Devlin Real Estate Ltd

She was lovely, sold my home, nothing was too much trouble for her.

- S Pringle

With my recent property purchase, I have found Anita always helpful with advice. Always keeping in touch, answering any questions promptly by way of phone calls or emails. Remains cheerful and has been a pleasure to deal with, always professional.

- C Kiernan

Anita Middleton

After making the decision to sell our family home we contacted Brent from Devlin Real Estate. Through his knowledge, good advice and friendly manner he made this process very easy and stress free for us. Brent came up with great marketing and advertising strategies which helped with the quick successful sale of our home. We very much appreciated the efficiency and professionalism that he showed at all times. We thoroughly recommend Brent to anyone who is looking to sell. Thank you Brent.

- Jan & Gerard Mulqueen

Brent Sintes

On behalf of our family, we would like to personally thank Chris for a job well done in recently selling our mother’s home. His excellent service, frequent communication, professionalism and dependability made the sale process so much easier for us. Every phone call to answer our questions or concerns was returned promptly. Chris’ attention to detail as well as his knowledge of the current market meant we had a quick and smooth sale. Chris went above and beyond and we would certainly recommend his services to anyone who is interested in buying or selling a home. Chris Westwood has now helped us sell two properties and purchase one. We will definitely recommend and use Chris for all property transactions in the future.

- Mr & Mrs Stephen

Chris went over and beyond with my expectations. Chris was so positive throughout the property sale. Chris was even so helpful, he even got out his hammer and hammered a few nails in the fence. I would have no hesitation in recommending Chris for any house sales. Chris was awesome. 10/10!

- Ms Walker

Thanks to Chris' extreme efficiency and rapid response times to our questions, queries and after thoughts the purchase of our first home in NZ has been super fast and stress free. Nothing has been too much trouble for Chris, reacting to our calls with informative answers and confirmations in no time at all. It is true we have no comparisons to make, but with Chris' faultless professionalism, we are certain he would be difficult to better. It has been our total pleasure dealing with Chris.

- Mr & Mrs Hooper

We found Chris to be attentive to details, considerate and very understanding of the hardship of the selling of our family home of more than 45 years. He always spoke to my husband and myself in easy to understand terms and kept us well informed of the buying and selling process all the way through.

- Mr & Mrs Pothecary

I have just recently sold by property with Chris. This is the first time I have used Chris and I would be more than happy to recommend him. I found his professional attitude very refreshing, he helped us through a few hiccups that came up with the contract, I would have easily walked away but he mediated and came up with solutions that suited both parties. He was always available whenever I had some queries and if he couldn’t always answer then, he made sure he found the answers promptly. I was more than happy with the outcome of the sale of my property and I would certainly use him again if I ever sell my property in the future. I wish you all the success in your future sale and a big thank you for everything you did for my mum and me.

- Mrs McLaughlin

Chris Westwood

Having to sell a home on behalf of the Owner can be a stressful time, Don's relaxed, professional manner made the whole process very easy. From the initial marketing to a successful sale, achieving a price better than expected. We can thoroughly recommend Don to anyone selling - his attention to detail and dedication to getting a good result for all concerned was much appreciated. Thank you Don.

- B & N Sharr

Don kept us fully informed at all times during the selling of our home and his friendly, calm manner and willingness to ‘go the extra mile’ in solving any little problems made everything so much easier for us. It was a pleasure to work with him and we would have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone.

- John & Averil

Don Stott

Ian was outstanding. His professional attitude and friendly nature was second to none. I would have no hesitation in recommending Ian to anybody else.

- L Jackson

Ian has been incredibly helpful and his attention to detail was very reassuring. He has always phoned when he said he would and always returned our calls quickly. This aided us in the whole process and communication was very good. The personal touch made the whole purchase far less stressful and we’re very thankful, overall, we highly recommend Ian, he is trustworthy, professional, we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to friends and colleagues.

- B Turner

Ian Middleton

With considerable appreciation, I can thoroughly recommend Jim - who under the restriction of a minimal advertising budget and selling at the height of the recession, still managed to produce a steady stream of prospective buyers culminating in two contracts at or better than market indicators.The conclusion was an excellent sale and we secured our dream property through Jim's dedication and hard work.

- PJC Lamb

Oh thank you so much. You have been very helpful. I very much appreciated your help. You went further than most. Thanks again.

- Helen Mason-Burgess

Jim Weir

I have only known Julz for a short time and in the capacity of a real estate saleswoman. If I ever need to buy/sell again I would want Julz working for me. She is without question, a very genuine and caring person who goes that extra mile in all aspects of her work and in her personal relationships with her clients. If you want things done, and properly, see Julz. Once her work is completed she mains in contact. Julz has the very highest recommendations from me. A top young woman.

