HOW TO REGISTER AND ENTER YOUR CHOSEN CATEGORIES
Entry is entirely online, starting on this page.
You can enter as many categories as you like.
Entry is free in all categories
Step 1: Read our
guidance here
on how to complete the form to ensure your entry meets the requirements.
Do not start your entry without reading this.
Step 2:
Choose your categories below. Then go to the ‘ENTER NOW’ button below and follow the steps.
You have to register online as the first step.
You'll then receive an account confirmation email to validate your account. Once your account is set up, you can start your entry for each category you have chosen. Save it as you go and return at any time until entry closes, to continue and complete your entry or entries.
Entry is now closed for 2024 and your account is now locked for judging.
Rising Star of the Year
Nominees may not nominate themselves and must be nominated by an employer or colleague. A company can enter just one nominee.
For individuals in estate and letting agencies, property management companies and auction services. The Award identifies a special individual – a potential industry leader; who demonstrates enthusiasm, innovation, initiative and leadership qualities.
Open only to individuals born since 1st January 1994. The judges look for someone who, for their age, has been exceptionally successful or made a significant impact in the business.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about the nominee: age, location, background, education, qualifications etc.
- Tell us about their key strengths, career to date and ambitions and potential for the future.
- Tell us about their achievements to date (they may be small but significant) which demonstrate the nominee's talents and abilities.
- Tell us what qualities make this nominee stand out from others and make them a star of the future in property.
- Provide two testimonials from clients which support and illustrate why this person is an outstanding individual.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help your nominee win this Award.
Community Champion of the Year
Open to all agencies, auction houses and property management companies. This award celebrates corporate and social responsibility and contribution to the community. For example, smaller agencies may be supporting schools, clubs, charities etc. and larger agencies may be engaged in major programmes of community support. The judges look for a lasting commitment, team involvement and action.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us why community engagement is important to you and your team and how it helps your business.
- Tell us how you decide and plan the focus of your activities.
- Describe your activities and what you have done to support your community to date.
- Tell us how your community activities have impacted your community and supply testimonials in support.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Open to agencies, property management companies and auction houses. This award is for marketing your agency to the public (not for marketing your properties). It recognises a successful marketing campaign in the past year (Since June 2023). The judges look for imagination and originality of your campaign, its objectives, creation and implementation. Detail how you measured success. Include verifiable facts and figures and illustrations where appropriate to demonstrate success. Include illustrations, videos, graphs, and anything else which supports the entry, by uploading supporting material in the fields below.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us how you formulate your team and your approach and strategy for marketing your business to the public.
- Tell us about the particular campaign you are putting forward for the award and how it came about.
- Tell us about the campaign's development, implementation and how it was received.
- Tell us about the campaign's impact on your business and support with facts and figures to demonstrate growth/success.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Website of the Year
Open to estate and letting agencies, property management companies and auction houses. The judges will consider your website’s appearance, functionality, speed, user experience, efficiency, and ease of use on all devices. Your website builder should contribute to your entry, explaining technical aspects such as SEO, speed, responsive behaviour and quality of user experience.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your approach to presenting your brand and business ethos online.
- Tell us what is innovative and special about your website.
- Tell us how your business has grown since you launched this iteration of your website and provide evidence (analytics showing traffic and engagement growth, domain authority and relevant metrics, eg increase in instructions, landlord acquisitions, revenue growth).
- Tell us your technical goals and priorities in building the website and how you achieved them. Your website builder should contribute here.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Employer of the Year
Entries may be made by directors or owners who believe that their organisation offers real career opportunities, training, support and recognition. Comment on remuneration, bonuses and benefits. Why is it a great place to work and how have you actively made it so? Provide details such as: company culture, inclusivity, staff long service, flexible working, recruitment strategy, apprentice programmes, professional development, mentoring, social calendar, incentives and rewards. Nominations should be supported by three staff testimonials.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your business – offices, staff numbers, areas of operation etc.
- Tell us what it is that makes the company the best employer and explain your company ethos, culture and brand values.
- Tell us about how you inspire, incentivise and reward your staff.
- Tell us how you encourage career progression and company loyalty of your staff and support with evidence.
- Provide 3 staff testimonials and tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Residential Auction Service of the Year
Open to auction houses, independent or franchise/network, operating regular auctions for residential property, at a venue and/or online. Demonstrate growth, innovation and service and include five testimonials from agent clients to support the entry.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your company’s background, growth and development to date.
