2026 Categories & Shortlisted Entries
The Build to Rent Awards celebrate excellence across the rental living sector, recognising the organisations, teams and individuals shaping the future of high-quality rented homes.
The awards honour leadership in development, sustainability, operations, innovation and customer experience, alongside the people driving the sector forward.
Development and Asset excellence
Sustainable Places and Healthy Homes Award
Recognising organisations and developments that create environmentally responsible, healthy places to live while delivering long-term value for residents, communities and the environment.
• Lloyds Living
• Muse
• PLATFORM_
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Developer of the Year
Recognising developers shaping the future of rental living through innovation, quality and customer-focused delivery. This is open to the following categories:
• City & Docklands/AWOL
• Long Harbour
• Lotus Living
• Moda Life
• Muse
• PLATFORM_
• Related Argent
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Development of the Year
Recognising outstanding developments that demonstrate excellence in design, delivery and long-term market impact. This is open to the following categories:
• Arbour
• HUB & QuadReal Residential Propeties
• Lloyds Living
• Lotus Living
• Long Harbour
• Moda Life
• Muse
• New Fountainbridge
• Placefirst
• Related Argent
• Sigma Capital
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Operational Excellence
Operator of the Year
Recognising operators delivering consistently high standards of customer experience, operational excellence and long-term asset performance.
• Apo
• A Way of Living
• Birchgrove Services LLP
• Leaf Living
• Moda Life
• Pension Insurance Corporation
• PLATFORM_
• Quintain Living
• Related Argent
• Ringley Group
• Simple Life Management
• Touchstone
• VervLife
• Way of Life
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Excellence in Building Management
Recognising organisations delivering exceptional building management focused on safety, systems and resident trust. This entry is open to the following categories:
• Greystar
• PLATFORM_
• The Quarters by Bravo- Swiss Cottage
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BTR Collaboration Award
Celebrating collaborative approaches that bring together developers, operators, local authorities, housing associations, suppliers and partners to deliver quality homes and stronger communities.
• Base Furnishings
• Moda Life
• Nirvana
• PLATFORM_
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Professional Partner of the Year (BTR)
Recognising organisations that support the growth and success of Build to Rent through professional expertise, strategic advice and specialist consultancy.
• Ark Workplace Risk
• Bidwells
• Project Furniture Residential (PFR)
• SAY Property Consultants
• The Focus Agency Group
• The Property People
• VervLife
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Operational Partner of the Year (BTR)
Recognising organisations that deliver essential operational services supporting the day-to-day running and resident experience of Build to Rent communities.
• Iterum
• Moricon Consultants Ltd
• Nirvana
• Reposit
• Ringley Group
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Technology in BTR
Recognising technology that enhances resident experience, operational efficiency, security and sustainability.
• Brickk
• Flatfair
• Inventory Hive
• Parcel SafePlace by ASK4
• Ringley Group
• Verbaflo
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BTR Marketing Campaign
This award recognises marketing campaigns that have successfully elevated the profile of Build to Rent, challenged perceptions of renting and clearly communicated the value of high-quality rental living to target audiences.
Judges will be looking for campaigns that demonstrate strategic insight, creativity and measurable impact, while remaining authentic to the ethos of Build to Rent.
• The Focus Agency Group x Allsop LLP
• Quintain Living
• Way of life
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BTR Interior Design
This award celebrates interior design excellence within Build to Rent developments, recognising spaces that support modern lifestyles, enhance wellbeing and elevate the resident experience.
• Base Furnishings
• GRID Architects and GRID Interiors- 50-60 Charter Street
• GRID Architects and GRID Interiors- Dolphin Square Phase 1
• LOFT
• Long Harbour
• Project Furniture Residential (PFR)
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People and Leadership Awards
Onsite team of the Year
Recognising onsite teams who deliver exceptional resident experiences while fostering safe, engaged and thriving communities.
• Apo
• Dolphin Square
• Ebb & Flow
• Nirvana
• Quintain Living
• The Quarters by Bravo- Swiss Cottage
• Touchstone
• UNCLE Acton
• UNCLE Leeds
• Way of Life
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Rising Talent Award
Recognising emerging talent already making a meaningful impact and demonstrating exceptional potential to become a future leader within the rental living sector.
• Daniel Berlinski- Apo
• Diana Merino- UNCLE
• Elanna Fitzpatrick- Dolphin Square
• Isabella Sutton- UNCLE
• Megan Lightfoot- Leaf Living
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Unsung Hero Award
Celebrating an individual who consistently goes above and beyond, making a meaningful difference to residents, colleagues or communities, often without formal recognition.
• Crisma Visnulal- UNCLE
• Luis Gonzales- Dolphin Square
• Marta Jasinskahas- QuadReal Residential Properties
• Ryan- Nirvana
• Sally Campbell- Leaf Living
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Contribution to the Rental Living Industry
Recognising an individual whose leadership, influence or innovation has made a lasting impact on the rental living sector.
• Darren Watson- Nirvana
• David Woodward- GAA Living
• Iain Murray- Bidwells
• James Pargeter- GAA Living
• Sayantan Biswas- Verbaflo
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International Innovation
International Innovation in Rental Living
Recognising an overseas Build to Rent operator, developer or team that has demonstrated excellence in rental living in their local market, while actively learning from the UK BTR sector and offering insights that could benefit UK rental living. This award celebrates innovation, operational excellence, resident experience, and community impact, with a strong emphasis on cross-market learning and knowledge exchange.
• FIKA Interiors/Dazia Capital
• Nation
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