Tall Poppy Real Estate - Canterbury

Tall Poppy North Canterbury, Tall Poppy Christchurch & Tall Poppy Mackenzie
  •   5   (220 reviews)

Our sales performance at a glance

See how Tall Poppy Real Estate - Canterbury has performed in the last 12 months on RateMyAgent*

13
Reviews
36
Properties for sale
42
Sold properties
$107k
Average sale price
$4.5m
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.

Our customer service awards

See what RateMyAgent awards Tall Poppy Real Estate - Canterbury has won

  • 4x National Top 100New Zealand - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
  • 2x Region WinnerCanterbury - 2022, 2021
  • 2x Suburb WinnerSt Albans - 2022, 2020

Meet the team

Get to know the 9 agents at Tall Poppy Real Estate - Canterbury.

Debi Pratt
Debi Pratt

Licensed Real Estate Agent / Franchise Owner

  5   (161 reviews)
About Debi
Debi has over 25 years’ experience in the real estate industry, bringing broad knowledge and practical insight to help her clients make confident property decisions. Her experience makes her a trusted advisor and a valuable partner throughout the selling process. After launching Christchurch’s first Tall Poppy franchise in 2018, Debi built a successful team while continuing to focus on what she loves most — personally looking after her own sellers in her hometown. She was drawn to Tall Poppy’s fair, honest Kiwi ethos and its forward-thinking digital approach, which she believes is essential to achieving great results in today’s market. With her sound, intelligent approach to property — and her happy, outgoing personality — Debi is someone you’ll enjoy working with. Chat with her to see what Tall Poppy can offer you.
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Rachael Rayner
Rachael Rayner

Sales & Marketing Consultant

  5   (45 reviews)
About Rachael
Rachael grew up on a farm in Mackenzie Country and credits her farming background for learning essential life skills such as hard work, initiative, perseverance and not giving up when life gets tough. Drawing on a combination of her rural upbringing, 20 years experience in Administration / Customer service and 13 years in the Real Estate industry gives her the mindset and skills to really help her clients achieve their goals.
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Robert Graves
Robert Graves

Sales Consultant

  5   (38 reviews)
About Robert
Welcome aboard! You deserve to have the best of the best working for you. Your Property Pilots have a passion for real estate and aviation. Rob is a commercial airline captain with decades of training and experience behind him and on the ground he leads a real estate crew focused on ensuring that the sale of your home is in the safest of hands. Up in the skies, you trust us from take-off to landing. Now you can also trust us on the ground to ensure a smooth touchdown when selling your home. Purchasing or selling your home is the largest financial transaction you will ever make. We promise to give you the confidence you have the best of the best, with a trustworthy and professional crew ensuring your best interests are kept at heart at all times. Our team brings a personal, hard-working and professional approach backed up by the successful and innovative technology that makes Tall Poppy an industry leader. So, if selling your home is on your radar, Rob and his crew will ensure a smooth and enjoyable journey that ends with a result that exceeds your sky-high expectations. Contact us today! It’s great to have you on board.
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Andrew McNab
Andrew McNab

Licensed Real Estate Agent

  4.9   (37 reviews)
About Andrew
Andrew is a sales & marketing professional who has an extensive background in banking and finance. He has held a number of senior management roles within New Zealand’s leading financial institutions. This background combined with his real estate knowledge and experience enables him to work successfully with a broad range of clients, offering a truly professional and authentic approach to selling what is often a client's largest asset. Andrew takes this responsibility seriously and is dedicated to achieving the best sale price the market will deliver.
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Rachael Lay
Rachael Lay

Licensed Real Estate Agent

  4.9   (34 reviews)
About Rachael
After nearly 20 years of living in North Canterbury, I absolutely consider myself a local and can’t imagine ever heading back ‘over the bridge’ away from such an amazing place to live. I came to real estate after a successful career in Corporate IT, followed by time managing our family business. Bringing over 20 years of high-level project and personnel management experience into real estate means that my clients benefit from a truly collaborative approach that delivers open, honest and clear communication to ensure everyone is well-informed and that every step of the buying or selling process is as simple and stress-free as it can be. Balancing the process and order with a natural curiosity about people and a genuine desire to really understand what’s most important to them, my clients can have complete trust in knowing I truly care about getting them the best outcomes to allow them to move forward. As a Business Owner with Tall Poppy I am committed to delivering our promise of exceptional customer service and a safe and transparent trading space for sellers and buyers. If you're looking for a different, better real estate experience than those you have experienced before, I know we can deliver the results and would love the opportunity to discuss how we do that with you.
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Tim Macklin
Tim Macklin

Business Partner / Sales Consultant

  4.8   (25 reviews)
About Tim
With 7 years’ experience working as a Loss Adjuster handling complicated EQC and Insurance claims, his extensive experience dealing with Engineers and Lawyers means you are in very capable hands. His natural calming influence ensures that people don’t lose focus of what they are trying to achieve, and makes both selling and buying a lovely experience for everyone involved. Being transparent and loyal to customers is number one in Tim’s book – the client always comes first. In his owns words “I just love selling, I’ve been selling my whole life”. Backed by Tall Poppy’s centralised support office and smart use of technology, Tim prides himself on offering a personalised and results-driven approach. You know when you are dealing with him that you're dealing with someone professional and you are embracing a smarter way to sell your home. Tall Poppy and Christchurch South Franchise Owner Tim are involved in changing the landscape in the Real Estate industry. They are leading the charge for enhancing the experience for the better of all. Clients are educated and astute and are always treated as such. He wants you to see value for your fees and demands from himself great service above all else. A fresh, innovative, honest, Kiwi approach to Real Estate, that’s one of the many attributes that Tall Poppy brings to you. You will love Tim’s sound and intelligent approach to property; combined with his happy, outgoing and fun personality, he says “Let’s Talk”, so have a chat to see what Tall Poppy can offer you.
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About us

