Marina Sales, Lettings and New Homes
Swansea Marina is situated in the the city’s historic award winning Maritime Quarter and combines the vibrancy of a city centre location with the tranquility of a waterfront and beach resort.
Swing bridges and locks, yachts, boats, listed buildings and sculptures all add to the atmosphere as do cafes, bars, shops and restaurants. Alongside and linked by an iconic Sail Bridge, is SA1, a £138million dockside development. Marina or SA1, there’s so much to do all within walking distance. Water sports on the beach, sailing lessons, cinemas, bowling and nightlife. The City Centre is a vibrant hub with plenty of shops and a fabulous market that’s home to all sorts of local delicacies. The LC, a superb multi-million pound leisure complex and water park is literally a stone’s throw away, as is the National Waterfront Museum telling the story of Wales’ industrial and maritime history, Swansea Museum, the oldest museum in Wales as well as The Dylan Thomas Centre which hosts a permanent exhibition on Dylan Thomas and Swansea's newest venue The Arena.
For sports fans, Swansea has both Swansea City FC at the Swansea.com stadium and the Ospreys Rugby team at St Helens, both only a short drive away.
Dawsons, an independently owned South Wales Estate Agency led by four local business partners, combines entrepreneurial spirit with a full suite of residential and commercial property services. As a multi-award-winning LOCAL agent, we specialise in property sales, lettings, block and property management, development land and new homes, auctions, and commercial property services. Our success stems from the diverse expertise and experience across our team. We are also proud to support landlord and agents throughout Wales with our separate training arm, Dawsons Training Wales.
Dawsons celebrated 30 years in business in 2021, building a legacy of excellence alongside a strong commitment to local community and charity support. Over the years, Dawsons has achieved numerous accolades, including Community Champion of the Year and Best Regional Agent at the Relocation Agent Network Awards in both 2023 and 2024, as well as Letting Agent of the Year at the Property Reporter Awards in 2024. Beyond delivering exceptional service, we actively support local schools, charities, and community initiatives, highlighting our dedication to making a positive impact. Looking ahead, 2025 marks our sixth consecutive DOUBLE GOLD achievement in Sales and Lettings in the Best Estate Agent Guide, reaffirming Dawsons as a ‘consistently exceptional’ agency at the heart of South Wales.
Meet the Sales Team
Kelly Israel
Marina Sales Manager
Kelly joined Dawsons with a strong background in media and is a keen member of the Dawsons Marketing Team. Having gained a wealth of experience in our Killay branch, Kelly joined our Marina team in December 2022 as Sales Manager and now oversees all aspects of the day to day running of the sales team, alongside sales progression - to help ensure the agreed sales reach a satisfactory completion. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and is a keen supporter of the local rugby team where her two boys play!
Lisa Davies
Senior Property Sales Consultant & Valuer
Lisa began her property Career in Dawsons in 2006. Now based in our Marina Office, Lisa our Senior Consultant and Valuer utilises her years of experience and wealth of knowledge of the industry, providing our clients with property marketing strategies, Lisa can give honest feedback on the best price to market your property and provide essential advice for leasehold properties. A former professional dancer Lisa now enjoys swimming and spending time with her family.
Gemma Burgin
Senior Property Sales Consultant
Gemma progressed within her role to a Senior Property Sales Consultant and now provides fantastic support to our Sales Progression team. Gemma joined the Dawsons team in 2018 and has since gained a wealth of experience in various branch locations: Swansea, Sketty and now Marina. Gemma has a natural flair for Estate Agency and is passionate about delivering the very best customer service to our clients.
Aysha Abbasi-Rafique
Property Sales Consultant
Aysha joined us in 2022, bringing with her a background in sales, customer service and sheer passion! As a mother and homeowner herself, Aysha believes that a home is more than just a place to live - it's the place where long-lasting memories are made. Aysha helps our clients navigate through the often very challenging waters of the home buying and selling process, with the end result often being a wonderful experience. Aysha speaks Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi fluently and enjoys helping our customers who speak in these native languages. When she's not busy helping clients, Aysha enjoys spending time with her family.
Jodie McCay
Property Sales Administrator
Jodie joins us as our newly appointed Property Sales Administrator in the Marina Branch. Jodie comes to us with a wealth of customer service experience having previously worked in the Hotel sector. Providing fantastic customer experience is very important to Jodie. In her spare time Jodie loves to spend time with friends and family, keeping fit and cycling.
Meet the Lettings Team
Laura Reeks-Wildman
Branch Manager
Laura started her career in Residential sales in 2004 progressing to complete her technical sales award and NVQ3 in residential sales. After working with us since 2010, Laura now holds the senior position within our Marina Lettings team delivering outstanding customer service, going above and beyond customer expectations. In her spare time Laura enjoys spending time with her family
Alex Lesniak
Senior Residential Lettings Consultant and Valuer
Alex joined the company in 2019 with a wealth of administration experience within the Civil Service bringing professionalism and efficiency. Alex loves his home life especially since becoming a new father in 2020.
Jack Booth
Residential Lettings Consultant
After relocating from Tenby, Jack joined our Marina Lettings team in June 2023. After working in recruitment briefly, Jack has always had a passion for the property industry and wanted to begin a career in the property market and therefore delighted to join Team Dawsons. When not in the office, you will find Jack in the gym, swimming and spending time with his wife and young family.
Meet the Land and New Homes Team
Timothy J Kostromin
Partner - Head of Development, Land, & New Homes
After leaving school Tim trained as a Quantity Surveyor and is qualified to HNC Level in Building and Construction. He joined Dawsons in 1998 from a well-known national Estate Agency where for many years he had overseen their Swansea sales operation. Tim has been an instrumental Partner within Dawsons since 2000.
Currently heading up our Development, Land & New Homes department since it was formed in 2006 (based at Swansea Marina), Tim also plays an operational role within the business.
Outside of the office you will find Tim busy with his family. Tim's passions in life are foreign travel and being with his grandchildren.
Janey Harris
Land and New Homes Administrator
Janey joined Dawsons in 2006 as part of the team that launched the Land and New Homes Department whilst being involved in all aspects of the department.