- Tell us about your team and how you work together to build new business.
- Tell us about your services and your clients/agency partners.
- Tell us about innovations and your plans for growth and development of your services.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Property Management Department of the Year
Open to any residential property management department within an agency. The category covers lettings management departments and groups’ management divisions within a lettings agency business.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your department, its structure and how it works within the agency business.
- Tell us about your clients and the properties under your management.
- Tell us about your systems and innovations and ratio of properties to managers.
- Tell us about staff recruitment, training, qualifications and development.
- Tell us how your business has developed in the past 12 months (with supporting verifiable facts and figures) and supply evidence of customer satisfaction.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Property Management Company of the Year
Open to any standalone residential property management company. The category covers property and landlord portfolio management (as distinct from block management).
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your company’s history and the services that you offer.
- Tell us about your clients and the properties under your management.
- Tell us about your systems and innovations and ratio of properties to managers.
- Tell us about staff recruitment, training, qualifications and development.
- Tell us how your business has developed in the past 12 months (with supporting verifiable facts and figures) and supply evidence of customer satisfaction.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Block Management Company of the Year
Open to any standalone block management company. The category covers property management and block management operations that are not directly connected to an estate or letting agency business.
1. Tell us about your company's history, structure and number of staff.
2. Tell us about your clients, number of units under management, the services that you offer.
3. Tell us about your leaseholder communications processes and how you handle enquiries and how you meet your clients needs.
4. Tell us about your staff training and development.
5. Tell us about your plans for company development, improvement and your vision for your business.
6. Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Land & New Homes Specialist of the Year
If you have a Land & New Homes section (single person or a whole department) you can enter this category. As more agents recognise the opportunities offered in this sector, we’re looking for a team or an individual that is successfully sourcing land, planning development and selling the homes.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your company’s history, development and the services that you offer.
- Tell us about your developer/builder clients and how you manage your relationships.
- Tell us about your involvement in the sale of the final developments and give examples of success.
- Tell us about your staff and what training and qualifications they have and how you manage compliance.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
SUPPLIER AWARDS
Do you deliver more than you promise? Do your products and services make agents’ businesses fly? Is your technology way ahead of the crowd? Can you demonstrate innovation, quality, service and customer satisfaction?
Entries must be supported by five client testimonials.
Suppliers may enter up to five categories providing the product or service for each entry is different, eg a company may build apps and supply a general CRM software platform, therefore could enter two categories: Technology – Apps and Technology – Agency Software.
Supplier of the Year – Professional Support
Open to companies providing professional services, for example: legal services, financial, management consulting, mortgages, conveyancing, insurance, deposit protection, ombudsman services, dispute resolution etc.
If you are in doubt which category to enter, please contact us at: entries@thenegotiator.co.uk.Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your company, personnel and expertise and explain what makes you a specialist in the residential property sector.
- Tell us about your services, innovations and originality and explain how they came about, what they do and how they support the businesses for your clients. Provide evidence – facts/figures – to support this where appropriate.
- Tell us about your clients and how you manage your client relationships and supply five testimonials from them.
- Tell us about your plans for the future development of your company and with regard to the agency sector.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Supplier of the Year (Technology) – Agency software
Open to companies providing full agency management CRM software platforms (SaaS) – lettings, sales or both). As distinct from apps and plugins. Entrants should demonstrate innovation, quality of user-experience, scalability, flexibility, cost-effectiveness and quality of support. If you are in doubt which category to enter, please contact us at: entries@thenegotiator.co.uk.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your company’s development, ethos and its products and services
- Tell us about your product's innovations and unique aspects.
- Tell us how your software enables agents to work smarter and what makes your product and service stand above others.
- Tell us about your clients, how many you have, your client support and supply five client testimonials.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Supplier of the Year (Technology) – Apps
Open to tech companies creating apps and plug-ins to add to an agency’s CRM software systems, or to function independently, to address and improve particular processes and functions in residential sales and lettings.
If you are in doubt which category to enter, please contact us at: entries@thenegotiator.co.uk.Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your company’s development, ethos, structure and products/services.
- Tell us about your app(s) and innovations, how they came about and how they were put into practice.
- Tell us about your roadmap for development and directions for new products.
- Tell us about your clients and supply five testimonials from them.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Supplier of the Year – Products and Services (Marketing)
Open to companies providing, for example: shopfitting, signage, homestaging, print and design, digital and traditional marketing services and consultancy, PR services, portal marketing, photography, virtual viewings, auctioneering. If you are in doubt which category to enter, please contact us at: entries@thenegotiator.co.uk.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your company, personnel and expertise and explain what makes you a specialist in the residential property sector.
