The Two Directors behind Sarah Kaye & Co.
Working only for the buyer
Two directors, working only for the buyer.
- Who we are
- Sarah Kaye & Co Buyers Agents is a boutique buyers agency owned and run by its two directors, Sarah and Mike Kaye, from our office in Manly.
- Whose side we are on
- We act only for property buyers, and only the buyer pays us.
- Who you deal with
- Both of us, on every engagement, with at least 100 hours of director time. Never a junior.
- Sarah Kaye
- A former selling agent. She knows how a vendor's campaign is run because she used to run them.
- Mike Kaye
- A former Global Partner at Accenture and Australian Army officer. GAICD. UNSW degrees in surveying (including town planning, valuation and land law), management economics and engineering science.
- Where we buy
- We are Northern Beaches buyers agents, with dedicated practices on the Lower North Shore and the Upper North Shore.
- What it costs
- $5,500 including GST to engage us, then a success fee agreed in writing before the search begins. A fixed sum, not a percentage of the price.
Meet Sarah and Mike Kaye
Two directors. One side of the table.
Sarah Kaye, founder and licensee in charge
Sarah spent years as a selling agent before she started this firm. She knows how a vendor’s campaign is built: how the price guide is set, when the pressure goes on, and what the agent hopes a buyer will not ask. Now she uses that knowledge for one side only, yours.
I sat on the other side of the table for years, so I know the script before it is spoken. I use that to make sure you buy with clear eyes and a strong position, not as a passenger.
Sarah founded Sarah Kaye & Co to give buyers what she saw them go without: straight answers, no sales talk, and someone in their corner from the first conversation to settlement.
Mike Kaye, co-founder and director
Mike was a Global Partner at Accenture and, before that, an officer in the Australian Army. While still in uniform, from 1989 to 1991, he chaired the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM), the national committee that coordinates the standards for surveying, mapping and property boundary records across Australia and New Zealand. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and holds UNSW degrees in surveying (including town planning, valuation and land law), management economics and engineering science. His articles have been published in the Australian Financial Review, the Sydney Morning Herald and AICD Magazine.
I have advised on billion-dollar corporate decisions, yet I believe the family home is the most significant asset on any balance sheet. It deserves the same rigour.
In practice, that means the work is done before you bid: comparable sales, survey and title plans, planning controls, building reports and a clear walk-away price. If the evidence says a home is wrong for you, he will tell you.
HOW WE WORK
What we stand for
Five things we hold to on every engagement. They are easier to check than any claim we could make.
Only your side
The fee is fixed and agreed upfront, and only you pay it. Nothing we earn depends on the price you pay or the home you choose.
The right to say no
We are as proud of the purchases we talk clients out of as the ones we secure. If a home fails the evidence, we tell you plainly.
Straight answers
If your budget and your brief do not line up, we say so in the first conversation, before you have paid us anything.
Discretion
We never publish a client's name or the price they paid. What you tell us stays with us.
Care
A home is a life milestone, not a transaction. We treat it that way from the first call to settlement.
Credentials you can check
These are not badges we gave ourselves. Each body sets entry requirements, holds its members to a code of conduct, and can take membership away.
Hear it from us
IN THEIR WORDS
What clients say
“Currently based in the UK, we worked with them remotely and it was seamless. They were organised, professional and also pushed us on what we said we wanted to getting clear on what we really wanted.”Laura-Kate Quartermaine · December 2025 · bought from the UK
“Sarah and the team took the brief, got across everything quickly, and represented me brilliantly on the day.”Brian S · July 2025 · bought at auction
“When we ran into issues with the leasing agent, Sarah and Mike stepped in and helped us negotiate smoothly, which took a huge weight off our shoulders.”Ariana Gao · December 2025
Read all our Google reviews and client stories
QUESTIONS
Questions about working with us
Who will we actually deal with?
Sarah and Mike, both directors, on every engagement. Your search is never handed to a junior, and every engagement carries at least 100 hours of director time.
How are you paid?
An engagement fee of $5,500 including GST when you appoint us, then a success fee agreed in writing before the search begins. Both are fixed sums, not a percentage of the price, and only the buyer pays us.
Will you tell us not to buy a home?
Yes, and we see it as one of the most useful things we do. If a home fails the evidence on price, building, strata or planning, we tell you plainly and help you walk away.
What qualifications do you hold?
Sarah Kaye & Co. is a member of REBAA and the REINSW, and Sarah is the licensee in charge. Mike holds the GAICD and UNSW degrees in surveying (including town planning, valuation and land law), management economics and engineering science. Sarah spent years as a selling agent before crossing to the buyer's side.
Can you buy for us if we live overseas or interstate?
Yes, and we do it regularly, sometimes for clients who never see the home before they own it. We have been expats ourselves. You get video inspections, the evidence in writing and a call whenever a decision is due.
Talk to both of us
Thirty minutes on Zoom with Sarah and Mike, free. You will leave knowing whether we are the right fit, and usually what your budget really buys.
Book a Zoom callPrefer to write first? Send us your brief · or call 1300 500 053