Lucas Real Estate
About the company
Lucas Real Estate is a real estate agency based in Melbourne that specialises in apartments in Docklands, the Melbourne CBD and Southbank. The agency has two decades of expertise in vertical living, and its approach specialises in Melbourne's vertical living. Lucas Real Estate provides buying, selling, renting and property management services. Thomas is named as an agent at the agency.
What customers say
Based on genuine customer reviews
Lucas Real Estate is based on Docklands Drive in Docklands and is a specialist in Melbourne's Docklands apartment market, holding a 4.6 average from over 530 reviews. Property manager Ashley Oliver draws detailed praise for handling literally everything for remote landlords — bills, repairs, tenant selection and law-change updates — and sales teams Serena and Baden, and agent Lynn, are described as transparent and reliable through to settlement.
One first-home buyer describes agent Marcus's unprompted helpfulness before any transaction existed. A negative review describes a no-show at a scheduled inspection with no callback. Overall a strong niche operation.
Reviews
Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.
Melissa was phenomenal in breaking down steps and helping me throughout the process as a first time leasor, moving out of my previous ppr. Proactive and worked tirelessly, I was dubious at the initial timeframes Melissa presented but the expertise of the Docklands area and Melissa's constant attention and care, really cemented accurate expectations with things moving quicker than I thought possible. Melissa and the team had clear expertise, made steps and understanding easy for me, and made sure she was always available for updates or questions.
I have never been more impressed with Property Management. We have Melissa Argyriou and she is easily the best Property Manager we have ever had. If she leaves Lucas I’ll track her down so she can always manage us. She is simply outstanding. From first contact she has made the process extremely easy. We purchased and needed minor renovations prior to having a tenant selected and Melissa handled everything for us with speed and efficiency. I wish she managed the rest of our properties and my life. I’d be stress free.
Serena is very knowledgeable and very helpful. As I was interstate, she did the leg work for me, contacted my property manager and the Tennant and inspected the property way ahead so that we know the situation. She and her team are up to date and always keeps me in updatd too. Thank you very much for your help.
I’ve had Ashley as my property manager and honestly couldn’t have been luckier. She’s incredibly understanding and made the whole tenancy experience so much smoother than I expected. Any time an urgent repair came up, she was onto it straight away; chasing up the body corporate and keeping me in the loop the whole time. Moving out was just as easy — Ashley guided me through the whole process and made sure everything went smoothly. Thank you Ashley for the past 2.5 years. If you’re looking for a property manager who actually cares and gets things done, Ashley is your person!
Worst house inspection experience I have ever had! We arrived at 70 Southbank on time for the scheduled inspection and waited for more than 35 minutes, but the agent, Emily Eckholdt, never showed up. We called her multiple times during that period, yet none of my calls were answered, nor did I receive any callback or explanation. What makes this even more disappointing is that there were at least three separate groups of prospective tenants waiting in the lobby, all unable to contact the agent. This was clearly not an isolated inconvenience affecting just one person. I also contacted Lucas Real Estate to seek assistance. Unfortunately, the front lady I spoke with was unhelpful and showed little concern for the situation. This level of unprofessionalism demonstrates a complete lack of respect for people’s time and money. Failing to show up without any notice is simply unacceptable. After reading other reviews, I noticed similar complaints regarding missed inspections and poor communication from agents. This suggests that the issue may be systemic rather than a one-off mistake. It is concerning that these complaints appear to have gone unaddressed. This further reflects serious concerns about the company’s management standards and quality control. I strongly urge management to investigate this matter, improve staff accountability, and implement proper procedures to ensure that prospective tenants are not treated this way in the future.
We had absolutely the best experience working with Melissa leasing our investment property. Melissa was friendly, professional and always there to answer any questions (and we had many of them). She was prompt and provided us with updates in a timely manner. She has a great market knowledge, listened to our needs and expectations, and was very thorough during the leasing process securing a tenant in less than a week from settlement. Thank you, Melissa, it was a pleasure working with you and we would recommend your services 100%!
Mia did an excellent job selling my property on Clark Street. She achieved my reserve price and handled the entire process smoothly from start to finish. She was professional, reliable, and very patient throughout, which made the experience much easier. I’m very happy with the outcome and would highly recommend her.
Real estate agents in Melbourne compared
Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 12 businesses in this category in Melbourne are compared.
| Rank | Provider | Rating | Reviews | Open Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray White Phillip Island | ★ 4,9 | 473 | Yes |
| 2 | VICPROP CBD | ★ 4,9 | 470 | No |
| 3 | First National Real Estate Melton | ★ 4,9 | 214 | No |
| 4 | Get RARE Properties - Melbourne | ★ 4,9 | 151 | No |
| 5 | Real Estate of Melbourne | ★ 4,9 | 137 | No |
| 10 | Lucas Real Estate (this page) | ★ 4,6 | 537 | No |

