Alice Brook
Director, Buro Happold
Alice is a chartered structural engineer with over 15 years of industry experience.
Part of our structural design team, she is passionate about the creative re-use of existing buildings and the careful integration of new builds to give heritage assets a new lease of life. She has worked in the Bath office for 13 years, spending two years in Gibraltar as a site monitoring engineer during construction of the international airport.
Alice has worked on a variety of project scales, across many sectors, including, commercial developments, entertainment arenas, cultural buildings, museums and galleries. From small refurbishment projects, such as the National History Museum’s Grade I listed Alfred Waterhouse Building, to the design of large art museums such as the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, she has an impressive international portfolio.
Amanda White
Director, AGM Planning Consultants
Amanda brings commercial insight, creative thinking and wide-ranging experience across business, marketing, events and project management.
Before joining AGM Planning Consultants in 2019, she was Marketing and Events Manager at Queen’s Club in West London, delivering high-profile events and projects in a dynamic environment.
She has also built a business of her own, creating a multi-award-winning children’s product that went on to sell in 53 countries. The experience gave her a strong understanding of what it takes to turn a good idea into something commercially successful.
Today, as Project Manager at AGM Planning Consultants, Amanda plays a vital role in each application we handle; coordinating clients, consultants and the wider team while keeping a close eye on detail, delivery and the client experience.
With a real love of Bath and its surrounding landscape, Amanda brings a broad perspective, commercial instinct and an appreciation of the people and ideas that shape the city. She is delighted to be joining the judging panel for the Bath Property Awards.
Fahimeh Soltani
Senior Associate Director, GIA Surveyors
Fahimeh Soltani is a Senior Associate Director at GIA, with over 12 years’ experience advising on daylight, sunlight and rights of light. Based in Bath, she runs GIA’s Bristol office and leads the firm’s work across the South West, supporting developers, architects and planning teams from feasibility through to planning, negotiation and delivery.
Fahimeh holds a Master of Architecture in Sustainable Tall Buildings and combines a strong design background with technical expertise to provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused advice. Her experience spans major masterplans, residential-led schemes and mixed-use developments across the South West, London and other key UK cities.
Ian Lloyd
Partner, Milsted Langdon
Ian is an Audit and General Practice Partner at Milsted Langdon, one of the South West’s leading independent accountancy, tax and business advisory firms. Ian leads the firm’s Bath office, based in Queen Street, where he has grown the team of accountancy and tax specialists, advising a wide range of clients from owner-managed SMEs to larger groups of businesses with international interests, as well as high net worth individuals and their families.
Milsted Langdon’s main focus is to help their clients to thrive, building an excellent reputation for delivering trusted accountancy and tax advice since 1988.
James Horfall
Owner & Principal, Bath Kitchen Company
James grew up in the family business, serving a traditional apprenticeship under his father. Founded in 1990, Bath Kitchen Company offers a creative, personal service, designing characterful spaces where families can make lasting memories. Working alongside skilled craftspeople, architects and material specialists, James has built a wealth of practical experience. Combined with his keen eye for aesthetics, this has shaped his diverse and distinctive design language.
In 2017 he took over ownership and now leads a small, tight-knit team of designers and admin staff. Through strong relationships with clients, craftspeople and suppliers across the city, James has created award-winning kitchens at the heart of homes across Bath.
Mark Harrington
CEO, L&C Mortgages
Mark was appointed Chief Executive Officer of L&C in April 2024 and has over twenty years’ experience in the business, having started his career as a Mortgage and Protection Adviser in 2003. In the interim he has built a detailed knowledge of all aspects of L&C’s market leading proposition, working across a wide range of roles including Estate Agency and New Build in addition to the core mortgage and protection offering.
Mark is determined to develop L&C’s customer journey further to provide the very best customer experience whilst maintaining top quality advice with no broker fee charged to customers. He’s also passionate about developing an inclusive and equitable culture for L&C colleagues and to make working at L&C a career not just a job.
Outside work Mark likes to spend his downtime with family. He is a sport enthusiast, especially football having been a semi-professional footballer and closely follows the ups and downs of Manchester United.
Mia Whitbourn-Vaughan
Sales Negotiator, Savills
Mia is an Associate in the residential sales team at Savills Bath.
Since joining the business in 2022, she has progressed from apprentice to Associate and now advises buyers and sellers across Bath and the surrounding villages. Her role covers all aspects of the sales process, from viewings and negotiations through to exchange and completion.
Mia enjoys working with a wide range of clients and helping people navigate the process of moving home. She has a particular interest in the Bath market and the people, properties and communities that make the area unique.