In 2012, we established Tall Poppy, a home grown Kiwi business with a fresh take on Real Estate. We offer award winning customer service, and our sales consultants are specially trained in managing offers to guarantee they sell their vendors properties for the very best price. We do this by investing in people, not infrastructure and embracing technology, not the status quo. Our heritage is built on the foundation of fairness. Fairness in the way fees are charged, fairness in the exceptional service we provide our customers and fairness in the way we treat our people. Thinking of selling? Let’s talk!

Our reviews

  5  
221 reviewsacross 50 different locations, showing 6.
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Honest Review!!
6 days ago
Honest Review!!

We bought our first home 2 months ago. We had excellent experience buying our home with Leana! She was super knowledgeable, easy to deal with and made the whole process feel really smooth and stress free. Most importantly she was very patient at every step. We as first home buyers were confused and reluctant at times, meaning decision making took a bit more time than expected but Leana was always patient and courteous towards us. She was always happy to answer all our questions and even at times guide us through some steps that were not even part of her job profile. Her communication was excellent and very professional. She was always quick to respond and happy to answer any questions we had at any time. She gave honest, helpful advice that made us feel confident every step of the way. I couldn’t recommend Leana more highly to anyone looking to buy or sell!

Leana Butler

Leana Butler

  5   (10 reviews)
Seller review
I highly recommend Leana
18 days ago
I highly recommend Leana

I highly recommend Leana. She was fantastic throughout the sale of my Christchurch property, managing all the details from arranging minor repairs and getting the house ready for market through to the final sale. Her communication was prompt, professional, and proactive, and she made the entire process easy and stress-free. I always felt she had everything under control and would happily work with her again.

Leana Butler

Leana Butler

  5   (10 reviews)
Buyer review
Absolute pleasure to work with
21 days ago
Absolute pleasure to work with

Absolute pleasure to work with. Flexible times for viewings and very friendly. Super helpful with even the smallest of issues.

Leana Butler

Leana Butler

  5   (10 reviews)
Seller review
Short, Sweet, Successful Sale
27 days ago
Short, Sweet, Successful Sale

Debi was a great real estate agent and really efficient. The sale of my place was a surprisingly brief affair, with Debi able to present offers to me after only four days from listing. Her appraisal of my property was bang on, as was the recommended listing strategy. I appreciated that the appraisal pack she prepared for my property had just the right info and was very easy to read- it wasn't just 50 pages of marketing and up-selling like other agents I had approached. I also really appreciated that she was always on call to answer my silly questions and put me at ease. She is a very good communicator, knowledgeable and also practical in her advice. I would highly recommend Debi to anyone.

Debi Pratt

Debi Pratt

  5   (161 reviews)
Seller review
Debi made selling our flat fun & easy
4 months ago
Debi made selling our flat fun & easy

I met Debi after she was recommended by our property manager. I could not be happier with the work Debi from Tall Poppy has done for us. I have not sold a lot of real estate and Debi made the entire process really easy and, dare I say, fun. Her enthusiasm and deep understanding of her client's (and the buyer's) needs really shows and makes her stand out. She was able to anticipate potential snags and head them off before there ever was a problem. I would strongly recommend Debi to anyone wishing to buy or sell real estate. Thank you Debi :)

Debi Pratt

Debi Pratt

  5   (161 reviews)
Seller review
Outstanding service, exceptional result!
4 months ago
Outstanding service, exceptional result!

I interviewed half a dozen agents to sell the family home I inherited from my late mother. It was "as is where is". She shone head and shoulders above the rest. I have AuDHD and finding people who communicate effectively with me is part of my selection process. Debi didn't have as strong as track record on paper as some of the other big firms in that area, but I listened carefully to her explanation of what she'd listed and sold in the local market. She nailed it. Plus I love the Tall Poppy model where it's a tiered fees structure rather than percentages. It made it easier for me to calculate what I'd accept for the home. I don't like auctions but that was the right approach for this property, as we had 10 parties pre register, mainly phone bidders. Debi pulled suitable people in from everywhere. The process was impeccable. She gave me clear and pertinent feedback throughout the campaign. I never felt manipulated or that she was trying to encourage me to expect a lowball offer. Nor did she tolerate overly optimistic dreams about what might happen. Happy to talk about Debi to anyone selecting an agent. I cannot speak highly enough of her. Debi is an absolute star.

Debi Pratt

Debi Pratt

  5   (161 reviews)
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Our properties

Tall Poppy Real Estate - Canterbury has 36 properties for sale and sold 42 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

For Sale
Enquiries Over $599,000
71 Essex Street
Phillipstown Canterbury
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1
1
Townhouse
For Sale
Deadline Private Treaty
6 Chamberlain Avenue
Amberley Canterbury
4
2
2
House
For Sale
Enquiries Over $895,000
6 Barnes Road
Redwood Canterbury
5
3
3
House
For Sale
Enquiries Over $950,000
53B Kennedys Bush Road
Halswell Canterbury
3
1
2
House
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