The Yorkshires. Residential Awards celebrate all things excellent in the Yorkshire residential property sector including the opportunity to network with 700 peers.
2026 award nominations are now open!
The deadline to submit nominations is Friday 28th August 2026.
Click on a category to read more about it.
This category aims to reward the industry’s most promising new talent working within residential property in Yorkshire. Entrants can be traditionally trained or come from a non-property background, so long as they’re making an impact on the industry right now.
Age is no barrier, so long as they are new to the industry (within the past 10 years) and are exceeding expectations in forging a new career for themselves. Submissions should describe how the nominated ‘star’ has demonstrated practice above and beyond expectations, emphasise key achievements that make them stand out from the rest, and demonstrate their potential to contribute to the industry in the future. The entry can be made by the individual or a nomination by someone else.
Open to all developments of over 50 homes – to include new builds, conversions, or apartments – for sale or let, in any setting, style or location across Yorkshire.
This category encompasses large-scale scale schemes such as a new district or neighbourhood, or urban apartment developments land over large or small footprints.
Judges will be looking for:
- A strong placemaking vision that integrates well into the surrounding area and positively impacts long-term community life.
- Clear benefits for residents and the wider locality, including design excellence and build quality aligned with large housebuilder standards.
- Innovation in delivery, sustainability, construction methodology, or digital solutions.
- Positive ESG outcomes.
Entries must be out of the ground, with at least one unit completed between June 2025 and June 2026.
Open to developments of 50 homes or fewer – to include new builds, conversions, or apartments – for sale or let, in any setting, style or location across Yorkshire. This category encompasses small-scale scale schemes and single dwellings.
Judges will be looking for:
- Strong contextual design that reflects and enhances local character.
- Clear placemaking qualities, even at small scale, and evidence that residents feel embedded in a community.
- High-quality or innovative design and execution, regardless of project size.
- Positive ESG performance.
Entries must be out of the ground, with at least one unit completed between June 2025 and June 2026.
Open to developers, planning teams, consultants, or partnerships delivering outstanding placemaking outcomes across Yorkshire.
This may include:
- Built schemes
- Community-driven BTR projects
- Regeneration initiatives
- Strategic masterplans, or
- Emerging neighbourhood visions
Entries should demonstrate:
- A clear, credible placemaking vision with long-term community benefit.
- Strong design thinking, landscape integration, and public realm quality.
- Evidence of community engagement and stakeholder collaboration.
- Positive ESG impact and performance.
- Contributions to regeneration, renewal, or quality of life.
- Delivery excellence aligned to large-housebuilder expectations.
Projects must be either delivered or show significant progress between June 2025 and June 2026.
Open to consultancy practices – to include planners, engineers, development advisors, cost consultants, surveyors, stakeholder engagement specialists, sustainability consultants and other professional services supporting Yorkshire’s residential development sector.
Judges will be looking for:
- Evidence of consistent excellence in service delivery between June 2025 and June 2026.
- Demonstrable expertise, market knowledge, and problem-solving capabilities that add substantial value to clients and communities.
- Strong stakeholder engagement approaches and examples of community-led outcomes.
- Sustainable and innovative working practices for day-to-day operations and/or projects.
- Outstanding ESG performance.
Open to residential developers of all scales operating in the Yorkshire region.
Judges will be looking for:
- Strong business performance, design quality, and customer service between June 2025 and June 2026.
- Innovation in delivery, sustainability, construction methods, or customer experience.
- Evidence of meaningful community engagement and contributions to regeneration or placemaking.
- Architectural ambition, quality, and schemes that raise the bar for Yorkshire’s built environment.
- Strong ESG integration.
Open to projects/schemes delivered by architects, designers, developers, or multidisciplinary teams responsible for exceptional design in Yorkshire’s residential sector.
This may include:
- Single dwellings
- Standout individual homes
- Exemplar development schemes
- Landscape design
- Public realm interventions
- Interior design concepts or completed projects
Judges will look for:
- Clear design ambition and creativity.
- Sensitive contextual design and contribution to placemaking.
- Evidence of innovation in materials, sustainability, spatial quality, or technical approach.
- High-quality execution and measurable impact on user experience.
- Strong relevance and value to major housebuilders, development partners, or communities.
- ESG considerations central to the design approach.
This award recognises residential buying, letting, advising, or estate agencies with 30 or fewer employees that deliver outstanding service and market performance.
Judges will be looking for:
- Demonstrated excellence in sales, lettings, or advisory performance between June 2025 and June 2026.
- Strong market knowledge, customer service, and innovation.
- Evidence of unique approaches to marketing, community involvement, or client engagement.
- Market share growth and territorial reach.
- Client testimonials.
- ESG performance.
This award recognises exceptional agency teams – of more than 30 employees – that demonstrate outstanding results, market leadership, and exemplary service within Yorkshire’s residential sector between June 2025 and June 2026.
Judges will be looking for:
- Strong performance in buying, letting, or sales supported by credible data.
- Evidence of a cohesive and effective team culture.
- Demonstrated innovation in service delivery, marketing, and client engagement.
- Strong community involvement and reputation within the market.
- Testimonials demonstrating consistent customer satisfaction.
- ESG integration and impact.
This is a closed category; the winner will be chosen by our panel of judges.
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