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Closing date for entries: Friday 6th February 2015
Awards lunch: Friday 15th May 2015
London Evening Standard New Homes Awards
Broad Stone House, Uphampton, Shobdon, Leominster, HR6 9PA
Helpline: 01568 708163 Email: avril@signaturevents.co.uk
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24
th
London Evening Standard
New Homes Awards
Catchment area
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Newmarket
WARWICKSHIRE
Northampton
Warwick
WORCESTERSHIRE
SUFFOLK
Cambridge
Stratford-upon -Avon
Bedford
Worcester
Ipswich
Haverhill
Milton Keynes
Sudbury
BEDFORDSHIRE
Luton
Bicester
Cheltenham
Gloucester
Braintree
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Welcome to the 24th annual London Evening Standard New Homes Awards. These
awards are the Gold Standard in the property world showcasing excellence in
house building. As you all know, house building is not just about making a building
look good. You are now place makers, answering to the community as well as your
buyers. And that is only the beginning. Your construction, once you have pleased
the planners, has to comply with the A-Z of bio-diverse rules of engagement. You
must be highly innovative in your energy use and ingenious in your methods
of construction. And then you have to build homes at the right price that Wow a
challenging London audience.
Bishop’s
Stortford
HERTFORDSHIRE
Aylesbury
Oxford
Hertford
OXFORDSHIRE
Watford
Colchester
ESSEX
Clacton-on-Sea
Chelmsford
Enfield
Basildon
Swindon
Maidenhead
Slough
GREATER LONDON
BERKSHIRE
WILTSHIRE
Bromley
Reading
Newbury
Trowbridge
Windsor
Aldershot
Woking
Basingstoke
Staines
Croydon
SURREY
Chatham
Sevenoaks
HAMPSHIRE
Petersfield
Southampton
Crawley
Guildford
Dover
KENT
Horsham
WEST SUSSEX
Chichester
Burgess Hill
Rye
EAST SUSSEX
Brighton
Newhaven
We love receiving your news, your portfolios and images, your latest construction
of every kind and price, from your space saving new homes for young Londoners to
stunning, stainless steel and glass apartment blocks towering above the Thames.
We are keen for innovative ideas from flexible rooms and future proof family
homes, to creative architecture in boutique builds.
Canterbury
Maidstone
Alton
Salisbury
Margate
Dartford
But year after year we see the results of your endeavour in London and the South
East - our patch. It is an exciting place to work. You do not just find a new area to
regenerate - you make an area. You redraw the London map on a regular basis. Look
at Nine Elms, East London, The Elephant and Castle and Greenwich, now stunning
areas of opportunity.
Folkestone
We look forward to as many pictures as possible. In order to compete you need the
best photography. You know how to sell houses to buyers, now you must sell them
to judges. Provide the best descriptions and plans, photos of exteriors, detailing of
interiors - glass stairways, new materials, lighting, storage, pop up gyms, fold down
beds and sliding walls. Please share it all with us.
Hastings
Eastbourne
Our Annual Awards Lunch is a glittering event. We look forward to welcoming
back all our old friends, and making new ones. Above all, we look forward to
viewing your stunning photography, and then sharing it in print and online with
our millions of readers - your buyers.
Janice Morley - Editor Homes & Property
Helpline: 01568 708163
Email: avril@signaturevents.co.uk
Closing dates for entries: Friday 6th February 2015
Awards lunch: Friday 15th May 2015
Categories
The awards are divided into thirteen main
categories, reflecting the diverse range of homes
available in the London Evening Standard
catchment area. Some categories are for individual
homes and others for developments, both large
and small. All categories are open to developers
of any size, but in some, the larger and smaller
housebuilders will be judged separately, so please
indicate on the entry form whether you build less
than 100 or more than 100 homes per year. You
may enter the same property in more than one
category, so please read the following criteria, and
then decide which categories you wish to enter.
All category winners will be considered for the
Grand Prix Award.
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BEST FAMILY HOME
Divided into three price categories: up to £750,000, from
£750,000 to £1,500,000 and over £1,500,000. Homes
should be in well-located, attractive settings, offer a sense
of arrival and have imaginatively designed yet practical
interiors for family living.
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BEST LUXURY HOME
Top-of-the-range properties, brand new or refurbished,
in coveted locations and with sumptuous top-quality
interiors. These homes may come with luxury lifestyle
extras such as spa, valet parking and concierge services.
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2
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BEST FIRST-TIME BUYER HOME
Developers have an opportunity to excel in this key
sector of the property market. Entries are invited for
lower-priced yet outstanding starter homes that do not
compromise on style and construction quality.
