Meet the Team

Simon Dalingwater, MRICS

Director

Simon joined the Firm in 1997, qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2004 and became a Partner in 2008. Simon is in charge of the Commercial Agency department – the selling, letting and acquisition of Commercial Properties across Yorkshire and the North, for which he has over 25 years’ experience.

Nicola Thompson, LLB MRICS

Director

Nicola joined the company in 2012 and heads up the residential aspects of the business, including block management, estate agency and professional services. Prior to embarking on a career in property she studied Law at Leeds University and having gained experience in Valuing from both corporate and independent agencies, she brings with her an excellent knowledge of the Leeds area. As well as overseeing the day to day running of the residential departments, Nicola is a Registered Valuer (RICS) and former President of the Leeds Estate Agents, Surveyors and Valuer’s Association (2015 & 2016).

Guy Roberts, MARLA

Director

Guy joined the company in 2013 to manage the Residential Lettings and Management department. He has worked in this area of the industry for the last 15 years both in London and Leeds. Guy and his team let and manage several hundred properties across Yorkshire and have had excellent success in growing and maintaining the effective management of the portfolio.

Claire Dalingwater

Director

Claire joined the company in 2021 and is responsible for providing operational oversight, as well as overseeing the day to day running of the accounts and administration teams. Claire brings with her a wealth of experience, having previously worked in financial services, healthcare IT and the travel industries, where she was responsible for large scale change projects, delivering a wide portfolio of IT and business change implementations.

Simon Holliday, BSC (Hons), MRICS

Associate Director

Simon joined Adair Paxton in 2010 as a graduate surveyor, going on to qualify as a Chartered Surveyor in 2012 and becoming an Associate Director in January 2018. Simon currently heads up the firm’s Professional department specialising in lease renewal and rent review work as well as commercial property management. He previously worked at Humberts Leisure undertaking valuation and agency work in respect of leisure based properties including licensed premises, caravan parks, hotels and day visitor attractions.

Reece Fisher-Lowry, MTPI

Associate Director

Reece oversees the block management team as well as managing some of our largest and most complex sites himself. Reece counts over a decade in experience in the industry, is a Member of The Property Institute and has a particular focus on compliance within the department, specialising in high-risk developments.

Vicky Illingworth

Residential Agency Manager

Victoria joined Adair Paxton in 2018, having gained experience from other leading independent agencies and she now leads the residential agency team. Victoria has a true passion for estate agency, loves the variety of the work and she specialises in complex sales and leasehold transactions. She loves valuing properties, meeting the clients and building relationships, which she considers is crucial to delivering the excellent service that we are renowned for.

Katy Thompson

Residential Lettings Manager

Katy joined Adair Paxton in 2020 in the residential sales team before moving over to oversee the lettings department. Katy works closely with Landlords to market properties and find the best possible tenants. She enjoys the fast-paced nature that comes with managing a busy lettings team and continually strives for improvements to ensure both Landlords & Tenants are looked after and the team remains up to date with the ever changing legislation.