The sale of my parents beloved home of 53 years was bittersweet, but Simon’s sensitively to these circumstances balanced with his direct yet considered approach made things a lot easier for me. From day one Simon listened to me. He sought to clarify what I hoped to achieve, and provided valued ideas regarding pre-sale improvements that could be made. His ideas were realistic and achievable, and made a big difference to the result. Communications about the campaign, inspections and the prospective buyers were frequently provided; and proved to be very accurate on auction day. I am very happy to recommend Simon to handle your property. He is also a wonderfully engaging auctioneer, and his words to the crowd really captured the essence of this property and how I feel about it. My parents would have been delighted.

Dear Simon, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your professional handling of the sale of my late father's property. I was particularly impressed with your friendly, honest and straight forward manner. From the beginning you provided me with a timeline for the whole marketing process and spelt out the total costs of the campaign and the commission that would be charged from the sale. As you know, I also interviewed two other local agents, and neither were very upfront with this detail. Lots of excited talk, but no commitment to an actual figure. You kept me informed of the feedback you received from potential buyers after each open for inspection, and overall made the whole selling process relatively stress free. The icing on the cake was that you achieved a respectable above reserve price for our property! I am happy to say that I would have no hesitation in recommending you to family and friends looking to sell their properties in the future. Thanking you once again Yours sincerely Heather Elliott

Irene & I were delighted to work with Simon in selling our house. During our initial meeting & discussion with Simon we felt very relaxed & comfortable with the way he outlined the whole strategy & procedure involved with the sale of our home. Simon was very clear, helpful, & professional throughout the campaign, and his feedback after each 'Open House' was instantaneous & precise. His vast knowledge wasn't limited to our immediate neighbourhood & surrounding suburbs, but to the Real Estate Industry as a whole. His professionalism, communication skills, local Real Estate knowledge, coupled with people skills made the sale of our house that much more easier. Thank you very much Simon.

We found Simon to be very courteous and genuine and a very good sales person. Thank you Simon

Very happy to have worked with Simon, he was professional and personal, easy to talk to and directed his conversation directly to you. His reporting style was very detailed providing us with a clear picture of the state of the campaign. He also handled the auction like a true professional, being informative but approachable and he kept the auction going at a steady pace. An amazing result beyond our expectations, thank you Simon

Simon's personal and collaborative manner in guiding us through the journey from presentation and inspections to auction day resulted in a successful outcome for us and exemplified his approach that 'boutique is better'.

I certainly would recommend Simon, he sat down at the start of the selling process, explained everything clearly, up front and was clear concise and did not fluff or exaggerate. He has an easy going approach instills confidence and is s very experienced and competent Auctioneer. I highly recommend Simon, he is an honest up front pleasant hard working bloke. Good job Simon.

We found Simon Cookson and his team at McDonald Upton very professional. They gave very good advice and were very knowledgable of my area. They made the sale of our property very smooth and we were very happy with the price we received. We would definitely recommend MacDonald Upton as an excellent Realestate Agent.

Simon has a great knowledge of the business and I would highly recommend him all concerned.

"Towards the end of last year I began to consider the timing of when to downsize​. ​ Following very strong property valuations from three agencies, I decided to put my beautiful home on the market. While all agencies were extremely professional, choosing the agency to manage my sale came down to two or three key factors. First, having known Simon Cookson from whom I original purchased, I felt his professional style could accommodate my intention to be fully involved in the process. His manner was respectful of my efforts to present my home to a high standard, as well as being prepared to listen to my reading of the market based on various sources of data. So, I felt we could work very well together. Simon reported regularly on progress and answered my questions honestly. On price, I felt Simon was pitching somewhat under the market trend at first, not wishing to over promise. The support staff at McDonald Upton managed all the marketing arrangements and processes seamlessly and communication with me was 100% and faultless. ​ ​ As the campaign drew to a close, I felt Simon was doing everything possible to maximise market awareness, to make himself available to answer queries as they arose, as well as to gauge the quality of the matches of ​the needs of ​those interested in the property and what the prop​​​​e​rty has to offer​. We were on the same page by auction day about the realistic pricing to expect and we were both clear about the process we would follow. The auction ran smoothly and the outcome was excellent for all parties concerned. These decisions are so important. Thank you for all your assistance.​"​

My property would best be described as niche. Simon worked tirelessly to find the happy buyer. Simon kept open the line of communication constantly discussing and tweaking where necessary the matketing campaign. I was happy to get my reserve. This is the secondtime I rngaged Simon to sell a property - I would not use anyone else. Simon is authentic and is a great example of professionalism in the real estate industry. I highly recommend Simon and the team at McDonald Upton.

When it came to selling our family home we wanted somebody who understood our needs, both emotionally and professionally and that's why we chose Simon Cookson from McDonald Upton. His selling strategy along with the McDonald Upton team resulted in us achieving a fantastic sales result, I would have no hesitation in recommending Simon Cookson to anybody wanting to sell their home. Regards Jenny Cheetham.