Matthew Skene exceeded our expectations. We were one of three tenants that had five years left on our lease and our successful Italian restaurant, Jonsons Restaurant Bar, was approached for a lease buyout. This was all handled by Matthew on behalf of the owners.

He was also successful in including our business in the sale.

If you are looking for an absolute professional in all facets of real estate, Matthew’s soft yet assertive approach to negotiation is what sets him apart. We both enjoyed dealing with him and highly recommend SKENE&CO. to anyone wanting to buy or sell in and around Byron Bay. 

Matthew was excellent to deal with – he responded to all of our many queries promptly – no matter what time of day it was. He gave us really good insight into the local area. I found Matthew to be both genuine and professional throughout the entire buying process – Certainly someone who is big on customer service and who operates with integrity – A breath of fresh air in the industry!

We looked for an acreage lifestyle home which could accommodate my horse. Living in Sydney we flew up randomly to look at properties, relying on agent knowledge about the hinterland. Matthew showed us around & matched our brief with the property we ended up buying! Initially we thought it was too large & over our budget. He persisted because the property ticked nearly all our boxes which is hard to find in rural. Matthew is easy to deal with which mattered because we were not locals.

Matthew is extremely personable and an all-round good guy. He’s very helpful providing local information in contacts to assist with future works.

We engaged Matthew to sell our property in Northern NSW. Matthew was part of the Byron Bay office and part of the Kollosche Agencies that we had bought through before. He exceeded our expectations with his service, communication and campaign. He took our phone calls at all times of the day and both ourselves and the purchasers thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. I would have no hesitation in recommending Matthew to anyone buying or selling their property.

Matthew was a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process of buying our home.
No matter what, Matthew was professional and went above and beyond to make the experience positive.
We would recommend working with Matthew to anyone who values honesty and integrity.

Matt provided a personalised service that allowed us to sell our house quickly and efficiently at the price we were after. We couldn’t be happier.

Brief

Take three commercial shops located on one of Byron Bay’s premier retail streets with five years’ leases remaining to market.

Outcome

Merivale CEO Justin Hemmes purchased the three properties for $11.9M, which included three lease buy outs and a business sale of Jonsons Restaurant Bar.

Client testimonial

“Matthew recently sold our commercial property in Byron’s coveted CBD. He demonstrated all of the qualities you would expect from a seasoned real estate agent: well-connected, great negotiating skills, strong work ethic, and a clear drive to get a positive result for his clients.

Matthew was great. Really responsive, knowledgeable and attentive throughout the whole process.

Matthew provided great advice on all aspects of our recent purchase in the Byron hinterland