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Our People
The Partners
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Michael Ginsberg BSc (Hons) Est Man MRICS FNAEA Michael Ginsberg is a Chartered Surveyor with over 25 years experience in residential and commercial property. He achieved a prize winning first class Honours degree in Estate Management at Kingston University and is a fellow of NAEA. Having joined the company in 1992, Michael takes overall responsibility for the firm and combines his skills in professional practice and business on a daily basis. Specialising in residential and commercial valuation, he has broad experience in property management, residential agency, landlord and tenant and property investment advice. He has experience as a trustee and an executor. Michael lives with his young family in Shalford and, when time allows, enjoys sailing and walking, holidays with his family and running to keep fit. |
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Peter Tappin BSc (Hons) FRGS A Partner since 1992, Peter manages Residential Sales across the three mse offices, he also deals in land and new homes. Prior to mse, Peter specialised in Country Homes working for a large corporate firm in south west London and Surrey. Peter's extensive knowledge of the industry and local area are key to our success. Peter has held key appointments across the local community including a school governor post as committee chair and sitting on the Board of directors and as a business advisor for Young Enterprise West Surrey. He is also a board member of local housing charity, Guildford Sunset Homes. Peter lives in Merrow with his wife and enjoys many sporting activities including walking, climbing, cycling, sailing and golf. He was once a member of the Transglobe Expedition led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. |
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Tim Alden BSc MRICS Tim is an experienced Chartered Surveyor and joined mse as a Partner in 2005 with overall responsibility for the Commercial department. Tim's career has mostly been in central London private practice acting on behalf of financial institutions, property companies and central government. Tim has wide experience of commercial property management, valuation, rent reviews, lease renewals, acquisitions and disposals. Tim enjoys family life with his wife and three young daughters and when time allows is either sailing, walking or playing the occasional game of cricket. mailto:tim.alden@mseproperty.com
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Richard Marks Dip Est Man MRICS A Partner at mse since 2005, Richard is responsible for Investments, local agency and professional work. Richard is a chartered surveyor with over 30 years experience in London advising institutional and property companies on the acquisition and disposal of property investments throughout the UK and dealing with letting and rent reviews of offices. Richard is a keen sportsman playing cricket, hockey, golf and tennis and he ran the London Marathon in 1983. Richard also takes a keen interest in the weather and is a member of the Royal Meteorological Society. |
The rest of the team
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Sue Rosewell The backbone of the lettings department! Sue joined mse in 2004. Previously she worked for a large medical device manufacturer investigating injury claims. Over the last few years she has gained an in depth knowledge of the property industry and built up very strong working relationships with our long-standing clients. She has empathy with the tenants and will always go that extra mile to ensure tenants and houses are well matched. |
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Mark Blakeway Born in Australia, Mark emigrated to the UK in 2003. He joined mse in 2007 after working for a local corporate letting agency. Mark was promoted to Senior Lettings Negotiator in February 2008 having gained considerable experience, local knowledge and demonstrating huge enthusiasm. Mark has a good relationship with all of our clients and works very closely with Sue. Mark has a great sense of humour, enjoys reading, mountain biking and travelling Europe. |
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Donna Knott Donna gained three A levels at Godalming college and worked in retail for a few years. Donna joined mse in Oct 2008 and divides her time assisting both the Sales and Lettings departments. In her short time here, Donna has gained considerable experience and is a valued member of the team. In her spare time Donna enjoys horse-riding in and around Hambledon where she has lived all of her life. |
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Simone Young Simone joined MSE in 2005 as a weekend lettings assistant, fitting work around her young family. She has covered the post of Lettings Administrator and Sales Secretary. Simone comes from a Sales and Marketing background in the Travel Industry and the Mayfair/City of London Office Property Market. Out of work she enjoys Pilates, dancing, walking and spending quality time with her family and friends. |
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Clair Richardson Clair Joined mse in 2005 as a weekend Lettings assistant to fit in with looking after her young family. Clair comes from a property background and prior to starting her family, worked for many years in Guildford in a Property department as a Legal Executive, which included the letting and management of commercial properties. Clair enjoys reading, walking and spending time with her family. |
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Margie Seward Born in Zimbabwe, Margie spent most of her adult life in South Africa. She worked as an aide-de-camp to the Mayor of Johannesburg during Nelson Mandela's release from prison and the ensuing change of government. In 2000, the family decided to move to the UK to be closer to her husband's family. Margie has worked with mse since as Office Manager and Secetary to the Commercial division. In her spare time Margie enjoys playing doting grandma to her new grand daughter. |
