Yana Bell

Sandy and her team have been excellent to work with throughout our recent property purchase. We found Sandy to be extremely professional and easy to deal with. We appreciated her availability and experience to make our purchase a smooth process. We would have no hesitation in working with Sandy and her team again in the future.

We can without a doubt say that our experience of dealing with Sandy and Yana when purchasing our property at Waipu Cove has been exceptional. Sandy was friendly, welcoming and informative at the open home and made us feel instantly at ease with the process of putting an offer in. Her communication and follow up was professional and transparent which made the whole thing a breeze. Sandy and Yana went the extra mile to support us as we navigated the signing of documents and the arrangement of getting services connected. We would not hesitate to recommend them both!

Teaming up with Sandy and Yana was a standout experience in our property journey. These two are the real deal – they work incredibly hard, communicate like pros, and always put their clients first. What impressed us most was how they managed everything with such professionalism yet made us feel completely at ease. Their updates were always timely and clear, taking the stress out of the process. They navigated the complexities of real estate with ease, making sure we were always in the loop. We genuinely appreciated their dedication and the personal touch they brought to their work. It’s rare to find agents who not only excel in their job but also care deeply about their clients’ needs. We’d recommend Sandy and Yana in a heartbeat to anyone looking for top-tier real estate service.

Sandy and Yana are professional and considered in their approach. We exceeded expectation on the price, but more than this was the experience. We were walked calmly through the process from beginning to end solving problems carefully as they arose. Resilient and positive throughout, always available, we’ve sold a few homes in our time and this was experience tops them all.

We write in respect of our house. We bought 44 just over 10 years ago from Sandy. It was an excellent purchase. We rebuilt and extended the house. We married at it. Had wonderful Whanau time and holidays. Our children loved the proximity to the beach. The time came to sell the house. There was no choice than Sandy to sell it. In the 10 years since we bought the house, Sandy had started working with her sister, Yana. It was a perfect team that provided sensible, helpful excellent advice as to marketing and price. You both negotiated, fairly, with the purchasers. The house sold in a timely fashion to, and we were very pleased this is so, people with young children, who will enjoy it, as did our kids. So, if we ever again, buy in Waipu and Langs, Sandy and Yana will be the agents. Thank you.

Sandy and Yana are a great team. They made sure that every details is taken care of for us. Their professional but very friendly approach made the process of selling our beach house very easy.

"We decided to engage Sandy and Yana from Team McKenzie in Waipu, to act for us and sell the section that we were in the process of sub-dividing off our land at Lang’s Beach. We had the choice of 4 or 5 real estate agencies based in, or near Waipu, but we decided on their team because of their reputation for efficiency, and professionalism, and the fact that we had only ever heard positive comments about the way they conducted their sales. Their reputation proved to be accurate. They were very understanding about the fact that we wanted to protect our views and our privacy, and the sort of family that we preferred to have as our future neighbours. They quickly found us a buyer that we approved of, even though our sub-division process had only just begun. They liaised with both parties throughout the 18 month long procedure, keeping both parties fully informed and up to date with proceedings, and letting us know what we should be doing next. They were also very helpful when it came to working through the Councils demands and regulations, and were certainly not shy about picking up the phone to get things moving again whenever progress through the sub-division process came to a stand-still because of an unforeseen council regulation, or a contractor being slow off the mark. I would not hesitate to recommend Team McKenzie to others who were wanting to sell a property. Thank you Sandy and Yana for your help and untiring efforts, to get our land sale finalised.

To say that Yana and Sandy go above and beyond the call of duty is an understatement. As someone who has bought, sold and rented out their property through them, we literally cannot fault them. They are consummate professionals, maintain excellent communication throughout the process, and cliched as it sounds, really do go the extra mile when it is not necessarily in their remit. We wholeheartedly recommend them.