I have had property dealings with the Ward family for 25 years. I have bought four properties through Matthew, sold five, and he has managed rentals at two properties for me. I have found Matthew to be trustworthy and a pleasure to deal with. He has an excellent knowledge of the Woolwich, Hunters Hill, Boronia Park, Drummoyne, Henley areas and I would recommend him to anyone buying or selling.
Matt and Claire are great with defining and implementing the sales process. They presented the strategy with professional clarity. Our concerns about strategy or process were immediately addressed with considered views that demonstrated experience, expertise and insight. The advice was frank and transparent. We always felt confident in their insight and trust in the recommended sales process. The sales plan was implemented quickly, efficiently and with timely advice for marketing and presentation. As the auction approached, and purchaser feedback and contract negotiations progressed, I valued Claire and Matt’s balanced advice. This advice was proffered in an ethical manner. They balanced the interests of prospective purchasers with our focus on the best scope for the auction process delivering a competitive price discovery outcome. This was a nervous time for us, but Matt and Claire guided us through with timely and clear communications throughout the entire process. They demonstrated hard work to ensure and report progress. Their efforts delivered both confidence, optimal bidder registrations and the best opportunity for the bidders to set the market price. We feel happy we followed the advice of our neighbours and chose Matt and Claire Ward from McGrath, Hunters Hill.
Both Matt and Claire were extremely professional and made the whole process easy and seamless not only for us as the vendor but the buyers too. We would wholeheartedly recommend Ward Partners for their honesty, excellent communication and local knowledge.
We recently retained Ward Partners as the agent to sell our waterfront inner west home. We are so pleased we met Matthew and Claire Ward when they were the selling agents when we bought our "downsizer" apartment in the inner west in 2022. We were so impressed with their professionalism, warmth and expert advice to us as buyers, that we put them on our short list to consider to be our agents to sell our inner west waterfront family home. We had designed our home as a new build, and enjoyed many happy years there, so it was a huge decision to sell, and the choice of agent was very important to us. Matthew and Claire presented us with an impressive, detailed and ambitious plan for the sale campaign. They demonstrated their absolute commitment to "winning" the role, and to achieving the best outcome for us. We were able to confidently select Matthew and Claire. Throughout the campaign, their plan (including all the details such as the photography, the online and hard copy sales materials, the styling and cleaning, the inspections) and its execution, ran so smoothly. They kept us informed at every step and we worked so well as a team in making the many big and small decisions along the way. Their warmth, enthusiasm and genuine commitment to us, made all the difference during a process which is necessarily stressful. They became our trusted advisers and their integrity shone through. One key differentiator was the quality of their relationships with their pre-existing contacts from previous sales, which helped generate strong early interest that got our campaign off to a terrific start. Matthew and Claire helped us achieve an excellent result, and as a bonus, our lovely purchasers have also bonded with Matthew and Claire and are delighted with the house and the whole process. We strongly recommend Ward Partners and are happy to talk to anyone considering retaining them. We wish the Wards and their team every success as they continue to build their reputation as the agent
We absolutely love our new house and can't wait to make it our own. The previous owners been so helpful and kind, the fact that we have bought from such a lovely family has made us appreciate it even more. We value everything Claire and Matthew have done, you have both made the whole experience extremely positive for us - we couldn't thank you more!
Dear Matthew and Claire, As the dust has settled we would like to formally thank you for the wonderful job in selling our beautiful home. From our first engagement with Ward Partners there were feelings of ease and calmness combined with confidence. Selling or buying a home brings many emotions to the table but Matthew and Claire instilled an immediate sense of reassurance and peace of mind. Their professionalism from the onset was outstanding. The advice and communication were nothing but perfection. Their expertise and knowledge of understanding the roller coaster rides of the property market was faultless. They provided excellent advice on how to best present our home with an outstanding marketing campaign. Should we be in the market again either as a buyer or seller Ward Partners would be our choice of agents.
Dear Matthew, Many thanks to Claire, yourself and all the team at Ward Partners following the recent purchase of the new apartment in Ryde Road followed by the sale of the previous apartment in Church Street. We could not have been happier with the manner both apartment matters were handled, especially the sale price achieved for 4/22 Church Street. The presentation and appearance of both properties was exceptional as was the advertising material and schedule that was in place to maximise both the number of inquiries and attendance at the Church Street Auction. Obtaining the Church Street sale price in excess of the initial estimate was outstanding. The company you recommended to dress up and fit out Church Street, following the work done within the Ryde Road property by the same organisation, more than confirmed the expense to do so, brought rewards at the time of the Auction. A real pleasure to be involved with Claire and yourself, great attention to detail and professionalism, congratulations, and many thanks.
I was tasked with selling my mother's home in Sydney from regional NSW. Matthew and his network of contacts made preparing the property and the sale go very smoothly. The marketing campaign attracted a lot of interest and achieved a sale price that exceeded my expectations. It was obvious that Matthew's local knowledge and excellent communication is the reason for him being the highest selling agent in this suburb. I can't recommend him highly enough.
We can heartily recommend Matthew. We are very happy with both his execution and the outcome of the recent sale of our Hunters Hill home. We were in regular touch with Matthew, who we had known socially for some years, and he had advised us he had a buyer for whom he thought our house would be a perfect match. An apartment that ticked all our boxes came on the market. We gave Matthew a 'heads up' that we would try to buy it at the forthcoming auction, and if we were successful, our Hunters Hill house would be for sale. We had discussed pricing, informed by other agents' estimates and a mortgagee valuation in connection with bridge financing we had arranged. We were successful at the auction for the apartment on a Saturday morning and we were leaving the following day, Sunday, for a pre-committed short holiday in Norfolk Island. I phoned Matthew to tell him the house was now for sale and we agreed on a handshake that if he could find a buyer at an agreed net sale price while we were away in Norfolk Island, on an "as is where is" basis, we would have a deal. We had done nothing at this stage to improve the presentation of the property for a normal marketing campaign. Matthew picked up the keys on our way out the door on Sunday. He showed the house to his prospective buyer on the Monday, and communicating with us by phone in Norfolk Island, we agreed terms, subject to inspections, on the Tuesday. We exchanged contracts with the buyer the following Tuesday - all in only ten days after exchanging contracts at auction on the purchase of our apartment. That has to be some sort of record. And with no pre-sale preparation of any sort on our part. After the exchange Matthew and his people were very helpful in mitigating to some degree the painful process of moving out of a large residence, with thirty five years of accumulated memories and stuff, into a seriously downsized apartment.
Mathew Ward from Ward Partners was outstanding with his intimate knowledge of the Hunters Hill market. He made the process of selling our house stress free. If you are looking for a great agent you will be more than happy with Matthew and his team.
Matt and his team have been most helpful and a pleasure to deal with, in our property purchasing and leasing needs in Hunters Hill over the last 10 years. Matt is personable, professional, reliable and always available to assist when needed. I can highly recommend Matt and his team at Ward Partners Hunters Hill.
Dear Matthew and Claire, On behalf of the family I would like to sincerely thank you for all for your open, honest, and genuine assistance in promoting and selling of our home. Throughout the whole process our family felt that Matthew was calm, helpful, very honest, “non pushy” and always thinking rationally. We were regularly informed throughout the whole campaign, and it was an absolute pleasure working with Matthew. The marketing strategy and photos were superb with much thought and planning put into every detail. As a result, the house presented as an absolute “masterpiece”. After the house was sold but before completion, we all appreciated that Matthew continued to assist and help out where necessary. Our family is so delighted the home is now going to a new family that appears to love the house as much as we did. We would certainly always highly recommend you and your wonderful team to anyone that is considering selling their property.
