Harcourts Halswell

Aaron Pero

Aaron has been instrumental in marketing residential and commercial properties with some of Christchurch's top property developers and real estate agents, recent projects he has been involved in exceed 100 million dollars in value. Aaron understands the importance of technology and marketing, and recognises that it’s critical when you are looking to attract buyers and achieve a premium sale price. During his time as marketing manager at a nationwide realty firm, he developed what AC Nielsen reported to be, “The highest ranked agency website” by property buyers. Aaron’s notable traits include his very personable nature, honesty, knowledge of the industry and digital marketing expertise, the latter was recognised when he was asked to speak on the topic at a Yellow Pages Business owners event. Whether you are looking to buy or thinking of selling in Christchurch, Aaron can help you. His extensive marketing background will help you achieve a premium sale price, and if you are looking to buy, he can help you find the perfect place to call home.

Ali Pincott

Dedicated, Committed, Passionate I am an extremely hard-working individual with your best interest as my highest priority. With over 80 sales under my belt since my move to Real Estate in 2014 I consistently perform to the highest standard, and am constantly striving for success. I have always had a strong interest in Real Estate and was hand-picked from a previous Customer Services Management Role for my friendly and approachable nature but most of all my high attention to detail, exceptional negotiation and customer services skills. I have developed a great understanding of all things Real Estate within Christchurch city and the wider areas, the evidence of this shown by the awards and trophies I have received. I am a proud family man with two great children Matthew and Lydia and have a very understanding wife and Personal Trainer, Angel. Our two pets, Benji the Beagle and Rusty the Cockatiel, complete the family. In my spare time I Play, Coach, Manage and Officiate in Ice Hockey and have many other interests/hobbies ranging from engineering to outdoor pursuits, motor sport and sport in general. My biggest dream is to experience a white Christmas and skate some of the beautiful frozen lakes in Canada. If you are looking for a top agent who is passionate about his role, is very approachable and easy to get along with then look no further.

Ayliss Ripley

Ayliss is an easygoing people person and a committed professional. She has a friendly, no pressure approach and a work ethic that is driven by integrity. In the current Christchurch market, Ayliss recognises that the selling or buying of a home can be a stressful time, and she believes her role is to make the experience as smooth as possible while achieving the best outcome. Ayliss’ past career spans many years in event management and the most valuable skills that she brings to Real Estate, is good planning, attention to detail and the ability to work with people to achieve a goal. Ayliss now enjoys working alongside the very successful and friendly team at Harcourts Grenadier. Outside of work, you'll find Ayliss with family and friends, listening to live music, occasionally playing tennis and occasionally chilling out in a sunny beer garden! Feel free to call Ayliss anytime to discuss your Real Estate plans. "Ayliss has just sold our home within a couple of weeks of being on the market. It has been an absolute pleasure to have Ayliss looking after our listing with her efficiency and ease of charm, this sale has been a walk in the park .. completely enjoyable" Kris & Mike Long "We recently brought a property through Ayliss Ripley at Harcourt’s. Ayliss was easy to deal with, she gave straight answers and always responded quickly to our queries. The whole process went really smoothly and I’d certainly recommend contacting Ayliss if you’re looking to buy/sell a house" Andy

Cecelia Harrison

Cecelia’s has a natural ability when it comes to helping people and anticipating needs, this skill was developed by spending many years in a high value customer service role on international flights for Air New Zealand. Cecelia’s aptitude for understanding your needs will help you make good decisions for your future endeavours. Backed up by an amazing administrative and management team, Cecelia has all the tools to make your journey enjoyable and rewarding. Canterbury’s fresh air runs through Cecelia’s veins, a left over trait from growing up on a South Canterbury farm and when she isn’t thinking about bricks and mortar, Cecelia can be found skiing either on the slopes at Mt Hutt, getting towed behind a boat in the summer, or getting a lung full of fresh air out and about on our city’s beautiful tracks. Cecelia’s energy and attitude is infectious, working along side her will make all your real estate transactions enjoyable and rewarding. Give her a call today!

