Grapevine Estate Agents

Grapevine Estate Agents, estate agency in Twyford and the Reading area

Grapevine Estate Agents is a British estate agency operating in Twyford, Reading and the surrounding Berkshire villages. Its directors, Oliver Bush, Adam Shaw and Scott Marlin, have a combined experience of over 60 years in the estate agency business and offer a personal, face-to-face service, with creative marketing and fees the company itself describes as fair.

The firm presents a fresh, stylish and artistic approach to property marketing. Its directors promise to personally handle all aspects of the sale or letting, from start to finish.

Geographic specialisation and team track record

Adam and Oliver have focused primarily on Twyford and the surrounding Berkshire villages for the past 18 years, while Scott has specialised in Reading and its surrounding areas for 25 years. That expertise spread across a wide area means the agency can assist with properties within approximately 10 miles of Reading.

Services for sellers, buyers, landlords and tenants

The agency structures its offering across four areas: selling, buying, letting to landlords and letting to tenants. The services it details include:

• Property sales, with creative marketing and free professional photography included as standard for all properties.
• Buying, with property search and support throughout the process.
• Management for landlords letting their property, with published landlord fees.
• Tenant support, with a channel to report a repair.
• Property auctions.
• Mortgage service.
• Stamp Duty calculator.
• Free, no-obligation property valuation, based on location, size, condition and recent sales in the area.

Property portfolio

The site shows an active portfolio of properties for sale and to rent. Among the homes listed are terraced, semi-detached and detached houses and flats in locations such as Twyford, Earley, Charvil, Taplow, Spencers Wood, Hurst, Knowl Hill, Playhatch and Reading. Published sale prices range from £175,000 for a two-bedroom park home in Spencers Wood to £1,500,000 for a four-bedroom detached house in Charvil. Rental listings include, among others, a one-bedroom flat in Knowl Hill at £835 per month and a one-bedroom property in Playhatch at £1,075 per month.

Accreditations and memberships

The company presents itself as a top 10% agency in the country and states it has 100% customer satisfaction. It is a member of the Property Ombudsman Scheme and complies with its code of practice for residential sales and lettings. It also identifies itself as a Propertymark accredited estate agent.

Editorial content and local knowledge

Grapevine publishes area guides and a news and insights section with articles on the property market, such as the role of buy-to-let landlords in the housing market, the use of live streaming as a technology tool, or whether now is a good time to buy a home. The agency also runs a newsletter subscription service.

Location and contact

Email: sales@grapevineproperty.co.uk