Steve was very supportive throughout the process. He gave us prompt feedback without ever needing to be asked. He was well informed and gave sound advice, always on a professional and friendly manner. We would highly recommend him to friends and family.
Stephen Tickell
On deciding to sell our home a close friend suggested I speak to Fran Harkin, principal at McGrath Sandringham. Notwithstanding my jaundiced view of the culture of the local real estate industry I respected my friend’s opinion & contacted Fran - it was one of the best pieces of advice I have ever been given. From the very first meeting with Fran my wife & I were impressed with her honesty & frankness. She did not try to gloss over the prevailing market difficulties & advised our home would sell if we were realistic in our expectations. Like most sellers we’d like to think we understood real estate but in reality we knew we were ‘babes in the wood’. For this reason we were prepared to listen to & take Fran’s advice & accept all of her recommendations re: pricing & presentation. Our sales campaign was during a marked downturn in the property market & in the lead up to a Federal election both of which resulted in limited interest in our property & general market uncertainty. However Fran & her excellent right-hand man, Cam Saba, kept our confidence up - both communicated with us regularly & did not try to build our hopes when there was not much interest in the property. Basically we trusted Fran implicitly as we felt as if we were her only client & knew that she was totally committed to achieving the very best result for us. Throughout the campaign we were kept informed of both the good news & the less good & we accepted what we were being told realising that Fran could think outside the square & had ‘a plan’ depending on how the campaign unfolded. We were also introduced to the McGrath team & were impressed with their knowledge & understanding of our property & their open & friendly dealings with us. We believed if our home didn’t sell that it would not be because of any failing of the McGrath team. Three days before auction our home sold at a good price & we were so glad that we had put our faith in Fran. We cannot recommend her, Cam & the McGrath team highly enough.
Fran Harkin
We had a fantastic experience selling our property at auction in Brighton with Steve Tickell. He did a great job for us and I would select Steve if we were to sell again.
Stephen Tickell
I am only to happy to write a review because I can highly recommend Mandy & her colleague Stephen Tickell. They are honest, knowledgeable, experienced professionals. They helped us through the whole process with good advice and gave us feedback along the way. They achieved a higher than expected result for us and were just lovely to work with. I would use them again and as I said can highly recommend them to others.
Mandy Engelhardt
I am happy to write a review as I found Stephen and his colleague Mandy Engelhart to be exceptional. They were knowledgeable, professional and experienced. Approachable and offered good advice. They are people with integrity and worked very hard throughout the campaign. The results they achieved exceeded our expectations!
Stephen Tickell
Mandy was easy to deal with, available to answer my concerns and knowledgeable concerning the prospect of a sale in the Bayside area.
Mandy Engelhardt
Not all agents are the same! I thought they were until I did my research, Hockingstuart stood out for me on their attention to detail and fantastic communication. But apart from that, I felt I trusted Mandy and Jenny. They were realistic about my expectations and gave me the guidance I needed through out the process. I'm delighted I chose them and if I were to sell again and do the same again. I can't recommend them enough.
Mandy Engelhardt
Stephen Tickell was a delight to deal with at all times, from the pre-planning discussions through to our auction day. He was friendly, knowledgeable, offered reasoned and sensible advice whilst being relaxed and reassuring. It was a pleasure to have Stephen working for us.
Stephen Tickell
Steve achieved the result we were after, this being our 6th sale in the last 15 years with he and Hockingstuart. His attention to detail, undoubted experience, and patience is second to none, in addition to the fact that he says it as it is! If you’re looking for an agent who you can rely on, look no further.
Stephen Tickell
With so many agents around that are more interested in themselves it is refreshing to meet an agent that listens and treats you like a customer rather than a wallet. Stephen focused on what we were looking for as a buyer and definitely helped us purchase as a result. Would recommend to anyone.
Stephen Tickell
Steve Tickell & Jenny Dwyer provided sound advice & support throughout the process of preparing the property for sale, through to the marketing & securing of sales contracts, all completed within the campaign timeline & in very difficult market conditions. Their feedback & advice was constant throughout this period. We were delighted by their support and dedication to both ourselves and potential buyers. Steve and his team were fantastic. We strongly recommend them.
Stephen Tickell
Jenny and her team have provided nothing short of a first class service from start to finish. As we live in the UK we have relied perhaps more heavily than most local vendors on the experience and support of Jenny and her team to guide us through the sale process. However, at every stage, Jenny and her team could not have been more helpful and professional. Jenny has a wealth of experience and despite the distance and time difference, did everything she could to give us advice and keep us informed on progress. Jenny’s associate, Julie was also incredibly helpful in arranging for local services to prepare the property for sale. They made the entire process less stressful and we could not recommend them enough.
Jenny Dwyer
