
Selling Tips
Preparing your property for sale
When thinking about selling, there are many things you can do to add value to your home. A good place to start is with a free property appraisal, where a Harcourts gold consultant can advise you on the market value as well what you could do to improve it, while working within your budget. Click here to request a free market appraisal today. Here are a few tips on adding value for prospective buyers.
Declutter and Depersonalise
Start thinking of your house objectively, as a property for sale. Buyers want to see if they can visualise their own life there. Assist them in this, by decluttering. Remove anything surplus that takes up valuable space, and consider hiring a storage space for excess items. Keep surfaces clear and organise cupboards, as buyers will also be looking in their for potential storage capabilities. Remove personal items and consider having your home professionally staged, especially if your furniture is tired. Decluttering can be used as an opportunity to preparing yourself for moving also... the less you have to move, the better!

Street Appeal
Your home’s exterior and garden should be tidy and inviting – first impressions are important.
Keep lawns mowed, paths swept and free of moss and gardens weeded. Mulching the garden can be an instant improvement and will help manage weeds while your home is on the market. Check that fences are in good condition and declutter the section. Wash the house and any other buildings, including all windows.
Check that the front gate is clean, tidy and working well. The letterbox should be clean and in good condition with clear numbering. Have a look at your front door and consider a fresh coat of paint and a new doormat. Depending on the time of year, you may want to add a pot plant for colour.
Touch ups and Repairs
Most of us have a list of jobs around the home that haven’t been finished. Now is the time! Fix any issues like leaks, damaged retaining walls and broken drains. Make sure you have consent and compliance documentation for any changes you’ve made to the property. Attend to things like dripping taps, cracked windows, holes in walls, tired paint, sticking doors and lightbulbs that need replacing. Your gold consultant will help you prioritise the tasks to tackle if you’re short of time and budget.

Upcoming Auctions
May 2022
Thursday 26th
IDPI74845
Property80 Genesis Drive, West Melton
Consultants Alister Anderson
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74953
Property377A Papanui Road, Strowan
Consultants Deb Crosby
LocationGold Auction room, 471 Papanui Rd
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74979
Property34 Glenfield Crescent, Mairehau
Consultants Jack Milligan
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74975
Property3 Leonard Place, St Martins
Consultants Cameron Bailey
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74985
Property2 Sasaram Lane, Cashmere
Consultants Cameron Bailey
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74993
Property20 Beverley Street, Merivale - Christchurch City
Consultants Cameron Bailey
Location471 Papanui Road, Papanui
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74957
Property3 Staffordshire Street, Burwood
Consultants Lydia O'Loughlin
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74898
Property48 Moreland Avenue, Papanui
Consultants Cameron Bailey Harrison Hopman
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI75225
Property27 Wardell Street, Wigram
Consultants Lu Ding Michelle Fu
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74946
Property2/22 Cordyline Place, Waimairi Beach
Consultants Lydia O'Loughlin
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDRD8690
Property152 Holly Road, St Albans
Consultants Mark O'Loughlin Jenny Laney
Locationgold Auction Room, 471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPI74997
Property35 Storer Street, Kaiapoi
Consultants Lu Ding Michelle Fu
Location471 Papanui Road
Time26 May 10:00 am
IDPD5126
Property10 Pierce Street, Marshland
Consultants Caleb Griffioen Sheena Robinson
LocationGold Auction Rooms, 471 Papanui Rd
Time26 May 10:00 am
Auction Results
May 2022
Thursday 19th
IDPI75223
Property74 Perry Street, Papanui
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultBrought Forward and Sold
Sold For$1,000,000
IDPD5119
Property99A Bassett Street, Burwood
Consultants Caleb Griffioen Gerardo Guzman
ResultPassed in
IDRD8678
Property8 Goya Place, Bishopdale
Consultants Mark O'Loughlin Ollie Redmond
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$750,000
IDPD5120
Property68 Major Aitken Drive, Huntsbury
Consultants Caleb Griffioen Gerardo Guzman
ResultPassed in
IDRD8686
Property35D Whitmore Street, Edgeware
Consultants Mark O'Loughlin Pedro Park
ResultPassed in