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Kim Wetton Following a career in travel, Kim having always had a passion for property began working for a local estate agents at the weekends. Kim then joined mse in 1998, firstly in Sales and lettings and now in the Commercial department assisting Margie with all areas of administration and supporting the Commercial team. Kim enjoys travelling abroad, aerobics, swimming and reading as well as spending time with her three teenage children. |
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Tony Rapley DipSurvPract Antony, an experienced Commercial Surveyor has joined the commercial team here at mse, in particular to focus on Commercial Agency. Antony has followed a successful career within the property industry over the last fifteen years spanning both the residential and commercial sectors in the Home Counties and South East regions. He achieved a distinction in a Diploma in Surveying Practice at Reading University and will be supported by mse in his pursuit of membership of RICS. Away from the office Antony enjoys travelling with his wife and is a keen sportsman with interests in diving, golf, rugby, football, plus target and clay shooting. |
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Andrew McVean Andrew, a chartered building surveyor has worked in the area for over 30 years and with mse for 6 years. His work covers domestic, commercial and institutional properties and one of his specialisations is listed buildings. Andrew has a broad client base including private individuals, commercial, schools, churches and local authorities. |
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Paul Chilton Paul joined mse in 2004 following several years acquiring and refurbishing residential properties in Surrey and Bucks. Prior to this, Paul spent 18 years Project Managing numerous developments with Lloyds TSB Bank. As Department Head, Pauls main focus is to ensure a high quality service for Clients providing advice on matters ranging from tenancy agreements through to overseeing full refurbishments. Paul is married and enjoys skiing, sailing, travelling and motorcycle touring. |
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Simon Williams With his background in telecommunications, Simon has built up a wealth of knowledge in planning, delivery & project management. Simon has returned to mse to join the Residential Property Management Team, in the role of Property Manager. Simon lives in Guildford and in his spare time enjoys socialising and renovating his own property. He has a keen interest in music and plays drums for a surrey based rock band. He also enjoys eating out and drinking a good bottle of red wine |
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Mark Mitchell Starting out in the courier business, Mark later changed direction and spent ten years working in sales in various estate agents in London and Surrey. This was followed by nine years at Standard Life as a policy admin representative. Mark's methodical approach ensures that the administration is carried out to the highest standard and he is always willing to assist others within the team. |
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Mary Rodriguez Mary has wide ranging experience in numerous industries. She has worked for many years in education as a Marketing Manager and more recently as manager of a business centre. She has had several top level PA jobs in London and Surrey, but has also lived and worked in Spain and Venezuela. Mary joined mse in 2005 and provides secretarial support to the property management dept. She has 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren. She is a keen photographer and enjoys travel, dining out, hot-air ballooning and belongs to the local theatre group. |
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Bruce Simon FNAEA Our longest serving member of staff having worked for Heath and Salter since 1991, Bruce is a key part of the residential sales team at Guildford and is involved with new buyers, viewings, sales progression and numerous administrative functions to ensure that the department runs smoothly. Clients and purchasers comment very positively on their experience in dealing with someone with such a wealth of experience in the property market. Bruce lives in East Horsley and enjoys travelling, particularly in Scandinavia, history and cricket. |
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Kate Bowker Kate has broad estate agency experience across Surrey, working, over the last ten years, for household-name firms in Weybridge, Walton on Thames, Guildford, Godalming and Merrow. She joins us fresh from a break in the recruitment industry dealing with senior hospitality positions with leading international hotel groups. Kate has lived in the Guildford area all her life, attending local schools including George Abbot, and continues to live locally in Godalming town centre. In her spare time, she enjoys fitness and plays tennis for her local club. She also likes to spend time walking in the local countryside with her scruffy Lagotto puppy, Dinah! |
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Liz Slatter Liz worked in London for a number of years within the property and commercial refurbishment sectors and has wide experience in administration and management. Now having escaped the hustle and bustle of London life, she is based in the Guildford office as PA to Senior Partner, Michael Ginsberg. Liz was brought up in Guildford, having been to school here, and she currently lives in Woking. She enjoys the gym, taking part in charity fun runs and socialising with family and friends. |
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Debbie Forest Debbie lives in Guildford having bought up four children, two of which still attend school locally. Debbie has worked in the education industry for many years and is currently involved with child education locally. She works at mse at the weekends and has been with us for some 14 years. In her spare time Debbie is a keen golfer and is a member of Guildford Golf club. |
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Mel Young Mel joined mse in 1992 as a part time sales negotiator. The hours still fit in very well with bringing up her family. On leaving college she joined the television company LWT as a Sales Executive, she then had a complete career change moving into Residential Social work, working in a childrens care home.
She enjoys walking, gardening and going to the cinema.
