The shortlist for the Property Press Awards 2018 has been announced, with a record-breaking 88 top journalists featured across 20 categories (shortlist below).

Winners of the prestigious awards will be revealed at a dazzling champagne reception on 21 May at RSA House, London.

This year's heatedly contested categories include Newcomer of the Year sponsored by Strutt and Parker, Consumer Mortgage Journalist of the Year sponsored by Skipton Building Society, Scoop of the Year sponsored by Benham and Reeves and Property Business Journalist of the Year sponsored by flatfair.

Judges for the Property Press Awards 2019 include 43 industry experts and senior property executives, media editors and industry personalities. Almost half the judges are new to this year's awards, with up to three judges determining the winners of each trophy.

Last year's PPAs were held at City Hall, with 60 of the UK's top journalists reaching the shortlist. The ceremony attracted almost 200 people, including sponsors, judges and PR professionals, with Ruth Bloomfield scooping the prestigious Property Journalist of the Year title at the evening's climax.

Said Property4Media's CEO Henry Hemming: "Congratulations to those journalists who've made it through to the shortlist, and commiserations to those pipped at the post. Once again their combined output has dazzled our judges. We look forward to welcoming everyone – and revealing the winners - on 21 May."

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.

Limited tickets are now available for the evening through Property4Media.

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THE PROPERTY PRESS AWARDS 2019 SHORTLISTS

PROPERTY FREELANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Anna White, EG, Evening Standard and The Telegraph

Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today

Martina Lees, The Sunday Times

Ruth Bloomfield, Evening Standard and The London Magazine

Zoe Dare Hall, Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times

PROPERTY BUSINESS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by flatfair

Hugh Graham, The Sunday Times

Hugo Cox, The Financial Times

Joanna Bourke, Evening Standard

Lizzie Murphy, The Yorkshire Post

CONSUMER MORTGAGE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by Skipton Building Society

Adam Williams, The Telegraph

Carol Lewis, The Times

Esther Shaw, Mail on Sunday and Moneywise

Sarah Davidson, Daily Mail – This is Money

Stephen Maunder, Which?

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Carol Lewis, The Times

Hugh Graham, The Sunday Times

Hugo Cox, The Financial Times

Ruth Bloomfield, Evening Standard and The London Magazine

PROPERTY TRADE MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Informare PR

Estate Agent Today

Architect's Datafile (ADF)

Property Industry Eye

Selfbuilder & Homemaker

PROPERTY TRADE MAGAZINE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Francis Shennan, Scottish Business Insider

Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today

Jack Wooler, Housebuilder & Developer and Architect's Datafile

Marc Da Silva, Estate Agent Today (EAT)

Nigel Lewis, The Negotiator

Roseanne Field, Selfbuilder & Homemaker

CONSUMER MAGAZINE PROPERTY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

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

Hannah Nemeth, Moneywise

Gerald Cole, SelfBuild & Design Magazine

Jayne Dowle, The Times, Sunday Times and Grand Designs

Melissa York, City A.M.

Ruth Bloomfield, Evening Standard and The London Magazine 

CONSUMER MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

French Property News

Abode2

Homes & Antiques

Moneywise

GARDEN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Alan Titchmarsh, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Alex Mitchell, Evening Standard and Homes & Property

Joe Swift, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Kay Maguire, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Monty Don, BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

Paula McWaters, Country Living

Rachel de Thame, The Sunday Times – Home

LIFESTYLE AND INTERIORS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by USM

Anthea Gerrie, Mail on Sunday and Blueprint

Carol Lewis, The Times

Emma Wells, The Sunday Times

Hugh Graham, The Sunday Times

Melissa York, City A.M.

Pat Bramley, Hertfordshire Life

REGIONAL PROPERTY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Alistair Houghton, Liverpool Echo

Anna White, London Evening Standard

Coreena Ford, The Journal and The Chronicle

Pat Bramley, Bucks Free Press

PROPERTY STAFF JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Alexandra Goss, The Sunday Times

David Byers, The Times

Joanna Bourke, Evening Standard

Jonathan Prynn, Evening Standard

Lizzie Murphy, The Yorkshire Post

Nathan Brooker, The FT

Stephen Maunder, Which?

PROPERTY COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR

Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today

Helen Davies, The Sunday Times

James Dearsley, Estate Agent Today

Peter Bill, Property Week

Sebastian O'Kelly, Leasehold Knowledge Partnership

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR sponsored by Strutt & Parker

Hollie Borland, The Sun

George Hammond, The FT – House and Home

Marianna Hunt, The Telegraph

Roseanne Field, Selfbuilder & Homemaker

Sebastien Reed, Architects Datafile (ADF)

PROPERTY PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR

Grand Designs (Fremantle)

Grand Designs: House of the Year (Fremantle)

Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it (Raise The Roof Productions)

PROPERTY COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR

Anne Ashworth, The Times

Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today

Helen Davies, The Sunday Times

Lauren Davidson, The Telegraph

Nathan Brooker, The FT

Peter Bill, Property Week

PROPERTY SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR sponsored by Newgate Communications

The Times – Bricks and Mortar

The FT – House and Home

Evening Standard - Homes and Property

SCOOP OF THE YEAR sponsored by Benham and Reeves

Alistair Houghton & Joe Thomas, Liverpool Echo

David Byers, The Times

Grahame Anderson, Circa Magazine

Jonathan Prynn, Evening Standard

Sam Barker, Telegraph Money

Stephen Maunder, Which?

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About Property Press Awards

The Property Press Awards 2019, organised by Property4Media.com, will take place on 21 May at the iconic RSA House in London. The website for this year's ceremony is live at www.propertypressawards.com with headline, category and other sponsorships still available.

Sponsors

Sponsors announced include trophy sponsors flatfair (http://www.flatfair.co.uk), Informare PR (https://www.informare.co.uk/), USM (https://www.usm.com/en-gb/), Skipton Building Society (https://www.skipton.co.uk/), Strutt and Parker (https://www.struttandparker.com/), Benham and Reeves (https://www.benhams.com/) and Newgate Communications (https://www.newgatecomms.com/).

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