NovaLoca.com at the Property Awards 2013
Miranda Munn, managing director of NovaLoca.com, writes:
“I had a great time at the Property Awards on Wednesday entertained by the most excellent Bill Bailey. On a packed table hosted by Property Week (the lovely Grant Elrick & Penel Tait taking care of us) I sat with Steve Carrick from Savills on one side (delighted to have sponsored your award) and Matthew Allen from BNP Paribas on the other (a last-minute addition, apparently, judging by the hand-written name card). Others included Sally Saadeh of DTZ (or is it Saahe?), Jennie Sandvold of Deloitte (what do you mean you are leaving us?!), Ian Brindley of Hempel (I knew I’d worked with you in a previous life) and Neil Warwick of Kinney Green (the most excellent dancer).
After the awards were over I spent most of the time on the dance floor; paid for with blisters & aching limbs the following day – and a bruise on my knee where I may have fallen over while dancing (I blame the shoes – gorgeous but totally impractical).
The best & most important part of the night was where the delighted David Bell from Savills receives the award for Leisure Agency Team of the Year.” (picture: Oliver Knight – www.oliver-knight.com)
At this year’s awards, Battersea Power Station’s £400m sale was named Deal of the Year, and the Kings Cross Central redevelopment won the Regeneration Award while its developer Argent was named Developer of the Year.
Hammerson was named Property Company of the Year; Legal & General Property was Fund Manager of the Year; and Jones Lang LaSalle picked up a total of three awards, for Office Agency Team of the Year, Industrial Agency Team of the Year, and Investment Agency Team of the Year. As mentioned above, Savills was named Leisure Agency of the Year; Colliers International’s rating team won the award for Professional Agency Team of the Year; and Cushman & Wakefield was named Retail Agency Team of the Year.
Raymond Mould was named Property Personality of the Year, following his retirement in 2012 after more than 40 years in the industry. The award for Young Property Personality of the Year went to Jason Kow at Queensgate, while Jamie Ritblat was named Property Entrepreneur of the Year. Property Newcomer of the Year was Crosstree Real Estate.
Prologis won the award for Global Real Estate Achievement of the Year, while the Co-operative Group was named Occupier of the Year. The Sustainability Achievement award went to British Land.
