David Lamb on prestigious award win.
Orange Sales and Lettings has been named Residential Agency of the Year, at the National Property Awards, held in Birmingham.
I was delighted to pick up the prestigious award on behalf of the whole team, during a ceremony which acknowledged excellence amongst property industry professionals from across the UK, including financial service providers and property developers.
We were named in the final 15 after competing with hundreds of nominees from all over the country – and Orange – which is built on my experience as a landlord – was eventually crowned the winner, after being judged by a panel of 12 professionals.
What made the award even more special was that someone nominated Orange independently – we had no part in putting ourselves forward.
Winning the award was great recognition for the whole team at Orange Sales and Lettings, and I am immensely proud of the efforts they put in for our landlord clients and our tenants day in, day out.
The panel looked at our growth, our customer reviews and the new building we have recently opened on Belasis Avenue in Billingham – and that all played a part in us winning the award.
We’ve recently opened an office in Sunderland too and that is supporting us with our growth across the North East.
When I saw there were bigger agencies than Orange up for the same award, I never imagined we would win, but we did.
I was shocked to be honest. It was amazing and I was delighted – very proud.
The staff are also very proud and happy with our new title.
Our latest award comes on the back of us being crowned UK Property Manager of the Year at the Blue Bricks Awards in Liverpool, at the Titanic Hotel, last year.
These awards just cement my belief that I have a great team behind me at Orange – and the awards are for them really – they are fantastic.
They are the ones who are in the office every day and they have built the reputation that we have got.
I started the business, and I lead the business, but ultimately, they are the ones that our customers are raving about.
Throughout 2026, Orange has continued to grow through acquisitions and I would now like to see Orange becoming the North East’s go-to property management company.
Having recently purchased another two agencies, one in Hartlepool and one in Sunderland, we have taken on four more staff from one of those businesses, taking our current team of agents to 12.
In addition, we also contract a number of tradespeople to carry out repairs and refurbishments to a very high standard.
The National Property Awards took place at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham.
The awards were free to nominate, due to the organisers’ ethos to support the property sector by celebrating excellence without fees for taking part, which means they attract a significant amount of nominations from all over the UK.
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