The Atlantis Group is a group of property companies based in Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, England which was formed in 2000 by John Sykes

John Sykes (Businessman)

John Anthony Sykes is a businessman who featured in the Sunday Times Rich List with a net worth of £27 million after successful investments in property in the Thames Valley town of Reading, England....

. The group has expanded rapidly.

Corporate structure

The current holding company of the group is Atlantis Group Limited, incorporated in the United Kingdom and registered at Companies House

Companies House

Companies House is the United Kingdom Registrar of Companies and is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Government Department for Business, Innovation and Skills . All forms of companies are incorporated and registered with Companies House and file specific details as required by the...

 under number 05476152.

The group's subsidiaries include:

• Atlantis Estates Ltd. (Registered number 06805193)
• Atlantis Holdings Limited (Registered number 05773396)
• Atlantis Property Services Ltd. (Registered number 03891269) (previously known as Atlantis Lettings Limited then Atlantis Group Limited)
• Chilvers Page Limited (Registered number 06897342)

All operate within the letting agent

Letting Agent

A letting agent is a United Kingdom term for a facilitator through which an agreement is made between a landlord and tenant for the rental of a residential property. In the UK the agreement between landlord and tenant is normally formalised by the signing of a tenancy agreement...

, property development, property management

Property management

Property management is the operation, control of ususally on behalf of an owner, and oversight of commercial, industrial or residential real estate as used in its most broad terms. Management indicates a need to be cared for, monitored and accountability given for its usable life and condition...

, property investment

Real estate investing

Real estate investing involves the purchase, ownership, management, rental and/or sale of real estate for profit. Improvement of realty property as part of a real estate investment strategy is generally considered to be a sub-specialty of real estate investing called real estate development...

, surveying

Surveying

See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...

 and estate agent

Estate agent

An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting or management of properties, and other buildings, in the United Kingdom and Ireland. An agent that specialises in renting is often called a letting or management agent...

 sectors.

Expansion

In 2008, Atlantis acquired the surveyors Chilvers Page. The company has also opened a number of additional offices outside Reading.

Memberships

Atlantis Estates Ltd. is a member of the Association of Residential Managing Agents

Association of Residential Managing Agents

The Association of Residential Managing Agents is a professional body for companies active in the management of leasehold blocks of flats in the United Kingdom.Members are often estate agents, surveyors or residential lettings companies....

 and the Ombudsman Services: Property (previously known as the Surveyors Ombudsman Service).

Atlantis Property Services Ltd. are members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents

Association of Residential Letting Agents

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is a professional organisation for residential lettings companies in the United Kingdom.ARLA was formed in 1981 and has grown as the residential lettings market in the UK has expanded through the popularity of Buy to let investment...

, and the National Association of Estate Agents

National Association of Estate Agents

The National Association of Estate Agents is a membership organisation for estate agents . It is based in and covers the UK.It was founded in 1962 by estate agent Raymond Andrews....

.