IDPI74886
Property22 Bristol Street, Merivale - Christchurch City
Consultants Cameron Bailey
ResultPassed in
IDPI74849
Property166 Rutland Street, St Albans
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$700,000
IDPI74965
Property34 Waterford Avenue, Northwood
Consultants Jay Wang Michelle Fu
ResultWithdrawn and sold
Monday 16th
IDPI74969
Property26 Hollows Lane, Rolleston
Consultants Lauren Clemett
ResultBrought Forward and Sold
Sold For$670,000
Thursday 12th
IDRD8688
Property17 Chipping Lane, Redwood
Consultants Belinda Dunster Sam Dunster
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$905,000
IDPI74834
Property31 Sevenoaks Drive, Bryndwr
Consultants Lu Ding Michelle Fu Sissi Liu
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$905,000
IDPI74876
Property52A Hawkesbury Avenue, Merivale - Christchurch City
Consultants Harrison Joseph
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$1,045,000
IDRD8668
Property182 Major Hornbrook Road, Mount Pleasant
Consultants Christeen Flynn
ResultPassed in
IDPI74829
Property146 Bordesley Street, Phillipstown
Consultants Leeann Marriott
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$500,000
IDPI74874
Property89 Kittyhawk Avenue, Wigram
Consultants Lu Ding Archer Xu Michelle Fu
ResultPassed in
IDPD5118
Property84 Atlantis Street, North New Brighton
Consultants Caleb Griffioen Ricardo Felitti
ResultPassed in
IDPI74766
Property28 Appleby Crescent, Burnside
Consultants Debbie Soper
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$740,000
Thursday 5th
IDRD8666
Property14 Amoka Crescent, Parklands
Consultants Jacq Lawler Rosie Robinson
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$1,112,000
IDRD8674
Property70D Derby Street, St Albans
Consultants Belinda Dunster Sam Dunster
ResultPassed in
IDRD8667
Property20/868 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central
Consultants Christeen Flynn
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$390,000
IDPI74839
Property344 Hereford Street, Linwood
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$465,000
Wednesday 4th
IDPI74869
Property22 Findlay Avenue, Halswell
Consultants Cameron Bailey
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$1,920,000
Thursday 26th
IDPI68637
Property97 St Andrews Square, Strowan
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$2,240,000
IDPI68824
Property2 Chaston Close, Westmorland
Consultants Cameron Bailey
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$1,260,000
IDPI68643
Property3 Vivian Street, Burwood
Consultants Michelle Fu
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$676,500
IDPD5041
Property33 Kensington Avenue, Mairehau
Consultants Caleb Griffioen
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$400,000
IDPI68635
Property23 Holiday Drive, Mairehau
Consultants
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$1,235,000
IDPI68376
Property2&3/23 Donald Place, Merivale - Christchurch City
Consultants Debbie Soper
ResultPassed
IDPI68639
Property59 Carruthers Street, Ilam
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$1,005,000
IDPI68586
Property53A Halswell Road, Hillmorton
Consultants Phil Jack Leeann Marriott
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$655,000
IDPI68686
Property223 Grahams Road, Burnside
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$670,000
IDPI68733
Property110 Cavendish Road, Casebrook
Consultants Debbie Soper
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$585,000
IDPI68553
Property1 Kinsella Crescent, Aidanfield
Consultants Mark Wang Lily King
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$862,000
IDPI68652
Property430 Mount Thomas Road, Fernside
Consultants Harold Taningco
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$1,285,000
IDPI68549
Property6 Rosa Lane, Wigram
Consultants Michelle Fu Qing Yang
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$575,000
IDPI68584
Property84 Northwood Boulevard, Northwood
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$987,500
IDPI63243
Property144A Aldwins Road, Linwood
Consultants Cameron Bailey Brendan Hart
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$565,000
IDPI67966
Property38 Farrington Avenue, Bishopdale
Consultants Lily King Mark Wang
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$612,000
IDPI68753
Property2/200 Waimairi Road, Ilam
Consultants Ashley Sutherland Todd Shar Sutherland Todd
ResultWithdraw and sold
IDPI68776
Property28 Ealing Street, Redwood
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$520,000
IDRD7994
Property31B Celia Street, Redcliffs
Consultants Mark O'Loughlin
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$650,000
IDPI68567
Property137 Brookside Terrace, Bryndwr
Consultants Belinda Dunster Sam Dunster
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$1,030,000
