INSPIRING WOMEN IN PROPERTY AWARDS FINALISTS 2024
We are thrilled to unveil the exceptional lineup of finalists for 2024! These remarkable individuals and companies have been carefully chosen by our esteemed panel of judges, recognising their extraordinary achievements and outstanding performances.
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This award will go to the individual who has made the most outstanding impact in their contribution to EDI within the real estate sector. This award is open to professionals who are either successfully leading diverse, sustainable, and equitable organisations or team members who have made an individual contribution to the enhancement of EDI, in any capacity.
Catalina, Ionita, Chapman Taylor
Chithra, Marsh, Buttress Architects
Dayle, Lynch, Community Ventures Management
Emily, Smith, Argyll
Hannah, Awonuga, Knight Frank
Imogen, Foster, Workman LLP
Katie, Rogers, Greencore Homes
Stephanie, Wessel, Homes for Students
Sue, Brown, Real Estate Balance
Teagan, Robinson, Anchor
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This award will go to the individual who has made the most outstanding impact in their contribution to EDI within the real estate sector and working in financial and professional services. This award is open to professionals who are either successfully leading diverse, sustainable, and equitable organisations or team members who have made an individual contribution to the enhancement of EDI, in any capacity.
Ema, Saunders, Savills UK
Lucy, May, Cundall
Tarinee, Pandey, Puma Property Finance
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This award will go to the organisation which can be seen to have most successfully promoted EDI and made a real effort to drive change within its business in the last 12 months.
Has your business been particularly innovative in its HR activities? Is it working on adapting its culture and behaviours to create more gender balance? If you have an initiative that is championing a more diverse, inclusive and equal workplace, then we want to hear from you.
Community Ventures Management Ltd
Freeths
Gensler UK
JLL, Menopause Programme
Leaders Romans Group
Lomond Women
The Circle Partnership
Puma Property Finance
Valuation Office Agency
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For true workplace inclusiveness, we have to look at diversity in its widest sense – acknowledging that someone’s gender, race, class, age and other characteristics interconnect to make us unique.
This award puts the spotlight on the teams who are driving change within their businesses to create more inclusive working environments within the UK property industry. Through addressing topics such as career pathways, staff retention, training and education, organisational culture, mentorship, coaching or wellbeing, these teams will be able to demonstrate evidence of impact throughout their organisation.
AtkinsRéalis
CBRE
Savills
GIA
Tetra Tech
Co-op
Wells Fargo Bank
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This category is open to individuals who have played a leading role in modernising the UK real estate industry.
We are looking for genuine innovation that has contributed towards the breaking down of barriers that women face in the real estate workplace. The winner will have in a definable way broken new ground in areas such as process, strategy or technology.
Judges will be looking for examples of thinking outside the box, plus evidence of the difference it is making to your business/organisation. For example, have you actively redesigned the nature of certain jobs or qualifications to attract women? Have you introduced agile working, networking or advocacy? If so, we want to hear from you!
Becky, Lane, Furbnow
Emma, Fardell, Richborough
Fiona, Sawkill, British Land
Gemma, Webb, Barratt Developments
Honor, Barratt, Birchgrove
Nina, Zeilerbauer, Madison Berkeley
Natasha, Guerra, Runway East
Paula, Rudkin, Knight Frank
Suzy, Jones, Urban Splash
Vanessa, Hale, BNP Paribas Real Estate
zoe, Masterson, Joint Living
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Women now represent the majority of the real estate workforce but are still poorly represented in senior roles.
Some sectors, such as residential, have seen an influx of women leaders in recent years while others, such as financial and professional services are still dominated by men. This award will recognise an individual who has displayed superlative leadership ability in this era of change.
Role-agnostic, this award will go to an inspirational mentor or coach who, as an example to others, has raised standards of excellence across the UK commercial real estate sector.
Alison, Hardy, Ashurst LLP
Debra, Cooper, Hill Dickinson LLP
Elizabeth, Alibhai, RPC
Joanne, Parr, Close Brothers Bridging Finance
Karen, Chapman, Druces LLP
Kate, Varley, North Property Group
Kim, Lalli, Charles Russell Speechlys
Lisa, Attenborough, Knight Frank Capital Advisory
Rebecca, Sherwin, Gateley Legal
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Women now represent the majority of the real estate workforce but are still poorly represented in senior roles. Some sectors, such as residential, have seen an influx of women leaders in recent years while others, such as commercial real estate, are still dominated by men.
