MEET THE 2025 FINALISTS!

We’re thrilled to announce the highly anticipated finalists for the 2025 Inspiring Women in Property Awards! Carefully selected by our esteemed panel of judges, these exceptional individuals and companies have demonstrated remarkable dedication and hard work within the industry.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination and entry, and a huge congratulations to the finalists!

Secure your place at the awards for the chance to connect with those driving real change! Network with industry leaders, ignite new ideas, and be inspired by the remarkable achievements being celebrated.

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EDI Champion of the Year - Commercial

  • Beth Warren - Hartnell Taylor Cook
  • Carol Granocchia - Derwent Facilities Management / Derwent Students
  • Robert Nunn - Colliers

EDI Champion of the Year - Financial and Professional Services

  • Annelies Kruidenier - Oyster Partnership
  • Karen Clarke - CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
  • Rebecca Roffe - CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
  • Tannyth Bush - BDO

EDI Champion of the Year - Residential

  • Catalina Ionita - Chapman Taylor
  • Gemma Webb - Barratt Redrow
  • Hony Premlal - Eldon Housing Association
  • Jennifer Winyard - Barratt Redrow PLC
  • Jill Ju - True North Management
  • Mo Watts - Ideal Rooms
  • Sirah Parkes - SDL Surveying  

EDI Programme of the Year

  • AtkinsRéalis
  • Gallaway Construction
  • Innovus
  • Puma Property Finance
  • Uncommon

EDI Team of the Year

  • Innovus
  • Puma Property Finance

Innovator of the Year

Partner:


  • Anna Harper - GreenResi
  • Jill Ju - True North Management
  • Katherine Gunderson - Grand Bequest  
  • Priya Rawal - The Luxury Property Forum

Leader of the Year – Commercial

  • Alexandra Livesey - Clockwise Offices
  • Anna Main - Re:volve Real Estate
  • Anneka Lowe - LCP, part of M Core
  • Emily Shearer - Introba Consulting
  • Jenna Rorison - Kinexio
  • Najwa Jawahar - WSP
  • Penny Halliday - Enfield Council
  • Petrina Austin - Tritax Management

Leader of the Year - Financial and Professional Services


  • Alison Crawford - Watsons Property
  • Amira Hashemi - Knight Frank
  • Careen Haines - LCP, part of M Core
  • Claire Sarafilovic - AtkinsRéalis
  • Elizabeth Alibhai - RPC
  • Fran Giles - Innovus
  • Kim Lalli - Charles Russell Speechlys
  • Sarah Milne - Puma Property Finance
  • Stephanie Van Der Wens – The Developers Club

Leader of the Year – Residential

Partnered by

  • Ashling Fox - Student Roost
  • Clare Parker -  Innovus
  • Dawn Tew - Simplify
  • Mo Watts - Ideal Rooms
  • Penny Halliday - Enfield Council
  • Suzanne Easby - Simplify
  • Tracy Stanton - Yugo
  • Verona Frankish - Yopa Property

Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year

  • Barratt Redrow
  • Deeley Group
  • Puma Property Finance
  • Watsons Property

Mentor of the Year

  • Annabelle Charman - Close Brothers Property Finance
  • Audrey Klein - Spencer House Partners
  • Clare Parker - Innovus
  • Emily Shearer - Introba Consulting
  • Jacqui Kantor - Walsh Associates
  • Jenny Beilby - AtkinsRéalis
  • Jessica Pilz - Fiera Real Estate
  • Tannyth Bush - BDO

Next Generation Employer of the Year

Partnered by:

  • Barratt Redrow
  • GoBritanya Student Accommodation

Returner of the Year

  • Charlotte Roberts - Bruce GIllingham Pollard
  • Hanna Afolabi - Mood and Space
  • Lucy Johnston - Close Brothers Property Finance
  • Robyn Lee - HSPG

Rising Star - Commercial

  • Esha Bhasin - JLL
  • Gabriella Bright - Uncommon
  • Gurveen Rai - AtkinsRéalis
  • Holly Pauline - Gilead Sciences
  • Natasha Dalton - The Co-operative Group
  • Rebecca Lees - The Co-operative Group
  • Saskia Jiggens - Criterion Capital
  • Sofi Zickerman White - LifeProven
  • Sophie Holmes - Pillar Consulting

Rising Star - Residential

Partnered by:

  • Blanca Medina - Nido Living
  • Denise Cruz - Yugo
  • Erica Thomson - Student Cribs
  • Martha Penney - Barratt Redrow
  • Priya Rawal - The Luxury Property Forum

