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Rachel Waldegrave

Residential and Lifestyle Sales and Marketing

Success Realty Ltd, Bayleys,
Licensed under the REA Act 2008
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Top 10 Percent of Bayleys Salespeople 2024 2025
200 Million Dollar Club
Auction Club 2025 2026

Top 10 Percent of Bayleys Salespeople 2024 2025
200 Million Dollar Club
Auction Club 2025 2026

Rachel Waldegrave

Residential and Lifestyle Sales and Marketing

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Success Realty Ltd, Bayleys,Licensed under the REA Act 2008

Rachel Waldegrave is a Hamilton-based real estate specialist focused on the sale of premium residential and lifestyle properties across Hamilton and the wider Waikato. Currently ranked within the top 10% of Bayleys salespeople nationally, Rachel is recognised for delivering consistently strong results through strategic marketing, skilled negotiation, and a calm, highly organised sales process.

With tertiary qualifications in marketing, management and languages, and a previous career in senior marketing and sales roles with internationally recognised brands including Nokia and Fonterra, Rachel brings a commercial and data-driven mindset to real estate. This background allows her to design targeted, high-quality marketing campaigns that appeal to discerning buyers and maximise value for her clients.

Rachel is particularly sought after by owners of high-quality residential homes and lifestyle properties who value clear communication, discretion, and a well-managed process. She is known for guiding clients confidently through auctions and negotiations, even in complex or time-sensitive situations, while maintaining a calm and stress-free experience.

Coming from a family deeply embedded in the Bayleys and Eves Real Estate networks across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, Rachel brings generational industry knowledge, strong professional relationships, and a long-term view to every transaction. This foundation, combined with her personal drive and professionalism, has resulted in a loyal client base who return to her time and again and regularly recommend her to others.

Based in Hamilton, Rachel is passionate about the city and the lifestyle it offers. She is actively involved in her local community and school networks and believes strongly in building long-term relationships based on trust, integrity and results.

If you are considering buying or selling a premium residential or lifestyle property in Hamilton or the Waikato, Rachel would welcome the opportunity to assist you.

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Success Realty Ltd, Bayleys,
Licensed under the REA Act 2008
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Achievements

2025/2026

Bayleys Auction Club

2022/2023

Top 10% of Bayleys Salespeople

2024/2025

Top 10% of Bayleys Salespeople

Bayleys High Achiever

Bayleys Auction Club

2023/2024

Top 10% of Bayleys Salespeople

Bayleys Auction Club

Marketing Campaign of the Year - Success Realty Ltd

Client testimonials

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Unforeseen external circumstances obliged us to sell our home of many years in a falling market. We approached Rachel Waldegrave of Bayleys because she already had an excellent reputation in marketing, personal attention and achieving sales, a reputation that was already well known to people we consulted before making our selection. We were immediately impressed with Rachel’s marketing ability and in hindsight we consider it proved pivotal. Rachel was able to identify and promote the very essence of our home in terms which made it interesting to potential buyers & we believe ultimately sold the property - well ahead of other houses which were already on the market at the time we launched our marketing campaign. Throughout the campaign, Rachel was very helpful in guiding us in respect of presentation for the several open homes we had, she kept us fully informed on the progress of the marketing campaign and continued to be positive about the possibility of achieving a result. I was particularly impressed by Rachel’s responsiveness to any query I had, it seemed irrespective of the time it was made! She seems to well understand that selling ones’ home, particularly as in our case, we had occupied it for many years, can be massive and a stressful experience! We would highly recommend Rachel to anyone who asks (and have already done so).

Doug Arcus (Vendor)
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We chose Bayleys as we wanted a specific targeted approach for selling our home and we chose Rachel to market the property after seeing how she approached the sale of other properties we had visited. We liked the marketing methods proposed by Rachel and enjoyed our regular feedback and honest open communication with her during the campaign. Rachel understood and catered to our requirements around property access, fitting our family timetable, managing our concerns around security and helping us fit the sale into timing required for our next project. Rachel’s wider Bayley’s team provided their support when needed and collectively we achieved a successful outcome. We liked Rachel’s unpretentious, personable communication style and all our dealings with her, even the tougher ones, were a pleasure. We would happily recommend her to any other sellers.