- Tell us about your product(s) or service(s), their innovation and originality and explain how they came about, what they do and how they grow business for your clients. Provide evidence – facts/figures – to support this.
- Tell us about your clients and how you manage your client relationships and supply five testimonials from them.
- Tell us about your plans for the future development of your company and with regard to the agency sector.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Supplier of the Year – Products and Services (Business)
Open to companies providing, for example: referencing, insurance, telephony, lettings management services, anti-money laundering, utilities management, recruitment, etc. If you are in doubt which category to enter, please contact us at: entries@thenegotiator.co.uk.
- Tell us about your company, personnel and expertise and explain what makes you a specialist in the residential property sector.
- Tell us about your product(s) or service(s), their innovation and originality and explain how they came about, what they do and how they support the businesses of your clients. Provide evidence – facts/figures – to support this.
- Tell us about your clients and how you manage your client relationships and supply five testimonials from them.
- Tell us about your plans for the future development of your company and with regard to the agency sector.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
REGIONAL AGENCY AWARDS
The Regional Awards recognise the best agency in a geographical area, as identified in each Category description.
Click on the map to expand it for quick reference.
Open to any agency, large or small, lettings, sales or both.
Regional entrants can also enter the National categories.
Regional – East of England
Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us how you have grown your market share in your region and developed your business, with supporting verifiable facts and figures.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – South East
Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us why and how you lead the market in your region and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – South West
Gloucestershire, Somerset, Bristol and Bath, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us why and how you lead the market in your region and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – Northern Ireland
You must have a branch or branches within the border of Northern Ireland to qualify.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us why and how you lead the market in your region and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – East Midlands & West Midlands
Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, West Midlands, Warwickshire.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us how you have grown your market share in your region and developed your business, with supporting verifiable facts and figures.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – Yorkshire and The Humber
South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Riding, York, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us why and how you lead the market in your region and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – North East & North West
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesborough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us why and how you lead the market in your region and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – London
With a branch or branches within one of the 32 London boroughs, or in the City of London.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us why and how you lead the market in your region and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – Scotland
You must have a branch or branches within the border of Scotland.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us why and how you lead the market in your region and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Regional – Wales
You must have a branch or branches within the border of Wales to qualify.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your innovation, specialisms, services and your clients.
- Tell us why and how you lead the market in your region and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your staff, their training and qualifications and your plans for growth.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
AGENCY OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The Small, Medium and Large agency categories are determined by number of staff.
This is based on full-time, or equivalent, employees.
You must state your employee head-count in your submission.
Sustainable Agency of the Year
This category is for estate and letting agencies, of any size. This is your opportunity to show how your agency is rising to the challenge to be carbon neutral, to instil practices, behaviour and and overall ethos of sustainability in an era of global eco-threat. Explain how you are promoting your agency as an example to staff, clients, your community and the property industry as a sustainable business.
Entry form sections:
1. Tell us how you are managing your business as a sustainable work environment.
2. Tell us how you are educating and inspiring staff to contribute to your efforts toward sustainable business.
3. Tell us what specific initiatives you have engaged in to cut waste and promote best practice in your agency.
4. Tell us how you are reducing the carbon footprint of your agency and business.
5. Tell us how you are using sustainability goals to help drive your business.
6. Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you win this award.
New Model Agency of the Year
Open to all businesses that offer an alternative service and fee structure to the traditional high street, branch-based, no-sale no-fee model (often referred to as hybrid, hub-based, self-employed franchise, or online agencies).
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history and development to date, your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about the services you offer, your growth and success to date, e.g. properties let or sold, local recognition etc, and support with evidence.
- Tell us why you believe that your alternative business model works best for you and your clients and illustrate with examples or testimonials.
- Tell us about your development plans for growth and your vision for the business.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
New Agency of the Year
Open to sales/lettings agency or property management company – independent or part of a franchise/network etc, launched since 1st January 2022. Provide an overview of the launch, including details of funding, business strategy and growth to date. Please include as much verifiable information to support your entry, including financials. Previous winners are not eligible to enter.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your background, why you decided to open a new agency and how you went about it.
- Tell us about your company ethos and brand values and what makes your agency stand out from the competition.
- Tell us about your growth and success to date, e.g. properties let or sold, local recognition etc, and support with evidence.
