Rachael Lay

Rachael Lay

Licensed Real Estate Agent at Tall Poppy Real Estate - Canterbury
  •   4.9   (34 reviews)

Rachael's sales performance at a glance

See how Rachael has performed in the last 12 months on RateMyAgent*

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Reviews
89
Median days on market
6
Properties for sale
13
Sold properties
$288k
Average sale price
$3.5m
Total sales value

*Includes all properties sold (last 12 months) as lead and supporting agent 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.

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.

Rachael's reviews

  4.9  
Rachael has 34 reviewsacross 18 different locations, showing 6.
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Rachael's qualities as told by our client reviews: friendly, patient, supportive, responsive, empathetic, local expert, clear communication.
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Seller review
Highly recommended
12 months ago
Highly recommended

Rachael and Dave were very professional, know there market well and were a real pleasure to work with, their sales strategy worked well for us with our home selling within days of going to the market and the result better than we imagined they could achieve. Communication was top notch and we kept in the loop through the whole process. Thanks guys, you made this whole experience an absolute pleasure.

Seller review
Fantastic result!
about 1 year ago
Fantastic result!

My house sold within 6 weeks, for a good price. Rachael and Dave were professional, friendly and very supportive throughout the experience. The appraisal demonstrated good local market knowledge and the marketing strategy of "Offers over..." worked well for me. Communication was excellent. Highly recommend them!

Seller review
Excellent
about 1 year ago
Excellent

Communication was excellent, always keeping us updated and easy to talk to. Very professional and knowledgeable about the market and helped us get the price we wanted Would highly recommend

Seller review
Made so easy
about 1 year ago
Made so easy

Rachel and Dave have been great to deal with and took the stress of selling away.

Buyer review
Dream come true
over 1 year ago
Dream come true

From the very start Rachael was amazing to work with to help me purchase my property at my dream location. I would highly recommend her to anyone as she is very switch on in the Realistate sector. I look forward to working alongside rachael again in the near future

Buyer review
Smooth and seamless from start to finish!
over 1 year ago
Smooth and seamless from start to finish!

Rachael was amazing at ensuring the purchase of our new home was seamless while ensuring everyone involved was kept up to date along the way! We would highly recommend to anyone that has the opportunity to either purchase from Rachael or sell!

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Rachael's properties

Rachael has 6 properties for sale and sold 13 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

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Enquiries over $835,000
8 Mondrian Ln
Rolleston Canterbury
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2
House
SoldApr 6, 2026
Price not available
160 Toppings Road
Sefton Canterbury
2
1
Acreage Semi-Rural
SoldMar 30, 2026
Price not available
4 Buckley Street
Cheviot Canterbury
3
1
House
SoldMar 26, 2026
Price not available
3/572 Gloucester Street
Linwood Canterbury
1
1
1
Unit
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Rachael's sold properties

Rachael has sold 13 properties in the past 12 months, showing 4.

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160 Toppings Road, Sefton, Canterbury
160 Toppings Road
Sefton Canterbury
2
1
propertyTypes.acreage-semi-ruralUndisclosed PriceApr 6, 2026
4 Buckley Street, Cheviot, Canterbury
4 Buckley Street
Cheviot Canterbury
3
1
HouseUndisclosed PriceMar 30, 2026
3/572 Gloucester Street, Linwood, Canterbury
3/572 Gloucester Street
Linwood Canterbury
1
1
1
UnitUndisclosed PriceMar 26, 2026
12 Nelson Street, Hawarden, Canterbury
12 Nelson Street
Hawarden Canterbury
4
1
HouseUndisclosed PriceMar 24, 2026

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