For this category, the judges are looking for developments of build-to-rent homes across the North West. The judges will consider both apartment and housing developments (i.e. single-family rental) in this category.  

Entrants should submit a project that has incorporated elements such as innovative or novel design features, strong environmental and sustainability credentials, exemplary build quality, demonstrable examples of placemaking or other benefits to the local community. 

The judges will naturally be looking for a scheme that has shown commercial success alongside these additional benefits that make the project stand out from the competitors.

The scheme must have reached completion during the qualifying period to be considered and should be at least partially occupied. Part-completed phased schemes will also qualify if a particular phase completed during the qualifying period.

Given the complexities of the development process, judges will also lend weight towards developers’ skill in putting together the transaction in the first place – i.e. their work on the development brief, their success in gaining planning permission etc.

Qualifying period: 1st November 2025 – 31st October 2026

QUESTIONS

1. Detail ONE BTR development in the North West that your company has worked on during the qualifying period. The entry will showcase innovative or novel design features, strong environmental and sustainability credentials, exemplary build quality, demonstrable examples of placemaking or other benefits to the local community.
2. What has been the success of the scheme to date? (e.g. % occupied, % let / % reserved, other measurable KPIs)
3. Identify relevant complexities/achievements in bringing forward this development.
4. Provide details of procedures you have in place to ensure customer satisfaction and any new ideas and innovations you have introduced over the last 12 months.
5. Provide a statement on what makes this development stand out from the crowd.
6. Explain the highlight of the last year for your firm; this statement will say volumes about your company’s progress during the qualifying period.