Judging of The Negotiator Awards
The Negotiator Awards is the most respected and prestigious property awards for good reason. The Awards are judged by a stellar panel of individuals – leaders and experts with the reputation of being among the highest achievers in the residential property industry. They are not paid and are invited to judge to based on their experience and expertise in all the areas of business and various disciplines, tested by the Awards.
Our judging process is the most robust, open and transparent process of any property awards. The judges are given the entries two weeks in advance of the announcement of the Shortlist, to read, analyse, make enquiries and test the entries. Each entry and each category is judged by at least two judges.
The judges are under obligation to declare any conflicts of interest and where a conflict appears, the Awards category is reallocated, to preserve the objectivity and fairness of the awards programme.
Following the judging process, the Shortlisted nominees were notified by email and the Shortlist will be published on this site in early September 2025.
The finalists and winners were announced at a spectacular gala dinner at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London on the evening of 28th November 2025, attended by many of the judging panel.
The Negotiator Awards 2025 Judging Panel
Peter Bolton King FRICS, FIRPM, FNAEA
Consultant and Trainer
Nathan Emerson
Chief Executive Officer, Propertymark
Guy Charrison FRICS, PPNAVA (Hons) FNAEA FARLA FRSA
Director & Auctioneer, Guy Charrison Property Consultancy
Ben Beadle
Chief Executive Office, NRLA
Stephen McCarron FNAEA MSCSI MPRSA REV
Past President, NAEA Propertymark
Isobel Thomson
Chief Executive Officer, Safeagent
John Hards FRICS FARLA
Chairman, Openbrix
Melanie Bien
Managing Director, Bien Media
Jeremy Leaf BSc FRICS FNAEA FARLA
Former RICS Residential Chair and Principal, Jeremy Leaf & Co
Nelly Berova
Managing Director, Art Division
Maxine Fothergill AssocRICS, MNAEA, PPARLA, FIRPM, MAPIP, Dipl Couns
Past President ARLA Propertymark and Managing Director of Amax Estates and Property Services
Richard Rawlings
Richard Rawlings Estate Agency Training
Louisa Fletcher
CEO, Media Magnifique Ltd
David Votta
Past President ARLA Propertymark Board Member, Founder Votta Sales and Lettings
Valerie Bannister PPARLA (Hons)
Lettings Compliance Director Your Move and Reeds Rains
Michael Day MBA FRICS FNAEA FARLA
Managing Director, Integra Property Services
Angharad Trueman
Immediate Past President, ARLA Propertymark
Richard Combellack
Chief Commercial Officer, Nurtur.group
Victoria Pinkerton BA (Hons), DIS, MNAEA, MARLA, MNAEA (Comms)
Managing Director, Pinkertons Estate Agents and Advisory Panel Member, ARLA Propertymark
Allison Thompson MARLA
Managing Director, National Lettings, LRG
Maria Harris
Chair, Open Property Data Association and
Director, Digital Cat Consultancy Ltd
Mairéad Carroll
Property Senior, RICS
Kate Faulkner OBE
Managing Director, Designs on Property
Toby Leek AssocRICS
Immediate Past President, NAEA Propertymark
Jan Hÿtch MBA, FRICS, FNAEA, FARLA, NAVA
Member Services Manager, Propertymark
Greg Tsuman
Past President, ARLA Propertymark
Clare Yates MNAEA
Freelance Trainer and Consultant, CY Training Works
Christopher Watkin
UK Property Market Commentator
Simon Whale
CEO, Relocation Agents Network
Iain McKenzie
CEO, The Guild of Property Professionals
