- Ashgrove, QLD
- Run from Brisbane
- Licence checked
- Buyer-only
IPS Buyer's Agents is a buyers agency in Ashgrove. It has a 4.7 Google rating from 52 reviews, 11 of them in the last 12 months. It says it acts only for buyers. Its published fees: $9,990 to $24,990 inc GST by band up to $2.8M; custom above. Its licence is current on the Queensland Office of Fair Trading register.
IPS Buyer's Agents reviews
Of the newest 50 reviews, 6% are 1 or 2 stars (Brisbane median 0%) and the firm replied to 98% (median 83%). 8% come from Google accounts with only one review.
Checked 30 Oct 2026 · Read the reviews on Google
IPS Buyer's Agents fees
$9,990 to $24,990 inc GST by band up to $2.8M; custom above.
| Purchase price | Fee inc GST |
|---|---|
| Up to $1,000,000 | $9,990 |
| $1,000,001 to $1,600,000 | $12,990 |
| $1,600,001 to $2,200,000 | $18,990 |
| $2,200,001 to $2,800,000 | $24,990 |
On a $900,000 purchase: $9,080 ex GST, including any engagement fee charged on top.
Licence and business checks
- Queensland licence
- Found on the Office of Fair Trading register: licensee Moreton Bay Finance Pty Ltd, no. 4667875Checked 30 Oct 2026
- Acts only for buyers
- Yes, buyer-only
- Paid by sellers or developers
- Doesn't say
- Principal
- Tim Allen
- Office
- Level 1 Hightpoint plaza, 240 Waterworks Rd, Ashgrove QLD 4060
- Services
- Search to settlement · Investment purchases · First home buyers · Auction bidding · Interstate and overseas buyers · Off-market access · Portfolio strategy
- Suits
- Investors · First home buyers · Auction bidding · Interstate buyers · Off-market
What IPS Buyer's Agents says about itself
From the firm's own website. We haven't verified these and they don't affect the score.
- Purchases
- "In 2025, the team assisted 18 buyers"; auction representation "100%"
- Experience
- Tim Allen: "over two decades of experience in property"
- Team
- 2 named (Tim Allen, Zian Gibbs)
How the score adds up
| Check | Points | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Google rating | 12 /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 | 3.7 /5 | How many Google reviews, on a log scale. 200 or more scores in full. |
| Recent reviews | 6.7 /10 | Google reviews posted in the last 12 months, on a log scale. 40 or more scores in full. |
| Works only for buyers | 20 /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 | 15 /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 | not checked | 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 IPS Buyer's Agents
What do clients say about IPS Buyer's Agents?
IPS Buyer's Agents has 4.7 stars from 52 Google reviews (checked 30 Oct 2026). 11 were posted in the last 12 months. 6% of its newest 50 reviews are 1 or 2 stars.
How much does IPS Buyer's Agents charge?
$9,990 to $24,990 inc GST by band up to $2.8M; custom above. On a $900,000 purchase that works out at about $9,080 ex GST. Source: the firm's website, checked 30 Oct 2026.
Is IPS Buyer's Agents licensed in Queensland?
Yes. Found on the Office of Fair Trading register: licensee Moreton Bay Finance Pty Ltd, no. 4667875 (checked 30 Oct 2026).
Does IPS Buyer's Agents only act for buyers?
Yes, its website says it acts only for buyers.
Sources
Profile data checked 30 Oct 2026