Our customer service is driven by our founding values; being EXPERT, HONOURABLE AND PERSONAL.
We’re dedicated to the private rental sector, our reputation being the ‘go-to’ agent for landlords & tenants looking for a top-class service. We give honest advice un-swayed by potential sales commission and only properties we’d live in ourselves make the grade. 73% of our new customers come by personal recommendation so it looks like our existing clients are spreading the word and we’d delight in showing you, first hand, just how much we care.
Meet our team here
Matching suitable tenants to properties, writing secure tenancy agreements and managing your property, as though it were our own home, are all part of our specialist service to ensure you have a fabulous rental experience from start to finish.
Maxine Lester
Director
Running the business since 2005, Maxine has a rental portfolio of her own, so she knows how to offer the very best service to landlords and tenants. She is determined to continue to improve the service delivered by her and the team. Maxine is passionate about property in the local area and loves being in business with her husband Matthew.
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Matthew Lester
Director
Matthew ensures that the team have the support they need to deliver exceptional customer service.
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Stephanie Marshall
Lettings Team Director
Stephanie is the first port of call for new and current Landlords investing, she manages the lettings team to ensure the while letting process works well for landlords and tenants.
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Jade Edwards MAAT
Finance and Accounts Team Director
Surrounded by files, calculator in hand, we reckon that Jade dreams in pound signs. At least we know that our landlords are always paid on time and that all the pennies are accounted for… and she looks after the pounds too!
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Lisa Gadsby
Property Team Development
“Making sure that all of your homes are beautifully cared for.”
Lisa has responsibility for the whole Property Management Team. She still gets involved in liaising with tenants, landlords and contractors, ensuring all parties are aware of progress being made, plus development of the team, to ensure our customers have a great experience with us.
Mia Horrey
Lettings Negotiator
Making sure Owners and Residents are pleased with the service we provide
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Jenny Parr
Property Management Support
Ensuring that our landlord’s and tenant’s receive an excellent service
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Teri-Anne Watchman
Property Manager
“The most satisfying part of this job is when you know you’ve got the best outcome for both the owner and the resident, so everyone is happy … including me!”
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Leanne Morris
Senior Lettings Negotiator
Fighting to be No.1 worlds best letting agent!
Leanne makes sure our new Owners get a clear picture of the support we provide plus ensure we market properties positively and matches applicants to properties. As such owners and residents can expect to deal with Leanne on a regular basis throughout the whole process, which is comforting to our clients.
Karina Kemeklyte
Property Manager
Ticking off all my jobs every day to make sure our Owners and residents get what they need, when they need it!
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Jenna Clements-Watts
Property Management Suport
I know our landlords put a great deal of trust in us to look after their property and tenants properly. I love getting that good relationship where our customers know I am looking after their property as if it were my own.
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Malcolm Stevens
Lettings Negotiator
Making sure that people find themselves the best home!
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Could this be you?
with the Maxine Lester Team?
Can you deliver great customer service?
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Smudge
General Dogsbody
My name is Smudge and I have been in the business since 2013. I am by far the cleverer out of the two four legged employees, I’m also the female – I guess there is no coincidence!
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Ted
General Dogsbody
My name is Ted, I’m a year younger than Smudge. Everyone says I am a typical boy because all I want to do is to eat, sleep, run and make poo smells. I love making smells the most and can clear an office in less than 2 seconds, it’s such fun!
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12 Station Road, St Ives, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5BH
Situated directly opposite Waitrose, we are easy to find and you can park in the public carpark directly opposite the office.
Our landlords’ properties are placed within a hugely diversified area with great employment opportunities. Benefiting from the Cambridge ‘bubble’ and with excellent connections to London from Huntingdon, Cambridge and St Neots Station and links to the M25,M1 and M6.
East Anglia has one of the highest rental growth rates in the UK.
Huntingdon
Brampton
Houghton
Wyton
Hemmingford Abbots
Hemmingford Grey
Needingworth
Hollywell
Fen Drayton
Fen Stanton
Woodhurst
Cambridge
When we started our business we committed to invest at least 1% of our profits in charitable activities. We are pleased to say we have consistently done that every year, donating over £55,000 to charity so far, plus a further £31,000 either through fundraising or other support. In total that is over £86,000. In 2021 our fundraising equated to 1.5% of our income.
Our charity of the year is Caring Together
Becoming a carer can happen to anyone at any point in their life. Three in five of us will be a carer at some point. It is often not a role that we choose, and it can turn lives upside down in a heartbeat. When it happens, Caring Together is here to provide information and advice, run services in our local communities and campaign so that carers have choices. With your support, we make sure that over 12,000 carers every year get the practical help that matters. Together we can help even more carers in Cambridgeshire.
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Very professional organisation that gives good service to both the tenants as well as the landlord. Highly recommended.
Roger Steel
Landlord
All staff at Maxine Lester Residential Lettings are trained to a high standard and I have always found Lisa Gadsby very efficien
Phil Green
Landlord
Every time we have contacted Maxine Lester everyone has been so helpful. We have always had any issues dealt with promptly and...
Jake Benstead
Tenant
Excellent service all round, keeping us informed regularly on our property, always contactable and willing to help with any query.
Paula Frame
Landlord
All telephone calls recorded for training and quality
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