Social Mobility Initiative of the Year

Partnered by:


  • Davitt Jones
  • Bould Montagu Evans
  • The Valesco Group

Team Leader of the Year – Commercial

  • Abigail Scope - Orega
  • Anna Main - Re:volve Real Estate
  • Belinda Inocco - ASK Partners
  • Kiren Chhoker - AtkinsRéalis
  • Penny Halliday - Enfield Council

Team Leader of the Year – Residential

  • Belinda Inocco - ASK Partners
  • Bernadette Cochonat - Unite Students
  • Elise Street - Now Student Living
  • Holly Regan - Yopa Chester, Wirral & North Wales
  • Lara Borrett-Lynch - Foot Anstey
  • Marie-Julie Gheysens - Ghelamco UK
  • Penny Halliday - Enfield Council
  • Rachel Burrows - Simplify
  • Rachel Hanniquet-Brooking - Apo Group
  • Sophie Quenby - Derwent Facilities Management / Derwent Students
  • Wendy Pretten - HSPG

Unsung Hero - Commercial

  • Anna Petrides - Indurent
  • Claire Saunders - The Co-operative Group
  • Debbie Scaife - Rapleys
  • Debbie Watson - Caddick Construction Group
  • Stacie Dixon-Kelly - The Co-operative Group

Unsung Hero – Residential

  • Ana Marques - Nido Living
  • Emily Aduah - StudentCrowd
  • Emma Tiley - HSPG
  • Nicola Wood - Derwent Facilities Management / Derwent Students
  • Peta Smallman - Student Cribs
  • Poppy Lockwood - HSPG

Woman of the Year - Commercial

Partnered by:

  • Alison Willoughby - Colliers International
  • Danielle McGill - GIA
  • Emily Shearer - Introba Consulting
  • Heloise Hoare - Indurent
  • Katie Harley - GIA
  • Madeleine Davitt - Davitt Jones Bould
  • Magda Al'Nugaidi - Uncommon
  • Meenal Devani - Aprirose Real Estate Management
  • Olaide Oboh - Socius
  • Petrina Austin - Tritax Management
  • Renee Preston - Gallaway Construction

Woman of the Year - Financial and Professional Services

  • Aida Feriz - Wimmer Family Office
  • Annelies Kruidenier - Oyster Partnership
  • Candice Blackwood - CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
  • Celia Mallet - Knight Frank
  • Christine Milne - Newcore Capital
  • Corrina Ralph - Watts Group
  • Emma Humphreys - Charles Russell Speechlys
  • Fran Giles - Innovus
  • Lisa Rasch - Claw App
  • Natalie Rowland - Newmark
  • Sandra Cummings - AtkinsRéalis
  • Stephanie Van Der Wens - The Developers Club

Woman of the Year - PBSA

  • Jackie Hudson - Now Student Living
  • Kayleigh Stevenson - Derwent Facilities Management / Derwent Students
  • Laura Kurt - Fusion Group
  • Marta Cladera De Codina - Nuveen
  • Nisha Parmar - Homes for Students
  • Samantha Hollex - Host
  • Sarah Canning - The Property Marketing Strategists
  • Suraiya Comunello - Nido Living
  • Victoria Simmons - Unite Students

Woman of the Year - Residential (Consultancy/Other services)

Partnered by:


  • Anna Harper - GreenResi
  • Camilla Dell - Black Brick
  • Clare Parker - Innovus
  • Fiona Pare - Queensdale Residential
  • Jo Short - Keaze
  • Joanna Wojnarowska - DWF Poland Jamka
  • Mo Watts - Ideal Rooms
  • Rachel Asquith - AF OLIVER
  • Verona Frankish - Yopa Property
  • Zoe Baker - Your Surveyors

Woman of the Year - Residential (Development/Management)

Partnered by:


  • Alison Dowsett - Berkeley Group
  • Annabella Nassetti - A Living Concept - Design & Build / A Living Concept - Coaching
  • Anne-Marie Brown - Love to Rent
  • Gemma Webb - Barratt Redrow
  • Helen Roberts - Fexco Property Services
  • Hony Premlal - Eldon Housing Association
  • Marie-Julie Gheysens - Ghelamco UK
  • Meryl Baker - Wates Developments
  • Naila Ansari - Latitude Croydon
  • Penny Halliday - Enfield Council
  • Renee Preston - Gallaway Construction
  • Rutu Buddhdev - Amara Property
  • Xuan Meng - Cosy Hauz