EXCLUSIVE Hatton Garden Heist mastermind 'sells Kent estate for £2.5M'

‘Guvnor’s’ Paradise: Hatton Garden and Brink’s-Mat mastermind Brian Reader is set to make £2.5M after selling three homes on his Kent estate

• EXCLUSIVE: Hatton Garden mastermind Brian Reader ‘sold his estate for £2.5M’

The mastermind of the Hatton Garden heist, who also laundered gold stolen in the Brink’s-Mat robbery, is likely set to make millions of pounds from selling his huge estate.

Brian ‘The Guvnor’ Reader, 84, has seemingly accepted offers worth £2.5million for three houses on his 7,149sq ft estate in Dartford, Kent, MailOnline can reveal.

He will garner £900,000 from the sale of his four-bedroom villa-style home, called Pentire, and £1.6million for two more four-bedroom houses, called Holly and Laurel, which are set to sell for £800,000 each.

Reader was the oldest member of the Hatton Garden heist gang, and also stood trial along with Kenneth Noye for the murder of undercover police officer Detective Constable John Fordham, 45, in 1985. Both Reader and Noye were acquitted.

Ageing thief Reader was previously ordered by the Court of Appeal to sell up in 2019.

Brian ‘The Guvnor’ Reader, 84, has seemingly accepted offers worth £2.5million for three houses on his 7,149sq ft estate in Dartford, Kent, MailOnline can reveal

The ageing thief will garner £900,000 from the sale of his four-bedroom villa-style home (bottom), called Pentire, and £1.6million for two more four-bedroom houses, called Holly and Laurel, (top) which are set to sell for £800,000 each

These two four-bed detached houses in West Dartford will each sell for £800,000 

Reader (pictured aged 80 in 2019) was the oldest member of the Hatton Garden heist gang

Reader’s own home boasts a gorgeous four-poster bed with a duvet that complements the light blue wallpaper

Prosecutors said £13.69million was taken by the burglars during the Hatton Garden heist but only £4,324,437 has been recovered

Reader’s home is 2,833 sq ft, making up a little more than a third of his 7,000sq ft Dartford estate

The home has a marvellous garden that may well steal more than a few admiring glances

The living room has an adorable fireplace that is paired with a large rug and crockery

The house has a sitting room as well as a family room that exudes elegance and class

The front door seems well-equipped and sturdy, with two locks, a chain and two bolts to keep the home safe

A traditional wooden door with a lovely arch backs onto the road behind

Reader had nearly completed the houses Holly and Laurel in his back garden and was hoping cash from some of the £10million in jewels that the group reportedly sold would help him finish off the project.

The retired car salesman was jailed for six years for his part in the 2015 Hatton Garden safety deposit heist, but was released after serving less than three.

Prosecutors said £13.69million was taken by the burglars but only £4,324,437 has been recovered.

Ornate mirrors and charming paintings adorn the house’s walls, which once housed the infamous thief

One of the house’s four bedrooms has a charming fireplace with bright emerald tiles on both sides

What appears to be a golden rug sits beneath one of the other beds in the large home 

The walls also have a gold-coloured hue and large windows offer an abundance of light

Retired car salesman Reader was jailed for six years for his part in the 2015 Hatton Garden safety deposit heist, but was released after serving less than three

£3.6million worth of valuables have been returned to its owners, some of it damaged.

Another £689,233 cannot be returned because its owners have not come forward, or because it is not possible to identify who it belongs to.

Reader’s £900,000 home Pentire was described by estate agents Clifton & Co as ‘ a period home influenced by the arts and crafts movement built circa 1920 with orangery and gated off road parking.’

Holly and Laurel (pictured) both sit on the Pentire Place development. Both were sold as detached family homes that were Victorian in style

The home has a family room as well as a sitting room and has four bedrooms on the first floor

An elegant sitting room with a large brick fireplace inhabits one of the downstairs rooms 

The kitchen seems sleek and well-finished with glass doors leading to the garden

Large windows once again offer ample light into the home sold by the former convict

The house, which will be sold for £800,000, has a large garden as well as a wrap-around patio

They said the thief’s home was ‘one of the original substantial period homes left in West Dartford which were built at the time to reflect social status’.

The estate agents said Pentire was ‘one of West Dartford’s remaining hidden gems’.

Holly and Laurel both sit on the Pentire Place development.

Both were sold as detached family homes that were Victorian in style. 

Laurel’s twin, called Holly, is a similar but not identical home built for family use

It too will sell for £800,000 and has both a sitting room and a family room

Clifton & Co said: ‘These family homes have been built with unrivalled attention to detail combining elegance and luxury in a much sought after location’ 

The estate agents added: ‘The style of architecture is drawn from the character of many houses in the immediate area’

Both homes come with garages with extra storage space in the roof and a large driveway

Clifton & Co said: ‘These family homes have been built with unrivalled attention to detail combining elegance and luxury in a much sought after location.’ 

The estate agents added: ‘The style of architecture is drawn from the character of many houses in the immediate area and incorporating the following detailing reflecting this era: large bay windows, gabled dormer windows, exposed rafter feet, brick interspersed with small sections of vertical tile hanging and brickwork, chimneys with decorative corbelling, traditional sash design windows and traditional gabled roofs.’ 

Clifton & Co declined to comment when approached by MailOnline.

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