I have just experienced the most amazing week of my life, from the very successful auction of my house and your expertise, advice and negotiation of the purchase of my new home in Mornington. From the very beginning, when I decided it was time, after forty years, to sell 29 Mason Avenue, Elwood, I had quiet confidence that you and your Company would achieve the best result for me. Thank you for keeping me well informed after each inspection, your constant feedback and updates, was very much appreciated. One again, Many Many Thanks to you and all the team at Hocking Stuart. Special thanks also to John Carter who did a magnificent job as Auctioneer. I have no hesitation in highly recommending your company to anyone wishing a very professional and successful sale of their property.

I have known John for 9 years as he was the sales agent for my St Kilda apartment at Hocking Stuart all those years ago. So I have an insight into dealing with John, both as a buyer and seller. He has an uncanny ability to make people feel totally at ease. He is very open, empathetic and honest which creates a sense of trust, vital to creating great relationships with buyers - and sellers. Throughout the selling process, John made a big effort to accommodate my needs and was helpful and professional when it came to preparing the property for sale. He also kept me constantly and thoroughly updated on progress throughout the campaign. He was succinct and down to earth, managing expectations and helping me to make some tough calls in order to achieve a successful result. I found John to be a genuine and honest agent and a just plain likeable guy and would absolutely recommend him.

I found John very helpful and knowledgeable about my suburb. He regularly corresponded with me during the pre sale period and honoured all his promises We were all delighted with the result of the auction and will not hesitate to use him again.

John Manning was our agent when selling 22 Mason Ave, Elwood. John had a great understanding and knowledge of the area. We were very impressed with his communication, touched base with us during the sale.We could not be happier, and what an amazing result he got on auction day.!! I would highly recommend John and Hocking Stuart.

We bought 6/35 John st of John Manning in approx 2006,we came from country Nsw and we're looking for a property for our daughter to live in as she was moving to Melbourne We have been in the building industry for 50yrs and have delbt with numerous realestate agents over that time . We found john to be up there with the top end of the industry,so much so as we contacted him to sell the same property for us in November 2015 with a very satisfactory result Roz and Phil Andrea

We can't speak highly enough of John Manning and the team from Hocking Stuart's St Kilda office. The campaign was executed perfectly, under fairly tight time constraints, and John kept us informed of its progress every step of the way. He is friendly, engaging and nothing seems to be too much trouble. We were extremely happy with the end result, due in no small part to John's negotiating ability (we ended up selling before auction). But the best thing for me was how both John and Rob Harvey supported us during the purchase of our new house in the months beforehand – even being there on auction day to lend their support. This was, in my view, above and beyond what we could reasonably have expected, given there were no commitments in place at that time. It was such a great help to us as we navigated the often tricky road of looking for a new home. Overall, we were very happy with the final outcome and could not fault the planning, service or communication throughout. We would heartily recommend John and his team to anyone looking to sell their home. Michael & Belinda

John is great to work with and very knowledable about the Elwood area. Have used Hocking Stuart twice and both times happy with the results. Thanks John!

My wife Suzi and I wish to express our sincere gratitude to John, Costa and the team at Hocking Stuart St. Kilda in the sale of our apartment on Carlisle Street. Living three hours away in central Victoria and running a business should have posed problems for us in organising our apartment to be in perfect order to sell but John and Costa did all the work for us. The apartment was painted, had new carpets, electrical work and rented furniture organised by John all without us having to go to Melbourne. After each open day either John or Costa would ring us to let us know about the day including numbers and potential buyer feedback. John's advice was invaluable and was the reason at the auction we succeeded in selling our property for a price well above our expectations. Again thank you guys very much for all you did for us. Glenn and Suzi

John Manning is a very warm and welcoming agent with a wonderful earthy, easy going nature - a rare trait among agents these days! But that's not to say John isn't passionate about real estate or his clients as John and his team were enthusiastic, honest, extremely hard working and a pleasure to deal with through every step of the selling process. I would highly recommend John as an agent in selling your home.

I was very happy with John's performance. He kept me well informed a long the way and achieved a good result.

We were very pleased with the process and outcome of the sale of our home and would not hesitate to recommend John to sell anyone's property. Mike Smith