We are Carol and Steve Gallie who have just sold our home on Martins Bay Road via Barfoot & Thompson Warkworth office - as you are probably aware, the settlement process was completed yesterday.

We just want to take the opportunity to express our appreciation for Sylvia’s help during this process. We are very pleased with how Sylvia represented us and Barfoot & Thompson in a very professional, friendly and efficient manner. We would highly recommend her services.

Please pass on our sincere thanks to Sylvia and the rest of your team.

My husband and I have dealt with many real estate agents over the years, both as buyers and as sellers. Sylvia impressed us during the purchase of our Mahurangi East home in many ways.

• First and foremost with her professionalism, her extensive experience, and her knowledge of the market
• With the way that she followed up on matters
• With her communication skills, in particular her understanding of the concerns that a buyer and a seller have
• With her prompt actions in dealing with matters that arose during the sales process
• And, as out-of-town buyers, we were impressed by the way that Sylvia helped us to deal with matters on our property post-settlement.

We recommend Sylvia without any hesitation. If in future we need the services of a real estate agent, she will be top of mind.

Sylvia has acted on our behalf as our salesperson of choice, twice in the last 12 months. As our salesperson, she has acted with our best interests in mind. Her advice to us was always considered and thoughtful. Sylvia's work ethic has been superb, from initial appraisal through to completing agreements and advice in negotiations. Lois and myself have no hesitation in recommending Sylvia as your salesperson to sell your property.

Unsure as who to use to help sell my house, I was really impressed upon meeting Sylvia - with her keen eye, gentle recommendations and all round friendly demeanour. Sylvia then certainly exceeded my expectations.
Sylvia's experience in the Industry, ability to explain the process in easy to understand terms along with her willingness to roll up her sleeves and help, are just some of her many skills and strengths.
I appreciated her honesty, thoughtfulness and guidance throughout the open home and selling process.
She treated my young family wonderfully, which I so appreciated - even dropping in activity books and colouring-in pencils on her way past one day.
Sylvia is a true gem, kind and genuine but very strong and she made me feel 'safe' during what could have been a very daunting process for a first time vendor like me.
I have no hesitation in recommending Sylvia and will certainly approach her, should the need arise in the future.

"I purchased a property through Sylvia and found it a thoroughly professional yet friendly process. Phone calls and emails were promptly dealt with making communication a breeze and Sylvia was always punctual to appointments. From start to finish the purchase was efficiently dealt even through an elongated negotiation period. Her service can't be faulted and we would happily engage Sylvia again."

"We found Sylvia to be the best real estate salesperson that we have ever used in New Zealand and her knowledge and dedication is a true credit to your company. We would highly recommend her to our friends and family if they were in a position to sell their properties. Thanks Sylvia!

"Sylvia was a model of good service."

"We enjoyed working with Sylvia on the sale of our property. It was a rental property with tenants and she worked around these tenants with tact even though they created difficulties. She kept us in touch with what
was happening and helped us keep the property tidy and salable. Thanks Sylvia!"

"You went out of your way to make the whole process as smooth and stress free as possible, at times above and beyond our expectations!"

"Recently I sold a property in New Lynn. Sylvia did a great job of selling our house. Although we had
limited time to sell the property she pulled out all the stops to ensure we received fantastic marketing coverage and a very satisfying end result.
She was patient and reliable, not pushy, she took the time to educate us and was always available when we needed her. Absolutely the best real estate agent I have ever had dealings with, she worked around the clock and made a constant effort to communicate so I felt secure throughout
the whole process. I would recommend Sylvia to anyone wanting to buy or sell property in the Auckland area."

"Sylvia, I just wanted to thank you for all your help, input and professionalism in the marketing and selling of our property at St Jude Street in Avondale. As we are in Australia everything had to be done via, phone, fax and emails and during the selling process you kept us informed and up to date on the progress and in some cases we had to rely on your honesty and judgement. We had a few offers including a multi offer situation and again you gave us good sound advice, and still leaving the decisions up to us and not being pushy. Although a few of these offers fell through we did get there in the end, so I just wanted to thank you again.

Sylvia, I would have no hesitation in using your services again or recommending you to family and friends when they are in the position to sell their properties."

"Sylvia is totally professional with a caring attitude towards her vendors. She follows through with everything in a happy, easygoing manner. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to any vendor."

"Our grateful thanks for finding us the perfect property.

Coming from Australia to a new, unknown country, with subtly different laws and conventions it was a huge relief to find someone with such a broad knowledge of the local real estate business.

The outstanding memory of our property search was that you clearly listened to our various requirements and then sought out a selection of appropriate properties in our price range.

Now happily settled in our new home we cannot believe how smoothly the process unfolded and that is clearly testament to your efforts.

I cannot conceive of selling or buying a property without your input and would certainly recommend you to anyone in the property market."

"I would thoroughly recommend Sylvia to anyone needing an agent. She has a pleasant personality, is always prepared to go the extra mile for her client, is not pushy, in fact she inspires confidence. Her knowledge of the local market is excellent and she has unlimited patience!"

"We have dealt with Sylvia from a buying and selling perspective and have found her pleasant, thorough and hard working. After showing clients through Sylvia has always given prompt feedback which we feel is very important. Your real estate company is fortunate to have a person of Sylvia's professionalism."

"I found Sylvia to be committed and dedicated to making the sale of my property as smooth and worry free as possible for me.

From the thorough and positive way she promoted and marketed my property to the difficult and extensive negotiations we found her supportive and informative every step of the way.

Her integrity and enthusiasm towards the whole procedure made what could have been a very stressful process a very smooth and enjoyable one.

The way Sylvia handled the whole process has left no doubt in my mind that I will employ Sylvia as my agent again."