John & Lisa (Vendors)
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Phillippa and I would like to express our heart-felt appreciation to Rachel for the assistance she provided during the acquisition of our new property. Rachel kept us informed every step of the way and made helpful suggestions (i.e. guided us) in the right direction in order to achieve a great result. She was very accommodating in meeting our requests and nothing seemed to be a bother to her. She wasn’t overbearing or demanding and presented a calm, measured, thoughtful approach which made us feel comfortable. From my own perspective, I have dealings with real estate firms and agents on a regular basis and I think they can learn a lot from Rachel - it was certainly refreshing to deal with a professional knowledgeable realtor

Mark (Buyer)
June 2024
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Rachel was an amazing agent to work with, together with the team behind her. She is very professional and kept us well informed throughout the whole sale process of our Villa in Claudelands. She is very easy to work with and achieved a very good result for us. She is a great communicator and made the whole process stress free for us. Would definitely recommend Rachel to others.

Sue and Bill (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

Rachel was recommended to us because of her excellent market knowledge for the area, and also her ability to deal with a range of ages and experience in the property market. At all times we found Rachel to be courteous, respectful and professional. She was exactly what we needed, and I would be happy to work with her again in the future.

James and Andrew (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

Rachel helped us overcome some hesitation regarding selling our house to move on to our next adventure in a slow market, it was of course the right decision and we’re really happy with where we have landed, thank you!

Zac and Taryn (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

On deciding we were going to sell our rental and emptying the mailbox we came across Rachels business card. Previously the property had been rented and we had used another firm for this. We decided maybe karma had beckoned us and so gave Rachel a ring and asked her to call around and look at the property, thinking it is always good to get a couple of opinions when it comes to selling. We were very happy with her easiness to talk through the process of selling and the options of auctioning the property. We decided to go with Rachel due to her easy manner, plain speaking and views on how to market the property. We decided on auction as the method of sale as recommended by her. This process was new to use having only ever bought and not sold at auction. We sold on the day and gained more than we had anticipated so are very happy vendors. Thanks Rachel and the team.

Ray and Wendy (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

We recently purchased a property through Rachel and found her professional, efficient, and easy to work with. Her expert local knowledge was invaluable, and we would happily recommend her and sell through her in the future.

Karen and Jeff (Buyers)
December 2024
quotequote

After discovering our perfect next property but not being in a cash position, Rachel and her team made our dream a reality. By auctioning our property on the same day, she secured the best unconditional buyer in the market within just three weeks allowing us to bid on the new property we wanted to own. Her personable, honest, and down-to-earth approach made it easy for us to trust the process, with excellent support from the wider Bayleys team. Without a doubt, we would choose to auction our next property with Rachel again.

Grace (Vendor)
August 2024
quotequote

I purchased a property in advance of selling my existing home, and it was a calculated risk. I needed to find the right real estate agency / brand and agent to sell my home, in what was a "fickle market" to a small and targeted buyer group. I chose Rachel because she is very professional and focused, and is a great listener and communicator. She is also a quality person who cares. The property sold much sooner than I expected and at a higher price, within the value range appraisal Rachel provided me from the outset. Rachel is someone you can depend on and trust. She has the stats to prove it!

Wayne (Vendor)
July 2024
quotequote

Rachel was lovely to work with a very good communicator and very professional. We found the whole Bayleys team to be very professional.

