About Lothian Homes

Lothian Homes are an independent property management, lettings & estate agency business who were established in 2011. Based in the centre of Bathgate, West Lothian.

Our team of dedicated professionals work hard to meet the needs of each one customer, by offering a truly tailor-made approach to suit all customers and cover West Lothian, Edinburgh and beyond.

Our exceptional agency packages are designed to cater for all our customers’ needs, and we also offer competitive conveyancing fees from an independent company, for those without a solicitor, and can help with mortgages from an independent adviser.

Lothian Homes are your one-stop solution for buying, selling, renting, and letting property in West Lothian, Edinburgh and beyond.

We have a high profile local, regional; national and internet advertising helps push your home to the front of the queue often reaching the best buyers before they look anywhere else. With such a range of services, all aiming to give your home the greatest advantage and help you with a trouble-free sale, we hope you will agree Lothian Homes are the only agent you need.

Please get in touch with a member of our team who would be delighted to help answer any questions regarding renting / selling a home or finding one if you’re a tenant.

Meet Our Team

Our fantastic team at Lothian Homes.

Diane

Diane started her housing career back in 1995 with West Lothian Council. She has been a private landlord since 1992. Over her 20+ years’ experience, Diane has progressed into management working for some well-known housing projects with Cyrenians, Crisis UK and West Lothian Council working within private sector services. She is very experienced in all aspects of lettings, property management, repairs, rent collections, housing legislation and housing benefits. Having built up a growing reputation for delivering a high standard of customer service.

Diane built her business on reputation and delivers a service to ensure Lothian Homes receives a lot of work through personal recommendations.

Collette

Collette has been working with Lothian Homes since September 2012. She has done intensive training with Diane over the initial few years. She has passed her CIH Level 3 – Letting & Managing Residential Property and will receive her MOL and Propertymark Qualification very soon in Sales. Part of these qualification is to obtain ongoing training to ensure her knowledge is kept up to date and now has incorporated this into her own day to day working practice with sales and rentals.

Collette is one of our letting agents covering most of the West Lothian properties. She makes sure that the correct tenants are matched into the right home to make it a stress free process for the tenants and landlords. She is our lead person dealing with the changes in Data Protection and the effects on our business. She attends all the required training to ensure we meet the requirements. Collette also keeps all of our social media up to date to let you know what amazing properties we have on the market.

Samantha

Samantha joined the Lothian Homes in January 2017. She started off as an assistant then was given the opportunity to become an agent. Samantha was given extensive training from Diane, Collette and Isla which helped her achieve her letting agent qualification CIH Level 3 – Letting & Managing Residential Property. She is currently working towards completing her MOL and Propertymark Qualification.

Samantha is responsible to ensure all other staff keeps their CPD training up to date and books all training courses to make sure staff are up to date with legal requirements that may affect the business. Samantha has personally private rented for over 5 years therefore she has a great understanding from a tenant’s point of view as well as an agent’s view. Samantha always provides a professional and friendly service to all customers.

Dylan

Dylan has been with Lothian Homes since January 2022. Previously working an apprenticeship in business and administration Dylan fitted in well as our letting assistant, he is still learning but is enjoying developing his knowledge of the letting industry. As well as being trained by our letting agents Dylan has now passed his SVQ Level 3 Business and administration.

Dylan looks forward to continuing to build relationships with our Landlords and tenants as he is normally the first person you will speak to when contacting Lothian Homes. He is responsible for keeping all our administration processes up to date and ensures the Letting Agents have all required information for tenants and landlords.

Mari McKenna

Mari joined the Lothian Homes team in January 2024, brining with her over 7 years of experience in the lettings industry. As our dedicated lettings assistant, Mari seamlessly fitted into her role and has been expanding her knowledge in the private rented sector. With a focus on exceptional customer service, Mari is building strong relationships with our landlords and tenants. When reaching out to Lothian Homes, you can rely on Mari to usually be your first point of contact. She maintains up-to-date administrative processes and ensures that our letting agents have all necessary information for both tenants and landlords.