This award will recognise an individual who has displayed superlative leadership ability in this era of change. Role-agnostic, this award will go to an inspirational mentor or coach who, as an example to others, has raised standards of excellence across the UK commercial real estate sector.
Bianca, Angelico, On Verve
Emily, Roberton, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Jasmine, Anderson, Canvas Offices
Katherine, Croom, Sorbon Estates
Penny, Halliady, Enflied Council
Philippa, Birch-Wood, Chetwoods Architects
Anna, Main, Re:volve Real Estate
Emma, Gardiner, Urban Splash
Simone, Reid-Jones, Spacemade
Trish, Watson, Thirdway
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Women now represent the majority of the real estate workforce but are still poorly represented in senior roles.
This award will recognise an individual who has displayed superlative leadership abilit. Role-agnostic, this award will go to an inspirational mentor or coach who, as an example to others, has raised standards of excellence across the UK residential sector.
Fulya, Dogan, Londonist DMC
Honor, Barratt, Birchgrove
Janice, Russell, McTaggart Construction Limited
Jenna, Miles, Lomond
Katie, Rogers, Greencore Homes
Kelly, Stillman, iamproperty
Nisha, Kerai, Legal & General Investment Management
Setareh, Neshati, Westminster City Council
This award will go to the UK real estate organisation that has most successfully promoted equality, diversity, and inclusion related to mental health and wellbeing. This may be a longer programme or a single initiative.
Have you implemented networking or other activities that promote inclusive wellbeing practices within organisation? Do your company benefits transcend gender, race, class, age and other characteristics to ensure true equality across the organisation? Have you introduced new working practices that support the mental wellbeing of your employees and reflect the diversity of your workforce?
Judges will be looking to see the results of the initiative and its impact on the business or the wider community, with demonstrable evidence that individuals from all walks of life are able to benefit from the initiative, ensuring social barriers no longer hold people back.
Co-op (Property team)
Fresh
JLL
Puma Property Finance
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It is widely accepted that property must broaden its intake of new recruits beyond white public school educated sons and daughters of those already in the industry, however there are many obstacles to overcome from these wider routes into the property sector, and even more to be found when building a progressive career pathway.
This category requires entrants to focus on a specific example of mentorship in action and the award will recognise the vital importance of mentoring the next generation of talent in real estate. The winner will have impacted others to be the best they can be, to overcome obstacles, transcend social barriers and achieve their full potential.
Abi, Hookway, Touchstone Education
Helen, Cliffe, Frank Shaw Associates
Dawn, Williams, Eos Surveyors
Eleanor, Newton, Workman LLP
Kate, Peters, JLL
Katie, Kopec, JLL
Kitty, Ho, AtkinsRéalis
Paula, Rudkin, Knight Frank
Vivian, Wall, Motionspot
Wendy, Pretten, HSPG
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This award highlights the challenges associated with returning to work following maternity leave or a career break.
The winner will have succeeded in the UK real estate sector having in the previous two years returned to work. The judges will be looking for results and the impact the winner has had on their organisation since returning to the workplace. It is hoped that her actions will provide an example of best practice for those who wish to return in the future.
Allison, English, Aéto Strategy
Gemma, Mason, GIA
Hapri, Yorke-Brooks, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Hazel, Marriott, Leaders Romans Group
Jenny, Rydon, Montagu Evans
Kim, Lidbury, Leaders Romans Group
Natasha, Kitson, Zurich Insurance Company’
Robyn, Lee, HSPG
Selena, Ohlsson
This award highlights the challenges associated with returning to work following maternity leave or a career break.
The winner will have succeeded in the UK real estate sector in financial and professional services having in the previous two years returned to work. The judges will be looking for results and the impact the winner has had on their organisation since returning to the workplace. It is hoped that her actions will provide an example of best practice for those who wish to return in the future.
