Beeston Team

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    Paul Merritt
    Director

    Paul qualified as a Chartered Surveyor at Nottingham Trent University and was involved with a national firm of Estate Agents as a Surveyor before he joined Robert Ellis in 1988 to open the Beeston office.  Paul has now worked for over 25 years in the Beeston area and probably knows values of property in that area better than any other local estate agent.  Paul is now the Senior Partner at Robert Ellis and lives locally and is married with two teenage children.

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    Philip Burton
    Beeston Valuer

    Phil joined the Robert Ellis team in June 2009 as an experienced and accomplished  valuer with over 6 years experience within the industry both in urban and rural based agencies. He is primarily based in the Beeston office spending the majority of his time conducting valuations & viewings. He is a graduate surveyor and is currently working towards becoming a fully qualified chartered surveyor

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    Helen Cox
    Senior Sales Negotiator

    Helen is one of our most experienced negotiators having had over 20 years experience within Estate Agency and New Homes. Helen first started working at Robert Ellis over 17 Years ago at the Long Eaton Office. She then moved to the North East where she worked in New Homes. Following the birth of her daughter, Helen returned to Nottingham and rejoined Robert Ellis in 2003 and is now working at the Beeston office. Helen lives in Long Eaton and her daughter attends a local school.

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    Helen Spencer
    Beeston Sales Negotiator

    Helen is an experienced negotiator and has worked for Robert Ellis for many years, starting out in our Stapleford office and then transferring to Beeston approximately six years ago. Helen has lived locally all her life and has a broad knowledge of the local area. She is married with two grown up children and has recently become a grandmother for the first time.

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    Marie-Louise Denham
    Beeston Sales Negotiator

    Marie grew up locally and is still living in the Beeston area. She started out working for a local Estate Agent after leaving school, but then in 1988 decided to change career and work for an independent local optician. In 2006 Marie, again decided to change her career path and return to Estate Agency working with the Robert Ellis Beeston team rejoining fellow colleagues that she started with in 1983. Marie is the face of Beeston.

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    Steph Kay
    Beeston Administrator

    Steph has worked for Robert Ellis Estate Agents since March 2006 in a part-time secretarial/admin role at the Beeston branch. Steph enjoys working for a team of friendly, personable valuers and negotiators within the Beeston office. She is married with three grown up children and two grandchildren. Steph lives in Toton. 

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    Tom Shaw
    Trainee Estate Agent

    Tom has lived locally all his life and is currently living in Breaston. Tom had two spells of work experience at Robert Ellis in 2007 & 2009. After leaving college at the beginning of 2010 Tom then joined the Beeston branch. During this period Tom has gained valuable experience working with the office's extremely experienced Negotiators and Valuers ranging from arranging valuations, booking viewing appointments, accompanied viewings and keeping our valued customers happy. Tom hopes to further his career by becoming a fully qualified Estate Agent in the future.

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    Beeston Team
    
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    Karan Simpkins
    Beeston Sales Negotiator

    Karan carried out a weekend role at Robert Ellis in the 1990’s and then worked in the educational sector.  Karen returned to Robert Ellis in August 2011 and was reassured to see the number of people who still work at the company from when she was last involved.  Karan lives locally and knows the Beeston and surrounding area well having been brought up in Beeston.  With an improving property market Karan looks forward to developing her role at Robert Ellis.

Long Eaton Team

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    Holly Torr
    Sales Negotiator

    Holly joined Robert Ellis in April 2011 after graduating from Derby University and is looking to develop a career in the Estate Agency industry with the regions leading independent Estate Agent.  Holly is now part of the Long Eaton Sales Negotiator team and is already looking after her own group of clients to help them sell their existing properties and where required find a new home.  Holly is developing quickly in her role at the Long Eaton branch which over recent months has seen a further uplift in activity in the Long Eaton and surrounding area.  Holly was brought up locally and lives in Borrowash with her family.

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    Mark Philpott
    Director

    Mark has worked in the local estate agency business for all his working life since graduating from Trent University.  Mark has always lived in the area and has twin boys who are now at University.  Mark carries out the valuations in the Long Eaton area and is responsible in the business for our Long Eaton branch.

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    Neill Millward
    Senior Residential Valuer

    Neill joined Robert Ellis in May 2011 after 6 years of working for one of the regions largest corporate Estate Agency chains where he was a Senior Valuer and Business Manager.  Neill was brought up locally, went to school at Fernwood School in Wollaton and lives in the area.  Neill joined the Robert Ellis team as a Senior Valuer at the Long Eaton branch and to be involved with the further development of the Robert Ellis Estate Agency, Mortgage and Professional Service business.  Neill is a graduate of the University of East Anglia.

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    Anita Macfarlane
    Senior Administrator

    Anita is the backbone of our Long Eaton branch making sure that all sales details are prepared quickly and accurately and information about our properties and our marketing material appears on rightmove.co.uk and other web sites. Anita lives locally and has two young children who attend schools in the area.

