I owned an old and rather small unit in a highly desirable street but at a hugely undesirable position of the building for 35 years , on the top floor , no lift , not much views from the windows . An elderly tenant lived there with her cat for many years , and somehow we developed an unspoken understandings that I shall not raise the rent and she shall not demand things unless it was necessary for the function of a living space . She was living on a modest income . A nightmarish situation for the estate agent that managed this unusual tenancy setup. I was pretty sure that I was a bit of a rogue landlord in their views . When the unit became vacant , naturally it was in a horrific condition , carpet worn out , cat’s hair everywhere , windows not closing properly and so on and on , as the result of decades of neglect . And standing in the middle of the living room of this unit of mine , I decided to sell it as it is ! When I arranged the initial meeting with John and Hagan of Belle Property St Kilda , I was frank with my proposition that was “ put it on the market as it is but deduct the cost of the renovation to make the place liveable from the sale price “ . For any Real Estate Agent , It would have been so much easier to put a property on the market if it were pre-renovated as they can use the phrase “ lovingly renovated “ in the advertisement . However , John of Belle Property possessed a flexible mind . Within a minute of hearing my proposition , without raising an eyebrow , John worked out the initial sale price range of the unit that was to be advertised online . So , that was how it began . Several weeks later , I had a call from John . He said that the responses to the advertisement were good he felt confident enough to raise the sale price range a bit , and he needed my permission to do so . I , then , sensed a happy end was approaching ….. !

You hear about real estate agents being untrustworthy so my guard was up for my recent purchase but Blaise was amazing! She really made me feel at ease whenever she sensed I was stressed and made sure I understood everything. Her communication was excellent, she responded to calls and messages quickly and genuinely cared throughout this process. This purchase was a big deal for me and I'm glad I had Blaise helping me through.

they helped in every way

Our agent Mark, was very helpful and straightforward. It assisted greatly in making a firm offer and feeling safe in the fact that it would be passed on appropriately. Ester Rubinstein

Clear, timely communication

John Manning and Belle Property recently sold a property for us in St Kilda East . Being on the elderly side we were a little nervous and unsure of the process , but from the start John put us at ease with his demeanor and no pressure approach. His knowledge and experience in the Industry was very obvious and led to a stress free and successful result . I highly recommend John and Belle Property

John Manning and Will Johnson sold my property for me. They were a professional, focused and very knowledgeable team. They were also cognisant of my needs and were always available to answer any questions I had, which I much appreciated.

The selling process with Julian was very easy and efficient, it resulted in a satisfying result that was finalised in under 3 weeks from listing on line The few email communications with the marketing team were very prompt and efficient.

John Manning has been supportive from the moment we randomly walked past him showing the house. We had just been outbid on another house on the same street and saw John, as he was the agent who sold our place to us 18 years ago. We said hello , he said come inside and have a look, we thought way beyond our budget, a week later we settled . So happy I stopped bidding down the street.

Second time we have used Belle and John Manning. Another great experience, nothing is too much trouble and also helped out with organising repainting and some other misc. upgrades and repairs around the apartment prior to selling (prior auction). Thanks John!

Very responsive and good communication

agent was good to deal with, your costs were all up front - no hidden items and your best price was offered up front