Shifali Gorka was recognised for her work including a scoop on Time Out’s talks with the Crown Estate to open its first food hall in London, a story which led directly to the media and hospitality giant launching a rights issue when confirming the negotiations after publication; as well her work tracing the ups and downs of the sales process for Nuveen’s stake in the St James mall in Edinburgh.

Her feature work was also highlighted, including her interview with Columbia Threadneedle fund manager Tom Elviss on the investor’s approach to buying retail real estate.

The IBP said its judges described Gorka’s work as showing “tenacity to deliver a solid scoop”, noting coverage of her news stories elsewhere in the press, and praised her “engaging feature writing”.

Also recognised at the awards was Evelina Grecenko, Estates Gazette‘s senior reporter. Grecenko was nominated for ‘commercial property journalist of the year’ and for ‘scoop of the year’, the latter for her exclusive on pharma giant Eli Lilly pausing its UK investment plans, an early sign of a trend that has dominated that industry in the months since.