Our Team
Jo Martin
Jo, is a Partner, heads up the Property Department, and is a member of the Senior Leadership Team with nearly 30 years’ experience having qualified as a solicitor in 1996 while working for a firm in Tilehurst, Reading.
After gaining valuable experience in London, Jo returned to her hometown of Reading in 2004, where she made her mark by joining Charles Coleman & Co as a partner. Following the merger with Parfitt Cresswell in 2022, Jo seamlessly transitioned into the wider team while continuing to lead the property department in the Reading branch under the name of Charles Coleman & Co.
Jo's expertise encompasses all facets of property law, with a specialised focus on residential conveyancing. Her wealth of experience and unwavering dedication make her a trusted advisor for clients seeking guidance in navigating property transactions.
What sets Jo apart is her commitment to delivering exceptional service and achieving optimal outcomes for her clients. Known for her professionalism, integrity, and attention to detail, Jo ensures that each client receives personalised support tailored to their unique needs and circumstances.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Jo enjoys walking her dog, gardening and playing golf.
For unparalleled expertise and personalised service in residential conveyancing, trust Jo to guide you through your property journey with skill, integrity, and a commitment to excellence. Contact us today to experience first hand the difference that Jo and our dedicated team can make in achieving your property goals.
- Solicitor
- Year of Qualification: 1996
- Membership: Law Society
Specialisms:
All areas of residential conveyancing and property work.
- Telephone:
- 0118 9581578
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What our clients are saying about Jo Martin
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A willingness to listen and to answer with clear, precise information. Extremely helpful manner.
Anonymous - 4th March 2025 -
Jo was great. The whole experience was first class.
Anonymous - 14th February 2025 -
The property buying / selling service provided by Jo Martin and Mandy Hinton has be excellent in every respect.
Derek Fowler - 23rd January 2025 -
Good client communication, keeping clients abreast of the ongoing situation.
Anonymous - 13th January 2025 -
Good clear advice. Always quick to respond to calls and emails.
Adrian Dilkes - 9th January 2025 -
Great communication and was able to provide solutions when required during the purchase of a property.
Daniel Turner - 1st January 2025 -
Jo and her team are very attentive, thorough and communicate well throughout every step of the process. Very professional and make what could be a challenging process relatively easy. My thanks go to the team.
Joanne Morgan - 17th December 2024 -
Jo and her team guided me through the process extremely well and made it very easy for me. The whole legal side was handled efficiently and was trouble free. I have no hesitation in recommending them.
Monica North - 16th December 2024 -
I couldn't have asked for a more professional and friendly experience, both Jo and Mandy listened to any questions or worries I had and dealt with them quickly and efficiently. Would not hesitate to use again.
Anonymous - 13th December 2024 -
Friendly service.
Anonymous - 13th December 2024 -
My queries were answered quickly and the whole process was by far one of the best I’ve ever experienced having had 4 sales fallen through.
Anonymous - 26th November 2024 -
Good service.
Anonymous - 19th October 2024 -
Service feels very personal, which is unusual in today's society. Mandy an Jo are a great team to deal with. Highly recommended.
John Pemberton - 7th October 2024 -
Always someone aknowledgeable vailable to talk to at the office, which is local-ish to me, very little time needed from me to manage the property sale, good degree of flexibility shown when the sale fell through and a new buyer was found.
Fleur Howles - 2nd September 2024 -
Joe and Mandy have been amazing and are always there to support us. They are quick to respond and always friendly and approachable. Would highly recommend.
John Ireland - 23rd August 2024 -
Jo Martin is most excellent when it comes to all matters related to property selling or buying. Jo is thorough with her searches. Her team is also great at providing regular updates on how things are progressing. It has been a pleasure dealing with Jo and her team.
Anonymous - 12th August 2024 -
High-quality and friendly service.
Anonymous - 8th August 2024 -
Jo and Mandy were extremely efficient and very patient with any issues that arose. I would highly recommend them.
