Nearly forty years in the neighbourhood.

Ben Potter has lived on the North Shore for 38 years and sells across Devonport with Harcourts Cooper & Co, specialising in the suburb's heritage villas and tightly held streets. The right agent for a Devonport sale is the one who already knows the buyers waiting for your street. On the peninsula, that is Ben's whole business.

Devonport, Belmont and Bayswater on Auckland's North Shore, along with the neighbouring peninsula pockets of Narrow Neck, Stanley Point, Cheltenham and Hauraki. Ben has lived in these suburbs for 38 years.

Use the form below or call Ben directly. Appraisals are free, come with no obligation, and are usually arranged within a few days. You'll receive a written estimate based on recent comparable sales, plus a recommended method of sale.

In Devonport it depends on the street, the section and the condition of the home more than in almost any other Auckland suburb. Ben tracks every sale on the peninsula and gives you a realistic range from comparable sales in the last six months, not a headline figure to win the listing.

Different methods suit different homes. Auction works well for tightly held Devonport villas with several buyers competing. A deadline sale often suits Belmont and Bayswater family homes. Ben recommends a method for your property as part of the appraisal, and explains why.

Most well priced homes on the peninsula sell within four to six weeks of going to market. Homes prepared properly before listing sell faster and for more, which is why Ben likes to talk to owners before the sign goes up.