Fernanda Hammett

Fe, originally from Brazil is a social person with great communication skills. She has been living in New Zealand since 2004 and has clarity in the kiwi culture and enjoys working with people. Fe has really hit the ground running after joining Harcourts Grenadier . She has shown a genuine passion for her chosen career of real estate and a has natural understanding and desire to provide the very best for her clients. She is passionate about people and building relationships, being the right person to understand clients' needs and desires. Fe has a strong interest in house renovation, constructions and interiors. With strong energy, Fe will be the complete package with the ability to assist you in all areas. Being of the new generation of young sales consultants, Fe knows how to maximise the use of the extensive Harcourts recourses to gain the very best results for her clients. Fe has boundless energy and loves working with people. Integrity, honesty and a strong work ethic best describes her and what she brings to the Halswell team Fe would be delighted to represent you in the selling or buying process and you can rest assured that you will encounter the excellent services of her administration team, her management team, her auctioneer (if you decide to go down this route) and the Harcourts network as a whole, because when you list with Fe you are also listing with the Top Franchise in the South Island for Revenue out or 830 offices Worldwide. Fe will carry out the tasks required to help you on to your next stage in life, with confidence and efficiency.

Gael Kofoed

Gael recognises that the selling or buying of a home can be a stressful time and she believes her role is to make the experience as smooth as possible while achieving the best outcome. Gael is all about people and will always put you first. It is the combination of Gael’s easy going nature, eye for detail and perfectionism for presentation that makes her the ideal choice when choosing someone to sell or find that ultimate residential or lifestyle property. She has a friendly, no pressure approach and a work ethic driven by trust. You can be assured of receiving the highest quality service, reliability and customer satisfaction throughout every stage of the buying or selling process. A keen gardener on her lifestyle block at Weedons which she shares with her husband and horses, Gael’s strong competitive nature and desire to succeed has helped her to participate nationally at a top level of equestrian sport, both as a rider and a judge.

Hamish McLeod AREINZ Nat. Dip. R.E, B. Bus. Mgt

Hamish McLeod entered the Real Estate industry in 2005 and since then has spent time specialising in Management, Auctioneering and Residential/Rural sales. Hamish’s experience has seen him involved in large rural transactions, subdivisions and developments as well as a wide range of residential transactions across the south island. Hamish’s passion for professionalism within the real estate industry has driven him to complete a Bachelor of business Management, majoring in Marketing and information systems, as well as completing the highest level of real estate qualification, gaining his AREINZ status. Hamish focuses on supporting salespeople to deliver the highest level of service. Hamish’s believes that Harcourts Grenadier provides it salespeople with world class training, resources and facilities which helps clients achieve outstanding results. In 2017 Hamish and his wife Sarah became owners of the Harcourts Halswell office with the Grenadier group.

John McPhail

John’s Real Estate career started in 2005 where he has since achieved an enviable sales portfolio. Representing a wide range of clients throughout Canterbury. A trusted and proven agent, that has the ability to manage sales process effectively with professionalism.

Julie Albengrin

As a Real Estate agent Julie brings a unique blend of the old and the new. A forward thinking, innovative person, she maximizes her clients’ exposure by making full use of all the tools and resources at her disposal as a member of the Harcourts team. But Julie still relies heavily on the tried-and-true principles of marketing and selling - communication and trust. Julie has a background in Civil Law, Business Management and Customer Service in her native Peru, and her professional life has always revolved around making transactions happen, while achieving the optimal result for her clients. Moving to New Zealand in the early-2000s, Julie immediately fell in love with both the country, and the people, and it was inevitable that she would be drawn to a career which allowed her to utilize her relationship building skills, her professional, determined approach to every task she undertakes, and her infectious enthusiasm! Julie earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Management and Marketing from Lincoln University, helping her to provide advice to her clients on a multitude of topics within the Real Estate industry. Julie caters for everyone - from those looking to take their first steps up the property ladder, to astute investors pursuing key investments. For an obligation-free chat about your property needs, call Julie today!