- S Clark

We employed Julz to sell our 10 acres lifestyle block with 3 x tunnel houses and a small market garden. Julz learned quickly all the vegetables that we had planted, were growing and how much we were getting for them at the markets. She was enthusiastic, positive and patient and showed numerous buyers through our property. We had a lot of people that if we had had to deal with them direct, we would have been very frustrated and would not have dealt with them in the professional way that Julz did. We had a break from the market for a few months and then came back to Julz to help us to market and sell again. We had secured a job in Australia and were desperate to sell and move on. Thankfully the market had picked up and Julz had our place under offer within the first week. We would like to thank Julz for all her hard work and have told her that she is the best real estate agent we have ever met and would deal with her again any day!

- G & M Hassall

I would recommend all the vendors and purchasers of property to take Julz Evans of Devlin Real Estate Ltd for not only her expertise in every aspect of real estate but also her sheer 200% effort day and night to achieve a great sale for her vendor. I know this because she sold my lifestyle block in a matter of a week. Rain, hail or now she was on that block showing potential purchasers even in the evenings because she was determined to help me off the block. Julz has also real empathy and huge humanity in the way she works with people. She truly listens and she employs herself heart and soul to achieving what is needed. I will always be grateful to Julz.

- G Johnston

In January 2013 I chose Julz Evans as the agent to sell a lifestyle property near Sefton for me. I have offered to write a reference because her services were exceptional. I could write the usual generic stuff by saying Julz was highly efficient and managed to get a very good price, all of which is true. But I want to be specific since my circumstances must have made me a problematic client! For a start, I live in Western Australia. Although I came to New Zealand to clear the property I then had to return home and leave Julz in charge of practicalities for several weeks. Monitoring the property involved her finding the barn and garage full of cluster flies on two occasions. She could have suggested calling a fumigator but instead she volunteered to put fumigation bombs there so as to keep my expenses down. As I had emptied the place there was no cleaning equipment available, so she brought her own in order to give the house a final dust and vacuum in readiness for the new owners. When I first arrived in New Zealand the gardens were terribly overgrown. Julz found me a very hard-working man to week and mow. She had the great idea of planting up the empty vegetable beds so that potential buyers could see how easily they could grow fresh produce. Another problem I presented was the fact I had inherited a deceased estate, which was being contested. During my absence Julz steadfastly stood up to relatives of the deceased who tried to trespass on to the property. Something which could have made the sale difficult was that the deceased had suicided. Duty of the disclosure meant Julz had to reveal this to potential buyers and, if asked, she even had to go into the details. I can barely imagine how hard it must be to do this. But she handled it with immense sensitivity. I chose her because she was the agent who sold this same property to my dearest friend (the deceased) who at the time told me how good she was to deal with. As Julz had known him she was able to reassure potential buyers by telling them all the positive things about his life. Julz is not only an agent with the acumen necessary to get vendors a good price. She is also a hands-on person capable of doing whatever it takes if she sees that something needs fixing. Most importantly, she is one of the most compassionate people I have met. She was so kind during what was an emotional time for me, and in my absence she went above and beyond to ensure the vacant property was well-maintained and kept secure.

- J Berney

Julz Evans

Julz Evans did an amazing job selling our properties during the years, she always secured a sale. With her charming personality and persistence, she went beyond the call of duty to make a sale.

- T Berg

Dear Kane

I cannot thank you enough for your enthusiasm in selling my home. Nothing was too much trouble, it went seamlessly from the first open day to deadline date; brochures; details and photos so very professional.

After 22 years in the same property you made it easy for me.

- Judy Walker

(Multiple Offers, Sold $1.6 Million)

Kane Hampton

Linda was very lovely and helpful from the beginning and even helped me after we moved.

- Hasna Luna

Linda courteous and helpful manner and her ability to obtain a satisfying sale price.

- Gwendoline Sampson

We first met Linda Breeze when she held an open home we attended. She arranged for us to have a second viewing and kept us informed as to what was happening with the sale of the property. We purchased the property on condition to selling our home. Linda then listed our house for sale. It was a busy time over the Christmas holidays,but she managed to do an assessment and organise the photos to be taken on the first available day. She held two open homes, reporting back to us on all the comments from viewers and the property was sold in just over two weeks. We found Linda to be helpful,always available and very professional.

- Sheryl & Paul Tilyard

We would like to thank Linda for her excellent assistance in working with us with the recent sale of my parents home at Drury. She was always very professional and kept in contact with us regularly after open homes and phone calls re enquiries relating to the property. She was a pleasure to work with and I would have no hesitation in recommending her to other vendors or buyers. We were very happy with the outcome of this property sale.

