about augusta PROPERTY ADVISORS

Who we are

 

Since 2004, Augusta Advisors has established itself as a leading provider of independent property and development advice to property owners in Sydney.

In that time, we have steadfastly remained committed to protecting our clients' interests. We focus exclusively on helping property owners, ensuring that our clients receive the best possible advice and support to maximise their property value, price and return.

Portrait of Wayne Smith, Managing Director of Augusta Advisors

Wayne Smith
Managing Director

Portrait of Martin Hillier, Director of Augusta Advisors

Martin Hillier
Director

Portrait of John Dillon, an Augusta Advisor

John Dillon
Advisor

Our Mission

Our mission is to assist property owners in unlocking the full value and potential of their development properties.

We specialise in providing expert advice and clear guidance to property owners, helping them unlock the full value of their assets. Our approach is tailored to the specific needs of each client, ensuring optimal results while minimising risk.

Expertise

From providing a clear strategy to maximise return and minimise risk to dealing with developers, agents, councils and consultants, Augusta Advisors is with you every step of the way.

Our services include:

  • Strategic Property and Development Advisory: Comprehensive analysis and tailored strategies to maximise property value.

  • Execution and Negotiation: Implementing strategies and negotiating with developers to achieve the highest possible return.

  • Development Partnership Negotiation: Structuring, negotiating and managing development partnerships to maximise return and protect the landowner’s interests.

Clients

Acting with integrity and vigour, our services are designed to maximise our clients’ property results.

Managing and eliminating risk for our clients is at the centre of everything we do.

Contact us

If you’re ready to unlock the full potential of your property contact Augusta Advisors for a free and confidential initial consultation about how we can help maximise your property results.

Remember to read the useful information and FAQs on our Services page.

Why Choose Us?

  • Exclusive Focus on Landowners: We work solely for landowners, never developers, to avoid any conflict of interest.

  • Unmatched Expertise: Our team brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the property market and the development industry.

  • Proven Results: Our track record speaks for itself with significant value additions for our clients' properties.

  • High Demand for our Services: Our services are highly sought after by property owners, including individual freehold properties, portfolios and strata properties.

  • “Our directors appointed Augusta Advisors to act on our behalf in maximising the return from the Club’s property portfolio. Augusta understands club property and has been a good advisor for the Club.

    Augusta provided the club with a development strategy report which was crucial to achieving the optimum result for the Club.

    The result was the Club appointed a great development partner with a sound commercial return.

    We would never consider taking on this project without the professional assistance and guidance from Augusta Advisors.”

    Tony Lycakis, General Manager, Mortdale RSL Community Club

  • “I would like to express my thanks for the great support that was received throughout the entire process from Augusta Advisors.

    To me, it was clear that Augusta was extremely knowledgeable as to the construction and negotiation of a development agreement. Both I and our mutual client benefited from having Augusta on board and involved throughout the process.

    I will be recommending Augusta’s services and also look forward to us working collaboratively on the next project.”

    John Fairgray, Partner, BBW Lawyers

  • “Augusta supported us and then helped us to complete the lengthy and complicated negotiations, to the point where in late July this year, we signed the Development Management Agreement.

    They’ve always acted in our best interest with our constituency and with developers. In this situation, the best risk mitigation one can have is to ensure that you have the best advice you can get and rely on. And we did this with Augusta.

    I suppose the best reference I could give, is that would I hire Augusta again? The answer is a resounding yes, and in fact, Augusta is supporting us to the completion of this development, and we have engaged them in another project for one of our local churches.

    I commend them to you.”

    Eva Ing, Chief Financial Officer, Greater Sydney Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

  • “The advice proved to be very good value for money for several reasons:

    Augusta alerted us to a valuable opportunity;

    Advised us on the best course of action; and

    Secured a very good result for us in representing us in negotiations with developers.

    Augusta clearly has a great deal of experience and expertise in successfully advising landowners about property and development. We found them proactive, trustworthy, and reliable, and would definitely choose to work with Augusta again.”

    David Knight, CEO, Medi-Aid Foundationcription

FAQs

  • Certainly. Assessing the development potential and exploring options for your property is a fundamental component of our services.

  • No, we work exclusively with landowners because they gain the greatest value from our services. This focus also means we avoid the conflicts of interest that are common in the property market.

  • We have extensive expertise across a broad range of property types and sectors including development sites of all kinds, as well as mixed use, residential, commercial, retail, seniors/retirement living, industrial, specialist disability accommodation and land subdivision properties.

    We work with private properties, business premises, clubs, churches, charity owned properties, vacant land, occupied investments and properties of varying sizes and complexities.