The winners of the Property Press Awards 2021, organised by Property4Media, were revealed tonight at a ceremony in London by property celebrity Phil Spencer, with The Times' Martina Lees emerging triumphant as Property Journalist of the Year.

 

Lees, senior property writer at The Times and The Sunday Times, secured three wins on the night, for Property Staff Journalist of the Year, Scoop of the Year, and Sustainability Journalist of the Year, and scored points elsewhere.

 

Freelance writer Zoe Dare Hall also collected three trophies, winning the fiercely contested Freelance Journalist of the Year Award, together with Lifestyle & Interiors Journalist of the Year and International Property Journalist of the Year.

 

In a night of triumph for The Times and The Sunday Times, The Sunday Times' Home section narrowly landed Property Supplement of the Year, while the titles' deputy property editor Carol Lewis secured the Special Achievement Award for Property Writing During the Pandemic and Property Columnist of the Year. The Times' money specialist Kate Palmer walked away with Consumer Mortgage Journalist of the Year.

 

Other winners announced by Spencer at the Museum of London ceremony (www.propertypressawards.com, #PropertyPressAwards, @Property4Media) were Alexandra Goss (Business Journalist of the Year); Ian Aikman of Which? (Newcomer of the Year); Victoria Brzezinski (Property Influencer of the Year), Jayne Dowle (Garden Journalist of the Year), and Gabriella Bennett of The Times Scotland who secured Regional Journalist of the Year.

 

Property, the NRLA's magazine, won its first Trade Magazine of the Year award, while First Time Buyer landed Consumer Magazine of the Year for a second year on the trot.

 

Phil Spencer, the event's host, said: “The property sector has always attracted some of the greatest journalistic talents in this country, and this Awards set acknowledges their acumen and their tenacity.”

 

Carol Lewis, deputy property editor at The Times and The Sunday Times, said in her Special Achievement Award submission: “Reporting on the property market during the pandemic has been one of the most intense experiences of my career. From covering the news the market was going to close for seven weeks, to Rishi Sunak's surprise stamp duty cut, to the scramble for second homes on the coast, I have covered (all) the ups and downs.”

 

Henry Hemming, CEO of event organisers Property4Media, said: “This was truly an evening of celebration, as our audience reconnected as old friends. Congratulations to all the victors, especially multiple winners Martina Lees, Zoe Dare Hall and Carol Lewis.

 

“We received over 190 entries this year, and tonight's event at the Museum of London was a terrifically exciting event, handled with great flair by Phil Spencer. We're planning something even bigger next year, so watch this space!”

 

“Finally, I'd like to thank my team for their monumental efforts from commencement to finale. Particular thanks to Louise Naude, who managed the entire entry process, Victoria Furse on sales and to Nick Mortimer for the event's marketing.”

 

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THE PROPERTY PRESS AWARDS 2021 WINNERS (IN ORDER ANNOUNCED)

 

Newcomer of the Year                                             

Sponsored by Strutt and Parker                                     

WINNER: Ian Aikman, Which? 

FINALISTS: Millie Bull, Daily Express                   

Ruby Gregory, MyLondon   

 

 

Garden Journalist of the Year                                      

WINNER: Jayne Dowle                        

FINALISTS: Martyn Cox                                         

Val Bourne                           

 

 

Consumer Mortgage Journalist of the Year                                            

Sponsored by Skipton Building Society                                   

WINNER: Kate Palmer              

FINALISTS: Adam Williams                        

Helen Crane                                     

Stephen Maunder                            

                                               

International Property Journalist of the Year                                     

Sponsored by Lucas Fox                                     

WINNER: Zoe Dare-Hall                       

FINALISTS: Carol Lewis                             

Emanuele Midolo                 

Hugo Cox                  

Hugh Graham                       

 

Consumer Magazine of the Year                                    

WINNER: First Time Buyer                               

FINALISTS: Abode2                        

Fabric                        

French Property News         

      

Property Business Journalist of the Year                                     

Sponsored by FTI Consulting                                         

WINNER: Alexandra Goss

FINALISTS: George Hammond                              

Hugh Graham                                   

Hugo Cox                    

                       

Lifestyle & Interiors Journalist of the Year                                            

Sponsored by Fine & Country                                         

WINNER: Zoe Dare-Hall           

FINALISTS: Hugh Graham                         

Jayne Dowle                                     

Katrina Burroughs                                        

Melissa York

 

Property Influencer of the Year                                             

Sponsored by Nest Seekers                                            

WINNER: Victoria Brzezinski                                                    

FINALISTS: Henry Pryor                             

Kevin Pitter                

 

Sustainability Journalist of the Year                                               

WINNER: Martina Lees, The Times & The Sunday Times                

FINALISTS: Gerald Cole, SelfBuild & Design                   

Jack Wooler, Housebuilder & Developer               

Roger Hunt, Show House               

 

Property Columnist of the Year                                   

Sponsored by Zoopla                                            

WINNER: Carol Lewis, The Times & The Sunday Times      

FINALISTS: Graham Norwood, Estate Agent Today       

Hugh Graham, The Times & Sunday Times         

Isabelle Fraser, The Telegraph                                          

Martina Lees, The Times & The Sunday Times    

 

Property Trade Magazine of the Year                                   

Sponsored by Ballymore                                      

WINNER: Property - NRLA Magazine

FINALISTS: BTR News                   

LandlordZONE                     

 

Regional Property Journalist of the Year                                    

Sponsored by Barratt Developments                                        

WINNER: Gabriella Bennett, The Times (Scotland)  

FINALISTS: Joanne Ridout, Wales Online

Sharon Dale, Yorkshire Post          

 

Scoop of the Year                                          

WINNER: Martina Lees: “Unsafe Flats Paralyse Property Market” – The Sunday Times

• Emanuele Midolo: “Revealed: Johnson's aide Edward Lister linked to both sides in Chinese embassy deal” - The Sunday Times
• Jack Simpson: “EWS crisis: Homeowners face huge fire safety bills on newly bought flats despite cladding assurances before purchase” - Inside Housing
• Lauren Merryweather: “Scammers hijack EWS1 process with fake cladding inspection forms” - Which?

