Midlands Residential Property Awards 2023: Shortlist announced for best schemes & property companies

From SMEs to major developers - the individuals and companies behind the ongoing transformation of Birmingham’s skyline are being honoured at Insider Media’s Midlands Residential Property Awards.

Despite the economic headwinds, the local residential market remains buoyant, the business magazine’s deputy editor Ian Griffin explains.

This is the eighth year the awards have been held. The winners of the 16 categories will be unveiled at a gala dinner at Eastside Rooms in Birmingham on June 15.

Ian said: "Once again we’ve had a wide range of strong entries from an array of businesses, including major developers, architects, consultants and SMEs.

"This year’s shortlist reflects continued buoyancy in the market, despite the economic headwinds. It highlights the ongoing transformation of Birmingham’s skyline, with a number of high-rise schemes making the cut. Also included are some key developments in cities and towns across the Midlands."

Not included in the shortlist is the Residential Property Personality of the Year award, which will also be given out on the night to a person who has made a major contribution to the sector. To book your place, click here.

Midlands Residential Awards shortlist

• Social Housing Award - Sponsored by:Cordia
• Platform Housing Group
• Lovell
• Piper Homes

• Architectural Practice of the Year - Sponsored by:Spitfire Homes
• BM3 Architecture
• Matthew Montague Architects
• rg+p
• HSSP Architects
• Corstorphine & Wright

• Residential Property Consultancy of the Year - Sponsored by:Court Collaboration
• Cadence Projects
• Brookbanks
• Earl  Kendrick

• Skills & Training Scheme of the Year
• Moda Living, The Mercian
• Spitfire Homes’ Talent Development Programme
• Court Collaboration – The Spire Academy

• Urban & City Living Developer of the Year
• HBD
• Moda Living
• Spitfire Homes
• Wise Living
• Hatchbury

• Emerging Property Person of the Year - Sponsored by:Wain Homes
• James Hanson, Piper Homes
• Matt Vincent, Spitfire Homes
• Tani Dulay, Woodbourne Group

• Residential Property Management Agent of the Year
• Encore
• Centrick
• FirstPort

• Housebuilder of the Year - Sponsored by:Gowling WLG
• Countryside Partnerships
• Lovell
• Spitfire Homes

• Apartment Development of the Year - Sponsored by:Shawbrook Bank
• Beaufort, Edgbaston, Birmingham (Spitfire Homes)
• The Mercian, Birmingham (Moda Living, Harrison Street, NFU Mutual, Apache Capital, Howells, Sisk Group)
• Cambridge Street, Wolverhampton (BM3, Wise Living, Keon Homes, Landscape Architecture)
• Deakins Place, Nottingham (BWB Consulting, Bowmer + Kirkland, Caxton Builders)
• Photographic Works, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham (Hatchbury, BPN Architects)

• Law Firm of the Year
• Lodders Solicitors
• Shakespeare Martineau
• FreethsGateley Legal

• Small Residential Development of the Year (less than 100 units) - Sponsored by:Cynergy Bank
• Canalside, Black Lake, West Bromwich (Woodbourne Group)
• Beaufort, Edgbaston, Birmingham (Spitfire Homes)
• Photographic Works, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham (Hatchbury, BPN Architects)
• The Rise, Southwell, Nottinghamshire (Stagfield Group)
• Cambridge Street, Wolverhampton (BM3, Wise Living, Keon Homes, Landscape Architecture)
• Whitburn Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire (Platform Housing Group)
• Royal Gardens, Upper Rissington (Piper Homes)
• Gressell Lane, Birmingham (Birmingham City Council, Arcadis, Jessup Homes)

• Residential Development of the Year (more than 100 units) - Sponsored by: Naismiths
• Fairmont, Bishops Cleeve (Spitfire Homes)
• B5 Central, Birmingham (Barratt Homes)
• Brindley Drive, Birmingham (Court Collaboration, PGIM Real Estate, CallisonRTKL)
• Gilders Yard, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham (Grainger, Clegg Construction, BPN Architects)
• Leicester Waterside (BM3, Keepmoat)
• Lyndhurst, Birmingham (BM3, Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust, Arcadis, Jessup Homes)
• Stonefield Edge, Bilston (Countryside Partnerships, Sigma)
• One Eastside, Birmingham (Court Collaboration, Pension Insurance Corporation, Weedon Architects)
• Allscott Meads, Telford (SJ Roberts Homes)

• Placemaking Project of the Year - Sponsored by: ClearFibre
• Allscott Meads, Telford (SJ Roberts Homes)
• Garendon Park, Loughborough (Persimmon Homes)
• Leicester Waterside (BM3, Keepmoat)
• B5 Central, Birmingham (Barratt Homes)

• Residential Regeneration Project of the Year - Sponsored by: MFG
• B5 Central, Birmingham (Barratt Homes)
• Wild Walk, Donnington Wood Way, Telford (Lovell, Telford & Wrekin Council, Nuplace, The Wrekin Housing Group)
• Leicester Waterside (BM3, Keepmoat)
• Photographic Works, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham (Hatchbury, BPN Architects)
• Lyndhurst, Birmingham (BM3, Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust, Arcadis, Jessup Homes)
• Spirit Quarters, Coventry (Keepmoat)
• Canalside, Black Lake, West Bromwich (Woodbourne Group)

• Deal of the Year
• Creation of Develop Warwickshire to oversee £2.5bn of residential developments (Warwickshire Property & Development Group, Countryside Partnerships Warwickshire County Council)
• Securing of £170m to develop Brindley Drive, Birmingham (Court Collaboration, PGIM Real Estate)
• Land purchase to complete mixed-use development at The Green, Solihull (Wain Homes West Midlands, M7 Developments, Solihull Borough Council, DGL Associates, Travis Baker, Greenberg Traurig)

Drinks sponsor is Encore. Networking booklet is sponsored BM3.