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Simpson & Marwick Solicitors

Estate Agency Team

  • Richard Loudon

    Partner

    Richard Loudon is the Partner responsible for residential property purchases and sales in Edinburgh and East Lothian. He joined the firm in 1979 and has been a Partner since 1983. Richard has extensive knowledge of the area and its property market. He deals principally with the marketing of properties and the negotiation of purchases and sales. He is also responsible for business development and is constantly aware of the importance of providing a first class service to both existing and new clients.

    0131 525 8616

  • Leona Mackenzie

    Leona Mackenzie

    Property Sales Manager

    Leona Mackenzie is the Property Manager and joined the firm in 2007. She graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1998 with joint MA Honours in French and Italian and went on to pursue a successful career in Tourism. With an excellent background in sales, marketing, operations and customer service, Leona has embarked on a new and exciting career path with the team and thoroughly enjoys her role of ensuring the smooth operation of the department, negotiation of sales and ensuring delivery of the highest quality of service to clients.

    0131 525 8601

  • Kate Brooks

    Kate Brooks

    Property Marketing Manager / PA to Richard Loudon

    Kate Brooks is Richard Loudon’s Personal Assistant and provides an invaluable role in the department assisting Richard in all aspects of his workload and being an integral and enthusiastic member of the team. Kate has come from an accountancy background but has spent several years in the property industry.

    0131 525 8616

  • Louisa Preston

    Louisa Preston

    Property Consultant

    Louisa Preston is a Property Consultant whose role is to carry out valuations and bring new properties onto the market in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Louisa attended Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen where she gained a BSc (Hons) in Business Computing, she then joined Barclays Bank in London to pursue a career in the IT sector. On returning to Edinburgh a few years later, Louisa found that her heart lay in property and joined a reputable estate agency firm in the city where she completed a Diploma in Surveying and became a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Louisa’s IT background has meant that she has also played a significant part in the development of the new property website and in-house property management systems.

    0131 525 8622

  • Katie Macdonald

    Katie Macdonald

    Property Consultant

    Katie Macdonald is a Property Consultant whose role is to carry out valuations and bring new properties onto the market in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Katie graduated from Glasgow University in 1999 with a business degree followed by the IDM Diploma in Direct Marketing at Napier University. After working in direct marketing for a number of years, a passion for property led her to pursue a career as a valuer. She has worked in residential property within legal firms in Edinburgh for the past six years and takes pride in guiding clients through the sales process with skill and sensitivity.

    0131 525 8621

  • Stephen Truscott

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    Stephen Truscott

    Property Consultant

    Stephen Truscott is a Property Consultant whose role is to carry out valuations and bring new properties onto the market in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Stephen graduated from Heriot-Watt University in MA Honours in Management then moved to the Home Counties in England to work for a large private Estate Agents. He then followed his passion for cars and had a very successful career in luxury and prestige car sales and has now brought his ability to offer the best service to clients to Simpson & Marwick.

    0131 525 8645

  • Jen Jazayeri

    Jen Jazayeri

    Sales Negotiator

    Jen Jazayeri is a Sales Negotiator who joined the firm in 2004. Jen has a wealth of experience in all aspects of property having previously worked with sales, purchases and lettings in the property department of another Edinburgh legal firm. She is a dedicated member of the team dealing with day to day negotiations and the marketing of residential property, always with an understanding of clients’ concerns and needs.

    0131 525 8617

  • Simon Donaldson

    Simon Donaldson

    Sales Negotiator

    Simon Donaldson is a Sales Negotiator who joined the firm in 2006. He has a background in sales and brings with him a great enthusiasm to the job. Simon works closely within the rest of the property team to deal with the marketing of properties from the point at which they go on to the market to the point of sale.

    0131 525 8602

  • Jenny Smith

    Jenny Smith

    Sales Negotiator

    Jenny Smith is a Sales Negotiator having joined Simpson & Marwick in October 2009. Jenny has performed this role for several years previously in other legal firms. She has had extensive experience in dealing with clients’ sales, with her main aim to ensure that the client is fully informed and advised throughout the process and to achieve the best possible result for them on their sale.

    0131 525 8607

  • Sheila Hogg

    Sheila Hogg

    Property Finance Manager

    Sheila Hogg joined Simpson & Marwick in February 2008 as a Property Assistant providing a huge administrative support to the Property Department. With her strength and previous experience in finance, however, Sheila soon progressed to the Finance Department and now holds the role of Property Finance Manager. Her main role is to handle all aspects of finance within the Property Department but she still provides constant assistance to the Property Department when required, speaking to clients and organising viewings.

    0131 525 8604