- Fortitude Valley, QLD
- National firm with a Brisbane office
- 17 years operating
- Licence checked
Cohen Handler is a buyers agency in Fortitude Valley, part of a national firm, operating for 17 years. It has a 5.0 Google rating from 148 reviews, 40 of them in the last 12 months. Besides buying for clients, it also runs property management. It doesn't publish fee amounts on its website. Its licence is current on the Queensland Office of Fair Trading register.
Cohen Handler reviews
Of the newest 50 reviews, 2% are 1 or 2 stars (Brisbane median 0%) and the firm replied to 54% (median 83%). 12% come from Google accounts with only one review.
Checked 30 Oct 2026 · Read the reviews on Google
Cohen Handler fees
Cohen Handler doesn't publish fee amounts. Ask for the fee, any engagement fee and what's included, in writing, before you sign.
Licence and business checks
- Queensland licence
- Found on the Office of Fair Trading register: licensee Simon Robin Cohen, no. 3976582Checked 30 Oct 2026
- Acts only for buyers
- Also runs property management
- Paid by sellers or developers
- Doesn't say
- Operating since
- 2009ABN records (ABN 21 140 900 974)
- Principal
- Simon Cohen, Jordan Navybox
- Office
- 116 Robertson St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
- Services
- Search to settlement · Negotiation only · Auction bidding · Investment purchases · Interstate and overseas buyers · Off-market access · Property management
- Suits
- Negotiation only · Auction bidding · Investors · Interstate buyers · Off-market
What Cohen Handler says about itself
From the firm's own website. We haven't verified these and they don't affect the score.
- Purchases
- "5,000+ Purchases made for clients $13 billion Property purchased"; "more than 1,500 purchases for clients in Brisbane since the Brisbane office was founded in 2016"
- Experience
- Brisbane office "founded in 2016"
- Team
- 27 named on Brisbane team page (incl. national execs)
- Media
- "As featured in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, Domain.com.au, Realestate.com.au, The Australian, news.com.au, Herald Sun, The Courier-Mail, 9News"
How the score adds up
| Check | Points | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Google rating | 19.8 /20 | The Google rating, blended with 30 reviews’ worth of the Brisbane average so a handful of reviews can’t top the list. An adjusted 4.5 or below scores nothing; 5.0 scores in full. |
| Review volume | 4.7 /5 | How many Google reviews, on a log scale. 200 or more scores in full. |
| Recent reviews | 10 /10 | Google reviews posted in the last 12 months, on a log scale. 40 or more scores in full. |
| Works only for buyers | 6 /20 | Buyer-only scores in full. Also acting for sellers as a vendor advocate scores 60%, also running property management 30%. Also selling property or marketing developer stock scores nothing. |
| Fees published | 0 /15 | A fee schedule with amounts and what’s included scores in full. A "from" price or range scores two thirds, a described structure with no numbers one third, "contact us" nothing. |
| Years operating | 8 /8 | Years since the business started, from its ABN records, or the start year the firm states where we can’t match an ABN. 10 years or more scores in full. |
| Recent Brisbane purchases | not published | Purchases in South East Queensland the firm has published (with suburb and month) in the last 12 months. 15 or more scores in full, 5–14 five points, 1–4 three points. |
| Memberships and awards | 0 /10 | REBAA member 5 points, REIQ member 2. Awards with published judging criteria in the last two years add up to 3 (finalist 1, winner 3). |
| Conduct record | not checked | Full marks once we’ve checked QCAT, Fair Trading and ACCC records and found no adverse finding in five years. |
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Questions about Cohen Handler
What do clients say about Cohen Handler?
Cohen Handler has 5.0 stars from 148 Google reviews (checked 30 Oct 2026). 40 were posted in the last 12 months. 2% of its newest 50 reviews are 1 or 2 stars.
How much does Cohen Handler charge?
Cohen Handler doesn't publish fee amounts on its website, so you'll need to ask for a quote. Our Brisbane fees page shows what firms that do publish charge.
Is Cohen Handler licensed in Queensland?
Yes. Found on the Office of Fair Trading register: licensee Simon Robin Cohen, no. 3976582 (checked 30 Oct 2026).
Does Cohen Handler only act for buyers?
No. Also runs property management, according to its website.
Sources
Profile data checked 30 Oct 2026