The longlist for the Property Press Awards 2019 has been unveiled (www.propertypressawards.com/longlist.html), featuring another record-breaking year for the number of category entries by top UK property journalists across the 18 PPA awards (full entries list below).

Entries for the Awards, organised by Property4Media, the social network connecting property journalists with the property industry, are now closed and the judges' shortlist will be announced on 24 April 2019.

The winners of the Property Press Awards 2019 will be revealed at a dazzling reception on Tuesday, 21 May at London's RSA House on The Strand in London's West End.

Skipton Building Society, the UK's fourth largest building society, with over one million customers, £22bn of assets and a national presence represented by its network of 88 branches, will be sponsoring the coveted Consumer Mortgage Journalist of The Year award. This award has attracted seven entries from an array of top media titles.

Property search specialists Strutt & Parker will once again be sponsoring Newcomer of the Year, awarded to a property journalist who looks destined to be a great property writer or editor of the future. Winning this award in 2018 was Anna Temkin of The Times.

Property Business Journalist of the Year is sponsored by flatfair, the deposit alternative enabling tenants to avoid paying expensive deposits up front. This category has drawn entries from 10 top property journalists from across the sector.

Informare PR: Content and Communication are returning as sponsors of the Property Press Awards and this year will be sponsoring the Property Trade Magazine of the Year. Informare is a PR and communications consultancy specialising in the professional services sector, focusing on architecture, design, property and construction.

Modular furniture designer and manufacturer USM are sponsoring Lifestyle and Interiors Property Journalist of The Year, an award that has attracted 23 high quality entries from across the property spectrum.

Newgate Communications, the award-winning integrated London-based communications agency are sponsoring the Property Supplement of the Year award.

Further sponsors include Properganda, a PR agency that focuses on helping property businesses generate media coverage and Rhodium, a luxury property management company with a portfolio of some of the most exclusive property across prime central London.

The Scoop of the Year is sponsored by Benham and Reeves, the London based letting and sales agency started in the 1950s as a brainchild of two London property visionaries. The category has attracted entries covering recent leasehold scandals, astounding property price cuts, development disasters and London's £4.6bn super sewer.

Last year's winner was Katrina Burroughs of the Sunday Times, with judges describing her scoop on David Cameron's £25,000 shepherd's hut as “a national talking point which rapidly became a defining part of the political landscape.”

Garden Journalist of the Year is set to be particularly competitive, with a record 25 entries from the likes of BBC Gardener's World, The Sunday Times, Daily Mail and many more.

Property Supplement of the Year will have The Times and Sunday Times head-to-head with Evening Standard's Homes & Property, The Telegraph's Property and a new entry for this year, The FT's House & Home.

BBC One's Escape to the Country, C4's Grand Designs: House of the Year and Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It are among the entries for Property Programme of the Year.

Record entries were also received for Property Staff Journalist of the Year with submissions from staff writers at The Telegraph, The Times and Sunday Times, Housebuilder & Developer, Evening Standard and Which? magazine.

Other categories awarded on the night include International Property Journalist of the Year, Consumer Magazine of the Year, Consumer Mortgage Journalist of the Year, Regional Property Journalist of the Year, Property Columnist of the Year, Business Journalist of the Year, Property Trade Magazine of the Year, Property Columnist of the Year and Property Commentator of the Year. 

Up to three judges will determine the winners of each of the awards. As with last year, almost half the judges are new to this year's awards and existing judges will be allocated new categories to preside over.

The outstanding panel of PPA judges comprises top professionals from the media, trade bodies, professional services and large property corporations. The full list of judges is available at www.propertypressawards.com/judges.html.

Said Property4Media's CEO Henry Hemming: “Interest in the awards has grown yet again, with a bumper entry from journalists, and more interest from industry sponsors than ever. We look forward to welcoming everyone to RSA House on 21 May and revealing the winners.”

For a full list of categories please visit www.propertypressawards.com.

