Hartles & Co.

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See how Hartles & Co. has performed in the last 12 months on RateMyAgent*

138

Reviews

Properties for sale

157

Sold properties

$875k

Average sale price

$137.4m

Total sales value

*Includes all properties sold (last 12 months) where the agent was a part of the transaction and published on ratemyagent.co.nz. It may not be complete and can exclude off-market, private sales and undisclosed pricing and sold dates. Contact agent for full sales history.

Meet the team

Get to know the 7 agents at Hartles & Co..

Richard Hartles

Licensed Real Estate Agent

(251 reviews)

About Richard

Selling or buying a home is rarely just a transaction. It is one of the biggest decisions most people will make. It deserves someone who treats it that way from the very first conversation. I lead Hartles & Co, a twelve-person real estate team working across Hamilton and the wider Waikato. Real estate found me nine years ago. Since then I have worked through nearly every part of this business: listing support, running campaigns solo, co-leading a team, and now leading it outright. I did not arrive at this role. I worked through every layer of it, which is why I understand what good looks like at each stage of your journey, not just the final one. What I believe has not changed since day one: look after people properly, and the results take care of themselves. That means listening first, speaking plainly, and measuring success by more than the number on the contract. I am proud that our team has been named RateMyAgent's Team of the Year for New Zealand two years running. I have been fortunate enough to be recognised individually too: Waikato's Agent of the Year in 2025, and ranked among the North Island's top ten agents in both 2025 and 2026, climbing from fourth to second. But the number closest to my heart is a different one. Most of what we do now comes from people we have already helped, and the friends and family they send our way. That tells me the experience mattered as much as the result. That is exactly how I want it to stay. Behind every campaign I run sits our Engine Room, a dedicated team managing the marketing, the detail and the moving parts of your sale, so nothing depends on one person's diary. You get me, fully in your corner, backed by a team who make sure nothing is left to chance. Hartles & Co was built on a simple belief: a rising tide lifts all boats. I want that for my clients, for my team, and for the Waikato community we get to work in every day. If you are thinking about your next move, even if it is only an early thought, I would be glad to talk it through with you.

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Kristina Emson

Licensed Real Estate Agent

(86 reviews)

About Kristina

I always knew I wanted to run my own business one day. I just did not expect real estate to be how I got there. It found me over a coffee that was meant to be nothing more than research, and I have not looked back since. I am a senior sales consultant at Hartles & Co, a twelve-person team working across Hamilton and the wider Waikato. I started on the marketing side while I studied for my licence, which means I have never really separated the two: a good campaign and a good result are the same thing to me. Five years on, that marketing eye is still my sharpest tool, the strategy behind a campaign, the presentation that makes people stop scrolling, and the honest conversations that happen underneath all of it. I believe a good campaign is honest before it is anything else, about pricing, about timing, about what a property can realistically achieve. It has meant a great deal to build a five-star reputation, but the feedback I hold onto most is simpler than any number: people telling me I do not feel like a typical real estate agent. That is exactly how I want it to stay. Because I came into this industry through marketing, I know precisely how much work sits behind one good listing. That is why every campaign I run is backed by our Engine Room, a dedicated team handling the marketing, the detail and the moving parts of your sale, so nothing depends on one person's diary. You get me, plus a team who hold your campaign to the same standard I would want for my own home. If a move is on your mind, even if it is only an early thought, I would love to talk it through with you. Team Awards Rate My Agent Team Of The Year 2025 & 2026 Lugtons #2 Team 2025/26

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Melissa Wilton

Licensed Real Estate Agent

(32 reviews)

