Meet The Team

Colin Shairp, Director – Cert Res EA FNAEA FARLA AGPEA

Colin is well known in the Portsmouth area, where he's been an estate agent for almost 30 years. He worked his way up from junior negotiator, and went on to build up and own one of the area's largest agency, with several branches.

He saw the market need for a dedicated branch dealing with both Town and Country homes, sold his original business, and captured and has maintained a substantial market share in his first 5 years of trading as Town & Country Southern. He was Chairman of the Solent Region of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) (2007 to 2011), at the same time he was a member of the NAEA Members Advisory Forum, currently is an affiliate of the Portsmouth Property Association (PPA), a member of Hampshire Association of Estate Agents (HAEA) a Fellow of both the NAEA and the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and an Associate of The Guild of Property Professionals (GPEA).

Colin says, "I have a happy and dedicated team, who, like me, believe that what sets us apart from other agencies is our commitment to customer care, our experience and our total belief in the brand. We're already a local leader in this market, and we intend to improve further."

Claire Ray AGPEA Sales Manager

Marcus first started working in estate agency in 1998 and since then has gained a wealth of experience in the industry. He has worked for both small and medium sized independent businesses, and also large corporate firms so is well placed to assist our clients whatever their needs. He has been involved in the sale of everything from large distinctive and country homes, single garages, and any type of property in between over the years and will give the same level of attention to detail no matter what the property transaction holds. He has also completed the full financial planning certificate as well as the CeMAP paper for mortgage advice and principles, giving him a very well rounded understanding of matters relating to property be it your main residence or in the context of them being an investment vehicle. He is a client focused and professional individual who speaks in plain English and has a very approachable manor.

Marcus Foot Property Consultant

Oliver joined the team in November 2017, previously working for a family run independent agency in the local area. He has worked with property since 2014, with customer facing roles prior to joining the industry. Dealing with residential sales and lettings, he has a growing knowledge of property along with administrational and technological attributes which allows flexibility within the team. In 2019 Oliver won the Gold Award for Best Estate Agent in Portsmouth and PO6 for reviews from allagents.co.uk which was part of six individual awards, along with the seven awards the office received. In 2020 Oliver is one of 25 finalists selected from 4,000 nominees received from clients in the people award category of the ESTAS, the prime estate agency awards scheme in the UK. He has also completed a Trading Standards backed Guild of Property Professionals Associate Scheme.

Oliver Pescott AGPEA Property Consultant

Amanda has been with the company since we opened in 2009, prior to that she managed a ‘corporate’ owned office on the south coast. She brings to the team, superb organisation skills, outstanding customer service abilities and an aptitude to deal with all sales and lettings matters. Her versatility means she can bridge the gap between administration, sales and lettings.

Meet The Team

Colin Shairp, Director – Cert Res EA FNAEA FARLA AGPEA

Claire Ray AGPEA Sales Manager

Marcus Foot Property Consultant

Oliver Pescott AGPEA Property Consultant

Amanda Burden AGPEA Property Consultant