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BTR Developer of the Year

Are you the standout BTR developer of the past 18 months? In this business-focused category we are looking for the developer who has pioneered new ideas that have changed the face of BTR property development in the UK. Through strong strategic vision and exceptional collaboration both with internal teams and external stakeholders, this developer has pushed boundaries to deliver something exceptional to their customers, with the residents’ best interests always central to their thinking.

Biggest doesn’t mean best – we’re not looking for the greatest number of units developed, but for a developer that truly deserves to be proud of their company’s achievements in the BTR space during the past 18 months.
This category is now closed

Who should enter?

Developers operating in the BTR market. BTR does not have to be your exclusive focus, but for your entry to be eligible you must submit information and metrics specifically relating to your BTR portfolio. Please note: this is a company category, where judges will be looking for evidence of best company practice. If you wish to enter a specific BTR scheme, please refer to the BTR Scheme of the Year category.

Eligibility

Your entry must relate to achievements made by your business from 01 January 2022 to 01 June 2023.

PR & Media Agencies please note: if you are submitting an entry on behalf of your client, you must submit your client's details - including contact information – as part of the entry process. We reserve the right to withdraw any entry that does not provide the entrant company's details within the submission. If you have any concerns, please contact us at logistics@emap.com before submitting the entry.

Judging criteria

When reviewing your entry, judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Innovation, vision and strong leadership

• Strong financial performance

• Robust organisational values that support both your workforce and clients

• The challenges faced, and overcome

• A commitment to sustainability, placemaking and regeneration across all schemes

• Clear client focus, with a solid understanding of tenant requirements and how you have exceeded them

• Quality consistency, from outstanding design features through to high-quality finishes, across all schemes

• Continued commitment to diversity and inclusion, both in your schemes and within your organisation

• Commitment to the ESG agenda

• What’s next? A want to continue to push further

Entry questions 

When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information:
(*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)

Number of units created from 01 January 2022 to 01 June 2023*
Biggest does not mean best, but this helps our judges to contextualise your entry.

Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750-word submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.

Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from your workforce, clients, partners, and industry figures – a broad variety of examples from both internal and external references will help strengthen your entry.

Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used to promote your entry on all awards materials.

Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. Should your entry be successful, this may be used in relevant marketing communications about the awards. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.

Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If your entry is successful, this may be used onscreen during the awards ceremony.

Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not  required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason, please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.

BTR Operator of the Year

Are you the standout BTR operator of the past 18 months? In this business-focused category we are looking for the operator who has pioneered new ideas and significantly raised expectations in the BTR sector. Through strong strategic vision and exceptional collaboration both with internal teams and external stakeholders, this operator has pushed boundaries to deliver something exceptional to their customers, with the residents’ best interests always central to their thinking.

Biggest doesn’t mean best – we’re not looking for the largest operator, or the greatest number of units managed, but instead for an operator that truly deserves to be proud of their company’s achievements in the BTR space during the past 18 months.

This category is now closed

Who should enter?

Operators working within the BTR market – this could be mixed residential, or specific student or later living accommodation. BTR does not have to be your exclusive focus, but for your entry to be eligible you must submit information and metrics relating specifically to your BTR portfolio. Please note: this is a company category, where judges will be looking for evidence of best company practice. If you wish to enter a specific BTR scheme, please refer to the BTR Scheme of the Year category.

Eligibility

Your entry must relate to achievements made by your business from 01 January 2022 to 01 June 2023.

PR & Media Agencies please note: if you are submitting an entry on behalf of your client, you must submit your client's details - including contact information – as part of the entry process. We reserve the right to withdraw any entry that does not provide the entrant company's details within the submission. If you have any concerns, please contact us at logistics@emap.com before submitting the entry.

Judging criteria

When reviewing your entry, judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Innovation, vision and strong leadership

• Strong financial performance

• Robust organisational values that support both your workforce and customers

• The challenges faced, and overcome

• A commitment to sustainability, placemaking and regeneration across all schemes

• Commitment to the ESG agenda

• Clear client focus, with a solid understanding of tenant requirements and how you have exceeded them

• Flexible rental options

• Outstanding facilities and exciting tech initiatives that enhance tenants’ residencies

• Exceptional customer service, offering direct engagement with tenants

• Continued commitment to diversity and inclusion, both in your schemes and within your organisation

• What’s next? A want to continue to push further

Entry questions 

When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information:
(*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)

Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750-word submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.

Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from your workforce, clients, partners, and industry figures – a broad variety of examples from both internal and external references will help strengthen your entry.

Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used to promote your entry on all awards materials.

Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. Should your entry be successful, this may be used in relevant marketing communications about the awards. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.

Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If your entry is successful, this may be used onscreen during the awards ceremony.

Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason, please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.

