THE WHATHOUSE? AWARDS 2025
Known as the Oscars of the housebuilding industry, the WhatHouse? Awards bring together over 1,300 attendees from across housebuilding and the supply chain for the ultimate day of networking and celebration.
Friday 21st November 2025 | JW Marriott Grosvenor House London
Booking is open for the 45th WhatHouse? Awards
The WhatHouse? Awards 2025 – the Oscars of the housebuilding industry - now in their 44th year and renowned as the most prestigious accolades in new homes.
Join us on 21st November in the heart of Mayfair, London, for the biggest event in housebuilding.
JW Marriott Grovenor House, Park Lane, London
A WhatHouse? award is a highly respected symbol of prestige and excellence, giving winners the ultimate sales and marketing edge over their competitors and reassuring buyers they are purchasing from Britain’s best housebuilders.
45 years of excellence
Judged by a panel of industry experts, the awards celebrate the very best in the sector, with thorough evaluations, site visits where required and rigorous assessments leading to the selection of winners. The journey concludes with a prestigious gala luncheon in central London, attended by over 1,300 industry leaders. Don’t miss out on the housebuilding event of the year this November.
"At City & Country, our passion is for quality design, quality architecture and craftsmanship, whether on heritage or new build sites. Our most powerful motivation is the constant pursuit of excellence and the continuous improvement in every part of the business,"
said chairman Tim Sargeant
2025 Sponsors
Our Awards sponsors are all leaders in their fields and best in class, hugely committed to and responsible for the success of the new-build market.
There are still a limited number of sponsorship opportunities available. For further information please contact Derek Smith on: 020 7940 1070 email: [email protected]
Looking back at WhatHouse? Awards 2024
Berkeley Group (Best Apartment)
Ballymore’s The Brentford Project
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City & Country - Housebuilder of the year
Actor James Nesbitt
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“It was a magnificent celebration of the very best new homes in Britain. The quality of the entries, yet alone the winners, was quite exceptional – testimony to industry excellence, with some great housebuilders and developments just missing out on awards this year,” said Rupert Bates, editorial director of WhatHouse? and Show House magazine.
“Once again, the What House? Awards, now in their 44th year, were the day the new homes flag flies highest. Many congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to all our sponsors and judges and everybody who attended the biggest day in the housebuilding calendar.”
Dandara Living (Best Build to Rent Developer)
Folkestone Harbour & Development Company (Best Development)
Barratt (Best Exterior Design)
Altin Homes (Best Luxury Development)
Best Small Housebuilder - GALION
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