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Stuart Maxwell Stuart began working for mse when our Cranleigh branch opened in 1994, following 16 years in the industry working for Gascoigne Pees in Godalming. Stuart has an extensive knowledge of the market in Cranleigh, Godalming and the surrounding villages and provides exceptional industry experience. In his spare time Stuart enjoys travelling through France, sampling the cuisine and excellent wines, and South Africa where he lived as a child. Stuart is also passionate about walking, enjoying the South Downs with his two Cairn Terriers. |
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Elaine Stephens With over 25 years experience in Estate Agency, ranging from international companies such as Hamptons and Savills to the smaller independents, Elaine has a broad knowledge of the residential market. Elaine joined mse in 2004 and works closely with Stuart. Elaine likes to enjoy the beautiful West Sussex countryside where she lives with her husband and two cats and also travels regularly through SW France. |
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Lesley Davenport Lesley has worked at the Cranleigh office for nearly six years as a part time sales negotiator. She began as a trainee in 1977 when she worked for a small independent estate agency in Norbury, SW16. Since then, Lesley has had three children, all grown up now, but has continued to work part time for Furmston and Partners, Hamptons and more recently, Meldrum Salter Edgley. Lesley and her family live locally in Holmbury St. Mary. Lesley loves the countryside and has her own horse ‘Wilbert’. Aside from riding she enjoys meeting up with friends and family, gardening, dog walking and reading. |
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Allison Pratt Allison has worked in the Cranleigh office on alternate weekends for the past four years. She lives in Ifold and during the week works at a local prep school. As Allison has two teenage children who were educated in both Sussex and Surrey, she has become our unofficial schools expert! Out of work, Allison enjoys ballooning, visiting the theatre and spending time with family and friends. |
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Jo Bennett Jo moved from North London a few years ago and has settled in Surrey with her husband and two young children. Having been in agency for 15 years she decided to return as a weekend negotiator allowing her to look after her children during the week. Jo enjoys painting in her spare time, exploring the Surrey and Sussex countryside and taking the boys down to the coast. |
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Sue Shorney Sue escaped the hustle and bustle of London a few years ago and lives on the common with her husband, she joined the Cranleigh office as a trainee shortly afterwards. Having moved house seven times in the last 30 years, Sue feels well suited to help and advise people in today's property market. Outside of work, Sue enjoys cycling, walking, cooking and entertaining her twin grandsons! |
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Paul Machell Paul, an experienced Residential Sales Manager has joined mse to manage our Godalming office. He has an extensive knowledge of the area having lived and worked locally for over 22 years. Paul has a wealth of residential experience and has held various key roles in the industry working for both Strutt and Parker and Hamptons. Outside of work, Pauls main passion is sailing, in 2005 he took a year out of work and sailed his family across the Atlantic. Paul also enjoys scuba diving, hiking with his wife and chocolate lab and entertaining, using his traditional culinary skills! |
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Sue Mager Sue has worked in a marketing and sales environment since joining Qantas Airways in central London in 1978. After nine years in London she joined her husband Michael setting up Mager Meldrum Estate Agency in Godalming town centre in 1987. After a break to raise her family and concentrate on a self employed business selling ladies fashion she re-joined the renamed Meldrum Salter Edgley in January 2001 as the Sales Co-ordinator in the Godalming office. She enjoys going to the theatre and looking after her two children now aged 16 and 11. |
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Alison West Alison originally trained and worked as a Legal Secretary for 18 years working for some of the large legal practices locally. After taking time out to have a family she decided to change direction and work in Estate Agency. Alison has had experience working in Godalming for some time and has joined mse as part of the Sales team in the Godalming office. When her two children aren’t keeping her busy, Alison enjoys reading and going to the gym. |
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Bharati Kulkani Following her marriage, Bharati moved to the UK where she completed her post grad diploma in managment studies together with accountancy qualifications whilst bringing up her family. She started out in a firm of accountants and then moved inhouse to various manufacturing and marketing companies prior to joining mse in 2004. Bharati's focus at mse is to manage the entire client account operation and ensure that the department runs smoothly. In her spare time, Bharati enjoys socialising, entertaining, music and travel. |
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Janice Mitchell With over 30 years of accounts experience, Janice has worked in a wide range of industries prior to joining mse accounts dept in 2002. Janice enjoys gardening, reading and travelling. |
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Sarah Ginsberg Sarah originally joined mse in 1992 and worked for 3 years in sales admin in both the Guildford and Cranleigh offices. She then worked for 5 years as office manager for an Italian furniture company dealing with sales, admin and accounts. After taking time out to have 2 children, she rejoined MSE as an accounts assistant in May 2008. Sarah enjoys walking and is training to be a riding instructor with the Cranleigh branch of the RDA. |
