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Melbourne’s Most Experienced Buyers Agent
Established 1995
At Wakelin Property Advisory, we bring clarity and confidence to property investment decisions. As trusted property advisors in Melbourne, our team of seasoned professionals combines over a century of collective experience to support clients with independent advice and deep market insight.
We focus solely on residential property, and our work spans across property advocacy, long-term investment strategy and securing off-market purchases.
Known for our discretion, reliability and independence, we help clients cut through market noise and make clear, informed decisions that align with their goals.
Talk to us today and learn how our Melbourne property advisory team can support your next investment.
Our approach is grounded in listening. We take the time to understand each client’s goals, challenges and timeframe. Our in-depth knowledge of Melbourne’s real estate market allows us to deliver outcomes that consistently reflects long-term success.
What Wakelin Does Best
Our team helps clients identify, assess and secure high-quality residential properties. As Melbourne-based property investment advisors, we provide guidance for both first-time investors and seasoned portfolio holders looking to grow or refine their assets.
Through our property advocacy services in Melbourne, we provide hands-on support at every step, from refining the investment brief and sourcing properties to negotiating terms and navigating complex sales scenarios.
We’re often called upon by business clients seeking a reliable partner with proven expertise in residential property asset selection and deal negotiation.
Whether you’re navigating a changing market or seeking off-market opportunities, we’re here to support you with practical insight and clear advice.
As a leading property advocate in Melbourne, our clients rely on our experience for the greatest chance of a successful property purchase. We consistently secure results that would not be achievable without our involvement.
We have successfully acquired more than 3300 properties over 28 years, saving our clients time and money, and securing their financial future.
Investors
We guide our clients on where to buy, the streets to buy in and the property to buy to achieve their investment goals. Our sophisticated tracking system and network of top agents ensures we identify investment grade properties as they come onto the market, so our clients never miss an opportunity. We then manage the entire process from acquisition to settlement.
Homebuyers
Through our customised service we’ll work in partnership with you to ensure you buy the Melbourne home of your dreams. We will sit down with you to determine your ‘must haves’ and ‘would-be-nice’ before we commence an extensive search of the market. Or you might choose to identify a property and have us bid at auction on your behalf or negotiate a winning deal.
As Melbourne’s premier vendor advocate, we can provide independent, impartial advice on how to analyse your property investments or home, select and manage the selling agent and protect your interests throughout the selling process.
A property portfolio needs to perform consistently above inflation and the wider market to ensure your plans for financial independence are on track.
To help ensure you stay on track throughout your investment journey Wakelin can help with a comprehensive review of your property portfolio. This is a complimentary service for existing clients or available on a fee for service basis.
Clients trust us to act in their best interests and that trust translates into long-term relationships, word-of-mouth referrals and repeat engagements.
The Wakelin Approach
Dedicated | Experienced | Trusted
Our reputation is built on decades of local knowledge, thoughtful strategy and honest communication. We understand the nuances of Melbourne’s suburbs and apply a disciplined process to every client search.
Before every campaign, we invest the time to align with our clients’ objectives, ensuring our efforts remain focused and efficient throughout.
By combining our knowledge, experience and negotiation expertise, we help clients secure properties that truly match their requirements.
We specialise exclusively in residential property. Importantly, we do not partner with developers or estate agents during the advisory or acquisition process, ensuring our advice is impartial and solely focused on your interest
Your Advantage With Wakelin
INDEPENDENT
We’re not aligned with sellers or developers. Our advice is unbiased and focused solely on protecting your investment interests.
CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTIONS
If you’re an experienced investor or a public figure, we handle each transaction with the utmost discretion.
NEGOTIATION SKILLS
From competitive auctions to private sales, we negotiate assertively and strategically on your behalf.
CUSTOM
SOLUTIONS
We don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach. Every strategy is built around your individual goals, preferences and risk tolerance.
COMPLETE SERVICE
We guide you through every step—planning, shortlisting, inspections, due diligence and final negotiations.
ACCESS TO OFF-MARKET PROPERTIES
Thanks to our extensive local network, many of the properties we secure for clients are never publicly advertised.
Market Insights & Commentary
Read our exclusive industry knowledge
Investing in property is a significant decision, financially and personally. With so much focus on sellers in the industry, it can be difficult to access advice that genuinely puts the buyer first.
That’s where we step in. We believe every property decision should be grounded in honest, independent advice and a clear understanding of market conditions.
If you’re new to the investment space or refining a mature portfolio, we’re here to support your decisions with experience, knowledge and integrity.
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Your professional manner and advice has been first class. The best decision we ever made was to seek your help in purchasing an investment property. We are looking forward to future dealings.
VIC
My wife and I worked with Brenton who represented us as our buyer’s agent this year and we have been impressed by the quality and integrity of his advice. One of the things we really enjoy is that he kept updating us on a regular basis
Wakelin is an honest company with a team of dedicated experts who sincerely look after their clients’ best interest. Without any doubt, we will engage their services again if we end up buying another property in Melbourne.
NSW
Thank you to the Wakelin team for once again purchasing an excellent investment property at well below the estimated selling price. Sue and I never thought we would ever be able to buy into an area such as Armadale, however the Wakelin team made that possible. We look forward to using your services again in the near future.”
SA
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