Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes has put his sprawling $3million pad in Elsternwick, Melbourne, on the rental market.
The comedian, 49, purchased the five-bedroom home from The Block’s Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker in 2017, and is asking $2,000 per week.
On top of the weekly payments, the tenant will need to lodge a $10,000 bond and be ready to move into the fully-furnished property from May 23.
Want a piece of The Block history? Comedian Dave Hughes (centre) has listed his $3million home in Elsternwick, Melbourne, on the rental market for $2,000 per week, after admitting he regretted buying it from The Block 2017 winners Elyse Knowles (right) and Josh Barker (left)
‘Within 24 hours, we had six inquiries. The rental market isn’t that hot right now, so that’s pretty positive,’ Belle Property St Kilda agent Nicholas Horswood told Realestate.com.au.
Hughesy had previously rented out the property for a rumoured $3,000 per week in early 2018.
At the time, he was ‘having trouble’ finding an occupant and joked that he was so desperate for tenants he would be willing to let drug dealers use the property as ‘a meth lab’ as long as they paid the rent.
Got a spare $10K? On top of the weekly payments, the tenant will need to lodge a $10,000 bond and be ready to move into the fully-furnished property (pictured) from May 23rd
‘The Block house has been rented. We’ve found someone to move in. We’re very happy about that,’ he told Triple M’s Hot Breakfast in January 2018.
The comic admitted to hosts Eddie McGuire, Luke Darcy and Wil Anderson he ‘had trouble’ renting out the south-east Melbourne home.
‘I emailed my real estate agent last night about 11pm saying, ‘when’s this month’s rent coming into my bank? I haven’t seen it for a while,’ ‘ he said. ‘I had trouble renting it. It took a while.
Luxury living: The lavish home boasts five bedrooms, state-of-the-art appliances and is furnished with $200, 000 worth of furniture
‘At one point the real estate agent rang me and said, “someone wants to move in but they’ve got a dog”. I felt like saying, ‘I don’t care whether they’ve got a meth lab’.
‘It’s a little dog and it’s fine. They put in their own doggie door,’ Dave added, also revealing he was a ‘pretty good’ landlord.
Dave purchased Josh and Elyse’s stunning house at auction for $3,067,000 in the dramatic Block finale – the highest bid in the show’s history.
Swanky: One of the living spaces features plush leather sofas and a decadent wood-burning stove
Inner-city oasis: The property’s online listing calls it ‘one of Elsternwick’s finest homes’
Hey, big spender! Dave purchased Josh and Elyse’s stunning house at auction for $3,067,000 in the dramatic Block finale – the highest bid in the show’s history
The sell price was $447,000 over Josh and Elyse’s reserve of $2.62 million, giving them the win and an extra $100,000 in prize money.
However, Hughsey has since admitted he regrets buying the home after finding out it wasn’t worth the price tag.
Speaking to Stellar magazine in February 2018, the star revealed he was ‘annoyed’ after the bank valued the property at ‘much less’ than the hefty $3million he paid.
Regrets: Hughsey has since admitted he regrets buying the home after finding out it wasn’t worth the price-tag
‘I went to get a bank loan the other day and they haven’t valued it the same as I paid for it, which is fine, but annoying because there were five bidders,’ he said.
Although Hughsey didn’t disclose how vast the difference in price was, he said it was enough to leave him frustrated.
‘Enough less that it made me annoyed. For fu**’s sake!’ he raged.
‘For fu**’s sake!’ Speaking to Stellar magazine in February 2018, the star revealed he was ‘annoyed’ after the bank valued the property at ‘much less’ than the hefty $3million he paid