Vendor
April 2024
Verified by
quotequote

Rachel is a Gem :)

Ross & Lyn (Vendors)
April 2024
Verified by
quotequote

We chose Rachel to sell our home after a lengthy vetting process of local agents. Rachel shone due to her professionalism and encyclopaedic knowledge of real estate. Rachel was meticulous in her approach, following through with potential buyers and keeping us informed about the progress of the selling campaign every step of the way. It is Rachel's marketing approach which really sets her apart, and we believe Rachel's marketing strategy was key in selling our home successfully. Most importantly Rachel has a heart of gold. She was always available to answer queries and is a person with true integrity. We would enlist Rachel and the Bayley's team again without hesitation.

Jenny & Roy (Vendors)
quotequote

Unforeseen external circumstances obliged us to sell our home of many years in a falling market. We approached Rachel Waldegrave of Bayleys because she already had an excellent reputation in marketing, personal attention and achieving sales, a reputation that was already well known to people we consulted before making our selection. We were immediately impressed with Rachel’s marketing ability and in hindsight we consider it proved pivotal. Rachel was able to identify and promote the very essence of our home in terms which made it interesting to potential buyers & we believe ultimately sold the property - well ahead of other houses which were already on the market at the time we launched our marketing campaign. Throughout the campaign, Rachel was very helpful in guiding us in respect of presentation for the several open homes we had, she kept us fully informed on the progress of the marketing campaign and continued to be positive about the possibility of achieving a result. I was particularly impressed by Rachel’s responsiveness to any query I had, it seemed irrespective of the time it was made! She seems to well understand that selling ones’ home, particularly as in our case, we had occupied it for many years, can be massive and a stressful experience! We would highly recommend Rachel to anyone who asks (and have already done so).

Doug Arcus (Vendor)
quotequote

We chose Bayleys as we wanted a specific targeted approach for selling our home and we chose Rachel to market the property after seeing how she approached the sale of other properties we had visited. We liked the marketing methods proposed by Rachel and enjoyed our regular feedback and honest open communication with her during the campaign. Rachel understood and catered to our requirements around property access, fitting our family timetable, managing our concerns around security and helping us fit the sale into timing required for our next project. Rachel’s wider Bayley’s team provided their support when needed and collectively we achieved a successful outcome. We liked Rachel’s unpretentious, personable communication style and all our dealings with her, even the tougher ones, were a pleasure. We would happily recommend her to any other sellers.

John & Lisa (Vendors)
quotequote

Phillippa and I would like to express our heart-felt appreciation to Rachel for the assistance she provided during the acquisition of our new property. Rachel kept us informed every step of the way and made helpful suggestions (i.e. guided us) in the right direction in order to achieve a great result. She was very accommodating in meeting our requests and nothing seemed to be a bother to her. She wasn’t overbearing or demanding and presented a calm, measured, thoughtful approach which made us feel comfortable. From my own perspective, I have dealings with real estate firms and agents on a regular basis and I think they can learn a lot from Rachel - it was certainly refreshing to deal with a professional knowledgeable realtor

Mark (Buyer)
June 2024
Verified by
quotequote

Rachel was an amazing agent to work with, together with the team behind her. She is very professional and kept us well informed throughout the whole sale process of our Villa in Claudelands. She is very easy to work with and achieved a very good result for us. She is a great communicator and made the whole process stress free for us. Would definitely recommend Rachel to others.

Sue and Bill (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

Rachel was recommended to us because of her excellent market knowledge for the area, and also her ability to deal with a range of ages and experience in the property market. At all times we found Rachel to be courteous, respectful and professional. She was exactly what we needed, and I would be happy to work with her again in the future.

James and Andrew (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

Rachel helped us overcome some hesitation regarding selling our house to move on to our next adventure in a slow market, it was of course the right decision and we’re really happy with where we have landed, thank you!

