Welcome to Paton & Co
Patrick and Celia Paton launched Paton & Co to offer a fresh and dynamic approach to buying and selling property. Based in the Scottish Borders, the team at Paton & Co bring a wealth of experience in the residential property market complemented by key marketing and customer service skills, together ensuring that the agency is able to deliver the best results for their clients.
Established in early 2021, and having expanded over the last couple of years with the arrival of Partner Fiona Pagett, Property Negotiator Chloe Riva and Operations Manager Tamara Inness, Paton & Co offers a personal service focusing on first class property presentation and the lifestyle that each home can provide.
Patrick and Celia also want to create a community around buying and selling property that goes further than a financial transaction, and are committed to doing this while keeping fees at a realistic level for their clients.
“For almost 20 years we have enjoyed helping clients buy and sell property, and now, working together with our team at Paton & Co, this process is even more rewarding as we see our clients achieving the best results.”
Paton & Co are the best company I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. The energy, enthusiasm and knowledge that Patrick has in his field is unparalleled. He solves problems before they arise and is always 3 steps ahead. The communication is again the best from anyone I have ever dealt with, there really is no words! In this day and age to encounter such values and morals is exceptionally rare!! An example to all. Thank you again Patrick and Celia
Sarah Hepple
Patrick Paton
After spending time in Australia, Patrick returned to Scotland to start his property career at The Flat Company in Edinburgh, where he specialised in residential lettings. This career move evolved into a keen passion for property, and as he gained in knowledge and experience of the property market, Patrick’s career progressed to several senior roles with some of the country’s leading estate agencies including Knight Frank and Smiths Gore, before more recently becoming a partner at Rettie.
Having been an estate agent for many years, Patrick is familiar with the negative clichés that can be associated with this profession, and he prides himself in offering honest and upfront advice that is thoroughly researched. Patrick won’t over value or over promise just to win business. Rather, Patrick uses his experience of the market and his astute eye for property to ensure that clients get the right advice when discussing their largest financial asset.
Celia Paton
Following her Marketing degree, Celia started a career in property marketing for an international estate agent, and subsequently learnt the art of customer service when running a successful concierge company in Edinburgh, offering a tailored service to both individuals and companies. A short stint agency side saw Celia learning the importance of digital marketing while working with several big clients including John Lewis and Pizza Express. Switching back to property marketing in 2015, Celia became Head of Marketing for a Scottish property firm that enjoyed rapid growth to become Scotland’s largest estate agent – largely thanks to its forward-thinking approach to marketing.
After meeting Patrick and moving to the Scottish Borders, Celia set up a holiday home management company. After the arrival of the two lively Paton boys, Jock and Freddie, this company was taken over by an employee to allow for more family time. Now, with the launch of Paton & Co, Celia is excited to be working alongside Patrick to bring their vision for this dynamic business to life.
Fiona Pagett
Based in the Borders village of Broughton, Fiona Pagett brings a wealth of experience to her role as a Partner with Paton & Co, where she primarily covers the Peeblesshire area. Having initially trained as a broadcast journalist, reporting and presenting first on radio before moving into television with Grampian TV and STV, Fiona later became Head of Communications for Business in the Community Scotland, the country’s leading organisation in corporate social responsibility. Fiona worked with CEOs and senior management teams, involving business in community initiatives, and she developed and led BITC Scotland’s Rural Programme.
In 2005 Fiona set up her own company offering professional multimedia services both to local clients in the Scottish Borders and those further afield, including Intercontinental Hotels. She went on to present a five-part series on ‘Parenting’ for BBC Radio Scotland.
Fiona’s desire for fresh challenges led her to embark on a new direction when she qualified as a personal trainer and launched her business, Keeping Fit Simple, in 2013, and she continues to work with clients and teach classes. Six years later, in 2019, and after her two children had left school, Fiona moved into property, initially joining Purplebricks before working with Rettie as a senior sales negotiator and valuer.
Fiona brings her diverse experience and excellent communications skills to Paton & Co, where her understanding of the local property market places her in a prime position when advising clients.
Tamara Inness
For Operations Manager Tamara Inness, property is in her DNA. Tamara’s grandfather had his own estate agency in London, which was continued by her father, and this passion for property flowed into the next generation when Tamara and her brother started their own company in London in 1999, creating serviced offices and an entrepreneurial private members club. Tamara also helped run her father’s portfolio of high end residential rental properties on Sloane Square, gaining invaluable customer service experience in the process.
After moving to the Scottish Borders, where she lives with her husband and young son, Tamara launched a successful tweed business, which she sold in 2013. Tamara’s husband also works in property, and the couple have a portfolio of residential rental properties in Edinburgh and Stirling. As our Operations Manager, Tamara will be bringing her superb organisational skills and versatility to the team, not to mention her years of experience working in prime property, ensuring a smooth and efficient sales and purchase experience for our clients.
Chloe Riva
Born and raised in the heart of East Lothian, Chloe started her early career managing a rehabilitation centre at a vet practice before following her passion into property with Rettie & Co, where she managed over 130 rental properties across East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.
Chloe then relocated to live near Wooler in North Northumberland with her partner, to be close to the family farm. At this time she also transitioned into property sales, which is an area she thoroughly enjoys and has thrived in. Having worked for George F. White for the past three years, customer service and efficiency have been key to Chloe’s approach and she always strives to go above and beyond for her clients.
Chloe has developed her knowledge further and is qualified in Level 3 Award in Sale of Residential Property and Level 6 Award in Residential Letting and Property Management.
As she begins a new career chapter here at Paton & Co, Chloe is excited to be joining such a dynamic and forward-thinking business, and looks forward to using her skills and experience to help our clients achieve their property goals.