Kathryn Holdsworth

Kathryn is a dedicated real estate professional with a commitment to providing her clients with the finest real estate experience possible. Passionate about enabling people to achieve their real estate goals, Kathryn provides outstanding service through listening intently to her clients’ needs, providing considered advice, and working persistently and patiently to achieve the very best outcome for them. Kathryn’s highly tuned real estate skills have been enhanced by 15 years of teaching at leading independent schools in New Zealand and Europe, along with coaching elite rhythmic gymnasts to compete at Commonwealth Games level. She has a keen eye for detail and works diligently for her clients with their best interests at heart. Her mission is to never lose sight of the person behind the property and to exceed her clients’ expectations. For real estate with real integrity, call Kathryn from Harcourts Grenadier today. Awards: 2012 New Zealand Real Estate Scholarship with Harcourts 2013/2014 Harcourts Halswell Rising Star Award

Lego Ho

Lego believes that the best way to sell real estate is to build strong, professional relationships with his clients - getting to know and understand their needs are important. His passion to help and create good experiences for clients is the motivating force behind Lego’s successful career in real estate. With three years experience behind him in a tough Taiwanese real estate industry, Lego has gained valuable insight into how to help people achieve their dreams. This allows him to work smarter and more creatively for his clients. When it comes to buying and selling a property, Lego understands that the key to success is offering an active and unique service. He enjoys working closely with his clients, analysing what they want, finding the best way to achieve the best results, and giving them the right information to make informed choices along the way while utilising the best marketing resources available. He genuinely wants to make life better for people, making sure they are happy with their decisions and creating a stress-free realty experience built on trust and honesty. Along with his openness and warm sense of humour, Lego is known for being a great listener, thoughtful, helpful, detail-orientated, trustworthy, reliable, and generous with his professional expertise. Moving to New Zealand from Taiwan with his wife was a positive experience for Lego. It has given him time to enjoy a relaxed lifestyle and take time out at the gym to keep fit and also spend family time at home - a far cry from the 15-hour-a-day work life back in Taiwan. Having a Mandarin speaking background allows Lego the opportunity to specialise in working with the Chinese community. He is an enthusiastic member of this community and looks forward to showing prospective clients the best that Christchurch has to offer.

Lucinda Ebbett

A well-established and success driven agent, Lucinda thoroughly enjoys a career that incorporates her passions for people, property and the local community. Maintaining a ranking among the top 20 agents within one of New Zealand’s leading Real Estate companies for 2018-2019, Lucinda applies a high level of energy and enthusiasm to all aspects of the business, always with the same outcome in mind for her clients; the best possible price in the shortest possible time frame. Based in the Halswell office and residing in the area, Lucinda has a particular interest in the Southwest Christchurch markey, reaffirmed by her current position as the Top Agent of the Halswell office for 2018-2019. With a sizable following across social networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram, Lucinda understands that incorporating advertising through “new” platforms, in combination with more traditional marketing methods, puts her clients ahead of the competition and ensures she is maximising listing exposure, while catering to a wider demographic of buyers. Lucinda has a strong commitment to all things people and real estate, but outside of that you will find her trying to fit in the other loves of her life such as travel, music, or spending time with her dog Frankie. “We feel very fortunate to have received such excellent service from Lucinda and do not hesitate to recommend her very highly. From the first moment we met her she was open, friendly, approachable and honest. It was very easy to communicate with her, she continually kept us up to date with progress and was very responsive to our questions. She went out of her way to make the whole process seamless for us. From the coordination of open homes to helping us find a new property, she worked above and beyond our expectations. We are very grateful for her kindness and consideration and wish her every success in the future.” Cate- Vendor “Lucinda kept us up to date with anything and everything pertaining to the sale, her enthusiasim and knowledge were second to none for one so young and I feel she will climb the ladder to real estate success or any role she cared to take on in the future and my husband and I both wish her the very best.” Steve & Lynn- Vendor “Lucinda made buying our first home an awesome experience, she was so helpful and both my fiancé and I have decided we want her as our forever agent!” Renato & Casey- Purchasers

