- Chermside West, QLD
- Run from Brisbane
- 14 years operating
- Licence checked
Property Zest is a buyers agency in Chermside West, operating for 14 years. It has a 4.8 Google rating from 82 reviews, 8 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.
Property Zest reviews
Of the newest 50 reviews, 2% are 1 or 2 stars (Brisbane median 0%) and the firm replied to 92% (median 83%). 10% come from Google accounts with only one review.
Checked 30 Oct 2026 · Read the reviews on Google
Property Zest fees
Property Zest 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 Karen Louise Young, no. 3575974Checked 30 Oct 2026
- Acts only for buyers
- Also runs property management
- Paid by sellers or developers
- Doesn't say
- Operating since
- 2012ABN records (ABN 20 159 863 993)
- Principal
- Karen Young
- Memberships
- REBAA Checked on the member directory
- Office
- 1a/49 Milburn St, Chermside West QLD 4032
- Services
- Search to settlement · Auction bidding · Investment purchases · Interstate and overseas buyers · Property management
- Suits
- Auction bidding · Investors · Interstate buyers
What Property Zest says about itself
From the firm's own website. We haven't verified these and they don't affect the score.
- Team
- 8 (2 buyers agents, 6 property management staff)
- Awards
- REIQ Awards: 2019 Winner Buyer's Agency of the Year; 2015 & 2016 Winner Buyer's Agent of the Year; finalist Buyers Agent of the Year 2017/2020/2021/2023; 2015 REIA finalist
- Media
- Media page exists (/buyers-agency-brisbane/media/)
How the score adds up
| Check | Points | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Google rating | 13.9 /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 | 4.2 /5 | How many Google reviews, on a log scale. 200 or more scores in full. |
| Recent reviews | 5.9 /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 | 5 /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. |
Are you Property Zest? If something here is wrong, out of date or not confirmed, send a correction with a public source and we'll re-check it. Corrections are free and never depend on advertising. Ranked firms can also show their current rank on their own site with the free Rated Score badge.
Questions about Property Zest
What do clients say about Property Zest?
Property Zest has 4.8 stars from 82 Google reviews (checked 30 Oct 2026). 8 were posted in the last 12 months. 2% of its newest 50 reviews are 1 or 2 stars.
How much does Property Zest charge?
Property Zest 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 Property Zest licensed in Queensland?
Yes. Found on the Office of Fair Trading register: licensee Karen Louise Young, no. 3575974 (checked 30 Oct 2026).
Does Property Zest only act for buyers?
No. Also runs property management, according to its website.
Sources
Profile data checked 30 Oct 2026