Vail Williams has strengthened its Property Asset Management (PAM) team in the Thames Valley region with two strategic new hires to meet demand.

Experienced Faryal Sheikh Talib has been appointed as Associate in the Reading office and Senior Surveyor Tom Horton has re-joined the property consultancy. Faryal joined from Burley Browne Chartered Surveyors where she was responsible for managing a portfolio with a collective rent roll of approximately £3million on a total square footage in excess of 450,000 and she implemented service charges equivalent to £175,000.

She specialises in property asset management and portfolio strategy. She has experience in managing office, retail, industrial and mixed used buildings. She also advises on occupier estate management, service charge consultancy, lease renewals and general strategy.

Senior Surveyor Tom Horton has re-joined Vail Williams’ Thames Valley region after a short period with Knight Frank in London.

Part of the property asset management team, his key skills include service charge consultancy and lease advisory services.

Over the past three years he has advised a wide range of PAM clients, including investment funds, district councils, charities, management companies and private investors. This included grade A multi-let offices, retail units, industrial estates and an airport.

Tom is currently responsible for managing commercial portfolios across the South East. He is well versed in lease advisory, both in terms of rent reviews and lease renewals, and assists with service charge consultancy.

Vail Williams manages more than 900 properties from Edinburgh to Exeter, and Dublin to Dover, with an annual rent roll of £40.5 million-plus.