Technology Innovation in BTR Award

This category recognises the importance of technology in the BTR space, with an emphasis on how residents are directly benefiting from technology in action. The award will go to a standout technology supplier who has developed a product specifically for the BTR property sector, or an operator using technology in an innovative way within their BTR units to transform their residents’ occupancy, either directly or indirectly. Examples of this could include technology that directly enhances the everyday living experience of tenants, or more indirect benefits such as reducing the overall emissions of the unit, or creating a wider, positive environmental impact that residents will, perhaps unknowingly, benefit from.

Judges will consider the usability of the tech, the extent of impact, the challenges that may have been overcome during implementation, and overall, what makes the technology so ground-breaking and innovative compared to similar offerings on the market.

This category is now closed

Who should enter?

This category is open to both technology suppliers who are disrupting the BTR property sector with their product(s), and to operators and developers using technology in innovative ways to benefit their residents and enhance their BTR units.

Eligibility

Your entry must relate to achievements made from 01 January 2022 to 01 June 2023. As part of your entry you will be asked to demonstrate evidence of impact (not estimated impact) – the technology must therefore have been implemented long enough to obtain results.

PR & Media Agencies please note: if you are submitting an entry on behalf of your client, you must submit your client's details - including contact information – as part of the entry process. We reserve the right to withdraw any entry that does not provide the entrant company's details within the submission. If you have any concerns, please contact us at logistics@emap.com before submitting the entry.

Judging criteria

When reviewing your entry, judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • Genuine innovation and disruption
  • Strong financial performance
  • The transformative impact on the BTR sector
  • How the technology has directly (and indirectly) benefited residents
  • Positive engagement with the industry and end-user
  • The challenges faced, and overcome
  • How the tech has performed against expectations
  • Inclusivity, both in the design of and the implementation of the tech
  • How the tech supports the ESG agenda
  • What’s next? A want to continue to push further

Entry questions

When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information:
(*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)

Name of the technology*

Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750-word submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.

Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation. A broad variety of external references will help strengthen your entry.

Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used to promote your entry on all awards materials.

Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. Should your entry be successful, this may be used in relevant marketing communications about the awards. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.

Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If your entry is successful, this may be used onscreen during the awards ceremony.

Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason, please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.

Social Impact Award

Is your BTR unit more than just a building? This award recognises the BTR scheme that has had the most positive impact on its social surroundings over the past 18 months. We’re looking for measurable evidence of how your scheme has provided a genuine benefit to its local region. Has it instigated interaction between residents to form or strengthen a community and boost mental wellbeing? Has it had a positive financial impact on the area or contributed towards the local levelling up agenda?

Single or multiple schemes can be entered, as can joint entries. Judges will be looking at the relevance of the BTR scheme in the community it’s situated within, and the impact your completed BTR scheme is having – and will continue to have - on its immediate and wider community.

This category is now closed

Who should enter?

The award will be given to a specific scheme – so any parties involved in the conception, design, development, implementation and management of the BTR unit can put their scheme forward for this award, so long as measurable evidence and results relating to the impact of the BTR scheme can be demonstrated. When submitting, we expect entrants to state key collaborators / parties involved in making the scheme a success.

Eligibility

Your entry must relate to achievements made from 01 January 2022 to 01 June 2023. As part of your entry you will be asked to demonstrate evidence of impact and results delivered (not estimated).

PR & Media Agencies please note: if you are submitting an entry on behalf of your client, you must submit your client's details - including contact information – as part of the entry process. We reserve the right to withdraw any entry that does not provide the entrant company's details within the submission. If you have any concerns, please contact us at logistics@emap.com before submitting the entry.

Judging criteria

When reviewing your entry, judges will be looking for evidence of:

• Social impact as the primary rationale

• Exceptional community engagement and interaction

• Demonstrable and measurable benefits to the residents and the local region

• Innovation, vision and ambition

• The challenges faced, and overcome

• How the scheme(s) have performed against expectations

• Transparency on any financial gains made

• Continued commitment to diversity and inclusion

• Commitment to the ESG agenda

• What’s next? A want to continue to push further.

Entry questions 

When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information:
(*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)

Name of the Scheme*

Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750-word submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.

Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation. A broad variety of external references will help strengthen your entry.

Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used to promote your entry on all awards materials.

Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. Should your entry be successful, this may be used in relevant marketing communications about the awards. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.

Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If your entry is successful, this may be used onscreen during the awards ceremony.

Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason, please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.

Excellence within BTR

This category highlights the professional services and individual suppliers that contribute towards the overall success of the best BTR schemes out there. Has your organisation been directly responsible for creating exceptional mixed-use spaces within a BTR scheme? As an architect, has your work disrupted what we now consider BTR to look like? Has your consultancy advised on opportunities that have proven to be ground-breaking for your BTR clients? As an integrator, have you pushed for innovative smart technologies to be introduced that benefit both operators and residents?

Judges will be looking for the value you have added to a BTR scheme that cannot be obtained elsewhere. Entries can relate to a single scheme, multiple sites, or a specific project within a pre-existing BTR residence.

This category is now closed

Who should enter?