Milena Bartlett

Milena has brought to real estate a wealth of experience in sales to the most demanding clientele. After nearly eight years with Mercedes-Benz as an award winning sales consultant and two years with Louis Vuitton, she has taken professionalism to a whole new level. Passion for excellence is her driving force. She pays special attention to her clients’ needs whether working with buyers or sellers. Her extensive experience in sales, negotiation, needs analysis and great listening skills combined with sunny predisposition, make her everything that one hopes to find in their real estate consultant. “My approach is simple – it’s all about the client. It’s so important to act professionally, with integrity and always do what you promised to do and more… That 1% over and above a 100% is what makes a whole lot of difference.” “Two of my favourite sayings have always been – “retail is in detail” and “we have two ears and one mouth for a reason”. Although real estate differs from retail, the philosophy of paying attention to detail can never fail and listening more than talking will always deliver great results because it ultimately boils down to knowing what the client wants.” Testimonials “You are a very talented and warm person and we felt lucky you helped us with this big purchase.” Kindest Regards, Rose and Ross Roberts “You are quite simply the best salesperson I think I will ever meet.” Regards, Craig Rhodes “Thank you very much for your time and your high standard professional service”. Janice Li “Thank you Milena for the time and effort you put into the sale of the cottage. We especially appreciate the way you kept us informed during the process.” Keith and Jane Milligan “I found Milena very friendly and easy to communicate with and she made the process easy for me.” Gillian Lloyd “Thank you so much in helping me secure my first home! I’m so grateful to have had your guidance and sound support along the way.” Maddy Surie “I was fortunate enough to have Milena as my agent while selling my Christchurch property while living in Wellington. Throughout a highly stressful process, Milena was incredibly helpful and accommodating. She really went above and beyong in terms of organising stuff for me and being super aware of keeping me in the loop I would not hesitate to recomment Milena to anyone who wants an upfront, helpful and accommodating agent.” Karen Gillie "Milena recently sold a small lifestyle block for me using the auction process. Throughout the entire process I found that Milena kept me very well informed and I could not fault her professionalism. Another thing I appreciated about Milena was her readiness to consider my input and opinions. She clearly has a lot of experience in sales, presents herself impeccably, but at the same time is very approachable. Milena also appears to be well organised and thoughtful. I can recommend her to anyone wanting an agent who will work hard for them to get the best result possible" Amanda Smith

Raewyn Marles

Ready to make that decision ? If results matter and YOU are wanting YOUR agent: - To get the best possible price for YOUR property - To be respectful, trustworthy, experienced and professional - To be competent and create as stress-free a process as possible - To work towards YOUR goal - To have good listening and communication skills - To allow YOU to step back and know it was all under control - To have a caring, friendly and approachable manner - To have discretion around YOUR privacy - To give maximum attention to YOUR interests - To be knowledgeable and organised - To keep YOU informed and updated - To work with the buyers to help them see the benefits in YOUR home - To give attention to detail and be thorough - To give such good service YOU’LL be thrilled to talk about the experience Then you need to talk to Raewyn Marles with her 20+ years of experience in the industry. BUT more importantly hear what her clients have to say about their experiences of selling with Raewyn: From Helen Newman “It was really great to be able to leave the country and know that my needs were in such competent and caring hands. You managed to keep the stress level for me really low and I am grateful for that. I also appreciate the excellence of the final result.” From Gary Gibbens “Having bought 10 houses in the last 20 years I would have to say that no other agent, or company has given us such complete service, both before and following up of the sale afterwards.” From Dr Bryan Hardie Boys “This is our first time in 40 years of working with a Real Estate Agent and it has been a surprisingly pleasant experience. We warmly recommend Raewyn & will certainly contact her in the future.” From Wendy Rouch “After having my 3 properties on the market for over a year with another company you can understand how thrilled I was when Raewyn called me to say she had sold the first one – and that was after only around a week of being listed with her. I think her marketing strategy was absolutely brilliant and I know she worked exceptionally hard” From Raewyn Macpherson “Thankyou so much for the best sale and service. The communication was brilliant, advertising excellent. The best part was Raewyn knew what she was doing. The price, advice and the encouragement that it was going to be alright. Couldn’t have asked for any better.” From Chester Borrows MP “Raewyn was personable and sensitive to us selling our family home of 50 years. She was fastidious in her assessment and open and clear of her expectations so we were realistic in ours. our parents’ home was on the market one day, received four offers and sold $30,000 over our lowest asking price”