BEST APARTMENT
This award covers the full range of apartments from
penthouses to factory lofts, from heritage conversions
to mansion or school redevelopments, from city
crashpads to flats in spectacular skyscrapers.
BEST LONDON HOME
Apartment or house, conversion or new-build, a
one-off property or part of a development, this award
celebrates the capital’s most outstanding home in terms
of architecture and design, value-for-money and how it
meets the lifestyle needs of buyers.
BEST OUT OF LONDON HOME
A chance for Home Counties developers to show that
homes in the suburbs and the commuter-belt can match
the very best in the capital. It could be a spectacular
rural retreat, a thoughtfully designed family house or an
apartment that packs a punch.
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BEST CONVERSION
Sensitive conversions and restorations that retain and
enhance the original building while creating appealing
modern homes within. It could be a single home project
or a redevelopment that creates a number of homes.
Please include information showing the building’s history.
BEST REGENERATION PROJECT
Inspired developments that have transformed a
neglected site or zone into a vibrant new quarter, typically
with a mix of residential, retail and commercial premises,
and has improved the lives of the local community.
BEST ECO-LIVING AWARD
A one-off “green” home or development that responds
to today’s environmental challenges and meets
or surpasses industry targets in terms of energy
efficiency, recycling and sustainability. Homes must
also be sympathetic to their location.
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BEST SMALL DEVELOPMENT
Open to developments of up to 30 homes, new-build
and/or conversions in any setting, style or location.
Entries should make clear how the development
creates a sense of place and allows residents to feel part
of a community.
BEST LARGE DEVELOPMENT
Open to developments of more than 30 homes, this
category includes largescale schemes that might be
a new district or neighbourhood in their own right,
including amenities, even a workplace, as well as a
place to live.
HOME OR DEVELOPMENT OF OUTSTANDING
ARCHITECTURAL MERIT
Entries from architects and self-builders as well as
developers are welcome for this award celebrating
exceptional design. Qualifying projects include
spectacular one-off homes, ambitious conversions,
apartment blocks and skyscrapers designs that
combine form and function and push architecture
into new and exciting directions.
BEST DEVELOPMENT IN THE
AFFORDABLE HOMES SECTOR
GRAND PRIX AWARD
Entries are invited for high-quality developments that
provide homes for people in housing need and those
taking their first step onto the property ladder, either
rented housing or shared ownership schemes.
The prestigious Grand Prix Award is given to the home
or development considered the most outstanding by
our panel of industry and reader judges. All category
winners are automatically entered for this special prize.
Judging process
In choosing award winners, judges will be looking for homes and
developments that reflect – or exceed – current best practice in the
housebuilding market, specifically in the areas of:
Quality of design
Energy efficiency
Value for money
Environmental positioning
Utilisation of space and light
Innovation
Use of materials
Architecture
Location
Quality of finish
Stage One
Stage Three
An independent team of industry experts will assess
all entries based on the submission documents.
They will then identify which properties should be
visited for more detailed scrutiny.
After all the visits are completed, the expert judges
will compile a shortlist of the properties that will go
forward to the final judging stages.
Stage Four
Stage Two
An Assessor Judge will visit the home or
development and assess it under a range of different
quality criteria. You will be notified during February
2015 if your entry has been taken forward to this
stage of the competition and access is required.
Visits will take place during February and March
2015, so please ensure that the judge will be able to
gain access to both the inside and the outside of the
property if it is selected for viewing.
Dara O’Briain and Lizzy Yarnold
presenters of the 2014 Awards
Readers of the London Evening Standard – all of whom
have an interest in the markets covered by the awards
– are invited to join the Judging Panel for the final
assessment of the shortlisted entries.
Stage Five
Under an independent Chairman, and in conjunction
with our Assessor Judges, the Reader Judges will
choose a ‘Winner’ and ‘Highly Commended’ in each
category.
Awards celebration
A London Evening Standard New Homes Award carries a very powerful
endorsement and winners are encouraged to make full use of the promotional
opportunities that go with it. The winners will be presented with a plaque
displaying a unique design of their award winning property and an award winner’s
banner for display purposes. A full report and feature on the 2015 awards will
appear in the London Evening Standard’s Homes & Property magazine soon after
the event.
The Awards will be presented at a glittering lunch at London’s Dorchester Hotel to
be held on Friday 15th May 2015.