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THE PROPERTY PRESS AWARDS 2019 LONGLIST

 

PROPERTY BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by flatfair

Alistair Houghton, Liverpool Echo

Francis Shennan, Scottish Business Insider

Hugh Graham, The Sunday Times

Hugo Cox, Financial Times

Joanna Bourke, Evening Standard

Lizzie Murphy, The Yorkshire Post

Marc Da Silva, Estate Agent Today

Peter Bill, Property Week

Robin Johnson, Derby Telegraph

Tim Burke, Financial News

 

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Carol Lewis, The Times

Emma Wells, The Sunday Times

Hugh Graham, The Sunday Times

Hugo Cox, Financial Times

Laura Henderson, Abode2

Liz Lucking, Mansion Global

Ruth Bloomfield, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times

Sébastien Reed, Architect's Datafile (ADF)

 

CONSUMER MAGAZINE PROPERTY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Emma Allen, The Concrete Jungle

Fiona Brandhorst, The London Resident, Suffolk Resident and West Essex Life

Hannah Nemeth, Moneywise

Gerald Cole, SelfBuild & Design magazine

Iain Aitch, JLL Real Views and Dwell

Jayne Dowle, The Times and Grand Designs

Melissa York, City A.M.

Olivia Heath, House Beautiful online

Ruth Bloomfield, Financial Times and The London Magazine

 

CONSUMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Abode2

French Property News

Homes & Antiques

House Beautiful online

The London Magazine

loveProperty

Moneywise

 

PROPERTY TRADE MAGAZINE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by Informare

Francis Shennan, Scottish Business Insider

Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today

Jack Wooler, Architect's Datafile (ADF) and Housebuilder & Developer

Marc Da Silva, Estate Agent Today

Marc Shoffman, Property Industry EYE

Mark Hempshell, Dealmakerz.co.uk

Nigel Lewis, The Negotiator

Roseanne Field, Selfbuilder & Homemaker

Ryan Bembridge, Mortgage Introducer

 

PROPERTY TRADE MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Estate Agent Today

Letting Agent Today

Architect's Datafile (ADF)

Property Industry Eye

Mortgage Introducer

Selfbuilder & Homemaker

 

GARDEN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Adam Frost, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Alan Titchmarsh, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Alex Mitchell, Evening Standard

Anna Pavord, The Sunday Times - Home

Annie Green-Armytage, EDP Norfolk Magazine and The English Garden

Barbara Segall, Homes & Gardens, The Garden, The Garden Post

Caroline Donald , The Sunday Times - Home

Constance Craig Smith, Daily Mail - Weekend

Deborah Stone, Daily Express

Helen Riches, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Isabelle Palmer, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Jane Moore, The Bath Magazine

Joe Swift, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Kay Maguire, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Laetitia Maklouf, The Sunday Times - Home

Mandy  Bradshaw, Cotswold Life

Martyn Cox, Mail on Sunday

Monty Don, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Nick Bailey, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Paula McWaters, Country Living

Rachel de Thame, The Sunday Times - Home

Sam Barker, The Telegraph

Sue Bradley, Amateur Gardening

Susie White, My Weekly

Val Bourne, Country Life, The English Garden and Amateur Gardening

 

LIFESTYLE AND INTERIORS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by USM

Alexandra Goss, The Sunday Times

Anthea Gerrie, Blueprint and Mail on Sunday

Carol Lewis, The Times

Charlotte Vowden, The Sunday Times

Clare Gogerty, The Simple Things

Deborah Stone, Daily Express

Emma Allen, The Concrete Jungle

Emma Wells, The Sunday Times

Emily Rhodes, FT House & Home

Hugh Graham, The Sunday Times

Hugo Cox, Financial Times

Iain Aitch, JLL Real Views and Dwell

Jayne Dowle, The Times and Grand Designs

Katrina Burroughs, The Sunday Times

Laura Ivill, City A.M.

Martina Lees, The Sunday Times

Melissa York, City A.M.

Norman Miller, Reclaim and The Times

Olivia Heath, House Beautiful online

Pat Bramley, Hertfordshire Life

Rachel Ogden, Ideal Home, Grand Designs and Mail on Sunday

Ruth Bloomfield, Evening Standard and The Sunday Times

 

CONSUMER MORTGAGE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by Skipton

Adam Williams, The Telegraph

Carol Lewis, The Times

Esther Shaw, Mail on Sunday, Moneywise and The Sun online

Hollie Borland, The Sun

John Fitzsimons, The Mirror and loveMONEY

Sarah Davidson, Daily Mail - This is Money

Stephen Maunder, Which?