- Tell us about your association memberships, compliance practices, your staffing levels and their qualifications and training.
- Tell us how you plan to grow and develop your business and what is your next achievable goal.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Lettings Agency of the Year (Small)
For letting agencies with up to 15 full time or equivalent employees/staff or equivalent employees/staff allocated exclusively to lettings. The judges look for a first-class agency that really stands out in their town and region and how they win the long-term loyalty of clients, with the personal touch, local knowledge and involvement. Judges are also looking for originality and success in marketing and clever use of technology for customer service and business development.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history, coverage, current number of full-time or equivalent employees, development to date and about your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us how your business has grown in strength or profitability or efficiency over the last 12 months and provide evidence to support. Tell us about your association memberships, compliance practices, your staff and their qualifications and training.
- Tell us about your association memberships, compliance practices, your staff and their qualifications and training.
- Tell us why your customers choose you – and supply three testimonials.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Lettings Agency of the Year (Medium)
For letting agencies with between 16 and 100 full-time, or equivalent, employees/staff or agencies with between 16 and 100 full-time staff allocated exclusively to the lettings department. The judges will be looking for a cohesive, successful business benefitting from economies of scale, effective marketing, thorough compliance practices, growth of income streams with a programme of staff training and development.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history, coverage, current number of full-time or equivalent employees, development to date and about your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us how your business has grown in strength or profitability or efficiency over the last 12 months and provide evidence to support.
- Tell us about how you manage landlords and your services and technology that support them.
- Tell us about your staff, their qualifications and how you choose and train them.
- Tell us why your customers choose you – and supply three testimonials.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Lettings Agency of the Year (Large)
For letting agencies with 101 or over full-time, or equivalent, employees/staff. Large agencies, corporate groups or franchises operating under single or multiple brands may enter this category, either for one brand or the group as a whole, whether regional or national.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history, coverage, current number of full-time or equivalent employees, development to date and about your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us how your business has grown in strength or profitability or efficiency over the last 12 months and provide evidence to support.
- Tell us about how you manage landlords and your services and technology that support them.
- Tell us about your staff, their qualifications and how you choose and train them.
- Tell us why your customers choose you – and supply three testimonials.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Estate Agency of the Year (Small)
For estate agencies with up to 15 full time or equivalent employees/staff or agencies with up to 15 full time or equivalent employees/staff allocated exclusively to sales. The judges look for a first-class agency that really stands out in their town and region and how they win the long-term loyalty of clients, with the personal touch, local knowledge and involvement. Judges are also looking for originality and success in marketing and clever use of technology for customer service and business development.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history, coverage, current number of full-time or equivalent employees, development to date and about your company ethos and brand values. List which associations and bodies you have joined.
- Tell us about your business model and tell us how your business has grown in strength or profitability or efficiency over the past 12 months and provide evidence to support.
- Tell us about your staff, their qualifications and how you choose and train them.
- Tell us why your customers choose you – and supply three testimonials.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Estate Agency of the Year (Medium)
For estate agencies with between 16 and 100 full time or equivalent employees/staff or equivalent employees/staff or agencies with between 16 and 100 full-time staff allocated exclusively to sales. The judges will be looking for a cohesive, successful business, benefitting from economies of scale and efficiencies, that serves its clients well, while consistently building business and income streams and developing its staff through training while encouraging company loyalty and progression via clearly defined career paths.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history, coverage, current number of full-time or equivalent employees, development to date and about your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your business model and how your business has grown in strength or profitability or efficiency over the past 12 months and support with evidence. Detail launches, acquisitions and staff development.
- Tell us about your range of services, e.g. Land & New Homes, mortgages, conveyancing etc.
- Tell us why your customers choose you – and supply three testimonials.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.
Estate Agency of the Year (Large)
For estate agencies with 101 or over full time or equivalent employees/staff. Large agencies, corporate groups or franchises operating under single or multiple brands may enter this category, either for one brand or the group as a whole, whether regional or national.
Entry form sections:
- Tell us about your agency’s history, coverage, current number of full-time or equivalent employees, development to date and about your company ethos and brand values.
- Tell us about your business model and how your business has grown in strength or profitability or efficiency over the past 12 months and support with evidence. Detail launches, acquisitions and staff development.
- Tell us about your acquisitions, new departments, range of services and future plans.
- Tell us why your customers choose you – and supply three testimonials.
- Tell us about anything else which you feel will help you to win this Award.