IDPI68665
Property52 Council Hill Road, Little River
Consultants Ashley Sutherland Todd Shar Sutherland Todd
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$735,000
IDPI68672
Property2/5A Rata Street, Riccarton
Consultants Cameron Bailey
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$715,000
IDPI68729
Property1/90 Roydvale Avenue, Burnside
Consultants Allen Gunn
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$485,000
IDPI68488
Property6 Lowes Road, Rolleston
Consultants Anthony Deyn
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$643,777
IDPD5035
Property41A McMahon Drive, Aidanfield
Consultants Mary Boomer
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$580,000
IDPI68654
Property6 Kenwyn Avenue, St Albans
Consultants Lauren Clemett
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$680,000
IDPI59158
Property2/18A Queens Avenue, Fendalton
Consultants Deb Crosby
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$750,000
IDPI68674
Property27 Chipping Lane, Redwood
Consultants Cameron Bailey Catherine Aitken
ResultWithdraw and sold
IDRD7977
Property16 Leader Street, Marshland
Consultants
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$1,316,500
IDPI68577
Property177 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay
Consultants Cameron Bailey
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$725,000
IDPI67652
Property99 William Brittan Avenue, Halswell
Consultants Yuting Yin Mark Wang
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$866,000
IDPI68439
Property4 Glencullen Drive, Casebrook
Consultants Debbie Soper
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$875,000
IDPI68627
Property27 Jarnac Boulevard, Yaldhurst
Consultants Leeann Marriott
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$705,000
IDPI68594
Property354 Papanui Road, Strowan
Consultants Cameron Bailey
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$635,000
IDPI68588
Property5 Liverton Crescent, Bishopdale
Consultants Lily King Mark Wang
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$570,000
IDPD5034
Property250 Wilsons Road, Waltham
Consultants Caleb Griffioen
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$426,000
IDPD5028
Property60 Ohoka Meadows Drive, Ohoka
Consultants Milena Bartlett Andrew Swift AREINZ
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$827,000
IDPI68597
Property80 Browns Road, Merivale - Christchurch City
Consultants Cameron Bailey
ResultWithdraw and sold
IDPI68493
Property16 Little Gem Road, Wigram
Consultants Mark Wang Danny Liu
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$866,000
IDPI68334
Property27A & 27B Brogar Place, Casebrook
Consultants Mike Franklin
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$781,000
IDPI68575
Property3 Dymock Place, Bishopdale
Consultants Simon Watson
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$680,000
IDPI68387
Property46 Whitburn Avenue, Halswell
Consultants Archer Xu Michelle Fu
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$851,000
IDPI68294
Property11A Stratford Street, Fendalton
Consultants Cameron Bailey Catherine Aitken
ResultWithdraw and sold
Friday 6th
IDPI68684
Property127 Halswell Junction Road, Halswell
Consultants Cameron Bailey
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$1,013,000
IDPI68545
Property18 Te Pihopa Way, Aidanfield
Consultants Cameron Bailey Catherine Aitken
ResultPassed in
IDPI68478
Property55 Ledbury Drive, Rolleston
Consultants Shar Sutherland Todd Ashley Sutherland Todd
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$740,000
IDPI68435
Property13 Westholme Street, Strowan
Consultants Debbie Soper
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$898,000
IDPI68462
Property396 Greers Road, Papanui
Consultants Mary Turnbull
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$970,000
IDPI68543
Property457A Durham Street, St Albans
Consultants Cameron Bailey Brendan Hart
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$1,442,000
IDPI68526
Property16 Tinokore Street, Hei Hei
Consultants Michelle Fu
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$582,000
IDPI68573
Property24 Shillingford Boulevard, Rolleston
Consultants Debbie Soper
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$595,000
IDPD5030
Property263 Mount Pleasant Road, Mount Pleasant
Consultants Cameron Bailey Caleb Griffioen
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$635,000
IDPD5027
Property26 Hutcheson Street, Sydenham
Consultants Caleb Griffioen
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$270,000
IDPD5029
Property8A Bray Street, Woolston
Consultants Sheena Robinson
ResultSold under the hammer
Sold For$670,000
Tuesday 3rd
IDPI68599
Property9 Mayfly Lane, Northwood
Consultants Cameron Bailey Simon Watson
ResultBrought forward and sold
Sold For$2,550,000