The Birmingham Property Group which comprises of Chamberlains Estate Agents, Rice Estates and John Chivers Estate Agents voted winner at the 2009 Estate Agency of the Year Awards
The Birmingham Property Group received the ultimate industry accolade on Friday by being crowned as the winner of ‘The Best Medium Midlands Estate Agent’ at the 2009 Estate Agency of the Year Awards in association with The Sunday Times, held at the Chelsea Football Club’s presentation suite at Stamford Bridge.
The event, now in its sixth year, was this year supported for the first time by The Sunday Times and is widely recognised as the most important in the industry calendar. The sold out event attracted agents representing over 4,000 branches nationwide and in a sign of improving times for the market, this year received a record number of award entries. The winners of the 28 categories at the award ceremony were presented with their awards by television personality Penny Smith.
Following their initial submissions, each of these winners has been subjected to rigorous scrutiny by a panel of independent industry experts and the whole judging process is overseen by the Property Ombudsman Christopher Hamer.
The Birmingham Property Group were delighted to receive the award. Managing Director , Stuart Hollier commenting: “This has been a very hard year with-in the housing market and due to all the hard work of my dedicated teams with in there local branches i am extremely proud of them all. It shows using the latest technology , a high service standards and a highly committed team, houses will continue to sell.”
The judges’ report highlighted the particular qualities of The Birmingham Property Group stating, “Cleary valuing their team, there is a strong culture of motivation, training and involvement”
In addition to title sponsor, The Sunday Times, the 2009 awards sponsors included: My Home Move, Mortgage Talk, ARPM, Globrix, Rightmove, Moneypenny, Dove & Hawk, The Academy, Phoenix, Reapit and leading developer, Banner Homes.
Once again the Awards were also supported by the Property Ombudsman and leading professional bodies the NAEA and ARLA.
The special achievement award for 2009 was presented to the Property Ombudsman Chairman, Bill McClintock in recognition of his exceptional and continuing contribution to the industry.
Peter Knight, Chairman of the event organisers Estate Agency Events was delighted with the 2009 awards, “I hope that our record number of entries this year and the very little time it took for the event to sell out is an indicator that we may have reached the bottom of the slump. There is no doubt that 2010 will still be a challenging year for our industry and the absolute commitment to excellence that all our winners have demonstrated will be vital for the industry to return to growth and thrive in the future. I cannot commend the examples set by Gibbs Gillespie and the other winners highly enough. The award winners and the participants in the accompanying Leadership Summit and Future Estate Agency and Lettings Live Seminars are shining examples whom I would urge all others to aspire to.
“I would also like to add my grateful thanks particularly to the team at The Sunday Times whose support has helped make the 2009 Awards even the biggest and best event yet.”
The chosen charity for the 2009 Awards was Help for Heroes and the event was addressed by the charity’s Mark Elliott who explained how money raised will go to help the charity’s Launchpad to Life and Combat Stress initiatives which help ex-service people who cannot return to active service and need help re-adjusting to civilian life due to physical or mental breakdowns or injury. Donations on the day raised £5,000 which will be donated to Help for Heroes via the Estate Agency Foundation, an umbrella charity through which agents’ donations go to existing charities that help combat the causes of homelessness.
Full list of 2009 winners
Overall Winner – Estate Agency of the Year 2009 - Gibbs Gillespie
Best Small South East Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Scott Fraser
Gold Award - Ashington Page
Best Small South West Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Thompson Estates
Gold Award - Wilkinson Grant & Co
Best Small London Estate Agency of the Year:
Gold Award - Ellis & Co, Golders Green
Best Small Midlands Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Campbells
Gold Award - Newman Estate Agents
Best Small Northern Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Grisdales
Gold Award - Karl Tatler Estate Agents
Best Small Scotland Estate Agency of the Year:
Gold Award - Maloco
Best Small Wales Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Thomas Rose
Gold Award - The Property People
UK Best Small Estate Agency of the Year:
Bronze Award - Karl Tatler Estate Agents
Silver Award - The Property People
Gold Award - Ashington Page
Best Medium South East Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Robinson Jackson
Gold Award - Gibbs Gillespie
Best Medium Midlands Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Goodchilds
Gold Award - Birmingham Property Group
Best Medium London Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Northfields
Gold Award - Greene & Co
Best Medium Northern Estate Agency of the Year:
Silver Award - Thornley Groves
Gold Award - Dacre, Son & Hartley
UK Best Medium Estate Agency of the Year:
Bronze Award - Dacre, Son & Hartley
Silver - Award Greene & Co
Gold Award - Gibbs Gillespie
UK Best Large Estate Agency of the Year:
Bronze Award - Connells Group
Silver Award - Chancellors
Gold Award - Your Move
Best Small Estate Agency Lettings:
Bronze Award - Roberts Newby
Silver Award - Newman Residential Letting
Silver Award - Fleet Milne Residential
Gold Award - Young London
Best Medium Estate Agency Lettings:
Bronze Award - Edmund Cude
Silver Award - Lenwell Property Services
Gold Award - Finders Keepers
Best Large Estate Agency Lettings:
Bronze Award - Countrywide Residential Lettings
Silver Award - Sequence
Gold Award - Your Move
Best UK Estate Agency Lettings:
Gold Award - Finders Keepers
Best Estate Agency Customer Service:
Bronze Award - Martyn Gerrard
Silver Award - Greene & Co
Gold Award - Newman Estates Agents
Best Overseas Estate Agency:
Gold Award - Fine & Country
Best Estate Agency Financial Services:
Bronze Award - Reeds Rains
Silver Award - Your Move
Gold Award - Connells
Best Estate Agency Franchise:
Bronze Award - Winkworth
Silver Award - Xperience
Gold Award - Goodchilds
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