About Melissa

Selling a home rarely happens on a quiet week. It usually lands in the middle of everything else life is doing, and it deserves someone who notices the details you do not have time for. I am a senior sales consultant at Hartles & Co, a twelve-person team working across Hamilton and the wider Waikato. Consistently recognised as one of Lugtons Top Achievers, I have been doing this for close to seventeen years, and what keeps me here is not the transactions, it is the people and the connections. I have had the honour of having clients come back to me time and time again, or send someone they love my way. That is the measure I trust and appreciate most, because it only happens when people feel properly looked after, not just sold to. I believe the best real estate is quiet, considered, and thorough. Not the loudest campaign, but the one that gets the details right the first time. My attention to detail goes further than most: I have been known to get out the leaf blower before a photo shoot, run the vacuum through one last time, even make a bed if it needs making. There is no task too small if it means your home is ready to be seen in its best light. Behind every campaign sits our Engine Room, a dedicated support team managing the marketing, the detail and the moving parts of your sale, so nothing depends on one person's diary. You get me, fully across the detail, backed by a team who make sure nothing is left to chance. If a move is on your mind, even if it is only an early thought, I would love to talk it through with you. I will notice the things that matter, so you do not have to carry them alone.

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Alice Eyre

Licensed Real Estate Agent

(1 review)

About Alice

Buying a home is one of the biggest, most exciting things most people will ever do, and it deserves someone who treats it that way, not as just another transaction. I am a buyer specialist at Hartles & Co, a twelve-person team working across Hamilton and the wider Waikato. I grew up on a fourth-generation farm in the West Waikato, and this city has been home to me through school and into my career ever since, which means my knowledge of this region comes from actually living it, not just working in it. I believe you should never feel pressured into working with a buyer specialist. If what I bring to the table is genuinely valuable, you will feel that through the experience itself, long before I ever need to say so. One thing I hold onto is what a first home buyer told me not long ago, that I made an exciting moment even more special with my enthusiasm and encouragement. Honestly, that is exactly the effect I hope to have on everyone I get to work with. You also get more than just me. Behind every buyer I work with is the rest of the Hartles & Co team, agents who between them see more of what is coming onto the Hamilton and Waikato market than any one person could on their own. That shared knowledge and insight is what gives you a genuine leg up, not just my read on things, but everyone's, right when it matters for finding your next chapter. If you are thinking about buying, even if you have only just started looking, I would love to help you make sense of it all. Feel free to reach out any time you have a question, whatever stage you are at.

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Hugo Hartles

Licensed Real Estate Agent / Auctioneer

About Hugo

Buying or selling is easier when you actually like the person helping you do it. That might sound obvious, but it makes more difference than most people expect. Wherever you are in the process, whether that is finding your feet as a first home buyer or adding to a growing portfolio, and whatever you are looking at, from a straightforward town section to a genuine lifestyle block, you get the same steady approach. I am a residential and lifestyle sales consultant at Hartles & Co, a twelve-person team working across Hamilton and the wider Waikato. If water supply, septic systems or fencing end up part of your conversation, you are talking to someone who deals with all three on his own seven acres, not someone reciting a script. If your sale goes to auction, the work that makes it feel less like a gamble happens well before auction day, in the trust, the expectations and the reference points set early so the room never feels like a leap into the unknown. I am building that skill deliberately: auctioneering course completed, two national competitions under my belt, and my first in-house auction called, with more already on the calendar. Away from the auction room, what you can expect from me is simple. I listen first, I never apply pressure, and I would rather you walk away thinking I am one of the good ones than rush you into a decision you are not ready for. Whatever is happening behind the scenes on your campaign, the marketing, the detail, the logistics, it is backed by our Engine Room, a dedicated team who make sure nothing depends on one person's diary. You get me, plus a team who make sure nothing gets missed. If a move is on your mind, even if it is only an early thought, I would love to talk it through with you. No pressure, just an honest conversation.

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Jono Hartles

Licensed Real Estate Agent

About Jono

I believe in one thing above everything else: price it right, market it properly, and let the evidence do the talking. That is the whole philosophy, and I do not deviate from it. I am a sales consultant at Hartles & Co, a twelve-person team working across Hamilton and the wider Waikato. Just over seven years and close to three hundred transactions have given me an evidence-backed read on how this market actually behaves: what things are worth, how pricing strategy shapes outcomes, and where campaigns are won or lost. I have also learned that the fear of overpaying almost never holds up against the evidence, and I would rather walk a buyer through the actual numbers than let that fear go unchallenged. The sale is not the measure of success, as far as I am concerned. The result and the experience are. Priced right and marketed properly, the market notices, and that is when real negotiation skill gets to earn its keep. I do my best work with people who want a professional and a person, not just a door opener. That means straight advice, clear communication, and honesty even when it is not what you want to hear. If that sounds like how you want your sale handled, we will get on well. Behind every campaign sits the Hartles & Co Engine Room, our dedicated team running the marketing and the moving parts of your sale. You get one person accountable to you, backed by a team that does not miss things. Selling a home is a big deal, and you deserve an agent who treats it like a craft rather than a numbers game. If you want a straight answer about your property, give me a call.