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    Caroline Dunn
    Sales Negotiator

    Caroline went to school and lives with her family in Long Eaton. She has three grown up daughters and has worked for Robert Ellis for over 20 years and we believe has more experience than any other sales negotiator currently operating in the Long Eaton area.

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    Louise Redfern-Wagg
    Sales Negotiator

    Louise lives in the Long Eaton area with her family and has worked at Robert Ellis for the past 16 years. Louise is one of our most experienced sales negotiators who knows the area well and over the years has handled thousands of local property sales.

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    Karianne Scrivener
    Sales Negotiator

    Karianne started working for Robert Ellis in 2000 and now has many years experience of working in the local Estate Agency industry.  Having always lived in the area Karianne is known to lots of people who have bought and sold properties locally and knows all there is to know about Long Eaton and the surrounding area.

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    Emma Cavers
    Senior Sales Negotiator

    Emma has worked for Robert Ellis for over 10 years and has recently taken up a new position in the Long Eaton office.  Emma has much experience of dealing with buyers and sellers on a whole range of properties and with living in the Long Eaton area with her family is looking forward to the new challenges of operating out of the Long Eaton branch of the company.  Emma will be supporting the branch team to make sure the branch maintains the correct level of contact with buyers and sellers and being involved with valuations of properties in the area where people are considering selling their home.

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    Long Eaton Team
    

Stapleford Team

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    Paul Sweeney
    Director

    Paul was brought up in the West Nottingham area having gone to school at Bramcote Hills and then went to University at Staffordshire to study Valuation Surveying.  Paul has worked at Robert Ellis for 17 years and became a Partner in the business in 2002.  On a day to day basis Paul is responsible for the performance of the business in Stapleford which is a branch of the company that is going from strength to strength.  Paul is also involved with the running of the Beeston branch and has vast experience of valuing properties in the West Nottingham area.  Paul is married and has two boys who keep him busy when he is not involved with the business.

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    Claire Greensmith
    Stapleford Office Manager

    Having lived in the local area all her life, Claire began her career in the Long Eaton office of Robert Ellis in 1993 and over the last 17 years she has worked in all three sales offices, through this time Claire has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience working her way up from a junior sales negotiator role to her position now as the Stapleford Office Manager. In 2003 Claire moved to the Stapleford Office and has seen the office go from strength to strength due to the hard work, enthusiasm and commitment of all the Stapleford team. Claire’s spare time is spent running around after her husband and two children!

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    Dorothy Gregory
    Stapleford Sales Negotiator

    Dorothy began her career about 25 years ago working in New Homes and from there moved to a corporate estate agency where she worked both part and full time whilst bringing up my two children. Dorothy’s daughter, Caroline now works for Robert Ellis rental department 

    In 1997 after a short spell at the Beeston office of Robert Ellis Dorothy transferred to the Stapleford office and since then she has helped many clients to sell and purchase their homes. Dorothy enjoys the variety that comes with the job whether it be going out on accompanied viewings or negotiating on sales. 

    Dorothy loves the outdoors and in the past was a county assessor for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. With Brathay Hall, Dorothy went on an expedition to Iceland – remapping glaciers on the island of Gomera – surveying the mountainsides.

    Dorothy has many tales to tell and although her life is a little less exciting these days she would love to do it all again!

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    Megan Andrews
    Stapleford Reception & Sales Negotiator

     

    Megan has worked for Robert Ellis Estate Agents for a couple of years now, and this is her first full time job since leaving college. Megan has lived in Stapleford all her life and attended the local schools; William Lilly, Fairfield and George Spencer therefore knows the area well. Megan’s role with Robert Ellis in Stapleford is office based. She helps to arrange viewings, valuations and mortgage appointments along with general office administration.

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    Joan Shelton
    Stapleford Weekend Receptionist

    Joan lives in Stapleford and has a good knowledge of the local area. With a keen interest in the housing market, Joan took up the post of Saturday receptionist at the Stapleford Office in 2000 where she is on hand each week to book viewings and valuations. Joan enjoys helping people find to their new homes!

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    Debbie Marlow
    Stapleford Sales Negotiator

Property Management

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    Guy Hall
    Director
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    Matt Drakeley
    Residential & Commercial Property Manager
    Matt is a valued member of senior management overseeing the management of both a series of Residential and Commercial portfolios throughout South West Nottingham as well as carrying out full rental valuations and appraisals.
     
    He has completed a BA (Hons) in Business Management and more recently a MA in Property and Building Surveying and is currently working towards full membership to the RICS. 
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    Candice Gooding
    
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    Lorraine Wills
    Senior Property Management Accounts
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    Jackie Elm
    

    With over ten years of experience within the Residential property sector Jackie currently plays an integral role within the residential lettings team. Having attained a Masters degree in Mathematics and a postgraduate diploma in surveying, she also has intimate knowledge and experience within Auctioneering and Commercial property sales and lettings.

