Among those who received awards in the New Year Honours List were the following, to whom congratulations are extended.
Privy Councillor
Timothy A D Sainsbury, Minister of State DTI (Hon associate, RICS) MP for Hove.
Knight Bachelor
Thomas Baron CBE FRICS, chairman Stockbridge Village trust.
CBE
Anthony R Pender BA FRICS, chief executive English Estates
John Percival FRICS FSVA FIAVI former chairman Edward Rushton, Son & Kenyon
James D M Robertson DL FRICS FBIM FRSA, leader of majority group. Surrey County Council.
Prof Francis M Thompson MA DPHil (Hon associate RICS) president, Royal Historical Society.
OBE
Ivor F Blomfield FRICS deputy director-general and director the regions, National Trust.
Colin J Currie FRICS ACIArb, Department of the Environment.
Howard W Hunter JP FNZIS ANZIV MPMI (Hon member, RICS) for services to surveying (New Zealand list).
MBE
Geoffrey R Wilks ARICS, senior valuer, Inland Revenue DVAO, Wrexham.