- Val Anderson & Faye Blank

I have been in New Zealand since 2004 linda is one of the best person I see. She is veryyyyy kind and she was very helpful all of the time.

- Shahab

Linda was very easy and friendly to work with. She always gave us good feedback. The advertising was well presented.

- Vallance Bruce Anderson

Linda was friendly, professional & a pleasing agent to work with.

- Vikran Nagpal

This letter is an acknowledgement of the excellent assistance given to me by Linda Breeze, who acted as selling agent for the sale of my property at 2/12 Wood st. Papakura, which settled on the 7th August 2015. The whole process really was "a breeze"! Linda showed her professionalism throughout, including dealing with courtesy and understanding with the tenants, who stayed on in the property.Linda showed her experience and skills in dealing with people which is a big plus in selling real estate.I was always kept informed of progress with open homes, I was really happy with the sale outcome when you obtained Two offers at full listing price, one of which was an unconditional offer. good job Linda, many thanks for your help. Cheers, Gordon Mackay 0274770869, (09}2992881. [email protected]

- Gordon Mackay

I have been working with Linda Breeze for the last ten years now. During these times, I found Linda to be highly professional and she takes very good care of all her clients both buyers and sellers. From my experience, Linda ensures that she takes her time with her clients and getting to know each individual, to ensure their wants and needs are met. I feel so lucky to have met and worked with a person like Linda, who is very kind, caring and considerate of other people. I don’t believe I have come across any agent like her! As a result, I have chosen to work with Linda for over the years and will continue to do so.

- Anita Ninchai

Linda Breeze: Real Estate Agent Extraordinaire Linda Breeze sold our home in 2 weeks. She negotiated an unconditional offer and got a very good price. She is amazing, and took care of everything that needed attention and needed organising once we have moved to Australia. • She organised for someone to clean the pool, a plumber to repair a tap, a locksmith to replace the conservatory door lock, an excellent handyman who maintained the garden, painted, fitted new kitchen door knobs—the list goes on. • She was seen sweeping up millions of leaves around the property. She vacuumed, watered the plants & monitored the house • She contacted a professional home stager and a professional photographer. The staging and photography were that good we did not recognise some parts of the house. • She drove to Mitre10 to buy our kitchen door knobs and bargained a low price for them. • She would meet various people to let them inside the house, the garage door repairer, our family and friends….. • Linda kept us well informed after every open home • She returned our phone calls, text and email messages as soon as possible, mostly she was readily available This was our fifth home; in the past we had dealt with many good Real Estate Agents, but Linda definitely stands out as the SUPERSTAR! Linda is sought after, trustworthy, loyal, reliable, innovative and very capable, fun and makes things easy. Thanks Linda for making our property experience easy and fun. We did enjoy those stories of the laughter shared during the open homes. Thank you also for the lovely gift. We will cherish it for a lifetime. We can now invest or buy another property here in Australia sooner. Linda we wish you continued success. Fondest Regards P.S. Ian’s Brother.

- Barbara Dysart & Ian Orr

Hi Linda I just want to thank you for all your help in selling my daughter Samantha house and my house last year. You had our house sold the day before we were officially on the market and even had back up offers and then continued to keep us in the loop on how things were progressing which made the process almost stress free. When I retire in a few years I may decide to transfer to Whangarei, If I do I will call you to sell this property in Papakura. Thanks again.

- Del Cassidy

I would personally thank Linda for all the work involved in selling my property. She went above and beyond my expectations of what a real estate agent does. I especially liked how she grouped buyers together on the same day at the same time, so it was less disruption for myself and my children, as I wasn’t keen on an ‘open home’. She kept a calm and non pressured manner throughout the whole process even though it was a stressful sale, which I can only apologize for, (dealing with lawyers who lacked communication skills). I recommend Linda to anyone who would like to know a light-hearted, caring and kind person that is so easy to deal with and who only has your best interests at heart when selling your property. Her focus is second to none, especially keeping the information coming in and so I was always well informed of the buyers interest. So I thank Linda for this experience and wish her all the best in all her endeavours both professionally and personally. Kind Regards

