It is with pleasure that I forward this reference for Andrew Pender who recently completed the successful sale of our property on Vale Road, St.Heliers. I can highly recommend Andrew Pender to you, if you are looking for a very professional, extremely conscientious and pleasant person to work with in the sale of your property.

Andrew has excellent interpersonal and communication skills with people. After every open home we had extremely prompt and detailed written information along with very good follow up notes re previous visitors. As well as written feedback Andrew was always available by phone.

Andrew is extremely punctual and is always very well presented.

The sale of our property was a breeze with Andrew in charge. From arranging stagers, preparing documentation and arranging all of the small but important things when you are selling, Andrew did a great job. Nothing was too much trouble for Andrew - he even swept up leaves and watered plants prior to open homes when we were not there. Andrew always found time to help with any matter, and this was particularly helpful with use of office space and his computer skills to resolve a complication with issuing an insurance certificate for the buyer’s lawyer very close to the settlement date.

In summary, Andrew Pender is the consummate professional real estate salesperson who comes with our highest recommendation. We will be strongly recommending him to any family and friends who might be buying or selling in the future.

As executor of my deceased mothers estate, I had the daunting task of selling her property. Andrew Pender, who was recommended by my mother's lawyer, was the first and only salesperson I contacted. After our first meeting, I was so impressed with his honesty, knowledge and advice that I couldn't not have him as my salesperson. Throughout the entire process, Andrew kept me informed every step of the way. Andrew is a very knowledgeable, experienced and professional salesperson. I highly recommend him to anyone wanting to buy or sell a property.

I am very happy that I contacted Andrew Pender when I was thinking of selling my property in mid 2023. There were a number of issues to deal with before the house was ready for sale and Andrew's advice and support was invaluable right from the start. He had great vision about how the house should be presented while always taking into account practicality and cost. He  recommended tradespeople when needed, Andrew was always available to consult about decisions every step along the way and was invariably pleasant and helpful, Andrew was very careful and thorough to ensure no hiccups or surprises would emerge later. 

Prior to the house going on the market in October 2023, Andrew was instrumental in arranging things like cleaning and staging. In the end the house looked amazing in photos and on inspection. The marketing campaign was well thought out and ran smoothly. All this culminated in a very good result on the auction day. 

Andrew always acted professionally in my interests and was a pleasure to deal with. I have no hesitation in recommending Andrew to anyone looking to sell their home. 

We met Andrew when he acted courteously and helpfully when we purchased several years ago. We greatly appreciated having him this time round, acting for us as vendors. He is very responsive, thorough, experienced and calm. Andrew genuinely wants to get the best result for you and comes across as totally honest and reliable. Several pieces of advice he gave us contributed directly to getting a better outcome than we expected. We don’t believe you can go wrong with Andrew on your side.

We recently sold our house largely through the knowledgeable management and skilful guidance of Andrew. Selling a house is a big deal and Andrew made the process way easier than we thought possible. He demonstrated a sound set of skills which he professionally utilised on our journey. We would thoroughly recommend him to others.

Andrew met all of our expectations before, during and following the sale of our property. He provided us with information, guidance and advice always in a friendly and professional manner. Communication throughout was faultless and very much appreciated.

Andrew is energetic, optimistic and at the same time, a realist accommodating to your personal views and wishes. He will do the hard yards on your behalf. We are very happy with the high level of all-round service that Andrew provided to us and we look forward to utilising his services again.

On behalf of the Trustees of the Shane Donnelly Family Trust, I wish to convey our appreciation for the excellent service which we received from your office during the listing of the property on McArthur Avenue.

Salespeople, Andrew Pender and Jonathan Viljoen were outstanding and extremely professional throughout the process of the sale. Their knowledge and advice was very much appreciated and the trustees had total confidence in their recommendations during the sale process at all times.

It was certainly reassuring to have had Andrew and Jonathan as our salespeople.

The sale of the property had a very good outcome and the Trustees wish to extend their thanks and best wishes to the St Heliers office.

Having agreed to sell my mother’s home, Andrew immediately provided excellent advice on every aspect of the process and a logical roadmap to sale. He clearly articulated and then helped with each step from packing excess contents, getting reports, staging and marketing.

His dedication, good humour, generosity with his time, help and advice never wavered despite the complexity of the situation. The Barfoot & Thompson sales and service network was invaluable as was their access to a wide range of potential purchasers.

Andrew was a pleasure to deal with, achieved an excellent result, and I have no hesitation in recommending him to you.

We recently entrusted Andrew Pender of Barfoot & Thompson, to sell our mother’s home in what is an increasingly challenging market. The recommendation to auction was not necessarily the same advice as other agencies gave, but Andrew was convinced this was the right strategy for this particular property. Accurate pricing is challenging in this market, so the auction process still allowed this to be fully tested, noting a sale post auction was always an option once the pricing had been fully tested in the marketplace. Andrew’s strict attention to detail and tireless work ethic throughout the campaign saw 65 inspections culminating in a number of genuine buyers emerging prior to auction. Barfoot & Thompson’s large agency base across Auckland, also allowed for numerous inspections across a wide range of personnel, culminating in a much wider range of buyers; one in fact being the underbidder at the auction. The end result was a highly contested auction process and a strong result with the property being sold under the hammer, at a price we were delighted with. I would not hesitate to entrust Barfoot & Thompson and in particular Andrew Pender, to sell your property in this challenging market.

