Frequently asked questions

A buyer’s agent is a buying & sales professional generally from within industry who is independently employed to act solely on behalf and in the best interest of the buying party. Their range of services may include searching, locating, inspecting/evaluating and negotiating on behalf of the buyer; they may also provide informative reports and legally bid or sign on behalf of their client for purchases (only under instruction with an authority to act).

A buyer’s agent has vast in-depth industry knowledge and are very experienced negotiators. Their main objective is to keep their client / the buyer fully informed and ensure they do not overpay for their purchase. A good buyer’s agent will have a large database of trusted industry contacts who keep them aware of pre-publication availabilities and will assist in alleviating the “tit for tat” of the negotiating purchase.

In short, a real estate or selling/listing agent acts solely on behalf of the vendor (seller) whereas the buyer’s agent works exclusively for the buyer. By law an agent cannot act for or accept commission from both parties in the same transaction.

This is a legal document that provides the buyers agent with authority to act on the
buyer’s behalf for a purchase. It also states the applicable buyers agent fees, costs,
commissions, services and authority timeline.

Top Tier Buyers Agents predominantly operate within our specialist areas of South-East Melbourne being the City of Monash, City of Knox, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey and Bayside City however are not restricted and can assist buyers anywhere in Victoria.

The time frame for engagement is mutually agreed upon signing of the authority to act also dependant of the timeframe for the property sale and settlement period.