Anonymous - 16th July 2024 -
I felt I had her full attention. I did not feel rushed or intimidated.
Anonymous - 30th May 2024 -
Came out to our home as unable to walk
Anonymous - 28th May 2024 -
Jo and the team were just perfect, and when we hit a potential problem they pulled out all the stops to get us through it.
Anonymous - 28th May 2024 -
Both Jo and her assistant Mandy were incredibly responsive and understood what we needed. They balanced time sensitivity without rushing. Overall a pleasure to work with.
Anonymous - 18th May 2024 -
Jo was very efficient as always.
Andrew Betts - 6th May 2024 -
Have always contacted Charles Coleman (Jo) even though we're at a distance. Always friendly, reliable, reassuring and efficient!
Anonymous - 26th April 2024 -
Great communication and understanding of my needs.
Kelly Froude - 25th March 2024 -
Warm welcome in person from Mandy and Wendy. Support in a stressful situation. Quick to respond to questions and making sure that the case kept moving forward to completion. Thanks very much.
Anonymous - 21st March 2024 -
I felt handheld since the very first moment, precise and objective guidance, pragmatic progress and an obvious very successful result ' all achieved well ahead of initially planned deadline ' superb.
Joaquim Croca - 16th February 2024 -
Very professional service and clear communication.
MD Parvez Nawaz - 14th February 2024 -
The team kept me fully informed throughout and answered all my questions.
Jeremy King - 10th February 2024 -
Jo can always provide prompt reply on the queries.
Anonymous - 5th February 2024 -
Jo and Mandy are very efficient have used them several times now.
Faye Ruck-Nightingale - 12th January 2024 -
Jo has always provided me with the information I have needed in a timely and professional manner.
Ravindra Arora - 5th January 2023 -
We have had lots of communication and legal issues dealt with very professionally over the years. Have recommended Jo Martin to lots of friends over the years. Excellent service. First class.
Margaret Home - 2nd January 2023 -
Great service and communications.
Gary Patey - 2nd January 2024 -
Friendly efficient good relations.
Alan Beckett - 4th December 2023 -
Kept up to date all the time answered emails promptly
Alan Beckett - 26th November 2023 -
Friendly and reliable staff. Prompt service.
Angela Massey - 27th October 2023 -
Very helpful and professional.
Anthony Prentice - 23rd October 2023 -
Professional courteous service.
Anonymous - 13th October 2023 -
Jo Martin and Mandy Hinton make an excellent team, they are very quick to respond to questions and the speed at which they worked for this house sale and purchase was brilliant. I really would recommend them to everyone.
Trudy Eperon - 12th October 2023 -
Clear and regular communication.
Anne Owen - 25th September 2023 -
Jo is responsive, organised, clear and friendly. She listened to our queries, set out her advice with clarity and was quick to respond to emails, calls etc. she did this in a relaxed but professional manner and I would highly recommend her.
Anonymous - 25th September 2023 -
Emails clear and prompt.
Euan Davies - 23rd September 2023 -
Excellent service and communication from experienced, knowledgeable staff. Jo Martin and Mandy Hinton were brilliant and enabled a very smooth house move. We would highly recommend.
Anonymous - 21st September 2023 -
I’ve used jo Martin before for house sales and my will, always provides a very efficient and professional service along with Mandy Hinton.
Deborah White - 21st September 2023 -
Effective communication.
Gethin Jones - 18th September 2023 -
The team are always cheerful and ready to help. Response to calls and emails is always quick and courteous. We wouldn’t use anyone else.
Mark Grimshaw - 13th September 2023 -
Jo Martin has dealt with several buy and sells for me. She has dealt very well with all of them even when things have not gone smoothly. Excellent communication skills and 100 percent efficient,. Always felt I could rely on her. Mandy was great too.
Anonymous - 11th September 2023 -
Quick, efficient and friendly service from the whole team.
Anonymous - 4th September 2023 -
We have been loyal with the firm for the last 30+ years and are very happy with the service, always received feedback and prompt action.
