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Monday 3 October 2011

VICTORIA QUARTER AMONG PRESTIGIOUS UK PROPERTY AWARD FINALISTS

VICTORIA QUARTER
AMONG PRESTIGIOUS UK PROPERTY AWARD FINALISTS




Leading developers from across the length and breadth of the United Kingdom have been notified that they have become shortlisted in the region’s most prestigious property competition in association with Google and Bloomberg Television.Victoria Quarter is delighted to learn that it is one of the finalists that may win a highly commended or five-star award.

The gala awards presentation will take place on October 28th at the London Lancaster hotel near Hyde Park. The event is part of the International Property Awards, which is now in its 17th year and has become recognised as the highest standard of excellence throughout the global industry. Attaining one of these coveted awards is evidence that  Victoria Quarter is capable of excelling over some very strong contenders within the highly competitive UK property arena.

Later this year, the highest scoring winners from the UK Property Awards will compete against other winning companies from Asia Pacific, Africa, Arabia, the Americas and Europe to determine the ultimate World’s Best in each category.

The judging panel consists of more than 80 professionals whose collective knowledge of the property industry is unsurpassed by any other property awards. This year’s judges include James Bacon, UK account manager of Google; Peter Bolton King, group chief executive of the National Federation of Property professionals; David Dalby of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); and Mike McNamara of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Speaking of the nomination, VQ Centre Director John Bade said, "To be amongst the finalists for these awards is a significant accolade for the centre. It confirms the centre's status not only within the UK, but also presents an opportunity for VQ to be seen in a global context."
"Along with VQ's shortlisitng in the Academy of Urbanism's pan-European Urbanism Awards," he continued," it places the centre as one of the country's foremost retail schemes as well as reflecting extremely well on the city of Leeds."