Andrew is a very kind and patient salesperson who took time to explain and guide us through everything during the purchase and sale of our new property. We really appreciated Andrew’s kind and helpful advice. He is diligent and organised,and always available to talk when we met some problems. Especially during the Lockdown period, he did a good job to help and communicate between buyer and seller, then make everything go smoothly. We found Andrew to be very experienced and kindhearted. He is a trustworthy and professional estate salesperson. We really recommend Andrew!

Thanks for everything,Andrew. For making the wholesale process so easy from go to whoa, for walking me through each step, and for all the supplementary preparatory tasks like arranging a handyman to fix odd-job things, organising cleaners, and for facilitating a fantastic staging.

Your advice was sound and at the right time for each step of the process. I am confident we achieved the best outcome.

I definitely recommend Andrew to prospective clients as a diligent, knowledgeable, trustworthy, professional, calm, considerate, and helpful salesperson who was always available to talk me through any matters.

His extensive experience and local knowledge were invaluable in not only achieving a great outcome, but equally importantly taking the stress out of the whole process – preparation, marketing, photography, viewings, pre-auction discussions, the auction itself, and post-sale communication with the buyers.

Thank you again Andrew for all your hard work and excellent advice & guidance. I am so pleased you were my agent.

Warmest regards

We highly recommend Andrew Pender as a real estate salesperson in the St Heliers/Glendowie area. He is a diligent and organised salesperson who ensured our home was listed with all paperwork available from the start of the listing. This makes a huge difference to ensure the sale process runs smoothly and is especially important in a busy market. Our property was only on the market for six days before we received a pre-auction offer and then went to an early auction.

We appreciated Andrew’s kind, helpful and gentle approach throughout the sale process. His calm manner helped keep any stress to a minimum as we sold our Glendowie family home of 33 years. He was always available to talk through any of our concerns at any time. His local knowledge of living and working in the area combined with detailed marketplace knowledge was extremely helpful for us.

Andrew offered thoughtful suggestions based on years of experience about presenting our home for sale including viewing staged properties, which was really helpful. An eye for detail combined with great contacts, rapport with the photographer and video person he certainly achieved a great result for us and we would not hesitate in recommending Andrew to sell your home.

I found Barfoot & Thompson a reliable and trustworthy company. My salesperson, Andrew Pender, was very helpful in preparing my house for the sale, caring and ensuring there would be no potential issues with prospective buyers. His after-sales service was exemplary, even helping me with clearing the house of my stuff during the final settlement day and later, communication with the buyers.

We appointed Andrew for the sale of our family home in April 2021. There were three key attributes we were looking for in the salesperson to sell our family home of 22 years. Someone we could trust and build rapport with, someone with demonstrable experience and results in our area who could optimize our sale price, and someone who would go the extra mile to make what was a reasonably stressful time for us, as smooth and painless as it could be.

Andrew delivered in more ways than one!

From the day we first discussed the sale of our property with Andrew the communication was great, and we were guided through the process with professional care and thoughtfulness. At the same time our own thoughts and opinions were taken on board, producing a very effective sales campaign that resulted in a fantastic outcome for us. We will be using Andrew in any future sales process and would not hesitate in recommending him to others.

A very happy Davis family is moving on to new adventures.

If you are looking for a real estate salesperson, I would highly recommend Andrew Pender. Andrew made the selling of my house seamless. He was very thorough in guiding me through the paperwork and how the auction process would work. I found him to be very personable, communicative and professional.

Andrew worked very hard to produce a wonderful result on the day. Thank you Andrew!

My partner and I recently bought a family home on the Glen Innes border with Andrew’s help. He worked with us to understand what we were looking for, our budget, and our likes/dislikes.

Andrew showed us open homes in the Eastern Bays over multiple weekends and told us about recent sales in the area to give us an understanding of what was happening in the market. When viewing properties, he was open with us about both the benefits and pitfalls of each property; we felt like we could always trust him and he was trying to find us a great home.

When it came to purchasing our new home, Andrew assisted us with putting in a pre-auction offer and then navigating the auction process in the heated Auckland market. He was personable, knowledgeable about the area and, perhaps most importantly, he was never pushy – he genuinely wanted us to find the right home and not be rushed into anything.

Andrew was always available by phone call, text message or email to answer any queries we had or discuss the properties we were considering.

We would highly recommend Andrew for anyone looking to buy or sell in the Eastern Bays right now, particularly people who are nervous to sell or buy, given how heated the market is.

We really appreciate everything that he did to help us into our new home and we would choose to work with him again when looking to sell or buy in the future.

Many thanks!

Andrew impressed me from the initial meeting, as being extremely professional and with a great knowledge of what was happening in the area regarding real estate.

Andrew's positive and reassuring manner plus his sense of humour were much appreciated as I was very anxious selling my old home of 34 years that needed a lot of refurbishment.

