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NE Student Housing Awards Celebrate the Best

On June 4th at Newcastle’s Civic Centre Banqueting Suite the first ever North East Student Housing Award winners were announced. The Awards aim to celebrate those in the region who continuously go above and beyond legislation to deliver property, services and standards at the highest possible level with the hope of improving standards overall.

Guests at the dinner enjoyed a drinks reception and three course meal before a key note speech by North East Student Housing Awards founder, and local entrepreneur, Paul Allison. In his speech Paul called for more opportunities to acknowledge the outstanding work done by landlords, letting agents and hall companies in the North East. So often portrayed is the idea of a rogue landlord or a ruthless letting agent when the reality is most are hardworking, honest business-people with their student tenants’ best interests at heart.

The Awards were judged by industry experts from President of the Association of Residential Landlords; Valerie Bannister, to local representative from the NLA; Steve Simpson as well as student sabbatical officers from all the Region’s universities.

This year’s awards supported the Chronicle’s Sunshine Fund ‘Go Bananas’ charity appeal and a raffle on the evening raised £2700.

A full list of winners follows:

North East Student Tenant of the Year

Katherine White (Northumbria University)

The Innovation and Environmental Impact Award

Northumbria University

Durham Student Landlord of the Year 2015

Kexgill Stockton

Newcastle Student Landlord of the Year 2015

Select Property Developments

Teesside Student Landlord of the Year 2015

Kexgill Middlesbrough

North East Student Landlord of the Year 2015

Kexgill Middlesbrough

Durham Student Letting Agent of the Year 2015

Bill Free Homes

Newcastle Student Letting Agent of the Year 2015

Walton Robinson

Teesside Student Letting Agent of the Year 2015

1st Degree Student Accommodation

North East Student Letting Agent of the Year 2015

Walton Robinson

Newcastle Student Hall of the Year 2015

Union Square

Sunderland Student Hall of the Year 2015

Scotia Quay

Teesside Student Hall of the Year 2015

Kexgill House

North East Student Hall of the Year 2015

Union Square

North East Student Lettings Negotiator the Year 2015

Ran Ho (Walton Robinson)

North East Student Property Manager of the Year 2015

Lindsey Green (Exchange Residential)

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Mark Walton (Walton Robinson), Mark Lee (Kexgill), Peter Smith (Bill Free Homes)

Aiming to unite all those working within the student housing and property management market, from letting agents and landlords to Universities with brand new student halls, watch out for NESHA 2016 to celebrate and shine a light on the very best in student housing and property management in the region.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Emma Luke .