Your goals. My focus.

I'm a licensed buyers agent based in Christchurch, working only for buyers. I search, assess and negotiate property purchases across Canterbury — a first home in the suburbs, a lifestyle block out in the valleys, an investment to hold long term — and I never represent the vendor on the other side of the table.

Much of the best property here never reaches a website. It's sold through contacts, or it's gone within days of listing. Living and working in Christchurch is what gives my clients early sight of those places, an honest read on the suburb and the section, and someone who can be at the door within the hour when something good comes up.

I learned this market from the inside, working for two of Christchurch's major real estate companies. Before that I taught at a leading Christchurch secondary school, and before that helped run a major sports and recreation facility in Canterbury. I've owned investment property myself and run a hospitality business in the CBD, so I've sat on both sides of a deal and I know what a fair one looks like.

Christchurch is where I chose to put down roots. I came here after finishing at Otago University; my three children went through excellent local primary, intermediate and secondary schools and are now at Canterbury University and overseas. I've played sport to national level and coached a great many teams. My wife, a former landscape architect, now works in early childcare. We live in — and love — Canterbury.

If you're buying here, whether from the next suburb or the other side of the world, I'd be glad to talk it through. It starts with a free, no-obligation conversation about what you're after — no cost, no pressure.