Lalita Prajapati - 23rd August 2023 -
Accessibility and communication excellent. Outstanding professionalism.
Urszula Wanda Adach - 23rd August 2023 -
A very patient solicitor, who sorted problems out when we changed our mind about a house purchase mid conveyance. Really excellent service from Jo Martin, whom we felt was really 'on our side'. Thank you so much.
Anne McDonald - 18th August 2023 -
Timely and efficient. Too many solicitors need to be chased by the clients. I only needed to do this once, and the reply was quick and clear as to the hold up. Very good.
Andrew Smith - 10th July 2023 -
Jo Martin was as always very good at her job . She never disappoints .
Elsa Reynders - 6 July 2023 -
Jo Martin kept me up to date with the Variation of Deed process which was quite trying at times with the current freeholder and his conveyancer taking a long time to provide information. I recommend Jo and a shout to her assistant Mandy Hinton.
Anonymous - 6 July 2023 -
Very approachable, friendly, helpful in all respects Thank you.
Anonymous - 30 May 2023 -
I have had excellent service from both Jo Martin and Mandy Hinton and they have kept me updated throughout the impending sale of my property.
Anonymous - 29 May 2023 -
Very very helpful
Pasang Sherpa 18 May 2023 -
Communication was very clear and consistent so I was aware of the progress being made and the next steps required. Also I got very quick and helpful responses to any queries I had.
Anonymous - 10 May 2023 -
Good advice, nice communication & quick response.
Anonymous - 2 May 2023 -
Mandi (Jo Martin's assistant) kept us informed all through the process.
Paul Hersom - 17 April 2023 -
We had very short timescales, 4 weeks to do the house conveyancing. My brother was in Canada and I was on holiday in Jordan. I was very impressed that it was all pulled together on time with these barriers to communications. Easy to communicate by email and phone when required.
Victoria Jane Murphy - 12 April 2023 -
I have bought and sold properties using Jo Martin for several years and she is unfailingly efficient, helpful and accessible. She is aided by the very efficient Mandy Hinton.
Nicolette Ford - 5 April 2023 -
Efficient and easily contactable.
Jeanette Sedgebeer - 5 April 2023 -
Everything that was required to be done to sell my house was done efficiently and as quickly as the process allowed, thankyou
Neil Paterson - 3 April 2023 -
Good communication and very responsive.
Anonymous -14 March 2023 -
Helpful, experienced, competent personnel in all aspects of support to date.
Anonymous - 12 March 2023 -
Work was completed in a professional manner and I was kept informed at all times
Harji Laxman Vekaria - 12 March 2023 -
I have been a client of Jo's for over 5 years and she is consistently excellent. She is accessible, responsive, measured and knowledgeable. Mandy provides sterling support. I have no hesitation in instructing Jo again or recommending her to others.
Philip Thomas - 12 March 2023 -
Efficient, trustworthy and friendly service: Jo and Mandy are both experienced, knowledgeable and very good at what they do.
Anonymous - 10 March 2023 -
You always returned my calls queries in a timely manner.
Studio V Properties Ltd - 8 March 2023 -
Jo and Mandy did the conveyancing for us and we very professional and got the work done on time. Jo answered all our questions and gave really good advice.
David Cobden - 7th November 2022 -
Jo and Mandy did the conveyancing for us and we very professional and got the work done on time. Jo answered all our questions and gave really good advice.
David Cobden - 7th November 2022 -
Friendly cooperative staff with excellent knowledge.
Graham Massey -
Everything was good about the experience. I’ve used you several times now and you’ve been outstanding every time. Thank you.
Beverley -
Always welcomed in the office. No judgement on my mistakes. Understanding of level of knowledge so appropriate language used.
Anonymous -
Jo and Mandy were on hand to advise from the very start of the process of selling our house. Both have been very responsive whenever we've communicated (not my previous experience with a different solicitor) and I felt they were very much working with my interests in mind. Excellent service!
Timothy Watts
