House That! Pru's Hot Property
New Zealand Woman's Weekly|October 22 2018

We Talk To Pru Morrall (64), Head Good Girl Of ChristchurchsGood Girls Property Management, And StarOf Tvnz 2s Renters.

Ciara Pratt
House That! Pru's Hot Property

I’ve always had a great love of houses – always. The shapes, the colours, the designs, the footprints! I love a lot of homes, even if I wouldn’t want to own them.

I got into the property management business nigh on 20 years ago now, when a couple hired me to be their company’s general manager.

I fell in love with the business – it was really hard work, but the satisfaction was good. Then that couple b*****ed off, leaving me in charge.

I’m now known as the director of the company, but I use ‘Good Girl’ because I can't bear all those serious titles. We have ‘Very Good Girl’; ‘Super Good Girl’ and ‘Abacus Girl’, rather than using terms such as ‘accounts manager’. The work is so tough; it’s better when we put a positive spin on things.

When a little family brings a property to me, you know they’ve worked hard for it. For them that’s precious – it’s either a retirement fund or a child's university education. So to me, it’s one of their greatest assets and I take that very personally. I probably look after their property better than I look after my own!

Since the Christchurch earthquakes, there’s been a lot more work. I did the claims for the majority of my owners and have seen them through to the end – in fact, I'm still working on some with lawyers now.

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