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About us

Selling or buying a home is one of the biggest moves most people will ever make. It deserves more than a single agent working alone. It deserves a whole team built to get you there properly. We are Hartles & Co, a twelve-person team working across Hamilton and the wider Waikato, operating under Lugtons. Twelve different strengths, one shared standard: listen first, communicate honestly, and treat the client's outcome as the only measure that matters. That standard has been recognised nationally. We have been named RateMyAgent's Team of the Year for New Zealand two years running, and individual members of our team have been recognised in their own right too. We are proud of that, but the number that means more to us is simpler: how many of our clients come back, or send someone they love our way. Every client we work with is backed by more than the agent in front of them. Behind every campaign sits our Engine Room: running campaigns, shaping the marketing, keeping operations on track, and and supporting our agents directly. Nothing depends on one person's diary, and nothing gets left to chance. Where you are going matters. So does how you get there. That belief is the whole idea behind Hartles & Co, and it shapes how we work with every single client. If you are thinking about your next move, even if it is only an early thought, we would love to help you get there well.

Buyer review

about 17 hours ago

Alice's ability to turn our vison into reality, exceeded our expectations.

From the very first conversation, Alice's knowledge on the market and expertise around our very many questions were informative and created an ease from the get-go. This was our first home, and we were a bit all over the place trying to learn what we wanted and what we didn't want, we went through so many open homes and would chip and change our opinions often, Alice was patient with us and quickly took on our new do's and don'ts no matter how many there were. During this time, we had a passing in the family and were up in Auckland for a few weeks, leaving the house hunt on the back burner. Alice continued working away in the background and giving us all the time we needed, before walking us into the home that we quickly said yes to. She had taken every single one of our wants and desires and ticked every box. Alice organized our building inspector who was brilliant, to guiding us around the auction and what to expect and then took it another step further with supporting us with our move and even arriving with a personalized housewarming gift tailored to our personalities! Alice's balance between professionalism but also being a compassionate and caring person, made for the perfect first home buyers experience. We couldn't recommend her enough!

Buyer review

8 days ago

Great experience, stress free

My experience with Kristina’s was faultless, with her great communication and knowledge of the market she was about to find me exactly what I was looking for. Going above and beyond to make sure the process was smooth and I got a great deal. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a great agent.

Seller review

15 days ago

Professional, dedicated and easy

Melissa is fantastic and is our go-to agent in Hamilton. She is professional, knows the market, is connected to other agents and gets things done without a fuss. We appreciate her personable communication style. She is responsive to questions and let us think through options without pressure or judgement. She is dedicated to the job, and worked tirelessly to help us trade up to our dream home.

Seller review

15 days ago

Experienced and capable, respectful, supportive, dedicated and hard-working.

Melissa is incredible. She was always willing to put in hard work and hours for both buying and selling processes for us, including being always available to contact her and happy to spend time discussing complicated decisions with us. She shared her knowledge and expertise with honesty and was respectful of our decision-making. She has an eye for detail and helped us present our property in the best way, leading to a rapid sale and a great outcome. We have bought with her support before, years ago, and will certainly work with Melissa for any future purchases.

Seller review

16 days ago

Excellent professional service with great communication from start to finish

Excellent professional service! The team was highly responsive and communicative from start to finish. We especially loved that they always respected our choices without any pressure. We are so happy with the result and grateful for their hard work.

Seller review

16 days ago

Excellent and easy

Throughout the sale of our house Kristina was easy to work with and made the experience simple by being communicative about where we were sitting and how it was going . We highly recommend

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