Testimonials
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine was attentive to every request made in the lead up to the auction- I have found over time that that is not always the case with other agents I have dealt with.
All the information provided was accurate and very timely, providing the support that lead to a successful purchase.
I would happily recommend Catherine to friends and family.
David Holleley
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Catherine Hawkins |
Margaret Washer
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Phillip Clarke |
Phillip is very professional, punctual, friendly, sincere, honest and, great to work with. He has been sensitive to our needs as a vendor and was balanced and correct in handling the buyers needs.
We could not recommend him more highly.
Edhem & Yasenka Hodzic
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Phillip Clarke |
Phillip's extensive knowledge and experience in the sale of real estate in the area is immediately apparent and invaluable. Philip's enthusiastic professionalism, efficiency and courtesy in all his dealings with me over many years is very much appreciated . In the instance of this sale there was an unusual complication which Phillip handled with skill and authority. I reside outside of Sydney and Phillip has enabled this sale with his willingness to attend to small details as well as the overall transaction.
Ellen Fisher
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Wendy Lam |
Wendy understood the market very well and having listened patiently of our expectations provided reasonable appraisal of the property. She provided regular update to us with visitor feedback, value added with suggestions on how to handle tenant and prepare the place for inspection. Handled both overseas and local buyers well. She provided honest opinions to both buyers and sellers I felt. The final agreed price was ideal end of the vendor range.
This was a great outcome and we felt we always had good support from this agent.
She also communicated regularly with my lawyer on paper work.
Jack Jiang
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Catherine Hawkins |
I have no hesitation in recommending Catherine to prospective vendors. We were kept up to date with progress of the sale of our little studio apartment at all times, she coordinated inspections well with our existing tenant in place, price point was realistic, and our sale was concluded in a timely and professional manner. The few bumps along the way (purchaser requests and such) were dealt with professionally.
We'll certainly be in contact with Catherine for our next sale in the area.
Steve Mellor
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Catherine Hawkins |
I have no hesitation in recommending Catherine Hawkins to prospective vendors. We were kept up to date with progress of the sale of our little studio apartment at all times, she coordinated inspections well with our existing tenant in place, price point was realistic, and our sale was concluded in a timely and professional manner. The few bumps along the way (purchaser requests and such) were dealt with professionally. We'll certainly be in contact with Catherine for our next sale in the area.
Stephen Mellor
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine Hawkins is the Real Deal!!
She is the best agent we have ever dealt with. Catherine is highly professional and experienced with extensive local knowledge. She did an exceptional job providing almost daily feedback on the progress of the campaign. We achieved an amazing result with the apartment comfortably exceeding the reserve.
Catherine is a highly ethical agent that treats everyone fairly, unlike other agents that play games with the price guide to attract more interest.
If your looking to sell your property, I would strongly recommend using Catherine Hawkins as your sales agent.
Jacqui Mulligan
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Phillip Clarke |
From private dwellings to rental properties, Phil has been straight, experienced, capable both within and outside his local area. He has been most reliable and dependable, always punctual and courteous. Particularly valuable when dealing with aggressive and dubious purchasers.
He has been a stand out for us amongst other agents with whom we've dealt.
Suzanne & William Thomas
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine was a great real estate agent, couldn't ask for more. She is highly professional, polished, and has fantastic local knowledge. Her communication is second to none and she is very friendly without any R/E hype. Our McMahons Point unit sold seamlessly in less than 3 weeks and Catherine managed and respected the existing tenants wonderfully. You can't go wrong having Catherine manage your sale.
Terrie Janssen
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine's market knowledge was extensive, her first hand knowledge of the local area and market dynamics were much appreciated.
Catherine was always available to follow up any queries in a timely and prompt manner, which made for a smooth transaction process.
Andrew Setchell
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Phillip Clarke |
Phillip Clarke is an excellent real-estate agent and a pleasure to work with. He sold our apartment in North Sydney at the price we wanted before auction. Throughout the whole process he was courteous and helpful. He has an unparalleled knowledge of the North Sydney market. Even though we had owned the property in question for 20 years, he knew more about than we did, especially about construction in this rapidly changing area. Phil kept us fully informed all the time, reporting immediately on all offers and results of viewings. What we liked especially about Phil is that he tells it as it is. Unlike many other agents, he is straightforward, honest and reliable. We couldn’t have wished for a better agent and can recommend him wholeheartedly.
Barry & Alena Lewis
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Phillip Clarke |
Thomas Schmid
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Phillip Clarke |
Hi There,
Nadine and I found Phip at another open home in Kirrabilli,he went out of his way to show us through another apartment that more suited our family needs.
We brought this unit paying more than I expected.
Excellent local and market knowledge willing to go out of his way.
We would definitely recommend and if we were to rent or sell in the future we would contact Phil.
Regards
Warren and Nadine
Warren Smith
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Phillip Clarke |
Phil was the agent that I bought the apartment from. When it became time to sell, I chose to work with him again. He is a tireless professional, and he delivered a great result for me. He has always given very good advice, and I would highly recommend him!