Zac and Taryn (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

On deciding we were going to sell our rental and emptying the mailbox we came across Rachels business card. Previously the property had been rented and we had used another firm for this. We decided maybe karma had beckoned us and so gave Rachel a ring and asked her to call around and look at the property, thinking it is always good to get a couple of opinions when it comes to selling. We were very happy with her easiness to talk through the process of selling and the options of auctioning the property. We decided to go with Rachel due to her easy manner, plain speaking and views on how to market the property. We decided on auction as the method of sale as recommended by her. This process was new to use having only ever bought and not sold at auction. We sold on the day and gained more than we had anticipated so are very happy vendors. Thanks Rachel and the team.

Ray and Wendy (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

We recently purchased a property through Rachel and found her professional, efficient, and easy to work with. Her expert local knowledge was invaluable, and we would happily recommend her and sell through her in the future.

Karen and Jeff (Buyers)
December 2024
quotequote

After discovering our perfect next property but not being in a cash position, Rachel and her team made our dream a reality. By auctioning our property on the same day, she secured the best unconditional buyer in the market within just three weeks allowing us to bid on the new property we wanted to own. Her personable, honest, and down-to-earth approach made it easy for us to trust the process, with excellent support from the wider Bayleys team. Without a doubt, we would choose to auction our next property with Rachel again.

Grace (Vendor)
August 2024
quotequote

I purchased a property in advance of selling my existing home, and it was a calculated risk. I needed to find the right real estate agency / brand and agent to sell my home, in what was a "fickle market" to a small and targeted buyer group. I chose Rachel because she is very professional and focused, and is a great listener and communicator. She is also a quality person who cares. The property sold much sooner than I expected and at a higher price, within the value range appraisal Rachel provided me from the outset. Rachel is someone you can depend on and trust. She has the stats to prove it!

Wayne (Vendor)
July 2024
quotequote

Rachel was lovely to work with a very good communicator and very professional. We found the whole Bayleys team to be very professional.

Vendor
April 2024
Verified by
quotequote

Rachel is a Gem :)

Ross & Lyn (Vendors)
April 2024
Verified by
quotequote

We chose Rachel to sell our home after a lengthy vetting process of local agents. Rachel shone due to her professionalism and encyclopaedic knowledge of real estate. Rachel was meticulous in her approach, following through with potential buyers and keeping us informed about the progress of the selling campaign every step of the way. It is Rachel's marketing approach which really sets her apart, and we believe Rachel's marketing strategy was key in selling our home successfully. Most importantly Rachel has a heart of gold. She was always available to answer queries and is a person with true integrity. We would enlist Rachel and the Bayley's team again without hesitation.

Jenny & Roy (Vendors)
quotequote

Unforeseen external circumstances obliged us to sell our home of many years in a falling market. We approached Rachel Waldegrave of Bayleys because she already had an excellent reputation in marketing, personal attention and achieving sales, a reputation that was already well known to people we consulted before making our selection. We were immediately impressed with Rachel’s marketing ability and in hindsight we consider it proved pivotal. Rachel was able to identify and promote the very essence of our home in terms which made it interesting to potential buyers & we believe ultimately sold the property - well ahead of other houses which were already on the market at the time we launched our marketing campaign. Throughout the campaign, Rachel was very helpful in guiding us in respect of presentation for the several open homes we had, she kept us fully informed on the progress of the marketing campaign and continued to be positive about the possibility of achieving a result. I was particularly impressed by Rachel’s responsiveness to any query I had, it seemed irrespective of the time it was made! She seems to well understand that selling ones’ home, particularly as in our case, we had occupied it for many years, can be massive and a stressful experience! We would highly recommend Rachel to anyone who asks (and have already done so).

Doug Arcus (Vendor)
quotequote

We chose Bayleys as we wanted a specific targeted approach for selling our home and we chose Rachel to market the property after seeing how she approached the sale of other properties we had visited. We liked the marketing methods proposed by Rachel and enjoyed our regular feedback and honest open communication with her during the campaign. Rachel understood and catered to our requirements around property access, fitting our family timetable, managing our concerns around security and helping us fit the sale into timing required for our next project. Rachel’s wider Bayley’s team provided their support when needed and collectively we achieved a successful outcome. We liked Rachel’s unpretentious, personable communication style and all our dealings with her, even the tougher ones, were a pleasure. We would happily recommend her to any other sellers.