From the beginning of the process he was so well-organised and his explanation through each phase reinforced my confidence that a good result could be achieved.

On the day of the auction all his efforts and diligence were rewarded with an excellent and rather overwhelming result.

Thank you so much Andrew on behalf of myself and the family for your support and talents.You're a star!!

A big thank you also to the Barfoot & Thompson team who were involved.

With warmest regards

My husband and I recently sold our property in Lush Avenue, St Johns. Having owned the house for nearly 41 years it was a daunting process to undertake this operation for the first time. We used Andrew Pender from Barfoot & Thompson St Heliers branch, and we cannot speak highly enough of him. His professionalism, sense of humour, tireless work, simple explanations of all our queries and the gentle way he took us through the entire process was outstanding.

As we were selling during Covid-19 there could be no open homes but viewings by appointment. Andrew worked tirelessly for us, attending the house for 19 days to show people through, and thoroughly cleaning the property at the end of each session.

We are very grateful to Andrew for his support and advice throughout and would highly recommend Andrew to any prospective vendors in the area.

I recently employed the services of Andrew, Barfoot & Thompson to sell our family home in Glendowie. Andrew Pender one of Barfoot & Thompson's real estate salespeople became our salesperson for the sale of our property.  The property was on the market for a little more than a week and was sold at auction after this time. This was a swift and excellent outcome.

I highly recommend Andrew Pender as an enthusiastic, diligent and very motivated real estate salesperson. His calm and thorough approach made us all feel the job was in safe hands with a minimum of stress. He worked very hard to create the best result possible as he had a great knowledge of the area and expertise in the sale process. I can without any hesitation, recommend Andrew to sell anyone's property in the area.

Sincerely  

Hi Andrew. Just wanted to say once again, many thanks for the fantastic service you provided in regards to the promotion of the sale of my house. Your hard work paid off with a great result at auction last week. Your total honesty, humour and patience when answering my million questions were much appreciated. You made what could have been a very stressful experience not such a bad one. I am very pleased I had you as my salesperson.

We thoroughly enjoyed the process of working with Andrew to decide on the list price and the marketing strategy. Andrew’s knowledge of our area, the market, and the information that prospective purchasers would want, impressed us, and guided our preparation for the marketing campaign. He works tirelessly and with meticulous attention to the details of the information that is to be presented to the market.

We appreciated Andrew’s professional approach in all aspects of the process and his gentle, genuine and honest nature helped develop the rapport with prospective purchasers that kept Andrew busy at the “open-section” sessions. Andrew is an excellent communicator and kept us totally informed of all interest from prospective purchasers.

We have already recommended Andrew to friends and family who are selling property in our area and we would extend this recommendation to anyone considering selling or purchasing property in the Eastern suburbs.

Andrew Pender recently completed the sale of our much-loved family home. His total commitment to presenting the house in the best possible light, including assisting us with organising small tidy up jobs, furniture storage, staging of the house etc. resulted in a sale which we were delighted with.

Selling your house is a really personal matter and Andrew has the soft skills that appeal to a broad range of buyers, when he acts on your behalf. He is incredibly generous with his time and we always felt that he was working with our best interests at heart.

His professionalism and warm manner is exceptional and we have no hesitation recommending him to anyone wishing to sell their property.

We had the pleasure of working with Andrew on the recent sale of our house. Andrew operates with high degree of integrity and we appreciated his commitment to the campaign and the way which he kept us informed every step of the way.
His hard work has helped us achieve a great result and has enabled us to take the next property step for our growing family. For those wanting a stress-free experience in selling their home, we thoroughly recommend Andrew.

Andrew Pender has just completed the sale of my unit through Barfoot & Thompson.
His professionalism, dedication and outstanding honesty have made this rather stressful time for me at 82 years of age, a smooth and happy experience.
Good Luck Andrew, I will certainly recommend you to anyone that wants to buy or sell their home.
Many, many thanks,

I would like to say a really big thank you to you and Andy for the exceptional service that was provided to me regarding the auction sale of my property. It was a pleasure to do business with you both.
For you Andrew, I am extremely grateful for the assistance given to me on the day of the auction. As I have never had a property auctioned before I was pretty stressed out but your consideration made the whole thing a positive exercise. I would definitely recommend to people wanting a sell their properties to contact you so they too can receive such a great service.

We thoroughly enjoyed working with Andrew on both the sale of our Chelmsford property and the subsequent purchase of a lock-and-leave home. Recognizing that selling one's highest value asset is a stressful time, Andrew did his homework on our property and the local market, and kept us continually up-to-date on feedback he had received and upcoming events and actions.
Andrew was professional and meticulous, attentive to our requirements and applied a personal and genuine touch to all his dealings. On achieving an above expectation on our house sale we would ask that you pass on our sincere thanks to Andrew. We would happily recommend Andrew to any perspective client.

We recently sold our property at Kauriki Tce Stonefields. The transaction was managed by your sales agent Andrew Pender. We were both very pleased with his professionalism & negotiating ability when closing the sale. He made it very easy for us . Thank you.