Claire, Nelson, AtkinsRéalis
Rosie, Hamilton, Forrester Partners
Selena, Ohlsson
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This award is open to young UK-based real estate professionals who have made exceptional starts to their careers and promise to be future leaders in their fields.
We are seeking nominations from commercial sectors of the industry and from those below senior management or director level – representing the talent pipeline and the next generation of future leaders.
Adelaide, Hitchings, Gateley Hamer
Claire, Abraham, AtkinsRéalis
Ella, Smith, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Hettie, Cust, Gerald Eve
Joanna, Fox, Ashurst LLP
Katerina, Spaull, Jubb consulting engineers
Kathryn, Gundry, Motionspot
Lauren, Trigg, JLL
Bethany, Miller, St. Modwen
Sarah, Milne, Puma Property Finance
Sarah, Thorley, Savills
This award is open to young UK-based real estate professionals who have made exceptional starts to their careers and promise to be future leaders in their fields.
We are seeking nominations from the residential sector of the industry and from those below senior management or director level – representing the talent pipeline and the next generation of future leaders.
Georgie, Elliott, Wates Developments
Jozie, Bannister, Devonshire Homes
Katerina, Spaull, Jubb consulting engineers
Katie, Sampford, Berkeley St George
Katie, Saunders, Richborough
Lauren, McVeigh, Wates Residential
Lizzie, Roulston, JLL
Niamh, Connell, Homes For Students
Rachel, Munro, Shoosmiths
Yasmin, Howbrook, ProConvey
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This award will go to the UK real estate organisation that has most successfully promoted equailty, diversity, and inclusion related to social mobility. This may be a longer programme – for example a recruitment programme – or a single initiative.
Have you introduced a new initiative that’s designed to help you recruit from a wider pool of candidates? Or adapted internal processes to help support the progress of existing employees from all backgrounds more effectively? Have you made more effort developing your employer brand or made major changes to hybrid working to create a more inclusive workplace?
Judges will be looking to see the results of the initiative and its impact on the business or the wider community, with demonstrable evidence that individuals from all walks of life are able to benefit from the initiative, ensuring social barriers no longer hold people back.
Barratt Developments PLC
JLL
Legal & General Investment Management
The Land Collective CIC
Valuation Office Agency
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Role-agnostic, this award celebrates the property industry’s most outstanding team leaders, those who through outstanding ability in communication and vision have led others to deliver on strategic goals in ways that exceed standards across the UK commercial real estate sector.
As part of this, you will attract, retain and progress a diverse workforce. You may have set up initiatives such as gender equality awareness training, diversity, or women’s empowerment courses. You will acknowledge diversity in its widest sense to create an inclusive workplace that in turn motivates your team to succeed. And perhaps you are disseminating your learnings to other leaders to create a broader cultural shift.
Abigail, Burt, TSP
Clare, Pinkstone, British Land
Lucy, Earnshaw, Orega
Stephanie, Wright, AtkinsRéalis
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Role-agnostic, this award celebrates the property industry’s most outstanding team leaders, those who through outstanding ability in communication and vision have led others to deliver on strategic goals in ways that exceed standards across the UK residential sector.
As part of this, you will attract, retain and progress a diverse workforce. You may have set up initiatives such as gender equality awareness training, diversity, or women’s empowerment courses. You will acknowledge diversity in its widest sense to create an inclusive workplace that in turn motivates your team to succeed. And perhaps you are disseminating your learnings to other leaders to create a broader cultural shift.
Karen, Dunstan, Precede Capital Partners
Katy, Billany, TwentyEA
Nicola, O’Neill, Local Space
Polly, Vodenicharova, Homes for Students
Pooja, Kashyap, Uninist Limited
This award shines a light on the exceptional talent of those in non-customer facing or back-office roles within the commercial UK real estate sector. Those whose voices are not often heard, but have quietly contributed to the success of your business, the organisational culture or perhaps your EDI agenda.
