Our People
Mark Everard - Director
Mark began his career in property in early 2006 learning his trade in South West London/Surrey after
graduating from university with a Bachelor of Science degree. Through hard work & drive he rapidly
established himself as one of the area’s top performers and achieved best newcomer within the group
in his first year. Utilizing the analytical skills, he developed during his studies he switched to the Finance
side in 2008 and despite seen the toughest of market conditions during the credit crunch Mark
consistently delivered for his customers & gained promotion to Mortgage Partner in August 2015 with
one of the country’s largest estate agency groups. Mark also spent several years working for one of the
UK’s largest banks in central London dealing with high-net worth clientele and their complex lending
needs which has put him in the ideal place to help all levels of customers with their funding
requirements. Having seen a gap in the market for a forward-thinking, customer centric commercial
broker, Mark set up Michaels Commercial with a view to assist customers with lending needs not always
available on the high street whilst maintaining the highest levels of customer service and satisfaction.
Michael Simpson - Director
Michael’s career in property began at the tender age of just 16. Just two years later Michael became the
manager of a highly reputable estate agents in Braintree before moving his career focus toward the
Colchester market where he was an award winning senior manager for one of the country’s largest
independent agents for over 7 years. In 2013 he went into partnership with Mike Rayner in creating a
new generation style company in Michaels Property Consultants – A company that not only markets and
sells property, but also works closely with developers and the management of their projects, alongside
investors in assisting them in building large portfolios. Michael has worked through all kinds of markets,
good and bad and therefore has a huge amount of experience and knowledge in valuing and selling
property in all market conditions. Amongst this, Michael is an experienced property developer running
an extensive private Buy to Let portfolio as well as managing his various business interests so can
appreciate the necessity of business funding and clear communication. He has ran numerous build
projects both new build and restorations via their sister company, Kingsford Homes and is therefore able
to assist greatly in advising customers on how to maximize the potential in their projects, as well as
helping expose hidden opportunities.
Michael Rayner - Director
Born and raised in Colchester, Mike’s local knowledge is unparalleled. He has worked as an agent and
consultant in the town for over fourteen years, building an exceptional reputation for himself with his
professional, tenacious and friendly approach to his job. Working his way from a trainee to local partner
in one of the country’s largest estate agency groups, he has unrivalled experience in the busiest of
market places whilst upholding excellent standards of personal customer service. Mike works with a
large list of property developers and contractors, assisting them with every inch of detail in order to
ensure that they achieve optimum profits as an end result.
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