Resident Choice Awards 2026

Thursday 12 Feb 2026 | 11:30am - 8pm | Food & drink included

Updated awards list and criteria

All developments and operators that achieve the required verified review count for their relevant category will be put forward for the awards data cut for the 2026 HomeViews Awards.

New for 2026: This year we have added a number of new categories and refined the criteria to ensure greater fairness and clarity. New awards include:

Best New Rental Operator
Best Rental Operator: Medium
Most Consistent High Performing Rental Development
Resident Team of the Year (by region)

Awards Criteria

Best Rental Development: Scotland

Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 reviews only

Best Rental Development: North-East

Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Best Rental Development: South-West England & Wales

Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Best Rental Development: London

Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Best Rental Development up to 100 homes: National

At least 15 verified reviews to a maximum of 30 reviews to qualify
- i.e. 300 units = 30 verified reviews
Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-living

Best Rental Development 101-300 homes: National

Minimum of 10% of unit number or at least 15 verified reviews to a maximum of 30 reviews to qualify
- i.e. 300 units = 30 verified reviews
Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-living

Most-Improved Rental Development

Dataset covers a 2-year period of January 1st 2024 – 31st December 2025
Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews in the last calendar year to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count in the last calendar year to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews in the last calendar year only

Best Rental Development: Single Family Housing

Minimum of 10 verified reviews between 1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025
Development is Single Family Housing

Best New Rental Operator

Minimum 1 development
Minimum 10 verified reviews per development*
There must be a minimum of 25 verified reviews in total, even if only one development is active
The development(s) must be Pure BTR, SFH and co-living developments are excluded
Both in-house and third-party operators are eligible
To qualify as a new operator, the first residents must have moved into the operator’s first development within the past two calendar years (from January 2023 onwards)

* Each development must receive at least 10 verified reviews if it is active for the entire year. For developments open for less than a year, the required number of reviews is calculated on a pro-rata basis, and no reviews are needed during the first 4 months of operation. For example, if residents have lived in a development for 10 months, the pro-rated requirement would be 5 reviews (reflecting 6 months of eligibility).

Best Large Rental Operator

Only Pure BTR developments in a portfolio will be considered eligible for these awards.
Minimum of 3 developments
Minimum of 50 verified reviews total across the portfolio between 1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025
80% of your portfolio needs to have 10 verified reviews
PRS & developments under 50 units not included in this, but reviews will be counted towards the 50 minimum across their portfolio

For developments open for less than a year, the required number of reviews is calculated on a pro-rata basis, and no reviews are needed during the first 4 months of operation. For example, if residents have lived in a development for 10 months, the pro-rated requirement would be 5 reviews (reflecting 6 months of eligibility).

Best Medium Rental Operator

Only Pure BTR developments in a portfolio will be considered eligible for these awards.
Minimum of 3 developments
Minimum of 50 verified reviews total across the portfolio between 1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025
80% of your portfolio needs to have 10 verified reviews
PRS & developments under 50 units not included in this, but reviews will be counted towards the 50 minimum across their portfolio

Best Small Rental Operator

Only Pure BTR developments in a portfolio will be considered eligible for these awards.
Minimum of 3 developments
Minimum of 50 verified reviews total across the portfolio between 1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025
80% of your portfolio needs to have 10 verified reviews
PRS & developments under 50 units not included in this, but reviews will be counted towards the 50 minimum across their portfolio

Resident Team of the Year: Scotland

All BTR subtypes are eligible
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Resident Team of the Year: North-East

All BTR subtypes are eligible
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Best Rental Development: North-West

Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 reviews only

Best Rental Development: Midlands

Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Best Rental Development: South-East

Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Best Rental Development 301+ homes: National

Minimum of 10% of unit number or at least 30 verified reviews to a maximum of 50 reviews to qualify
- i.e. 300 units = 30 verified reviews
- 800 units = 50 verified reviews (maximum required)
Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-living

Most Consistent High-Performing Rental Development

Dataset covers a 3-year period of January 1st 2023 – 31st December 2025
Development is Pure BTR, excluding SFH & Co-Living
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews in the last calendar year to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count in the last calendar year to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews in the last calendar year only

Best Rental Development: Co-Living

Minimum of 10 verified reviews between 1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025
Development is Co-Living

Best Single Family Housing Operator

Minimum total of 25 verified reviews across all developments between 1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025
Minimum of 5 developments with at least 5 verified reviews each
Only Single Family Housing developments in a portfolio will be considered eligible for this award.

Resident Team of the Year: National

All BTR subtypes are eligible
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Resident Team of the Year: North-West

All BTR subtypes are eligible
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Resident Team of the Year: Midlands

All BTR subtypes are eligible
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Resident Team of the Year: South-East

All BTR subtypes are eligible
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Resident Team Member of the Year

The entrants will be selected from the top rated developments qualifying for Resident Team of the Year
The final decision will be made by HomeViews

Resident Team of the Year: South-West of England & Wales

All BTR subtypes are eligible
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

Resident Team of the Year: London

All BTR subtypes are eligible
Developments with fewer than 150 units need at least 15 verified reviews to qualify
Developments with 150 units or more, require a minimum of verified reviews equal to at least 10% of their total unit count to qualify
- e.g. 367 units = 37 verified reviews
Developments with with 501 units or more require a minimum of 50 verified reviews only

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