Align Property Partners is celebrating its first commercial award success after taking top prize at a prestigious ceremony.
The Yorkshire Commercial Real Estate Awards 2025 were held at Harrogate’s Rudding Park on Thursday (May 1) to celebrate talented individuals and influential businesses that are thriving in the county’s property sector.
The full turnkey letting at 2 Whitehall Quay in Leeds to the National Wealth Fund (NWF) was crowned the winner of the ‘Best Office’ deal award at the ceremony.
Align, the North Yorkshire Council-owned property consultancy, represented the tenant NWF throughout the process and helped broker the deal with Fox Lloyd Jones (FLJ) on behalf of landlords Britannia Invest A/S and its asset manager Catella APAM.
The commercial team at Align identified the building as a prime location that met NWF’s key business requirements, which led to the company committing to a 15-year lease for nearly 29,000 sq ft of newly-refurbished office space.
The award represents a first major accolade for Align’s commercial contingent – who buy, sell and let out a wide range of properties including office space, industrial, retail and development sites nationally.
Managing director of Align, Ron Walton, said: “This is a fantastic achievement with our commercial agency team recognised alongside Yorkshire’s rising stars in the property sector.
“This represents an important milestone for the company with our first commercial award which is the culmination of a huge amount of hard work and dedication shown by everybody.
“I would like to congratulate Dan and the team whose collaboration and perseverance helped to broker the NWF deal at Whitehall Quay.”
Commercial agency director at Align, Daniel Clinch, was instrumental in brokering the deal at Whitehall Quay and thanked all parties involved. He said
“This deal was an excellent outcome for everyone concerned and has now rightly been held up as an outstanding example within the commercial property industry.
“This would not have been possible without clear communication and teamwork between several key stakeholders, in particular NWF – previously known as the UK Infrastructure Bank – as the tenant and FLJ on behalf of the landlords.
“It’s great for everyone involved to be recognised in this way.”