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    Nicola Cutts
    Senior Office Administrator
    During her time at Robert Ellis Nicola has managed to help develop and maintain our excellent customer service and administration processes. As one of the senior members of staff, she is also in charge of all different facets of office management including personel, general administration and business development. Nicola also oversees all new lettings including the generation of Assured Shorthold Tenancies. It is fair to say that Nicola is the backbone of the office and is proven to be a good influence on all other members of staff.
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    Danielle Dunn
    

Survey & Professional

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    Russell Gourlay
    Director

    As a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Russell has for some years headed the Survey and Professional department of Robert Ellis in addition to conducting the firms quarterly property auctions.  From 2010 however Russell has taken a back seat in the day to day running of the Company handing over the reins of the Survey work to David Moakes and  being replaced at Long Eaton office by Mark Philpott.  Having worked in the industry since obtaining a Property degree in 1980, and having been a Partner and Director of Robert Ellis and the Financial services Company for some 20 years Russell is remaining as an important member of the team on a consultancy basis, and continues to conduct the Robert Ellis Auctions, whilst involving himself in other property based businesses.  Russell lives locally in Shardlow and has three adult children.

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    David Moakes
    Associate Director and Chartered Surveyor

    David has worked for Robert Ellis for a total of some sixteen years having qualified in Urban Estate Surveying at NottinghamTrent University, becoming a qualified Chartered Surveyor in 1997. David has extensive experience in producing Homebuyer Survey and Valuations, Building Surveys or valuations to suit a variety of requirements, including capital gains tax, probate and matrimonial disputes and has a wide range of knowledge in both residential and commercial property, making Robert Ellis one of the only agents west of Nottingham to offer the services of a Chartered Surveyor along side an excellent estate agency network.   David is married with three daughters and lives in north Nottingham.

Mortgages & Insurance

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    Tim Marcer
    Partner

    Tim joined The Mortgage Company in  June  2000 working out of the Robert Ellis office in Long Eaton,  he became a Partner in 2002 as a result of his successful contribution to the company.  Tim has worked in the Financial Services industry for 16 years is fully FPC and CeMap qualified and has a wealth of experience in both the Mortgage and Insurance markets.  Tim is married with a young daughter and lives in Derbyshire,  in his spare time he enjoys playing golf and supporting his favourite football team.

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    Lezlie Parnell
    Partner

    Lezlie has worked in the property market since she left school and has gained a vast amount of knowledge over the years. She joined The Mortgage Company in 1990 working out of the Robert Ellis office in Beeston and over the years has worked out of all the Agency offices,  Lezlie became a Partner in the company in 1994 is fully FPC and CeMap qualified is and has arranged Mortgages and Insurances for hundreds of clients many of which have returned to re-mortgage or have moved to a larger property after having children,  she has seen their families grow and many have become personal friends.  Lezlie lives in Chilwell and has two grown up sons and 4 wonderful grandchildren.  In her spare time Lezlie enjoys going for long walks and socializing.

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    James Roberts
    Mortgage Consultant

    James joined The Mortgage Company in January 2012 and brings almost 20 years financial services experience with him.  Starting out with the Halifax dealing with queries from clients with existing mortgages, he became a mortgage arrears counsellor, and then a mortgage underwriter.  After almost 8 years on the administrative side of mortgages, he became fully CeMAP qualified in 2000 and has helped clients for the past 12 years in arranging their mortgages.  He says that the satisfaction of knowing he has helped someone to buy a house is the reason he loves the job he does.  James knows the local area well, having lived in Bramcote when he was younger and attended Bramcote Hills Comprehensive School.  He now lives just on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border with his wife and daughter.   In his spare time James will either be out running, in the gym or riding on his motorbike.

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    Tara Morledge
    Office Manager

    Tara began  her career at the Robert Ellis office in Ilkeston in 1989 as office junior and gained  a vast amount of experience in the property market, in 1996 she joined  the Long Eaton office as  sales negotiator making sure property sales went through smoothly and successfully.  In 2005, having gained a wealth of knowledge in this area Tara was offered a position with The Mortgage Company as Administrator / Business Developer and has worked extremely hard to bring the business forward, she now leads a very successful team.  Tara lives in the West of Nottingham with her partner and young daughter and in her spare time is a very talented Golfer.

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    Holly Dixon
    Administrator

    Holly joined the company in March 2010 as Junior Administrator and has become a valued member of the team,  Holly enjoys helping clients get their Mortgage and Insurances through as smoothly and as quickly as possible and has a very mature attitude and understanding during what can be a stressful time.  Holly lives in Long Eaton and in her spare time enjoys keeping fit and is a regular visitor to the local Gym.

Support Services

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    Parveen Shajpal
    Senior Company Accounts

    Parveen is our accountant who makes sure the financial side of our business is in order. Parveen lives in Long Eaton and has children who have attended local schools.

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    Roger Hallam
    Advertising boards and transport You have probably seen our van on the roads of Long Eaton. At the wheel is Roger who makes sure that all our for sale and letting boards are erected quickly and neatly to help complement the overall estate agency service we provide our clients.