Aimee, Zoghbi, GIA
Carrie, Howey, Catella APAM
BNP Paribas Real Estate
Colette, Gornik, Co-op
Constance, Mclaughlin, Indurent
Farrah, Hassan-Hardwick, HDR
Helen, Barnett, Frasers Property UK
This award shines a light on the exceptional talent of those in non-customer facing or back-office roles within the Financial and Professional services UK real estate sector. Those whose voices are not often heard, but have quietly contributed to the success of your business, the organisational culture or perhaps your EDI agenda.
Judges will be looking for the scale of impact that has been made from the individual’s actions, evidence of continuous and ongoings efforts, and a demonstration of passion and pride.
Abi, Palmer-Greenwood, Pride Consulting IMS’
Eve, Firmin, H D Consultants
Marla, Hollick, Apex Group
Meia, Harnett, haysmacintyre
Paula, Keirnan, AtkinsRéalis
Tarinee, Pandey, Puma Property Finance
Partner:
This award shines a light on the exceptional talent of those in non-customer facing or back-office roles within the residential UK real estate sector. Those whose voices are not often heard, but have quietly contributed to the success of your business, the organisational culture or perhaps your EDI agenda.
Amy, Lee, JLL
Cancan, Kwok, North Property Group
Fiona, Scott, Lomond
Jackie, Harrison, Homes For Students
Jemma, Phillips, Leaders Romans Group
Joanne, Jackson, Leaders Romans Group
Juliana, Petrikova, Nido Living
Lauren, Hudson, Collegiate UK
Liza, Julian, Gateley RJA
Poppy, Lockwood, HSPG
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This award will go to the woman whose successes stand out above all others. An exceptional figure, she will have achieved at the highest level and shown qualities of outstanding skill, judgement and professional expertise.
Judges are looking for one outstanding individual and role model who has a proven track record of success, is doing remarkable work and making a difference to others. From breaking glass ceilings, to building a vibrant business, to changing attitudes in the industry, the winner of this award will already be standing out from the crowd.
Amy, James, LCP part of M Core
Cecile, Babcock, Cromwell Property Group
Hannah, Stern, BuildingMinds
Emily, Smith, Argyll
Heather, Thomas, Co-op
Louise, Ioannou, HB Reavis UK
Melissa, Baldwin, Catella APAM
Michelle, de Havilland, BlackGate
Natasha, Guerra, Runway East
Vicky, Cotton, Workman ESG
Victoria, Turnbull, Opus Land
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This award will go to the woman whose successes stand out above all others in financial and professional service. An exceptional figure, she will have achieved at the highest level and shown qualities of outstanding skill, judgement and professional expertise.
Judges are looking for one outstanding individual and role model who has a proven track record of success, is doing remarkable work and making a difference to others. From breaking glass ceilings, to building a vibrant business, to changing attitudes in the industry, the winner of this award will already be standing out from the crowd.
Aisha, Tummon, Orbital Witness
Debra, Cooper, Hill Dickinson
Kate, Falconer Hall, Montagu Evans LLP
Kim, Lalli, Charles Russell Speechlys
Lisa, Rasch, Claw
Nkechi, Hokstad, Ogier
Parveen, Abbas, Druces LLP
Sarah, Bellilchi, Indurent
This award will go to the woman whose successes stand out above all others in PBSA. An exceptional figure, she will have achieved at the highest level and shown qualities of outstanding skill, judgement and professional expertise.
Judges are looking for one outstanding individual and role model who has a proven track record of success, is doing remarkable work and making a difference to others. From breaking glass ceilings, to building a vibrant business, to changing attitudes in the industry, the winner of this award will already be standing out from the crowd.
Alanna, Peach, Colliers
Anna, Alllorio, Londonist DMC
Dinara, Suleimanova, Londonist DMC
Fulya, Dogan, Londonist DMC
Joanne, Pollard, Empiric Student Property
Katherine, Austin, ABODUS Student Living
Kelly-Anne, Watson, The Class Foundation
Laura, Kurt, Fusion Group
Lydia, Mensforth, Global Student Accommodation
Michelle, Gardner, Collegiate UK
Pooja, Kashyap, Uninist Limited
Partner:
This award will go to the woman whose successes stand out above all others. An exceptional figure in the residential sector (includes Later Living and BTR), she will have achieved at the highest level and shown qualities of outstanding skill, judgement and professional expertise.