The awards are open to all companies building and developing in Scotland. Properties or development phases entered in any category should have been completed between June 2019 and June 2020. If you are submitting a development, the first phase must have been completed between these dates.

Properties in the Best Show Home category must still be functioning show homes when judges conduct their site visits in from July 6 – August 7.

Being shortlisted for an award (or better yet, winning one) would position your business as outstanding in the industry. It allows you to share your successes, best practice and imaginative thinking with your peers. Your business would also be profiled in The Herald.

You must complete our valid entry form to submit a nomination in your chosen category. Head to the ‘How to Enter’ section above for instructions.

You can submit as many nominations as you like across the different categories. The categories and the criteria for each can be found in the ‘Categories’ section above.

The entry deadline is Thursday, May, 27. The entry deadline applies to property & team entries.

The entry fee is £45 + VAT per entry. Entries must be paid by credit or debit card by Thursday, May 27. Any entries that don’t receive a payment will not be judged or included within the judging.

Tickets to attend the ceremony are £50 + VAT. Tables of ten are available at £500 + VAT.

Once you have submitted an entry, we will add your entry and any supporting material to the judging pack for consideration. Once the judging process has taken place, we will contact you to let you know whether you have been successful in making the shortlist or not.

The judging process will involve site visits to properties and developments. The judges’ decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered, or feedback provided – you will find more information on the judging process below:

Once your entry has been received and paid for it will be put forward to our judging panel.

Two judges will be allocated to every property for site visits and will contact you directly so please ensure you provide the correct contact details of the person who they can arrange this with.

Please note that all judges work independently so you will be required to conduct two site visits – one for each judge. These may be on different days. Our judges liaise directly with the relevant site contact to ensure dates and times are suitable for all parties.

Judges will conduct site visits between June and early August. Any property unable to be seen during this time will be disqualified.

Where possible, we would ask that physical site visits are taken place following current government guidelines. Any particular information in relation to site visits and site rules must be made aware to the judge ahead of their visit.

Where a physical site visit is not possible, the judges will arrange a video conference call with yourselves. They ask that you have facilities to virtually tour the property/development along with ability to still liaise with the site contact during this time. This allows for the judges and entrants to be able to discuss and question the property upon viewing.

If you have any questions in relation to site visits, please make sure you contact Senior Events Manager, Nina Holmes on nina.holmes@newsquest.co.uk or 0141 302 6036 ahead of submitting your entry.

Once site visits have been completed judges will gather to discuss their scores from the site visits.

If you submitted an entry for any of the below category’s judges will be sent your entry form ahead of the judging day and no site visit is required.

• Property Team of the Year
• Residential Sales Team of the Year
• Residential Letting Team of the Year
• Estate Agency of the Year
• Interior Design Commercial
• Interior Design Residential
• Estate Agency of the Year

You will then be contacted mid-late August on the outcome of your entry.

The shortlist will be listed in The Herald, Scotland’s Homes and on this website mid-August.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony online. More information on the event and tickets can be found in the ‘The Awards Ceremony’ section above.

We are happy to answer any additional questions you may have regarding the entry process or event. Please contact Senior Events Manager, Nina Holmes on 0141 302 6036 or nina.holmes@newsquest.co.uk with all enquires.