Robert and his family moved to Whitby from Wellington in 1987.  Their intention was to only stay for 6 months and then move back into the city!!  29 years later?  They are still here!  In fact one neighbour said “once you have a summer here you won’t want to move back!”

A bit about Robert
He started his career in the clothing industry on the retail/wholesale side then progressed to the car industry as a salesperson for many years.

He took a break from this to own and run one of Wellington’s icon restaurants for 5 years (Windows on Wellington) then returned to the car industry in a management role where he ran several successful motor dealerships around Wellington/Porirua city.  As well as this role he jointly owned a motoring magazine, got it up and running then sold his shares to other partners in the business.

Towards the end of the magazine Robert sat his real estate licence (2006) and has been with Tommy’s since 2008 when the company started in the Porirua area.  If you want to list your property for sale with someone who will keep in contact, be honest and reliable then call Robert.

Testimonials from clients:

Anita Baker – Vendor
Robert went beyond what he needed to in order to secure the sale, it was truly amazing the day after it listed I had a sale and a week later it went unconditional. Tommy's were easy to deal with, explained everything I needed to know in a precise and understandable manner, with no hidden agendas. I would definitely use Robert again.

Kate Frater – Vendor
I have recently sold my home in Titahi Bay and Robert was my agent. I particularly sought out the Romanos team as I had previously bought my house with the assistance of Robert and Dianne.Robert was extremely professional and helpful and                                                                                                                       during the process of selling my home I became very unwell and spent some time in hospital. Robert continued to smoothly manage my open homes and indeed had to "do a quick tidy up" as I had left the house urgently by ambulance and it was not as immaculate as I would normally leave it. Robert was very patient and helpful and kept me up to date by text and phone calls. What could have been a very difficult situation was made extremely easy with Robert's support. Robert maintained contact with the Tommy's agent that I was purchasing my new home through and made for a very smooth transition at a time that I was certainly not at my best to be in control. Robert worked hard to assist builders and valuer’s through my house and I can heartily recommend him as a Real Estate Agent. Thank you Robert for all your hard work and dedication to selling my home and making that as easy as possible for me.
                                                                                                                                                   

Mark Rooney – Vendor 
We were in the planning phase of trying to sell an overseas investment property when we first contacted Robert.  He immediately showed interest and provided us with valuable ideas and information to give us the very best chance of selling our property straight away. As overseas investors, we relied on his advice both in marketing strategies and renovating ideas to give the property that ‘wow’ factor and street appeal. We relied solely on Robert’s experience and expertise in property sales and trusted him as our primary point of contact whilst we transitioned from concluding the tenancy agreement through to preparing the property for sale! He provided exceptional service in pre-sales, contract negotiation and post-sales support. His communication and timeliness left us feeling totally comfortable with the whole end to end process and would recommend Robert and the whole Tommy’s team to anyone – well, we have already.  - Mark and Renee.

~~Anita Baker – Vendor
Robert went beyond what he needed to in order to secure the sale, it was truly amazing the day after it listed I had a sale and a week later it went unconditional. Tommy's were easy to deal with, explained everything I needed to know in a precise and understandable manner, with no hidden agendas. I would definitely use Robert again.

Kate Frater – Vendor
I have recently sold my home in Titahi Bay and Robert was my agent. I particularly sought out the Romanos team as I had previously bought my house with the assistance of Robert and Dianne.Robert was extremely professional and helpful and                                                                                                                       during the process of selling my home I became very unwell and spent some time in hospital. Robert continued to smoothly manage my open homes and indeed had to "do a quick tidy up" as I had left the house urgently by ambulance and it was not as immaculate as I would normally leave it. Robert was very patient and helpful and kept me up to date by text and phone calls. What could have been a very difficult situation was made extremely easy with Robert's support. Robert maintained contact with the Tommy's agent that I was purchasing my new home through and made for a very smooth transition at a time that I was certainly not at my best to be in control. Robert worked hard to assist builders and valuer’s through my house and I can heartily recommend him as a Real Estate Agent. Thank you Robert for all your hard work and dedication to selling my home and making that as easy as possible for me.
                                                                                                                                                   

Mark Rooney – Vendor 
We were in the planning phase of trying to sell an overseas investment property when we first contacted Robert.  He immediately showed interest and provided us with valuable ideas and information to give us the very best chance of selling our property straight away. As overseas investors, we relied on his advice both in marketing strategies and renovating ideas to give the property that ‘wow’ factor and street appeal. We relied solely on Robert’s experience and expertise in property sales and trusted him as our primary point of contact whilst we transitioned from concluding the tenancy agreement through to preparing the property for sale! He provided exceptional service in pre-sales, contract negotiation and post-sales support. His communication and timeliness left us feeling totally comfortable with the whole end to end process and would recommend Robert and the whole Tommy’s team to anyone – well, we have already.  - Mark and Renee.