 

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR sponsored by Strutt & Parker

Emma Allen, The Concrete Jungle

Hollie Borland, The Sun

George Hammond, The FT - House & Home

Marianna Hunt, The Telegraph

Michael Lloyd, Mortgage Introducer

Roseanne Field, Selfbuilder & Homemaker

Sébastien Reed, Architect's Datafile (ADF)

 

REGIONAL PROPERTY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Alistair Houghton, Liverpool Echo

Anna White, Evening Standard

Coreena Ford, The Journal and The Chronicle

Francis  Shennan, Scottish Business Insider

Lizzie Murphy, The Yorkshire Post

Pat Bramley, Bucks Free Press

Robin Johnson, Derby Telegraph

Sharon  Dale, The Yorkshire Post

 

PROPERTY COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR

Anne Ashworth, The Times

Carol Lewis, The Times

Emma Wells, The Sunday Times

Gerald Cole, SelfBuild & Design magazine

Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today

Helen Davies, The Sunday Times

Jill Papworth, The Guardian

Lauren Davidson, The Telegraph

Nathan Brooker , The FT

Peter Bill, Property Week

 

PROPERTY STAFF JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Abigail Harman, lovePROPERTY

Alexandra Goss, The Sunday Times

Carol Lewis, The Times

David Byers, The Times

Deborah Stone, Daily and Sunday Express

Emma Wells, The Sunday Times

Hugh Graham, The Sunday Times

Jack Wooler, Housebuilder & Developer / Architect's Datafile

Jill Papworth, The Guardian

Joanna  Bourke, Evening Standard

Jonathan Prynn, Evening Standard

Lizzie Murphy, The Yorkshire Post

Nathan Brooker , The FT

Roseanne Field, Selfbuilder & Homemaker

Sam Barker, The Telegraph

Sharon  Dale, The Yorkshire Post

Stephen Maunder, Which?

Tim Burke, Financial News

 

PROPERTY FREELANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Anna Tobin

Anna White

Anthea Gerrie

Cherry Maslen

Esther Shaw

Fiona Brandhorst

Francis Shennan

Gerald Cole

Graham Norwood

Grahame Anderson

Hugo Cox

Iain Aitch

Jasmine Birtles

Jayne Dowle

Marc Shoffman

Marianna Hunt

Martina Lees

Nicola Venning

Norman Miller

Peter Watts

Ruth Bloomfield

Siobhan McFadyen

Zoe Dare Hall

 

SCOOP OF THE YEAR sponsored by Benham & Reeves

Alexandra Goss, The Sunday Times

Alistair Houghton and Joe Thomas, Liverpool ECHO

Anna White, Evening Standard

David Byers, The Times

Emma Lunn, The Guardian and Moneywise

Emma Wells, The Sunday Times

Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today

Grahame Anderson, Circa Magazine

Jonathan Prynn, Evening Standard

Nigel Lewis, The Negotiator

Sam Barker, The Telegraph

Stephen Maunder, Which?

Tim Burke, Financial News

 

PROPERTY SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR sponsored by Newgate Communications

Bricks & Mortar - The Times

Home - The Sunday Times

Homes & Property - Evening Standard

House & Home - The Financial Times

Property - The Telegraph

 

PROPERTY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR

Escape to the Country, BBC One (Fremantle)

Grand Designs, C4 (Fremantle)

Grand Designs: House of the Year, C4 (Fremantle)

Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It, C4 (Raise the Roof Productions)

 

PROPERTY COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR

Emma Wells, The Sunday Times

Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today

Helen Davies, The Sunday Times

James Dearsley, Letting Agent Today

Marc Da Silva, Estate Agent Today

Peter Bill, Property Week

Sebastian O'Kelly, Leasehold Knowledge Partnership

 

OVERALL PROPERTY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

 

About the  Property Press Awards

The Property Press Awards honour the finest journalistic achievements across the property sector. The Property Press Awards 2019 will take place on 21 May 2018 at London's quintessential RSA House, the home of the British organisation celebrating Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. The website for this year's ceremony is live at www.propertypressawards.com with headline and category sponsorships still available.

About Property4Media.com

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