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BigginScott Ballarat

BigginScott Ballarat

4.1(51 reviews)See reviews ↓·Ballarat

About the company

BigginScott was established in Chapel Street during the 1890 property boom, and its founder was TGL Scott, who was the Mayor of Prahran. BigginScott Ballarat serves Ballarat, Wendouree, Buninyong, Sebastopol, and Central Victoria.

The team includes Tom Shaw, Director & Licensed Agent; Mark Vorstenbosch, Licensed Estate Agent | Ballarat Manager; Rae Corris, Sales Executive & Licensed Agent; Curtis O'Neil, Sales Executive | Property Manager; Teagan Monaghan, Sales Executive; Daniel Trang, Property Manager | Sales Executive; Anne Johnston, Property Management | Sales Support; Annika Bowling, Property Manager; Brooke Ryan, Property Manager; and Pia Pring, Property Manager. BigginScott Ballarat offers residential sales, leasing, and property management services.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Interstate investors, first-home buyers and families selling long-held homes in Ballarat have all dealt with the agency's sales team, and the accounts share a common thread of professionalism. Terry and Terrence are singled out for being truthful, following through on undertakings and keeping buyers and sellers informed throughout negotiations, with one interstate purchase completed on that basis.

Fran, also referred to as Francesca, recurs in feedback for her honesty, warmth and responsiveness, and for communicating clearly between both sides of a transaction; her knowledge of the local market, extending to details such as soil composition, is mentioned more than once. James is named alongside her in the sale of a family home, where straightforward and down-to-earth handling was valued. Reviewers describe organised, accurate preparation of properties for sale, including marketing of adjoining homes, and several note that outcomes matched or exceeded the prices expected, even during periods of shifting buyer activity.

Renting a purchased home through the same office is cited as part of a positive experience, pointing to property management as well as sales. An observation shared by more than one reviewer is the patience shown with buyers and the steady flow of information from first contact to settlement, alongside practical strategy aimed at reaching the right purchasers rather than simply the largest number of inspections.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Deon Hoffmann28 July 2025

The most beautiful people who go out of their way to get things done. My history and experience with property managers is long and this team is the best. Mel and Pia thank you for making our move to Ballarat warm and memorable. Thanks to you we have found our happy place. You make us feel important and that's a rare quality these days. We give you 5 stars ladies.

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Sherry (Sherry)14 June 2024

We previously rented through Biggin Scott and had the pleasure of dealing with Mark Vorstenbosch. He was incredible from start to end of our lease. We were moving down from Melbourne and had explained our unique situation to him and he did everything he could to help get us into a rental as quickly as possible. During the lease if we ever had any questions or queries he was a pleasure to deal with and quick to help. We are looking to buy in the future and hopefully we can cross paths again with Mark.

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Gorgee Dyer15 December 2020

A great experience! We have recently had a very positive experience with Francesca Nicol and other staff at Biggin and Scott Ballarat. Francesca was friendly, honest and efficient right from our very first phone conversation. We bought a house and rented it through Biggin and Scott Ballarat and are very happy with our experience.

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Simon Chivers30 November 2020

Exceptional Delivery! Francesca was up-front, professional, organised, accurate and informative right from the get go, she listed our house for us during a difficult time to sell given the Covid19 buyer trends changing and managed to not only close the sale but get us a better price than we expected. Altogether it was great doing business with her and I would definitely use her services again.

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Mevan Ranatunga3 September 2020

A professional agent that goes above and beyond. Fran has been great to deal with and nothing has been too much trouble for her. Fran is friendly, warm, and professional and went above and beyond what she needed to, to help both parties achieve their goals. Fran was always responsive and communicated really well between both parties. We highly recommend Fran to anyone looking to buy or sell a property in the Ballarat region.

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Cliff Adeney3 September 2020

We'd talked to several agents about marketing our adjoining properties, and were given varying opinions. Initial high expectations from "agent one" were then toned down a bit. Our own views were challenged severely by "agent two". This "pricked our balloon" and we felt quite despondent. We questioned our own judgement about what our places were worth. We then had our properties independently valued, and were happy with the valuations. Deciding to ask a third agent, we sought an opinion from James Nicol. His presentation was professional, detailed and thorough. James told us straight out what he thought we would get. He talked about a marketing strategy and discussed the pros and cons of different methods of sale, explaining why he held those views. There was no pressure. We engaged James to sell our properties. We listed on the Thursday, inspections were on the Saturday, multiple offers came in on the Monday, negotiations were concluded on the Tuesday. The sale price for my property was 20% above the sworn valuation. Working with James was seamless. I have no hesitation in recommending James for anyone wanting to sell.

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Emma Corcoran2 June 2020

It was an absolute pleasure working with Fran and James on the sale of my mum’s home. Right from the beginning they were professional and had a great knowledge of the Soldier’s Hill area, but were also friendly and down-to-earth. Selling a home during a pandemic was a bit of a challenge (with travel restrictions etc.) and Fran was always honest and clear in her communications with my siblings and me during he process. We are extremely pleased with the result we got and wouldn’t hesitate to work with Fran again.

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Working hours
Monday09:00–17:00
Tuesday09:00–17:00
Wednesday09:00–17:00
Thursday09:00–17:00
Friday09:00–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed