Shortlist Announced for BerksProp Awards 2025

Posted by UK Property Forums on 7th October 2025 -

The BerksProp Awards 2025 shortlist has been made public for the first time. 

Judges met on Thursday, October 2 at the offices of PJA in Reading to go through dozens of submission to the programme. After a morning of debate and discussion, the shortlist can now be revealed.

Winners will be announced at the black-tie awards ceremony at Reading Town Hall on November 6.

The shortlist:

Best Third Year Project
Presented to the winning team of students from Henley School of Business, part of University of Reading

Best Architect of the Year (sponsored by DevComms )
Anderson + Prescott Architects
Edgingtons Architects
iB Architects
Spratley & Partners

Best Responsible Employer of the Year (sponsored by Henley School of Business)
DevComms South East
Vail Williams
JDP
Lichfields
Morgan Sindall Construction
Motion

Best Deal of the Year (sponsored by Jansons Property)
Sainsbury’s, Arborfield Green
Slough Central, Slough
SPZ renewal for SEGRO, Slough

Best Commercial Project of the Year (sponsored by Evoke Transport Planning)
136 Edinburgh Avenue, Slough
CubeCold, Theale
Mezel Hill Barns, Windsor Great Park
One Station Hill, Reading

Best Housing Development of the Year (sponsored by Stantec)
Ebb&Flow – Station Hill, Reading
Fairclose Centre, Newbury
Sunningdale Park, Sunningdale

Best Low Carbon Project of the Year (sponsored by Savills)
136 Edinburgh Avenue, Slough
Mezel Hill Barns, Windsor Great Park

Best Future Project of the Year (sponsored by REDA)
Sainsbury’s, Arborfield Green
European Centre for Medium Range Weather, Reading
Swindon Football Club, Swindon
Thatcham Garden Centre, Thatcham
Windmill Court, Mortimer

Best Project of the Year (sponsored by Haslams Chartered Surveyors)
Fairclose Centre, Newbury
Mezel Hill Barns, Windsor Great Park
One Station Hill, Reading
SPZ renewal, Slough

Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by The Skills & Business Hub)
Aiden Simmons, Stuart Michael Associates
Georgia Fearn, Haslams Chartered Surveyors

NextGen (Future Leader) of the Year (sponsored by SEGRO)
Ethan Leyden, DevComms South East
Lucas Burgess, Motion
Olivia Hennessy, Evoke Transport Planning
Tom Holwell, Haslams Chartered Surveyors

Leader of the Year (sponsored by UKPF)
To be decided on the evening

The judges
Alison Webster, The Skills & Business Hub and Joint Chair of the Panel
Andy Jansons, Jansons Property
Elkie Rusell, Berkeley Homes (Oxford & Chiltern)
Emily Taylor, DevComms
David Fletcher, Evoke Transport Planning
Dan Lampard, Lichfields
Henry Revill, Jansons Property
James Warbey, PJA
Jo Jackson, SEGRO
Matthew Battle, UKPF and Joint Chair of the Panel
Nigel Horton-Baker, REDA
Victor Nicholls, Henley Business School, University of Reading

Joint chair of the judges and managing director of UK Property Forums Matthew Battle said: “The submissions in some of the categories were as good or, in some cases, better than in our OxProp Awards and Eastern Echo Awards. This reflects the growing popularity and relevance of the BerksProp Awards.

“The culmination of the programme, our big night at Reading Town Hall, is just weeks away now.”

More than 180 tickets have been sold for the awards night, out of a capacity of 230.

For remaining tickets visit: https://ukpropertyforums.com/berkspropawards/