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Guidance for your submission
2015 entry form
To make the judging process fair and to make your life easier, please follow these
guidelines carefully before preparing your submission. Entries must be A4 in
size and presented in a ring binder in the following sequence:
If applicable a house or development may be entered for more than one category
but each entry would require a separate folder together with additional payment.
We wish to enter the London Evening Standard New Homes Awards 2015 in the
following category:
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2
3
4
5
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Brief description of the property or development.
(Maximum 700 words outlining special features, type of construction, design
considerations, sales success, etc.)
To be submitted by 6th February 2015
Please tick the relevant category shown below
Homes built per year
Under 100 Over 100
1. Best First-Time Buyer Home x
x
2. Best Apartment
x
x
Description of local environment and amenities. Detailed area and site
location maps. (To help judges find the location easily)
x < £750k
x £750k - £1.5M
x £1.5M +
x
3. Best Family Home
x
4. Best Luxury Home x
x
Floor plans and drawings.
5. Best London Home
x
6. Best Out Of London Home
x
7. Best Conversion
x
(Short bullet points for quick reference)
8. Best Regeneration Project
x
Photographs including exterior and interior views. Before and after
photographs (Conversion category). Overall site photographs (Development
categories). Judges always respond positively to high quality photography
which is essential for use in publicity material.
9. Best Eco-Living Award x
10. Best Development in the Affordable Homes Sector x
11. Best Small Development x
12. Best Large Development
x
Short description of Company or Group.
13. Home or Development of Outstanding Architectural Merit
x
(Where appropriate)
Consumers’ specifications.
(Maximum 250 words)
x
x
Categories may be judged jointly where applicable
1. Details
Conditions of entry
1. E
ntry is open to all housebuilders and their architects
active within the catchment area of the London Evening
Standard (see map).
2.Entries should be confined to homes completed and ready
for occupation within twelve months to 31st January 2015.
3. E
ach entry form must be completed in full and
accompanied by a fee of £582 (£485 + VAT) per category.
Cheques should be in favour of Evening Standard Limited.
4.Award ‘Winners’ and those ‘Highly Commended’ will only
learn if they have been successful at the awards lunch. It
is therefore imperative that the publicity material under
section 5 of the entry form is of good quality and is included
with each submission.
Housebuilder
Name of parent company (if applicable)
5.The London Evening Standard reserves the right to publish
details of entries from the material submitted. Please
provide high resolution digital images of the entry as well as
a high resolution company logo.
6. The Judges’ decisions are final and correspondence will
not be entered into.
Style of home
Description
2. Location (please ensure that detailed area and site location maps are included under item 4)
Name of development/s where property style can be viewed
7. A
rrangements must be made for the safe return of the
submission, if required. The London Evening Standard
cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage should
the entry be returned.
Address
8.All award winners will be provided with an electronic
version of the official London Evening Standard New
Homes Awards 2015 logo for use in advertising and
promotional material. No other variation will be permitted.
Price range
Closing date for entries: Friday 6th February 2015
Designer/Architect (if applicable)
Gross floor area
Number of bedrooms
There is/is not a sales representative at the above address and at what times
Name
Occupiers (if applicable) have been informed of this submission and are willing to accept a possible visit
Telephone
2015 entry form
To be submitted by 6th February 2015
3. Best new development/affordable homes
Name of development
Address
House types
Price
Designers – Housing (if applicable)
Designers – Landscape (if applicable)
There is/is not a sales representative at the above address and at what times
Name
Telephone
4. Submission
We attach an A4 ring binder (maximum 35mm spine please) containing, in the following sequence:
Written description (maximum 700 words outlining special features, types of construction, design considerations, sales success, etc.)
Detailed area and site location maps Development site layout plans (where appropriate) Floor plans
Consumers’ specifications
Colour photographic prints (external 4 minimum and internal 4 minimum)
Short description of company (maximum 250 words)
Entry fee of £582 (£485 + VAT) per category (cheques should be in favour of Evening Standard Limited)
5. Publicity material (this is essential and your CD should be safely secured within the ring binder)
Eight or more digital images (external and internal elevations – digital images must be 300 dpi at A4 size)
Full colour company logo (digitally supplied)
6. Point of contact (Please print clearly)
Name
Position
Company
Telephone
Email
7. The awards
Company name (including required regional information) to appear on an award (should you win)
COMPLETE THIS FORM, INCLUDE YOUR PAYMENT AND SEND TO:
London Evening Standard New Homes Awards
Broad Stone House, Uphampton, Shobdon, Leominster, HR6 9PA
Helpline: 01568 708163 Email: avril@signaturevents.co.uk