2025 IBP Awards Results

The winners were announced at the awards ceremony, held at the Building Centre in London on Thursday 28 November 2025.

IBP Journalist of the Year

Melissa York

Outstanding Contribution Award

Samantha McClary

Architectural Journalist of the Year
Commercial Property Journalist of the Year
Feature Journalist of the Year
Housing & Residential Property Journalist of the Year
Winner

Melissa York, The Times & The Sunday Times

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News Journalist of the Year
Scoop of the Year
Winner

James Riding, Inside Housing

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Adam Branson, The Times

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Evelina Grecenko, Estates Gazette

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Podcast of the Year
Winner

Inside Housing Management Podcast, Anna Highfield and Katharine Swindells

Title - episode 1
Anti-social behaviour
Website link to podcast (1)
https://insidehousingmanagement.co.uk/ho...
Title - episode 2
Rent Arrears
Website link to podcast episode (2)
https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/i...
Title - episode 3
Assaults on the rise
Website link to podcast episode (3)
https://management.insidehousing.co.uk/i...
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Highly Commended

Material Matters with Grant Gibson, Grant Gibson

Title - episode 1
Material Matters: Aaron Betsky on why architects should stop building (and reuse instead).
Website link to podcast (1)
https://materialmatters.design/aaron-bet...
Title - episode 2
Material Matters: Rosa Whiteley on shells and creating a new building material.
Website link to podcast episode (2)
https://materialmatters.design/rosa-whit...
Title - episode 3
Material Matters: Neil Brownsword on clay.
Website link to podcast episode (3)
https://materialmatters.design/neil-brow...
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Propertyshe, Susan Freeman

Title - episode 1
Propertyshe: Sherin Aminossehe
Website link to podcast (1)
https://www.mishcon.com/news/podcasts/pr...
Title - episode 2
Propertyshe: Rita-Rose Gagné
Website link to podcast episode (2)
https://www.mishcon.com/news/podcasts/ri...
Title - episode 3
Propertyshe: Bishoy Azmy
Website link to podcast episode (3)
https://www.mishcon.com/news/podcasts/pr...
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The Developer Podcast, Christine Murray

Title - episode 1
Fighting for a feminist city in Glasgow
Website link to podcast (1)
https://www.thedeveloper.live/podcasts/f...
Title - episode 2
Purple pounds: Designing for the deaf and disabled
Website link to podcast episode (2)
https://www.thedeveloper.live/podcasts/p...
Title - episode 3
Trauma and place: Avoiding triggers in design and engagement
Website link to podcast episode (3)
https://www.thedeveloper.live/podcasts/i...
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The World's Best Construction Podcast, Fred Mills, Liam Marsh and Luke Bligh

Title - episode 1
The $100BN Plan to Save Tokyo
Website link to podcast (1)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/55duoUF...
Title - episode 2
The Grenfell Tower Fire: London's High-Rise Scandal
Website link to podcast episode (2)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6NWndsU...
Title - episode 3
How THE LINE Will Be Built
Website link to podcast episode (3)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OUy0Av...
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Media Brand of the Year
Winner

Inside Housing

Provide one PDF document presenting the three things (campaigns, topics or magazines) that you want to highlight.
MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR - INSIDE HOUSING.pdf
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Highly Commended

The Developer

Provide one PDF document presenting the three things (campaigns, topics or magazines) that you want to highlight.
TheDeveloper MediaBrandIBP 1.pdf
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Construction News

Provide one PDF document presenting the three things (campaigns, topics or magazines) that you want to highlight.
IBP supporting evidence-combined-compressed 2.pdf
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Social Housing

Provide one PDF document presenting the three things (campaigns, topics or magazines) that you want to highlight.
PDF IBP25 SocialHousing MediaBrand materials-compressed.pdf
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The Architects' Journal

Provide one PDF document presenting the three things (campaigns, topics or magazines) that you want to highlight.
AJ MEDIA BRAND OF THE YEAR.pdf
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The B1M

Provide one PDF document presenting the three things (campaigns, topics or magazines) that you want to highlight.
The B1M Media Brand of the Year IBP 2025.pdf
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