Meet our Team

Alan left school wanting a career in design. However, when looking for a temporary job before starting his further art education, he stumbled across a job in a local estate agency. From day one he was hooked, and never looked back some 35 years later! Alan was born and bred in Enfield EN2, going to Lavender School, Chase Side Primary and later Enfield Grammar school. His parents ironically bought and sold through Atkinsons when he was a child! Alan is a keen tennis player and is also a qualified Level 1 tennis coach, but his latest passion is Padel Tennis, the fastest growing sport in the UK. Alan’s claim to fame is featuring in six different episodes of the BBC’s property show, “Homes Under the Hammer”.

Sarah started work in the insurance industry. Her father was a local building contractor, who coincidentally was the Atkinson family builder! Sarah and Alan were a couple before they took over the business, but Sarah was still working for Legal & General when Alan bought Atkinsons in 1997. Sarah joined soon after as the business quickly gathered momentum. Again, Sarah is an Enfield girl, going to George Spicer School and then Chase Community Secondary School. Out of the office, Sarah loves getting to the gym as often as she can and is a keen equestrian too, looking after her two daughters’ ponies as well as her own horse.

Following a successful career with EasyJet and having fairly quickly climbed through the ranks, Nic became one of their youngest ever Cabin Crew Managers. In 2020, it was time for a change and a new challenge and with the people skills learnt during her time with the airline, these transferred fabulously to her new role at Atkinsons. She is so personable and friendly, nothing is too much for her and her positivity is infectious! She loves talking to and understanding people, although she’s not renowned for her IT skills! Nic has two lovely kids and a dog called Bonnie and she loves socialising.

Emily joined us in 2015 and worked in our busy property management team having had a successful career in property sales, she wanted a change of direction. Emily has since had two lovely children and has rejoined the team after maternity leave as a Letting Executive. She loves the buzz of matching people to property (drawing on her years of experience in property sales), meeting new people and showing them around their next potential home. Now back in the fast lane, she plays hard at the weekend with Bounce Fitness and balances being busy a mum around her career.

Thankfully one of Jane’s assets is her IT skills, making up for Nic’s lack! Jane is full of good ideas and is really friendly, creative and loves working closely with the rest of team to ensure our clients’ needs are looked after. She’s great at staying calm when things get chaotic and she’s so keen to make sure everyone is updated kept in the loop. Jane loves a festival, although she prefers winter to summer! She’s also devoted to her new addition, a four-month old kitten called Pixie.

When entering our offices, you’ll be welcomed to Atkinsons Residential by Siobhan’s smiley face. Siobhan is a mother of one and brings a wealth of experience to our team. She used to own and run a health food shop before Atkinsons and she loves bringing all she’s learned to her role as office administrator. Having never worked in the property industry before, Siobhan loves using her people skills helping clients find their new home. Away from the office, she would love to be reading fantasy fiction on a beach, sipping a Mojito!

Kaleigh works in our Property Management Team and has been with us since 2007. She is a dedicated, organised and methodical individual, which is essential when working in this busy department! Outside of work, Kaleigh enjoys long walks with her two dogs, working out at the gym, running and has recently completed charity runs to raise money for Cancer Research and Crones and Colitis UK and may one day enter to complete in the London Marathon!

Olivia is originally from Manchester and has been in London since 2015. She joined Atkinsons in 2018 and like all the staff here, she had never worked in property before; instead she was in the hair and makeup industry. She’s extremely organised, works very quickly/efficiently and is definitely the jack of all trades (event planner, head of IT, christmas co-ordinator (you name it she can do it!). She’s the office ‘go-to’ for anything that needs fixing or arranging. Olivia enjoys trips back up North to spend time with her niece and nephew and is also very enthusiastic towards the festive period (she would have the office christmas decorations up all year round if she could!).

Rosie is the youngest and most recent member to Atkinsons. Having joined us in May 2024, she has slotted in perfectly with the rest of the team. Rosie is very local to the area which brings a wealth of knowledge to her role as a Sales and Lettings Executive. She has a very fun and bubbly personality and loves meeting new people (you’ll find it difficult to forget her!). Outside of the office, she loves to socialise with friends/family and also spend time at the stables with her horse Jaguar.

Toby is a 3 year old Cockerpoo and comes to the office daily. He likes to do his rounds several times a day visiting the team members for titbits and cuddles! Toby can often be seen taking any one of the other members of staff for a walk around the block, or sniffing and making new friends in Tucker’s Park. When not flat out busy on his daily routine, he’ll be flat out snoozing under one of the desks!