About Us
How We Operate And What Makes Us Different
Who We Are
Cavendish Group operates as a licenced real estate agency with a focus on buyers agency services. Our principal, Ellen Keble, is a licenced real estate agent and has over 20 years experience in property markets both in Australia and the UK, having been involved in the sale and purchase of literally hundreds of different properties during her property career.
Cavendish acts on behalf of clients looking to purchase property within the Melbourne and surrounding areas, whether residential, investment, commercial or property that is required for development reasons.
At all times we operate in a focused and considerate way ensuring that the property you buy will be the right one for you, at the right price and that suits your specific requirements.
How We Started
Ellen Keble, the principal of Cavendish Group, has been personally buying properties as a home-owner and investor since her 20’s in the UK. As her portfolio increased she started to help her friends and clients to do the same and her business developed into a fully-fledged property consultancy catering to the demanding requirements of a wide variety of property buyers and owners throughout London and the UK.
Upon moving to Melbourne in 2007, Ellen’s property business continued with the establishment of Cavendish Group, a licensed real estate agency specialising in buyers agency services. Now, with over 50 years’ combined experience in various aspects of property and real estate, the staff at Cavendish Group are committed to ensuring you attain your property purchasing goals in the most efficient and effective way possible.
What We Do
One of the key elements we focus on at the Cavendish Group is to make the process of buying your home or investment property simple, seamless and ultimately as profitable for you as possible.
Whether you are a residential home buyer, investment property buyer or a property developer, the personal service that we provide means you have access to our many years of property buying experience.
In addition, our understanding of the often complex aspects of the Melbourne and wider property markets, our access to a wide range of "off-market properties" plus our many close and excellent relationships with key selling agents in your purchase area will ensure the best outcome in your property search for you and your family.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Buyers Agent?
A Buyers Agents (or Buyers Advocate) is a licensed real estate agent who, for a fee, acts for the buyer instead of the seller, and specialiss in searching for, evaluating and negotiating the purchase of property on behalf of the buyer.
Is a Buyers Agent the same as a Property Finder?
Essentially yes. There are several terms for a buying agent, but they all perform the same essential function. Other terms for a buying agent include;
- Property finder
- Property search agent
- Buyers agent
- Buyers representative
Can a Buyers Agent find properties off-market?
Experienced buyers agents, such as Cavendish Group, have an extensive knowledge of the property market and excellent networking relationships with many selling agents and vendors. In this way, Cavendish will often hear that a property is coming to market even before it has been passed to a nominated selling agent or been listed for sale by the agent. In such cases, we will approach the vendors’ agent on behalf of a client directly.
Who pays the Buyers Agent
The buyer pays the Buyers Agent their fixed fee or commission, as they are acting on behalf of the buyer. This applies regardless of whether the property is being sold privately by the homeowner or through a licensed Real Estate Agent, as the Buyers Agent should have no affiliation with the seller or their agent.
Can a Buyers Agent provide a valuation of a property?
Most Buyers Agents, including Cavendish, will offer an in-house market appraisal and valuation of the property you are interested in buying. In this way you can understand the true value of the property and not just rely on the listed selling price or the vendors price expectations. There are research platforms and past sales in the area which will give an indication of the price of the properties in the area. For example Price Finder, Core Logic and the most recent sales of properties sold at auction or sold privately will be recorded and will give an indication of what the property should be worth.
Can a Buyers Agent negotiate the purchase on my behalf?
Yes, at Cavendish our role is to guide you through the whole process of searching for, inspecting and purchasing a property. This includes the price negotiation phase where we will negotiate on your behalf to ensure you achieve the lowest possible purchase price for the property.
Superior Service, Exceptional Client Care
At Cavendish Group, we are committed to getting the best results for our customers. This is what some of them have to say:
Rene Bucket
Ellen is a true professional. Not only is she dedicated, but most of all she is extremely passionate about her work and the superior service she provides to both her direct clients and business partners.
Having helped me throughout my own search for the right residential home for me and my family, I cannot express enough how much I recommend Ellen's services as an invaluable asset to your own or your client's property purchases.
Emily and Delvin
We were first-time home buyers and, after our strategy meeting with Ellen, we were confident that she understood our situation and was well versed with the market conditions in our chosen area.
Ellen co-ordinated all the viewings and had a great relationship with the agents. Once we had decided which property we wanted, Ellen was able to keep within our budget and, despite strong competition, was able to negotiate the right price for us.
Ellen is friendly but has a very professional approach to her work and with an astute attention to detail. We would definitely recommend Ellen to work with any first-time home buyers.
Mark and Michelle
We cannot thank Ellen enough as she made it possible, after our own months of searching, to find us the property that was perfect for our family of four.
She was brilliant at timing the whole process perfectly so we could move into our new home in our preferred location near our childrens' schools just before we were due to leave our rental property
She had a great relationship with the real estate agent with whom she was negotiating on our behalf, and kept the process seamless and effortless on our behalf. It all happened within a fast 60 days.
Thank you Ellen for bringing together the right experts at the right time.
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