Martin Portnoy has been recruited as a tax partner at the Manchester office of Ernst & Young. His new role involves heading up the firm’s real estate group in the North West, as well providing corporate and personal tax advice to entrepreneurs and their businesses. Mr Portnoy will also use his specialist knowledge of real estate investment trusts to advise entrepreneurial businesses, property companies, and high net worth individuals. He trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers, before gaining a further nine years experience in the tax advisory field, initially at the former global advisory firm Andersen, and latterly at the Manchester office of Deloitte.