Welcome to Village Properties in Twyford, our new head office and admin centre opened in Twyford 2022. Village Properties are the longest established and most successful independent Estate Agents and property consultants in the West of Reading, with our established offices in Tilehurst.
We’re located in the heart of Twyford, just a few minute’s walk from the railway station, which is part of the newly formed Elizabeth line tube link, offering easy access to central London in just 40 minutes. We also have excellent road links with the M4 junction 10 only 4 miles away and M40 junction 4, at High Wycombe, 12 miles away.
From our head office in Twyford, we manage the VP business administration. From our sales office in Tilehurst, we cover the areas surrounding Twyford village and anything east of Reading town centre, including, Woodley, Sonning, Earley, Wargrave, Charvil, Hurst, Winnersh etc.
Our team at Village Properties have a wealth of experience in selling and renting property in the local area, we understand that it can sometimes be a stressful time. Our goal is to ensure that our clients are looked after and that stress is kept to a minimum.
We believe the service we offer is unrivalled by our competitors and always go the extra mile to make sure our clients moving experience is a good one.
We offer, competitive rates of commission, form filling help, financial health check (via our finance partner – Money Guardian), office appointments on a Sunday and helping to obtain quotes for all the little things that other agents may forget (conveyancing, removals, etc).
Everyone has their own individual circumstances for moving, and often requires a more bespoke service, we are able to provide this service via VP Prive. This is a tailored service for the vendor who wants a more discreet experience and our exciting VP Exclusive package for our customers at the higher end of the market.
Village Properties pride ourselves on our communication and working to get our clients the best possible outcome by using our vast potential buyer network, regular social media updates and unique marketing style.
Charlie has been an estate agent in the Reading area since 1996 and after a few years with a corporate agency, joined Village Properties in 2004 as a sales negotiator. Since then he has progressed through the ranks within the company, ultimately becoming the managing director & owner.
In his spare time Charlie is a keen golfer and a member of Calcot Park Golf Club. He also enjoys spending time with his family, cycling and keeping fit at his local gym.
Sarahjane has been with VP sales department for over 5 years now. She started as a part time administrator, then accepted our offer as VP's full time sales progressor since then she has excelled in that role which has lead to another promotion to Sales Director.
Sarajane is married and has 2 children who both go to Denefield School off Long Lane in Tilehurst. She also enjoys socialising with family and friends, walking her dog and holidays to Croyde in Devon.
James has been working in estate agency for 15 years and brings a wealth of experience. He started his career with a corporate company and attended high level training programs of which have helped him succeed and progress to where he is today. James has always lived in the RG31/RG30 area so his local knowledge is second to none.
On a personal level, James enjoys spending time with his family, going to he gym and watching sports.
Riccardo spent his weeks work experience with VP in 2018 and showed great promise. Because of his hardworking, enthusiastic and positive attitude the managing director Charlie Higgs offered him a trainee sales negotiator position of which he accepted. Riccardo went on from strength to strength and within 6 months passed his trainee position with ease so he's now a very confident sales negotiator and a very important member of the sales team.
In his spare time, Riccardo enjoys playing rugby and going to his local gym.
Beth joined the company in 2016 and is a fantastic addition to our lettings team. She has a fun personality, very professional and is a joy to work with. Beth's main role within the company is to show prospective tenants over our properties and look after the office administration.
Outside of work, Beth enjoys spending her time with her daughter, sewing, singing and watching movies. She's also passionate about baking/cooking and loves to host a dinner party or two.'
Donna Joined the VP sales team in the summer of 2020 and deals with the companies administration. She's very experienced in the customer service industry and that really comes across when dealing with our clients. She's naturally an outgoing and bubbly person of which makes her a pleasure to work with.
Donna really enjoys cooking and fancies herself as a bit of a top chef. She also enjoys long walks with her family and shopping.
Joe joined our sales team at the beginning of 2021 and has come from the financial industry. He has a wealth of customer service experience and is a real asset to the company.
In his spare time, Joe enjoys running, playing football and music festivals.