Reece Glover

Strongly dedicated, highly motivated and a hard working personality, means Reece strives not only to get you the best results, but to achieve long lasting client-customer relationships, that are built on transparency and trust. With a background ranging from sales to logistics, he is able to handle any situation with ease. His positive attitude and excellent people skills help him go that extra mile to get you what you want. Whether you are looking to buy or sell, don't hesitate to contact Reece.

Shelley Howe

Shelley is an energetic, vibrant friendly person who finds it easy to relate to people. She enjoys her career in the real estate industry and all the experience she has gained in her previous careers benefit her greatly in this role. Shelley comes from a military background having served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. While Shelley was in the RNZAF she was highly trained and became a fully qualified Chef and Steward achieving qualifications from the well respected City & Guilds Of London Institute. As a Steward, Shelley was taught excellence in customer service and the military training she received during this time implemented a high level of discipline, a good work ethic, focus and attention to detail that she has kept with her ever since. Upon leaving the military Shelley worked in hospitality for a number of years holding positions across New Zealand and in the Middle East. She also worked in training and consultancy and is a respected member of the culinary world. Shelley lives with her husband and their two sons. While the children were young she wanted more flexibility to be available when they needed her so she set up a successful online business and this has been in operation for some 8 years. Shelley loves to travel and likes to get away somewhere different and interesting every year. She also loves movies, music and gardening which is another great passion. In the past she has enjoyed transforming neglected gardens at the family’s previous homes. Shelley has a great eye for detail and an excellent ability to make the most of what you have. If you are wanting to buy or sell a home then give Shelley a call as she would love to work with you. TESTIMONIALS ‘What an absolute pleasure meeting you the other day to discuss the possibilities of selling our home. Firstly I was very impressed with the knowledge you have regarding the whole process. Obviously I am nervous regarding selling our family home, however I am now more than confident that you Shelley, along with the team, will market and present my house in the best possible light to maximise our potential to sell well. Thank you Shelley, you’re our choice, we look forward to working with you. I have told my friends how wonderful you are. Cheers Bruce’ ‘I have had the pleasure of knowing Shelley for 35years. She is highly competent well organized, outgoing and and excellent communicator. I have always found her honest and caring. I recommend her to you.’ Lisa ‘I have known Shelley for over 10 years, she is a very hardworking person and will give 100% to any task she undertakes. Shelley tells it how it is, speaks the truth and is very honest. She will be upfront with you but will have your best interests as a priority.’ Sarah ‘I have had the pleasure of knowing Shelley for close to 30 years and always known her to be a full of life, no nonsense, enthusiastic lady... and a great friend... I know she would give 150% to anyone wanting to find their dream home or to someone wanting to sell their home. Highly recommend!!’ Shar ‘I have known Shelley Howe for over 20 years now. She has always been a very motivated hard working person. We have often talked about property over the years and I have always found Shelley to be well informed on the subject. I would have no problem recommending Shelley to anyone.’ Angela

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Chrissie Fitzhardinge

After many years of working overseas in a legal environment, Chrissie returned to New Zealand with her husband to own and operate several popular cafes in Christchurch. Ten years ago, Chrissie decided to pursue her interest in the real estate industry and continues to love every aspect of it. During that time, Chrissie has worked in many areas within the real estate industry including administration, customer service and selling properties. Chrissie's warmth and positive, energetic personality enables her to thrive on the excitement of new challenges and opportunities which she embraces with natural enthusiasm, dedication and commitment. Her engaging nature gives her an innate ability to understand people and their needs. Chrissie's 30 years experience in customer-based environments means her communication skills and understanding of her client's needs, are second to none.

Mish Kubiak

Mish Kubiak is a dedicated member of our Halswell team and offers great support to all the agents. Mish is exceptionally efficient and hard working.