After eleven years as a customs officer Ellen Menzies is enjoying moving beyond 45 second relationships with people. She has been with Living Corporation since 2005 and has no regret about what she describes as an incredible lifestyle change.

Ellen describes Living Corporation as like a family and she couldn’t imagine working for anyone else.

“I enjoy being able to build relationships with people now -I just enjoy people”
All those years of customs work has given her great people skills and the ability to quickly put people at ease. Those skills plus strong communication skills have helped her to establish a strong career in the real estate industry.
Given her background it is no surprise that Ellen puts honesty and integrity at the top of her list of real estate agent attributes, followed by communication and negotiating skills.

“You need to be open with people. They might not like what they hear from me sometimes but its better to be up front and honest.”

Clearly those qualities are valued by her clients who describe her as honest, innovative, hardworking and prepared to go the extra mile to care for people.

Ellen describes Living Corporation as like a family and she couldn’t imagine working for anyone else.
She urges anyone looking for an agent to find someone they trust
“Don’t go with the person giving you the cheapest rate -go with the person you feel most comfortable with and that you will relate to”

 

"Ellen was marvellous at doing this real estate thing. I had been in my home for 43 years and really needed someone I could trust to do all that is necessary. I am so pleased that Ellen was the one to handle both the purchase and the sale and would thoroughly recommend her to anyone."
Elvie Coombs

"Thank you for your help and support on a short sale of 5 Berwick Street, Mosgiel and also to the rest of the Living Corporation team that were involved."
Diane Evans

"We had the absolute pleasure of meeting Ellen Menzies as the real estate agent known for her success in selling houses in the Waipori Falls Village. We were so impressed with her professional and communicative manner we decided to have Ellen market and sell our property at 20 Waipori Falls.
Ellen's creative and cleaver marketing and charismatic personality encouraged a multi-offer situation which then successfully sold our Waipori Falls property for more than the asking price.
We do not hesitate to recommend Ellen Menzies to market and sell any property and have total confidence she will provide an exemplary service and great results."
Yours faithfully
Rachel and Glynn Henderson

"...We sold two homes with Ellen at once and got top dollar in quicker than average time - Thank you Ellen"
Candice Gracie and Paul Mitchell

"Ellen was absolutely brilliant, with her enthusiasm, keeping us up to date and innovative ideas. We felt completely comfortable the entire time, extremely happy with the marketing, professionalism and advice given.
We would recommend Ellen and Living Corporation Limited to anyone and everyone."
Vanessa & Brendon McCutcheon

We have had the pleasure of Ellen's assistance through both the purchase of a new property and the sale of an existing property.
The purchase and sale both ran very smoothly, these times can be stressful but Ellen's marketing approach and attitude ensured that we (the customer) received the desired outcome.
The hire of a professional photographer really captured the best angle of our property and this was evident as it was eye catching whilst looking through the property press.
Written documentation and information provided upon listing of our property was very professional, and shows why Living Corporation is a market leader, regular reporting of open home participants helped understand the price range we were targeting.
All promises were kept in terms of call backs and information provided, the behind the scenes after hours work was professional, timely and essential to our sale and reporting was prompt.
Ellen's market knowledge and interior/exterior decorating knowledge was the key to ensuring our house looked its best and no cluttering etc. was evident.
The main thing for us that set Ellen way above other real estate agents was her personal touch, she got to know us personally, fell in love with our dog and provided endless personal gifts upon purchase and sale achievement.
The personal touch aspect was not expected but added so much emotional value to both our purchase and sale experiences.

We would have no hesitation using Ellen's service again in the future and would strongly recommend her to anyone looking to purchase or sell a property

Yours Sincerely
Grant Pellowe & Jacinta Ellis

Ellen

I just wanted to thank-you for your hard work selling our property. We have been really impressed with your extreme care and diligence. The tireless, energetic home opens with wonderful follow up information.
With your considerate attitude you have made what could of been a stressful time much less so. We wish you every success in the future

Kevin and Lesley Landreth

We had the pleasure of meeting Ellen when viewing one of Ellen’s' listings.

Right from the initial contact we had with Ellen we found her friendly, professional and a wealth of knowledge.

When selling our property we would have no hesitation in having Ellen as our sole agent and feel we would be hard pressed to find a better agent.

Jason and Amanda Lawson


We had our house for sale privately with a "For Sale" sign at the front area of our home by the roadway, there was a knock on our door, and we meet Ellen Menzies!
Guess what? In four weeks our home had been sold, she knows what she is doing, and knows her job well!
Ellen Menzies is a confident, reliable and very focussed real estate agent.
It was a joy to meet and deal with her.
Yours Sincerely

W.P Robinson


Having Ellen as our representative to sell our home made the ordeal a lot easier than we had expected.
Every day we got a friendly, cheery phone call or even a visit, even if there was nothing to report. Her reporting was the best we have experienced when selling and her efforts in presenting our home and its features to prospective purchasers were excellent and untiring. She will even lend you her 'Broom Stick" when things get a little tense!
Our experience with Ellen turned out to be a pleasant and successful relationship and would have no hesitation recommending her as a capable and professional agent.

Tom & Pauline Begg

Thank you Ellen and Pete for selling our house for us. Your friendly, helpful approach paved the way for a smooth marketing period and your sense of humour ensured a stress free sale for us. We would like to recommend Living Corporation and the Menzies team to future clients.
Edith & Ken

My wife and I would like to highly recommend Ellen as a very competent, friendly and highly organized land agent. Along with her husband Pete they make a great team, working for the best interests of their clients. It has been a pleasure to do business with them.
John and Ann-Marie Todd

Dear Ellen & Pete

We would like to thank you both for organising a great marketing campaign resulting in a sale of our property after only two open homes – a fantastic result! We appreciated your excellent and well-judged advice and the way you made the campaign an easy process for us by providing prompt and detailed feedback at all times. We recommend you as an agent who is a great communicator, prepared to go the extra mile to achieve a result and minimise the stress in selling a property.

Thank you once again for your professional, friendly service.

Yours sincerely

Carolynn & Andrew Couper

I recently sold my house with Ellen Menzies of Living Corporation and found the whole experience very hassle-free. I was nervous about selling and uneasy with the whole process but Ellen dealt with it all very professionally and kept me informed all the time.
The house was sold within a week and I got a price that I was happy with. I would highly recommend Ellen and Living Corporation to anyone wishing to buy or sell a house.
I would definitely use her again.
 

Denise Young
 

I have become a very recent owner of a wonderful property that was marketed by Ellen Menzies of Living
Corporation. I cannot praise Ellen highly enough for her professionalism, enthusiasm, sense of humour and
excellent follow through. What could have been a stressful time, became an enjoyable, fun and rewarding
experience and I have Ellen to thank for that. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Ellen to
anyone who is looking for a trustworthy and experienced real estate agent. She rocks!
 

Julie

Thank-you so much for selling our home in Mosgiel. Your knowledge and enthusiasm for your profession gave us the confidence that our house would sell when placed with the right agent. After many months on the market with another company and then placed in your hands, and sold at the first open home is tesiment to your professionalism.

Frank & Lesley Reid

I would like to thank Ellen Menzies for a great job done in selling our house. She was very professional at all times and a pleasure to deal with. Great company. Great results.

Thanks,

The McKay Family, Mosgiel