Legat Owen has announced the appointment of Harriet Shakeshaft as a general practise surveyor. The company has promoted Samantha Sleigh to associate director and brought on two “Sandwich Year” students, Scarlet Smith and Harry Mason, to work across the agency and management teams for the next 12 months.
Harriet has been working in commercial property for over seven years, most recently at Halls Commercial in Shropshire in the agency and professional department and before that in Chester as a Chartered Surveyor. Working across the Chester and Nantwich offices, Harriet will be undertaking mostly agency work across all sectors, as well as working with Legat Owen’s management, professional and valuation teams.
Harriet was elected as a professional member of the RICS in 2019 after successfully completing her APC. Harriet completed her undergraduate degree at Birmingham city University in Real Estate.
Speaking about her appointment at Legat Owen, Harriet said:
I am delighted to be joining one of the best regional specialists in commercial and residential property and am looking forward to working within the various teams and offices. I am very much looking forward to further developing my career at Legat Owen.
Samantha Sleigh has been with the company for five years having 16 years’ experience of all aspects of commercial property management previously working at MAG Property, CBRE and for private landlords in Auckland, New Zealand. Within Legat Owen Samantha manages a diverse property portfolio, representing a wide range of clients including Plus Dane Housing, Lidl and Private Investors.
Andy Butler, director at Legat Owen, continued:
As a business, we have always sought to bring in and promote new talent whenever we can, and Samantha’s promotion is a perfect example of that. Harriet is no stranger to working in our area and will be a fantastic asset to the team, as will Scarlett and Harry.
