Buyers & Vendor Advocates · Inner Melbourne

 Finalist, Australian Buyer’s Agent Awards 2026

Buy the right property, at the right price, without doing it alone.

Independent buyer’s advocacy across inner Melbourne. We handle the search, due diligence and negotiation, so you buy with clarity and confidence.

You’ll deal directly with Lou, Alana and Sharyn, the people who do the work. Never a call centre.

REIV Proud MemberREBAA Accredited MemberPIPA memberREB Awards 2025 FinalistREIV Awards for Excellence 2024 Finalist

1 in 2
Secured off-market
47
Average days to purchase
50+ yrs
Combined experience
100+
Industry relationships

Why LP Advisory

We were selling agents and auctioneers.
Now that experience works for you.

We spent years listing, selling and calling auctions across Melbourne’s inner suburbs. Now we sit on your side of the table. Most of our clients are owner-occupiers buying a home to live in, and we bring the same care to investors and to vendors selling with us. Knowing how the other side really operates is exactly what wins the deal.

One side of the table, always yours

When we act for you as a buyer, we represent only you, never the other side of the same transaction. No divided loyalty, no kickbacks from selling agents.

Off-market access

We speak with hundreds of Melbourne agents every week. Around one in two of our purchases are secured off-market, before they’re ever advertised.

Licensed Estate Agents (VIC)

Fully licensed, with first-hand selling and auction experience that shapes every negotiation.

Structured due diligence

A clear, repeatable process for research, inspections and risk so nothing is missed before you commit.

Boutique & family-operated

You work directly with the directors, not a junior. Personal, responsive and accountable.

Transparent, fixed fees

Clear pricing agreed upfront. No surprises, no percentage games, no pressure.

Meet the team

The people you’ll actually work with

We’re a small, family-run team, and that’s the point. From your first call to settlement, you deal with the same familiar faces who genuinely care how it turns out.

Lou Lihari
Lou Lihari
Director · Lead Buyers Agent

Close to three decades in Melbourne real estate, including a long career listing and selling across the inner suburbs and working as an auctioneer. Finalist, 2026 ABAA Buyers Agent of the Year and 2024 REIV Buyers Agent of the Year.

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Alana Prideaux
Alana Prideaux
Director of Operations · Licensed Agent

Began in residential sales in 2016, from Melbourne’s north to the competitive inner-east of Stonnington. Alana leads due diligence, property assessment, client relationships and the systems that keep a boutique firm consistent.

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Sharyn Prideaux
Sharyn Prideaux
Off-Market Specialist

Leads our off-market sourcing. Sharyn and her team speak with hundreds of Melbourne agents every week, finding properties open to sale before, or instead of, a public campaign.

More about Sharyn →

How we help

Full-service advocacy, or exactly the help you need

Whether you want us end to end, just in the room at auction, or acting for you as a vendor, we tailor the engagement to you.

Full-service buyer advocacy

End-to-end support from search and shortlisting through due diligence, negotiation and auction. We manage the whole purchase so you don’t have to.

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Auction bidding & negotiation

Professional bidding strategy and representation to protect your position and your budget in competitive markets.

Auction representation →

Vendor advocacy

Selling? We manage agent selection, campaign and negotiation on your side, working to get you the strongest possible result.

Selling with us →

What our clients say

Recent results

Real outcomes across inner Melbourne

A look at what buying and selling with us actually delivers. Many of our purchases never reach the open market.

Middle ParkOff-market
Middle Park
Buyer advocacy · owner-occupier
Secured off-market, before it ever reached the open market.
RichmondBuyer advocacy
Richmond
Auction · owner-occupier
Secured at auction for $1.635m, below the $1.75m reserve.

Many more, across Melbourne

From first homes to prestige and investment purchases, buyer and vendor, secured for clients right across our patch.

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Areas we serve

Where we’ve bought across inner Melbourne

Across Melbourne’s inner suburbs. Every pin is a home we’ve secured for a client.

Each pin represents a property we’ve purchased for a client

Inner South & City

South YarraPrahranAlbert ParkSt KildaElwoodPort MelbourneSouth MelbourneWindsor

Bayside

BrightonHamptonSandringhamBeaumarisBlack RockCheltenhamHighett

Inner East

HawthornKewCamberwellBalwynMalvernToorakArmadaleRichmondSurrey Hills

Inner North

FitzroyBrunswickNorthcoteCarlton NorthCollingwoodThornburyPrestonCoburg

North West & Inner West

EssendonMoonee PondsAscot ValeWilliamstownYarravilleFootscrayNewportSeddon

Your questions answered

Buyer’s agent FAQs

A buyer’s agent represents you, the buyer, throughout a property purchase. We search on and off market, shortlist and inspect properties, run due diligence, and negotiate or bid at auction, acting solely in your interest and never on both sides of the same transaction.

We work on transparent, fixed fees agreed upfront based on the service you need. There are no percentage surprises and no commissions from agents or developers. Book a free strategy call and we’ll give you clear pricing for your situation.

Through relationships built over decades as selling agents and auctioneers. We speak with hundreds of Melbourne agents every week, and around one in two of our purchases are secured off-market, before they’re ever advertised.

Yes. Alongside buyer’s advocacy we act as vendor advocates, managing agent selection, campaign and negotiation on your side of the sale. We never act for both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction.

Yes to both. Most of our clients are owner-occupiers, including first-home buyers, and we bring the same independent approach to investors focused on growth, yield and risk.

Ready to buy with someone on your side?

Book a free, no-obligation strategy call. We’ll talk through your goals, your budget and how we’d approach your search, with no pressure to proceed.

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Independent property advice you can trust.

  • ✓  50+ years combined experience
  • ✓  REIV, REBAA & PIPA accredited
  • ✓  50% of purchases secured off-market
  • ✓  Average 47 days to purchase
  • ✓  Boutique, senior-led team

Buy with independent property advice.

Whether you are buying a home or investment, we help you assess value, reduce risk and negotiate with confidence before you make a move.

Off-market access

Pre-market and off-market opportunities through established agent relationships.

Avoid overpaying

Comparable sales, pricing analysis and negotiation strategy before you act.

Clear buying strategy

Suburb and property guidance tailored to your goals, budget and timeframe.

Licensed agent insight

Guidance from licensed estate agents with campaign and negotiation expertise.

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