 

Property Freelance Journalist of the Year                                             

Sponsored by Elevate PR                                    

WINNER: Zoe Dare Hall                       

FINALISTS: Cherry Maslen                        

Emma Wells                         

Graham Norwood                            

Ruth Bloomfield                                

               

Property Staff Journalist of the Year                                            

Sponsored by Strawberry Star                                        

WINNER: Martina Lees, The Times & The Sunday Times    

FINALISTS: Carol Lewis, The Times & The Sunday Times        

George Martin, Which?       

Melissa Lawford, The Telegraph    

Melissa York, The Times & The Sunday Times    

                                               

Property Supplement of the Year                                            

Sponsored by Newgate Communications                                            

WINNER: The Sunday Times - Home             

FINALISTS: Financial Times - House & Home                 

London Evening Standard - Homes & Property                

The Times - Bricks & Mortar

                                   

Special Achievement Award (Pandemic)                                              

Sponsored by Walter Cooper & Co                                            

WINNER: Carol Lewis                           

FINALISTS: Beth Fisher                  

Hugh Graham                                   

Liz Rowlinson                                   

Melissa York

                                   

PROPERTY Journalist of the Year [OVERALL]

Sponsored by Knight Frank

WINNER: Martina Lees, The Times & The Sunday Times                

 

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About Property Press Awards

The Property Press Awards 2021, organised by Property4Media.com, took place on the evening of 20 October at the Museum of London. The website for the Awards is: www.propertypressawards.com.

 

THE SPONSORS

Ballymore (https://www.ballymoregroup.com/)

Barratt Developments PLC (https://www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk/)

Ekor Group (https://ekorgroup.co.uk/)

Elevate Public Relations (https://www.elevatepr.co.uk/)

Fine & Country (https://www.fineandcountry.com/uk) 

FTI Consulting (https://www.fticonsulting-emea.com)

Knight Frank (https://www.knightfrank.co.uk/)

Lucas Fox (https://www.lucasfox.com/)

Nest Seekers (https://www.nestseekers.com/)

Proper PR (https://www.properpr.co.uk/)

SEC Newgate (https://www.secnewgate.com/)

Skipton Building Society (https://www.skipton.co.uk/)

Strawberry Star (https://www.strawberrystar.com/)

Strutt & Parker (https://www.struttandparker.com/)

Walter Cooper & Co (https://waltercooper.co.uk/)

Zoopla (https://www.zoopla.co.uk/)

 

About Property4Media.com

Property4Media is a social network uniting journalists and PR professionals across the property industry and is the media's key route to sourcing property news and issuing requests for information, and PRs' prime channel for building relationships with the property media and maximising results from campaigns.

 

Property4Media is owned by News4Media, a UK-based company which also operates Homes4Media.com. News4Media operates Property4Media and Homes4Media in the UK and Australia, and its websites run in parallel in the UK with TravMedia.com and Food4Media.com, portals owned by TravMedia.com Pty Ltd. 

 

Property Press Awards 2021 – The Judges

ALEC WATT, Founder and CEO, Accouter Group

ANDRÉ KAPPELHOFF, PR Consultant, Viking PR

CAMILLA DELL, Managing Partner and Founder, Black Brick Property Solutions LLP

CIARA O'SULLIVAN, Head of Communications, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

DEREK HARRIS, Head of PR, Barratt Developments

DOMINIC CONNOLLY, Property Editor, Mail on Sunday

ED MEAD, Property Commentator

FERGUS GARRETT, CEO, Great Dixter of Sussex

GRÁINNE GILMORE, Head of Research, Zoopla

HARRIET PASK, Head of Corporate Communications, Quintain

HELEN TURNER, CCO & Co Founder, COHO

ISOBEL THOMSON, CEO, safeagent

JEREMY GATES, Former Property Editor, Daily Express/Press Association

JEREMY LEAF, Jeremy Leaf & Co and Former RICS Resi Chairman

JULIAN WALKER, CEO, Spot Blue International Property

KUNLE BARKER, Property Expert

LIANA LOPORTO-BROWNE, President Elect, Propertymark NAEA

LOUISA FLETCHER, Property Expert, Express.co.uk

MARION ELLIS, Managing Director, BlueBox Partners

MARION HARDMAN, Managing Director, Hardman Communications

MARK BROOKS, CEO, Miles & Barr

MARK COLLINS, Chairman, CBRE UK

MELANIE LEECH, CBE, Chief Executive, British Property Federation

MELISSA SCARLETT, Communications Lead, Zoopla

MICHAEL DAY, Managing Director, Integra Property Services

NICK LEEMING, Chairman, Jackson-Stops

NIGEL LEWIS, Freelance Writer and Former Property Editor

PETER BILL, Freelance Journalist

PETER WETHERELL, Founder and Chairman, Wetherell

RICHARD BLANCO, National Landlords Association

ROBERT RYAN, Chief Real Estate Officer, Techspace

SALLY WALMSLEY, Editor, Residential Property Investor

SEBASTIAN O'KELLY, Director, Leasehold Knowledge Partnership

STACEY STOTHARD, Head of Corporate Communications & Sustainability, Skipton Building Society

TOM BILL, Head of London Residential Research, Knight Frank

DR VANESSA BRADY OBE, Founder & CEO, SBID

WILLIAM CARRINGTON, Founding Director & Chairman, LonRes

 

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