Lukas Jansen
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Catherine Hawkins |
I have recently purchased an apartment through Richardson & Wrench, North Sydney. Right throughout the process, I have found Catherine to be an excellent communicator and efficient in emailing information and contacting me by phone. She has gone above the call of duty in assisting with information which has been invaluable. I have no hesitation in recommending her. Highly professional!
Jackie Franetic
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine provided great customer service in the sale of our property. She is highly professional and has great communication and people skills. Catherine helped us through the whole process and managed the leads and sale very well. Thanks to Catherine, we achieved a great sale price within four weeks of listing. We would highly recommend Catherine for the sale of your property.
Bill Goddard
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Phillip Clarke |
From the outset, it was a pleasure to work with Phil, as apart from his affable manner, he had a clear strategy around the marketing and sales process for the apartment. Living in Europe meant that having an agent with a good communications focus was always going to be very important and Phil did a great job of reporting back on the enquiries he'd received, the viewings he had undertaken, so that I always had a good overview of where we were in the process and how things were going. Even in a slow market, he never lost his focus and actively pursued every single enquiry. Once we had a potential buyer, Phil was also very proactive in pulling together the paperwork and related reports in order facilitate a quick and smooth closing of the sale transaction. There was genuinely no part of the process which wasn't handled with the highest level of professionalism.
Thomas Schmid
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Phillip Clarke |
We purchased our first home through Phil @ R&W. The experience was very pleasant: Phil was open and transparent with all aspects of the property and purchase. He also had a good understanding of the market and the history of the area we were purchasing in. Communication was clear and prompt through the purchase process.
Dayne Fernandes & Srishti Natesh
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Phillip Clarke |
Phil works really hard to ensure the purchase process is easy and successful for both seller and buyers. His depth of experience, integrity, energy and attention to detail are obvious which allows him to build trust quickly.
Gilbert Eliott
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Catherine Hawkins |
phil was the main agent but our dealings were mainly with catherine, however phil was the decision maker to ur knowledge and treated us very fairly when we made an immediate offer of the asking price and others apparently offered more. we found phil to be honest and direct.
Tim & Elizabeth Nash
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Catherine Hawkins |
catherine really sold us walker street and then sold webb street.
she gave us early access to what we had wanted to buy and then calmly evaluated and guided us through our sale on our terms (we didn't want an auction or to spend money on upgrades, we wanted to sell "as is")
she accurately assessed the sale price, humoured us when we asked to put in on the market for more and managed the whole process with us overseas. she told the first person to make an offer what we would accept and short circuited any haggling. she is great.
Tim & Elizabeth Nash
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Phillip Clarke |
During the exchange process he was very efficient dealing with us and the two solicitors. It went very quickly and smoothly!
Sylvie Dardare
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine managed the selling of our North Sydney flat. She was very professional and efficient and communicated very well with us from start to finish. She has also gone beyond by seeking updates from external bodies (City Council) on our behalf as well as covering items we could not address as we live abroad.
This was a great and easy selling experience!
We would definitely recommend using her service.
Yann Letreguilly & Jenna Wise
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Wendy Lam |
From the first handshake Wendy was personable and engaging, not only with us but with everyone at the apartment inspection. Unlike other agents we’ve experienced, we were ushered from the concierge to the apartment, garage and pool facilities in the building and upon returning we were thoroughly but not overwhelmingly shown the property. We were understood as being a genuine purchaser early in the process and negotiations were considerate and honest.
Once she had completed our purchase, Wendy personally streamlined our letting process which was an unexpected service and a pleasant surprise to us from a sales agent not once trying to offload us to her property management department. She maintained herself as our link with R&W North Sydney and she oversaw the prompt leasing of our purchase through to completion at a rent that we were extremely pleased to be achieving. Wendy updated us of everything in this process as it developed.
We are very happy to be writing this review of Wendy.
Bradley S.
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Catherine Hawkins |
Great communicator.
Always available.
Great market research undertaken and sensible approach to price point.
Extremely engaging and easy person to work with.
Good understanding of the market.
Always well presented and very professional.
Overall a pleasure to deal with.
Philip Middleton
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Emily Wynter
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Wendy Lam |
Iver Pedersen
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Adrian C.
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Wendy Lam |
Amy Lau
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Lesley Doig |
Diana Craker
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Catherine Hawkins |
Our experience with Catherine was one of the most professional, efficient, friendly, and smooth transactions in real estate one could hope for. In addition to an outstanding and committed attitude to see the sale finalised for both vendor and purchaser, Catherine proved herself to be an honest, hard working and warm person. We would highly recommend Catherine for future real estate needs and thank her again for the easy and open communication in which she provided. Exceptional service and seamless transaction.
Kate & Phil C.