This award is aimed specifically at those suppling the BTR sector with a service or product. We’re looking for suppliers and professional services that provide best-in-class offerings to their customers within any part of the BTR chain. Developers, operators, and those wishing to enter an entire BTR scheme should look to enter alternative categories.

Eligibility

Your entry must relate to achievements made from 01 January 2022 to 01 June 2023. As part of your entry you will be asked to demonstrate evidence of impact and results delivered (not estimated).

PR & Media Agencies please note: if you are submitting an entry on behalf of your client, you must submit your client's details - including contact information – as part of the entry process. We reserve the right to withdraw any entry that does not provide the entrant company's details within the submission. If you have any concerns, please contact us at logistics@emap.com before submitting the entry.

Judging criteria

When reviewing your entry, judges will be looking for evidence of:

• What makes your service or product stand out

• How it has impacted the BTR sector – or a BTR scheme – specifically

• What your rationale was

• How valuable your contribution was to the overall success of the scheme(s)

• Demonstrable and measurable benefits, both to your customers and tenants (if different)

• The challenges faced, and overcome

• Strong financial performance

• Continued commitment to diversity and inclusion

• Commitment to the ESG agenda

• What’s next? A want to continue to push further

Entry questions 

When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information:
(*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)

Type of professional service or product you are supplying*

Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750-word submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.

Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation. A broad variety of external references will help strengthen your entry.

Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used to promote your entry on all awards materials.

Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. Should your entry be successful, this may be used in relevant marketing communications about the awards. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.

Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If your entry is successful, this may be used onscreen during the awards ceremony

Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason, please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.

BTR Scheme of the Year

This award will go to the BTR scheme that can demonstrate best-in-class time and again, across multiple areas. Judges will be looking for exceptional strategic vision and implementation from design through to completion, with an emphasis on stakeholder collaboration, community engagement and placemaking. The BTR Scheme of the Year will have a genuine focus on sustainability, a holistic approach to its offering, and be able to demonstrate tangible benefits to its residents – all through measurable results and strong testimonials.

Biggest does not mean best. We are looking for the BTR scheme of schemes that can demonstrate the most positive impact at all levels, and for all stakeholders.
This category is now closed

Who should enter?

The award will be given to a specific scheme – so any parties involved in the conception, design, development, implementation and management of the BTR unit can put their scheme forward for this award, so long as measurable evidence and results relating to the impact of the BTR scheme can be demonstrated. When submitting, we expect entrants to state key collaborators / parties involved in making the scheme a success.

Eligibility

Your entry must relate to achievements made from 01 January 2022 to 01 June 2023. As part of your entry you will be asked to demonstrate evidence of impact and results delivered (not estimated).

PR & Media Agencies please note: if you are submitting an entry on behalf of your client, you must submit your client's details - including contact information – as part of the entry process. We reserve the right to withdraw any entry that does not provide the entrant company's details within the submission. If you have any concerns, please contact us at logistics@emap.com before submitting the entry.

Judging criteria

When reviewing your entry, judges will be looking for evidence of:

• From design to residency, what makes the scheme so exceptional?

• Innovation, vision and ambition

• Strong financial performance

• The challenges faced, and overcome

• How the scheme performed against expectations

• Outstanding facilities, design features and/ or exciting tech initiatives

• A commitment to sustainability, placemaking and regeneration

• Demonstrable and measurable social impact benefits

• Clear customer focus, with flexible rental options, or other examples of direct benefits available to residents

• Exceptional customer service and stakeholder engagement

• Continued commitment to diversity and inclusion

• Commitment to the ESG agenda

• What’s next? A want to continue to push further

Entry questions  

When submitting your entry you will be asked to submit the following information:

(*Asterisk marks entry questions that are mandatory.)

Name of the scheme*

Key Collaborators*

Please state the key collaborators involved in the success of the scheme and the role each organisation played. Please note that we are only able to contact one of the entrant companies (as per the entrant details supplied by the nominator).

Executive Summary*
Please provide a 750-word submission focusing on the criteria provided on the website.

Testimonials
Please provide testimonial evidence from clients, partners, and industry figures, rather than employees of your organisation. A broad variety of external references will help strengthen your entry.

Company logo*
The entrant's company logo should be supplied in colour as a vector eps file. We recommend a dpi of at least 300. If successful, this will be used to promote your entry on all awards materials.

Promotional Summary*
Please provide a short summary, in no more than 50 words, of your entry. Should your entry be successful, this may be used in relevant marketing communications about the awards. Please note that we reserve the right to edit for consistency and publishing reasons.

Supporting Image*
Please provide a JPEG or PNG image that best supports your entry (eg project, building or team image). If your entry is successful, this may be used onscreen during the awards ceremony.

Supporting Materials
Please provide support material where you feel it will enhance your entry, such as case studies or video links. Please upload one zip file containing no more than 3 documents. Judges are not required to score supporting material but can use supporting material as evidence to support a claim. For this reason, please ensure all important statements are included in the main body of your awards submission - do not rely on the supporting materials section alone to evidence your entry.

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