Leading lights

The Negotiator AWARDS 2011 Leading lights

The worst recession in recent history has not been enough to prevent the UK's leading agents from surviving, and it's these firms who will award and celebrate at The Negotiator Awards 2011. After numerous hours and much scrutiny and deliberation, The Negotiator team has shortlisted 89 firms from sacks of entries for a chance to be crowned winner of their respective categories.

There are 17 categories at this years event, of which two are new. We've renamed our Green Champion award the Community Champion of the Year award to reflect broader criteria that recognises agents efforts in supporting their local communities as well as improving their local environment. We've also introduced standalone awards for Franchise of the Year and Property Manager of the Year, which covers property and block management by both firms and individuals. Our Auctioneer of the Year and Supreme Negotiator of the Year awards will, once again, be voted for by academies of hand-selected industry stalwarts.

Finalists will be named in the September issue of The Negotiator, following our judging day at the start of the month. This years judging panel is even bigger and better, with our lead judge none other than chartered surveyor and national broadcaster James Max. Max is joined by a range of agency experts, including Vincent Courtney (pictured), managing director of residential sales at Romans, which was winner of last years Supreme Negotiator Award and Debbie Fortune, director of Somerset-based Debbie Fortune Estate Agents, winner of last years Newcomer of the Year award together with The Property Ombudsman Services Bill McClintock, Marsh & Parsons chief executive officer Peter Rollings, Zoopla commercial director Nick Leaming and The Negotiators editor, Clare Bettelley. For the first time in our awards history, in addition to the scrutinising entrants submissions, were inviting our judges to mystery shop their offices to further test their excellence, so be prepared.

The Negotiator Awards is the most prestigious event in the residential agency calendar

Where we gather to recognise, award and celebrate industry excellence in our continued bid to help raise industry standards. There are just 11 weeks until The Negotiator Awards 2011. The ceremony is once again being run by the leading residential agency magazine, The Negotiator, in association with Digital Property Group for the fourth consecutive year, in the glamorous Ballroom at London's Hilton Hotel on Park Lane on November 9th. Fellow sponsors including AMR, Endsleigh, Home Move Box and the Property Jungle. Our host is award-winning comic, author and sports pundit, Mark Watson. Shortlisted or not, join us to help celebrate the excellence of your colleagues and industry peers, and to help further drive up industry standards in line with our Raising Resi campaign. Book your place today.

The Negotiator Awards 2011 shortlist Independent Estate Agency Firm of the Year Ashington Page Castles Hamilton Piers Lawrence Rand The Home Partnership WA Ellis Independent Estate Agency Chain of the Year Alex Neil Capital Davis Tate James Pendleton Martyn Gerrard Sawdye & Harris National Estate Agency Chain of the Year Chesterton Humberts Countrywide Foxtons Hunters Property Group Manning Stainton Your Move Independent Lettings Agency of the Year 1st Asset Management Gibbs Gillespie Sawdye & Harris Sheffield Residential Streets Ahead WA Ellis National Lettings Agency of the Year Andrews & Partners Countrywide Residential Lettings Foxtons.

Hunters Property Group Marsh & Parsons Your Move Residential Auctioneer of the Year Allsop Residential Andrews & Robertson Clive Emson Cottons McHugh & Co Savills Residential Property Manager of the Year Chainbow Chancellors Essex Properties Marsh & Parsons Ringley Chartered Surveyors WA Ellis Franchise of the Year Belvoir Lettings Hunters Property Group Martin & Co Xperience Your Move Residential Mortgage Broker of the Year Alexander Hall Andrews & Partners Countrywide Mortgage Services Mortgage Advice Bureau Mortgage Business Your Move Community Champion of the Year Andrews & Partners Century 21 UK Hammond Harwood Martin & Co, Cambridge Ringley Chartered Surveyors Streets Ahead Innovator of the Year Andrews & Partners Chancellors LSL Property Services On Time Rent.

Ringley Chartered Surveyors Streets Ahead Marketing Team of the Year Andrews & Partners Beresfords Countrywide Davis Tate James Pendleton Marsh & Parsons Employer of the Year Bradshaw Henderson Dwell Residential Hunters Property Group Inspired Philip Jarvis Pip Lettings Rising Star of the Year Ronnie Graham Clarice, Flaggs Emma Cox, Andrews & Partners Luke Mason, Belvoir Lettings Andrew Sanderson, Sanderson Estates Claire Tier, Davis Tate Claire Unwin, Martin & Co Agency Leader of the Year Dorian Gonsalves, managing director, Belvoir Lettings Kevin Hollinrake, managing director, Hunters Property Group Carolyn Mellor, managing director, Homes4u David Newnes, executive director, LSL Property Services Peter Rollings, chief executive, Marsh & Parsons Carol Sullivan, partner, Essex Properties Supreme Negotiator of the Year Andrews & Partners Chesterton Humberts Douglas and Gordon Kinleigh, Folkard & Hayward Knight Frank Marsh & Parsons