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Catherine Hawkins |
Catherine Hawkins was successful in selling a property for me 12 years ago and I was then most impressed with her expertise and professionalism. Therefore, when I decided to sell this present property, I didn't hesitate to ask Catherine to market it for me, which she did with a most satisfactory outcome. Her knowledge of the real estate market conveys a sense of confidence and security to her client, all with a caring and friendly manner.
Maureen H.
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Allan Sikorski |
I believe Allan has gone above and beyond to not only save costs for myself and the tenant, but also in his relationship management. He has impressive skills that have managed to successfully negotiate between myself and my tenant a 12 month lease and, despite a range of issues, he has always been honest with the tenant and myself and been proactive and offered solutions the minute any issue was raised.
I have been pleasantly surprised at the level of management from a new property manager that I have yet to meet.
Kareela H.
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Lesley Doig |
Rob G.
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Lesley Doig |
Rita K.
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Samantha Boecker |
Daniel S.
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Allan Sikorski |
Ashish P.
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Lesley Doig |
Lesley was competent, conscientious and very helpful throughout. Detailed discussions with her, including well-thought out suggestions and advice, proved invaluable. In conclusion excellent service with an excellent outcome, all with the minimum of fuss.
Nigel - Millet Rd, Mosman
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Lesley Doig |
Lesley Doig was the perfect agent to sell our house. She was committed to selling the house, setting a realistic price guide and assisting in getting the house ready for sale.
Lesley went the 'extra mile' with ideas and organising the sale and made the whole experience so easy.
The open houses went smoothly and Lesley did her utmost following up leads and was constantly updating us on feedback from prospective buyers.
Lesley was tireless in her efforts and we admired her friendly, down to earth approach.
I would definitely recommend her to anyone considering selling their property. No matter what the area, she thoroughly researches all aspects of the property and location - the pluses and minuses.
A bug thank you to Lesley and her company for all their efforts and I am so grateful that all ran so smoothly. I would always approach her for future sales.
Cannot fault Lesley Doig and her passion for real estate and especially the vendor.
Jennifer - Malbara Cres, Frenchs Forest
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Jessica Moore |
You were always 100% professional, always honest and upfront with me and at times very patient with me!!
You dealt with all enquiries immediately and had tradesman on site promptly to assess and fix any issues.
You provided clear and concise answers to any queries or advice I required, to the best of your ability, and in-line with your role as Property Manager.
Once again, thank you Jess.
Lara - Cammeray
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Alex N.
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Lesley Doig |
Nick - Malbara Cres, Frenchs Forest
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Richard Dent |
My investment unit was leased within hours of the first inspection. Their follow up and attention to detail has been very professional. The rent has always been paid on time and maintenance issues are always dealt with quickly. A landlord can have complete confidence In Richardson and Wrench.
Jeff H.
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Wendy Lam |
Terry - Berry St, North Sydney
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Lesley Doig |
John - Raymond Rd, Neutral Bay
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Catherine Hawkins |
I have dealt with several real estate agents, both as a buyer and purchaser in numerous locations. Catherine is the absolute best. Why? She honestly represented the vendor, who changed their mind on pricing, after the property was placed on the market and supported their rationale. She was knowledgeable about the building the apartment was in and provided honest open responses to my queries as a potential buyer. She followed up with the vendor and the tenants during the sale process to ensure the actual sale process and tenant notification processes went smoothly. This required considerable effort due to some poor performance by the vendor's conveyancing agent. She is knowledgeable about likely costs of renovations in the broader North Sydney area and so helped me determine what expenses I could incur to renovate the apartment. This has been a fabulous help given I have no previous experience in that part of Sydney. Further, she was prepared to share her broad knowledge of potential trades personnel and assist me in engaging them and facilitating access given I simply could not move in till work was done. In summary, Catherine was not only a thorough and honest agent for the vendor but has provided outstanding 'after sales service' to the buyer. She would be my first port of call if I had property to sell in her area of operation.
Helen - Doris St, North Sydney
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Phillip Clarke |
Lisa - Darley St, Neutral Bay
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Lesley Doig |
Jock - Walker St, North Sydney
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Tim O'Halloran |
Client Testimonial
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Tim O'Halloran |
Client Testimonial
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Sharon - Tenant
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Jacqui Mulligan |
Geeta - Tenant
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Catherine Hawkins |
Margaret - Vendor
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Lesley Doig |
Emma - 4/1 The Crescent, Mosman
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Wendy Lam |
Graham - 2105/77 Berry Street, North Sydney
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Nick Brook |
Ross and Helen Walden – Cammeray Gardens Accommodation, Cammeray.
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Richard Dent |
Anne Marie Yuen, Landlord
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Wendy Lam |
Nancie - 1501/77 Berry Street, North Sydney
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Nick Brook |
Linda and Jie Fu – Shore Inn Guest House, Greenwich
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Catherine Hawkins |
Tomoko - Vendor
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Richard Dent |
Owner's Corporation, executive apartment block, North Sydney - Property Management