Plumlife Homes

Customer Service Award
sponsored by

Winner:
Warwick Lite Property Management

Highly Commended:
Homestead Consultancy Services, Zeeshan Khokhar – Vision Property & Estate Management

Finalists:
Bhavic Davda – Trust Premier, Millstream Management, Watson Property Management

Building Surveyor of the Year
sponsored by

Winner:
Earl Kendrick Associates

Highly Commended:
Finnegan Associates

Finalists:
Gradient Consultants, Scanlans Consultant Surveyors

Best Managing Agent of an RMC/RTM Block
sponsored by

Winner:
urbanbubble

Highly Commended:
Burlington Estates & Farrar Property Management

Finalists:
Hobdens Property Management, Michael Laurie Magar, Scanlans Property Management

Estates Team of the Year
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Winner:
Whitehall Court – Stiles Harold Williams

Highly Commended:
Green Quarter – Livingcity Asset Management, Paynes & Borthwick Wharf – Michael Laurie Magar

Finalists:
Nell Gwynn House – Crabtree Property Management, Woodberry Down – Premier Estates Limited

Lettings Management Team of the Year
Sponsored by

Winner:
Braemar Estates

Highly Commended:
Farrar & Co

Finalists:
Gordon & Co, Moretons Property Services

The welcome reception is sponsored by:

The bar is sponsored by:

The Charity Fun Casino is sponsored by:

Social Media sponsored by:

Outside Area sponsored by:

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.

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.