Phuket Real Estate Experts

Meet the Team Behind Thai Residential

Thai Residential is led by a small, highly experienced advisory team who have lived and worked in Phuket for more than two decades. Their combined legal understanding, publishing history, and real-world property experience make this one of the most knowledgeable advisory groups in Phuket. Every recommendation is based on compliance, accuracy, and buyer protection, not sales pressure. This page introduces the people behind the guidance, and the expertise that shapes every decision, every due diligence review, and every piece of advice buyers receive through Thai Residential.

Warren Rodrigues – Founder & Managing Director
Foreign ownership advisory specialist – structural compliance & legal clarity

With over 25 years in Phuket and a deep practical understanding of Thailand’s foreign ownership frameworks, Warren Rodrigues is one of the island’s most respected real estate advisors. His knowledge comes from first-hand experience navigating freehold, leasehold, foreign freehold quota, due diligence, and developer compliance issues, not textbook theory. Warren’s approach is advisory, not sales-driven, his priority is legal correctness, safeguarding buyer interests, and preventing avoidable exposure. He actively contributes to market education through published articles with The Phuket News and Window on Phuket Magazine, helping raise awareness and elevate standards within the industry. Every recommendation Warren makes is grounded in factual accuracy, transparency, and long-term buyer protection.

Christine Jeremiah – Founder & Marketing/Media Director
Communication strategy, message clarity & consumer-facing educational alignment

Christine has lived in Phuket for more than 25 years and plays a central role in shaping Thai Residential’s public-facing advisory identity. Her background includes director-level roles in visual communication, marketing, and structured message design, experience she now applies to ensuring legal concepts, ownership models, and compliance considerations are expressed clearly and accurately. Christine is also exceptionally IT-savvy, enabling Thai Residential to deliver information in formats buyers can absorb easily, without distortion or ambiguity. She ensures that every public communication reflects the company’s ethics-first advisory philosophy and remains aligned with legal integrity, factual precision, and professional clarity. Her influence strengthens the trustworthiness and consistency of every message the firm releases into the market.

Maricor Martinez – Office Manager
Operational systems, documentation control & internal compliance workflow

Maricor has worked alongside Warren and Christine for more than two decades and is responsible for Thai Residential’s internal structure, documentation control, data accuracy, and daily operational efficiency. She oversees workflow organisation, scheduling, file governance, and process integrity, ensuring advisory engagements begin and end with structured clarity. Although Maricor is not client-facing, her role is critical to the delivery of reliable, accurate, and compliant advisory service. Her long-term consistency, calm problem-solving approach, and precise attention to detail support the firm’s professional standards and reinforce the reliability of advice clients receive. Maricor’s operational discipline underpins Thai Residential’s ability to maintain order, transparency, and ongoing process correctness.

Aree Nicholson – Partner/Major Shareholder
Corporate governance oversight, strategic direction & Thai market representation

Khun Aree plays a pivotal governance role in Thai Residential as the company’s major shareholder. She brings more than two decades of senior management experience within one of Thailand’s largest national telecommunications organisations, where she oversees operational performance, organisational development, and regional teams across The South, The East, The West, and Central Thailand. Her leadership responsibilities in that environment include large-scale people management, performance oversight, and disciplined structural growth. Aree’s working relationship with Warren and Christine spans over 20 years and is built on aligned ethics, mutual trust, and shared principles. Her corporate remit across these regions gives her a deep understanding of organisational behaviour at scale. Her insight strengthens Thai Residential’s compliance culture, operational integrity, and long-term governance direction, anchoring authentic Thai ownership at the highest level of the company.

What Buyers Say About Thai Residential’s Advice & Guidance

At Thai Residential, we believe trust must be earned, not assumed. Over the years, buyers from around the world have chosen us because they value legal accuracy, honest guidance, and advice that prioritises their protection above the sale. Below are selected examples of what clients say about working with us.

“Thai Residential has consistently impressed us. Warren and his team maintain a very high standard of buyer protection, legal transparency, and ethical advisory practice. We have collaborated on numerous transactions, and their process is thorough, fully compliant, and always aligned with the buyer’s best interests. I would not hesitate to recommend Thai Residential as a trusted real estate advisor to any prospective buyer of Phuket property.”

Frederich Sam Fauma – Senior Partner, International Law Office – Phuket (ILO-Phuket)

“After years of trying to understand the Phuket market, Warren guided me through every step with clarity and patience. Over two years of working together, he helped me secure the ideal property at an excellent price. His depth of knowledge and buyer-first support made the entire process safe and stress-free.”

Tom Z – Germany/Singapore

“Professional, well-informed, and extremely supportive. Thai Residential combines precise market knowledge with an exceptional network, making the property search both efficient and reassuring. Simply the best advisory experience I’ve had in Phuket.”

Marco Janssen – Netherlands/UAE

“Warren and Christine found us our dream home and made the negotiation and settlement process smooth and easy to understand. They guided us through the legalities of foreign ownership and even assisted after the sale, including introductions to contractors and suppliers. Truly exceptional service.”

Meegan H – Australia

“Warren and Christine immediately earned our trust. They listened, guided us honestly, and worked patiently to ensure we found the right home for retirement. Their ethics, experience, and genuine care make Thai Residential the only advisory firm we recommend in Phuket.”

BJ Bailey – USA/Malaysia

โลเคชั่นดี สวย สะดวกสบาย

แนะนำเลยค่ะ ไม่ผิดหวัง ใครที่กำลังมองหาการลงทุนหรือบ้านสักหลัง ที่นี่เลยค่ะ Thai Residential
คุณวารินและคุณคริสตี้เอาใจใส่ดีมาก เป็นมิตร แนะนำดี

English translation:

Excellent location, beautiful and convenient. Highly recommended for anyone considering an investment or a home. Thai Residential truly delivers. Khun Warren and Khun Christine are very attentive, friendly, and provide excellent guidance.

Minny Mini – Thailand