Identifying the Thames Valley Residential Development of the Year

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Stephen Emerson

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Nominations are now being accepted for the region's Residential Development of the Year in The Business Magazine's, Thames Valley Property Awards.

Our Thames Valley Property Awards 2022, hosted by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, will be held at Ascot Racecourse on 16 November and Residential Development of the Year is one of 17 categories, all of which celebrate the best practices in the Thames Valley property sector.

Did you plan it? Build it? Finance it? Then nominate it.

Nominations are free, easy and open now. You can ENTER HERE.

The Housebuilder of the Year award is sponsored by Gateley Legal. The firm employs 150 property professionals across the Thames Valley.

This category will award a specific housing development in the Thames Valley that stands out from the competition. Size doesn’t matter: Judges will consider small brownfield developments and large housing estates. The entry could be an innovative conversion of a building, Permitted Development (PD) schemes are also eligible.

Andy Wilson, Partner, Gateley Legal, said: "Gateley Legal has sponsored this award for the last seven years since we first established our office in Reading.

"As a company we are actively involved in the Thames Valley business community and highly experienced in working for a wide range of housebuilders. We preside over more than 14,000 plot sales per annum across the UK.

"We believe it is a natural fit for us to sponsor the award for the region’s Residential Development of the Year. We are delighted to be doing so again for 2022. It is both rewarding and exciting to be involved with some great housebuilders and construction teams who operate with such creativity and technical skill and improve the housing opportunities for people living in the Thames Valley."

Judges will be looking for evidence of good design, environmental impact, sustainability, and whether the scheme has overcome unusual challenges and site constraints.

Asked what would make the difference between a nominee and the award winner? Andy answered: "We are looking for a development that uses creative flair to offer the best in house design with the latest quality building and construction techniques, including ways of improving sustainability and energy-saving features for the homeowner.

"Consideration of protecting the surrounding area and environment, plant and wildlife, should also be demonstrated in entries for this category."

Adam continued: "Gateley has considerable experience of acting for a wide range of housebuilders and developers and we very much enjoy being involved in the abundance of great and exciting developments in this region.

"Our history and continued involvement with the Thames Valley housebuilding sector is the reason we chose to become involved with the Thames Valley Property Awards and sponsor the Residential Development of the Year category. We very much look forward to being involved in this year’s awards."

Nominations are free, easy and open now. You can ENTER HERE.

Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset. Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users. He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.