Clive Whalen

Clive was a great agent to work with. He was very quick with his communications via message and calling. He answered any and all questions we had promptly, regarding properties, and the buying process. Clive is experienced in the West Auckland area, and gave us up to date info on the trends of the market in this area, and found different properties to suggest, that we may not have considered at first. His negotiation skills are very good. He was clear telling us prices that properties would likely go for, and recommended offering in certain price ranges to have more success if we wanted to make an offer. However, when we offered lower than these on some cases, he was supportive and respective of our decisions. Clive was professional from the moment we met him. He communicated clearly and helped us through the signing of documents as it was our first home. We’re thankful for his help, and we wish him the best! We’ll be in touch in the future!

I walked into Barfoot & Thompson wanting to sell my property of 34 years, one of the BIGGEST decisions,damaged from tenants, not knowing where, how , to start that process. The first meeting , Clive , listened ,and showed examples of properties, in the same state (close to) ,in the area . Suggesting Auction would be the best for the situation, He was very informative, and had a very calm disposition, I left hopeful, RELIEVED, and reassured with the circumstances surrounding my decision. .Tenants moved out I contacted him again and got the ball moving in January 19th/20th 2026. We went through current market pricing for the area , examples of properties , I asked all the questions I could , he gave me all the information I needed ,to follow through ,to sort things, eg clearing the property of a caravan, how , with who..? Left with the Agency Agreement that day, and the following days after ,I was contacted with updates and schedules and vice versa he was available for unplanned calls and txt from me. His knowledge, guidance ,reassurance , made it easy to understand and make clear unpressured decisions moving forward. Clives professional marketing of the property, eg..photography , the headliner for the sale of the property, was above and beyond my expectations . Pre-auction offer was made, 2 weeks before scheduled live auction date it was a whirlwind from then. Clive put in a lot of groundwork within that 3 days,sending through documents to sign off on, making sure there enough agents perspective buyers at the auction.The actual auction was 15min . It sold for well and truly over the reserve price well beyond what I truly expected , on February the 18th a month after I first met Clive . I’m so grateful & appreciative of Clive and team at B&T Royal Heights .I would highly recommend his services if you are buying or selling property, it was a personable yet professional experience overall So happy and grateful. Thankyou Clive ! 😊

Clive had good market knowledge and provided a realistic market appraisal. Having readied the property for sale expectations were raised to thinking I could sell on the higher side of the appraisal but this did not happen. Clive went above and beyond what was expected as I had water in the basement and he went to check on it during bad weather and advised on what was necessary to fix it. He also had to deal with keeping the cat inside while open homes were on. Clive was always on time for open homes and gave thorough weekly feedback. During negotiations when selling Clive was very helpful in how to approach these to get the best possible outcome. Selling over the summer holiday was tricky but Clive made it a positive experience.

Twice now Clive has found us a house to buy! He has an amazing understanding of the property market, he’s super honest and helpful. He has amazing communication skills and would think of things I didn’t even consider to ask. Wouldn’t hesitate to ask Clive for guidance with the property market again in the future. Thanks again!

Clive was always very punctual and courteous. He kept me informed of buyer interest at all stages of the marketing process. He was responsive to my queries by phone and text messages. I do recommend him as an honest and hardworking agent, acting in his client's interest at all times

Clive was outstanding especially as it was a new experience for us to sell our home after 30 years. Clive Whalen was sensitive that this was a big step and explained everything so well. His market knowledge of trends and what would be best was top notch. He was always very professional and made the whole process a very calm and positive experience for us. The results speak highly of his commitment to do the best for us, the clients. We highly recommend Clive for his expertise in real estate but more importantly his care of and care to his clients making them his priority so they have a very positive enjoyable experience.