Leading Melbourne buyer's agents join The Block Triple Threat

The three teams of returning contestants won't be the only "triple threat" joining the next series of The Block.

For The Block Triple Threat, regular judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer will be joined by buyer's agents Frank Valentic from Advantage Property, Nicole Jacobs from Jacobs Buying Group and Greville Pabst from WBP Property Group.

Both Valentic and Jacobs have bid on the behalf of buyers in previous season of the show, while Pabst regularly appears on A Current Affair ahead of the auctions to evaluate the properties.

Executive Producer Julian Cress told news.com.au: "Everyone has an opinion on the rooms and the apartments on The Block but no one's opinion matters more for the contestants than the actual buyers on auction day."

"We thought giving them some feedback from people who might be ultimately bidding on their apartment would be a valuable addition to the program."

The decision to bring on buyer's agents as judges has been widely interpreted as a response to last season's finale, where two of the couples earned $10,000 and another pocketed $40,000, after three months of work.

But smart contestants for several series have been utilising the views of local agents from the preliminary planning to ensure their apartment matches local buyer demographics.

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