John & Lisa (Vendors)
quotequote

Phillippa and I would like to express our heart-felt appreciation to Rachel for the assistance she provided during the acquisition of our new property. Rachel kept us informed every step of the way and made helpful suggestions (i.e. guided us) in the right direction in order to achieve a great result. She was very accommodating in meeting our requests and nothing seemed to be a bother to her. She wasn’t overbearing or demanding and presented a calm, measured, thoughtful approach which made us feel comfortable. From my own perspective, I have dealings with real estate firms and agents on a regular basis and I think they can learn a lot from Rachel - it was certainly refreshing to deal with a professional knowledgeable realtor

Mark (Buyer)
June 2024
Verified by
quotequote

Rachel was an amazing agent to work with, together with the team behind her. She is very professional and kept us well informed throughout the whole sale process of our Villa in Claudelands. She is very easy to work with and achieved a very good result for us. She is a great communicator and made the whole process stress free for us. Would definitely recommend Rachel to others.

Sue and Bill (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

Rachel was recommended to us because of her excellent market knowledge for the area, and also her ability to deal with a range of ages and experience in the property market. At all times we found Rachel to be courteous, respectful and professional. She was exactly what we needed, and I would be happy to work with her again in the future.

James and Andrew (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

Rachel helped us overcome some hesitation regarding selling our house to move on to our next adventure in a slow market, it was of course the right decision and we’re really happy with where we have landed, thank you!

Zac and Taryn (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

On deciding we were going to sell our rental and emptying the mailbox we came across Rachels business card. Previously the property had been rented and we had used another firm for this. We decided maybe karma had beckoned us and so gave Rachel a ring and asked her to call around and look at the property, thinking it is always good to get a couple of opinions when it comes to selling. We were very happy with her easiness to talk through the process of selling and the options of auctioning the property. We decided to go with Rachel due to her easy manner, plain speaking and views on how to market the property. We decided on auction as the method of sale as recommended by her. This process was new to use having only ever bought and not sold at auction. We sold on the day and gained more than we had anticipated so are very happy vendors. Thanks Rachel and the team.

Ray and Wendy (Vendors)
December 2024
quotequote

We recently purchased a property through Rachel and found her professional, efficient, and easy to work with. Her expert local knowledge was invaluable, and we would happily recommend her and sell through her in the future.

Karen and Jeff (Buyers)
December 2024
quotequote

After discovering our perfect next property but not being in a cash position, Rachel and her team made our dream a reality. By auctioning our property on the same day, she secured the best unconditional buyer in the market within just three weeks allowing us to bid on the new property we wanted to own. Her personable, honest, and down-to-earth approach made it easy for us to trust the process, with excellent support from the wider Bayleys team. Without a doubt, we would choose to auction our next property with Rachel again.

Grace (Vendor)
August 2024
quotequote

I purchased a property in advance of selling my existing home, and it was a calculated risk. I needed to find the right real estate agency / brand and agent to sell my home, in what was a "fickle market" to a small and targeted buyer group. I chose Rachel because she is very professional and focused, and is a great listener and communicator. She is also a quality person who cares. The property sold much sooner than I expected and at a higher price, within the value range appraisal Rachel provided me from the outset. Rachel is someone you can depend on and trust. She has the stats to prove it!

Wayne (Vendor)
July 2024
quotequote

Rachel was lovely to work with a very good communicator and very professional. We found the whole Bayleys team to be very professional.

Vendor
April 2024
Verified by
quotequote

Rachel is a Gem :)

Ross & Lyn (Vendors)
April 2024
Verified by
quotequote

We chose Rachel to sell our home after a lengthy vetting process of local agents. Rachel shone due to her professionalism and encyclopaedic knowledge of real estate. Rachel was meticulous in her approach, following through with potential buyers and keeping us informed about the progress of the selling campaign every step of the way. It is Rachel's marketing approach which really sets her apart, and we believe Rachel's marketing strategy was key in selling our home successfully. Most importantly Rachel has a heart of gold. She was always available to answer queries and is a person with true integrity. We would enlist Rachel and the Bayley's team again without hesitation.

