I'm very glad and I think very lucky that James was the agent looking after the sale of the house that turned out to be the one of our dreams. Unlike so many agents in the area we were not mislead on price - I noticed this with several other houses he sold in the area as well. What we were told they would go for, they did so we did not feel our time was wasted looking at houses that would subsequently prove to be way outside out budget. The buying experience was short, to the point and without the bull. Vendor knew what they wanted, we knew what we were prepared to pay and James very quickly brought this to conclusion. Once the sale was agreed he also introduced us to the vendors who were able to show us some of the intricacies of the house and explain its foibles and also negotiate them leaving some useful furniture so a very nice touch there.

We were very impressed with James Sheppard's knowledge and expertise when we purchased 7 Fraser Road, Normanhurst last July. His calm nature helped make the whole transaction of buying a home run smoothly and as stress free as possible. We would highly recommend James Sheppard's services if you were looking to buy or sell your family home. J Addis, Normanhurst

I would highly recommend James Sheppard as a selling agent. Our property was on a difficult sloping site and we had reservation of how long the house will be on the market. James and his team come to inspect the property and gave me a price estimate and market report the next day! He was always available to be contacted and kept me uptodate with the progress. James even lent me a pressure washer to clean the driveway. They arranged the plan for open days which put us at ease. After the 3rd open weekend, we had an offer above our expectations. Fanatastic result from a fantastic agent. Thank you

We have just sold our house through Allen & Sheppard Real Estate and could not be happier with the process that we have been through. James Sheppard is very professional, easy to communicate with and very focused on what needs to be achieved for a successful sale, with the minimum of fuss. We took note of and attended to his suggestions during the preparation phase, which paid off handsomely. The sale was completed after one Open House and the sale price was more than we had expected. We have dealt with James Sheppard twice over recent years and we are very pleased to be able to recommend his services.

Dealing with James Sheppard was an absolute pleasure. Everything was explained and delivered beyond my expectations. James made selling our family home so easy and was available whenever we needed him. I would recommend using James and the team at Allen & Shepard to anyone and look forward to buying or selling a home with him in the future. From Greg Stephinson

James was wonderful to deal with, it made the sale of our house a lot less stressful than it could have been. He was always available, very flexible and very honest. He has great knowledge of the local area and we loved that we were supporting a local family business. We highly recommend you use James from Allen & Sheppard.

James is a rare breed - a real estate agent who challenges all of usual stereotypes. We recently bought a house through James, and would highly recommend him. He was an excellent communicator, professional, open and honest. We are loving our new home! When we move - hopefully many years from now - we will not hesitate to choose James to sell our house.

As a licensed agent for more than 35 years I selected James and another well known agent in the area to submit a marketing proposal for my home. My experience and awareness of agent practices quickly led to me appointing James to sell my home due to his professionalism and undertaking to personally handle all enquiries and provide feedback rather than have an assistant undertake the task. My home sold within 5 days at a price exceeding even my expectations.

I can't speak highly enough of James. After a year of trying to buy a house and broken promises and disappointment from other agents, James was a pleasure to deal with and went out of his way to help us. I would strongly recommend James to any seller or buyer.