- Kara Perry

To Whom it may concern 4 November 2013 After working with Linda for a short time at Papakura Ray White and Linda selling my personal home and a rental of mine it became clear to me that she is and was the right sales person for the job. Linda having started in real estate in her early 20’s has given her an edge that I feel 95% of sales people lack. She took both sales of my houses very seriously and the first one I did a joint listing with her and she had it under contract within a week or two and when it came time to sell my second house a rental I did not bother trying to give it a go. I informed her of the price I was wanting and felt it was unachievable and pretty much tried to talk her out of it as to not waste my time or hers. Linda however said “Let me show one buy through” She proceeded to do so and within 24 hours I had an unconditional offer at the price I was looking for. Linda’s result speak for themselves and if you are wanting an agent that genuinely cares about the sale of your house regardless of it’s your family home or rental, Linda will achieve the premium price most of us are looking for and very few agents can actually achieve. I will highly recommend Linda to my parents when it comes time to sell the family home I grew up in and will encourage my friends to sell with her as well as I don’t know how else put this but she does GENUINELY CARE. I have been in Real Estate for 9 years now from selling homes, rentals to apartments, commercial property and am currently a new homes building consultant in Perth, WA. I have no problem putting my hand up saying Linda Breeze is a better sales person than myself with her many years of experience and is still highly enthusiastic about what she does. So, before you let some young or inexperienced real estate person handle what is most of us our most valuable asset give Linda a chance. It’s an experience that all sellers deserve yet unfortunately so little of us actually achieve given the high volume of poor quality agents out there. Feel free to contact me on +61452410275 or [email protected] if you have any further queries or questions. Kind Regards

- Jeremy McKean

Linda Breeze

I can definitely recommend Lisa. Very professional and totally commited to finding the right buyer for your house, I had every confidence she could do that for us - and she did! Thank you Lisa.

- J & S Grindley - Ridgewood Construction Limited

We are so happy with Lisa, not only did she find us our dream home but also sold our old place within a week. Lisa went above and beyond and has made all our dreams come true. We truly wish to thank Lisa for being there through all the highs and the lows, you are an amazing Real Estate agent.

- G Heron & L Miles

I am very pleased to recommend Lisa Leeburn and to be used as a reference. Lisa's enthusiasm and commitment to selling our property for a good price was 'infectious' for both seller and buyer. She was always upbeat and friendly and brought in buyers who were genuine and most suited to our property. I never felt over-taxed by too many open homes and people coming through. She was always respectful and never brought in anyone other than people she thought were truly interested. List also has a good team behind her so we knew we were in good hands. I wish her all the best in her future endeavours - I believe whatever she sets her mind to she will achieve.

- T & J Goulding

Lisa did such a fantastic job at selling our property. She's very knowledgeable and explains things thoroughly. Our house was sold in three weeks and she worked very hard to get us a great price. Thank you Lisa - we will definitely be referring you.

- A Wilton & J Main

Liz and I would like to take the opportunity to express our thanks to Lisa Leeburn of Devlin Real Estate Ltd on the sale of our investment property in Rangiora. Lisa was well prepared with her research and presentation (even going the extra mile in helping us to get the place presentable by working in the garden and cutting our lawns). We were also dealing with an outgoing tenant which provided challengers, but Lisa always found the best way forward. In summary from the time of the first appraisal visit through to unconditional sale, Lisa's efficiency and professionalism were outstanding, and with the fantastic sale price Lisa achieved for us given the challenging market conditions, we have no doubt we picked the right agent. We will certainly be recommending Lisa to anyone who needs help selling or buying a house.

- M & L Evans

Lisa Leeburn

My sincere thanks Megan for your success in selling my home. I have been pleased to be part of your first sale and gaining your Licence with Devlin Real Estate. You were always encouraging, helpful and available for my questions and punctual for open homes. I wish you all the very best in the future.

- Leona Reid

Megan Penney

We weren’t really looking, but we found a house and absolutely fell in love with it. We put our house on the market and within 10 days Tony Gordon had a buyer for us, after the first one fell through. Brilliant stuff Tony! However we had a really rough ride purchasing the house we fell in love with. The vendor caused us several headaches and a huge amount of stress. He literally worked his behind off to ensure everything happened to meet the really quick deadlines that were thrown at us. It got so stressful for us at one stage that we nearly pulled the pin. The only thing stopping us doing that was we were in love and we didn’t want to lose this house. Had it not been for Tony we may have ended up in the Cardiac Unit or at regular AA meetings! He went well beyond what we expected a real estate agent to do. We aren’t planning on moving from our dream home any time soon or maybe ever, but if we did, Devlin is without a doubt the only real estate agency we would consider and we most definitely recommend them.

- Darrin & Michelle Hodge

Tony Gordon

Thank you! We have had the best service one could wish for in the marketing and sale of our property. In both our real estate transactions, we have had very efficient and friendly service. The contact and feedback on what's happening etc cannot be faulted during what can be a stressful time. We can honestly recommend Wendy to anyone contemplating buying or selling real estate as experience, efficiency and friendliness make her a person we feel you can trust to take care of your real estate requirements in a very professional manner.

- A Kennedy

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