Jenny & Roy (Vendors)

About Bayleys

Slide 1 of 5

We pride ourselves on being better and doing our best to build on our hard-earned reputation every day. Find out how Bayleys are Altogether Better.

Corporate philanthropy is more than just giving back to a community - it’s about contributing to long-term social change and we take that responsibility very seriously.

All Bayleys auctions are live-streamed on our website to ensure everyone can remotely feel part of the action.

Bayleys’ partnership with international real estate company Knight Frank, allows us to tap into the benefits of a globally-connected network spanning 58 markets.

Bayleys is proud to have been recognised with 11 of the 51 awards at the 2025 Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Awards for Excellence.

We pride ourselves on being better and doing our best to build on our hard-earned reputation every day. Find out how Bayleys are Altogether Better.

Corporate philanthropy is more than just giving back to a community - it’s about contributing to long-term social change and we take that responsibility very seriously.

All Bayleys auctions are live-streamed on our website to ensure everyone can remotely feel part of the action.

Bayleys’ partnership with international real estate company Knight Frank, allows us to tap into the benefits of a globally-connected network spanning 58 markets.

Bayleys is proud to have been recognised with 11 of the 51 awards at the 2025 Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Awards for Excellence.

We pride ourselves on being better and doing our best to build on our hard-earned reputation every day. Find out how Bayleys are Altogether Better.

Corporate philanthropy is more than just giving back to a community - it’s about contributing to long-term social change and we take that responsibility very seriously.

All Bayleys auctions are live-streamed on our website to ensure everyone can remotely feel part of the action.

Bayleys’ partnership with international real estate company Knight Frank, allows us to tap into the benefits of a globally-connected network spanning 58 markets.

Bayleys is proud to have been recognised with 11 of the 51 awards at the 2025 Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Awards for Excellence.

We pride ourselves on being better and doing our best to build on our hard-earned reputation every day. Find out how Bayleys are Altogether Better.

Corporate philanthropy is more than just giving back to a community - it’s about contributing to long-term social change and we take that responsibility very seriously.

All Bayleys auctions are live-streamed on our website to ensure everyone can remotely feel part of the action.

Bayleys’ partnership with international real estate company Knight Frank, allows us to tap into the benefits of a globally-connected network spanning 58 markets.

Bayleys is proud to have been recognised with 11 of the 51 awards at the 2025 Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Awards for Excellence.

Recent releases

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The 2025/2026 edition of Bayleys Waterfront is out now! This very special edition features 143 aspirational waterfront properties for sale in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji.

Read the latest residential research reports and market updates.

The 2025/2026 edition of Bayleys Waterfront is out now! This very special edition features 143 aspirational waterfront properties for sale in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji.

Read the latest residential research reports and market updates.

The 2025/2026 edition of Bayleys Waterfront is out now! This very special edition features 143 aspirational waterfront properties for sale in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji.

Read the latest residential research reports and market updates.

The 2025/2026 edition of Bayleys Waterfront is out now! This very special edition features 143 aspirational waterfront properties for sale in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji.

Read the latest residential research reports and market updates.

Community involvement

Bayleys continues to have a high profile across the community through involvement in local events, activities and sporting groups. From significant cash sponsorship to mentoring groups on event management, marketing and public speaking; the Bayleys name is synonymous with being involved in what is happening and what is on in our community.

Our auctioneers willingly give their time to call charity auctions and fundraising events which have resulted in many thousands of dollars being raised.

Bayleys Waikato are proud sponsors of Waikato Rugby, Waikato Reigonal Theatre, Central Property People Awards, and Waikato Hockey Association.

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