The Block winners Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker put South Melbourne terrace back on rental market

The Block winners Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker put their South Melbourne terrace back on the rental market as they settle into their $2.3M Byron Bay beach home

Elyse Knowles and her boyfriend Josh Barker have put their South Melbourne rental pad back on the market.

The couple, who were crowned winners of The Block in 2017, have listed their unrenovated investment property for $600 a week.

According to CoreLogic records, the rental’s weekly cost has dropped significantly from its previous price range of $650-$690 – presumably a result of Victoria’s spiralling COVID-19 crisis. 

Property power couple: Elyse Knowles and her boyfriend Josh Barker [pictured] have put their South Melbourne rental pad back on the market

The two-bedroom terrace was purchased by the property power couple for $1.42 million back in 2018.  

Listed with real estate agents, Belle Property South Melbourne, the abode is described as ‘immediately impressive with its high ceiling and wide hallway’ and ‘perfect for an easy and low-maintenance lifestyle.’ 

The home was put back on the rental market by Elyse and Josh just days before Victoria’s stage four lockdown restrictions were imposed. 

Prospective tenants are currently unable to book private inspections to see the property. 

Up for rent: The couple, who were crowned winners of The Block in 2017, have listed their unrenovated investment property [pictured] for $600 a week

Up for rent: The couple, who were crowned winners of The Block in 2017, have listed their unrenovated investment property [pictured] for $600 a week

Price drop: According to CoreLogic records, the rental's weekly cost has dropped significantly from its previous price range of $650-$690 - presumably a result of Victoria's spiralling COVID-19 crisis

Price drop: According to CoreLogic records, the rental’s weekly cost has dropped significantly from its previous price range of $650-$690 – presumably a result of Victoria’s spiralling COVID-19 crisis

Meanwhile, the lovebirds, who launched their own construction company J & E Projects earlier this year, recently moved into a $2.3million beach house in Byron Bay.

After purchasing the property on February 27, the pair have been living in the idyllic 1960s built estate while fixing it up.

Australian model Elyse has previously gushed over her dream of living a more sustainable and positive life in Byron Bay, after leaving Melbourne in 2019.

Dream home: The lovebirds purchased a $2.3million beach house in Byron Bay [pictured] in February, and have been living there while fixing it up

Dream home: The lovebirds purchased a $2.3million beach house in Byron Bay [pictured] in February, and have been living there while fixing it up 

‘Everyone always smiles and always says hello. That was one of the first things I noticed living [in Byron],’ she told Daily Mail Australia in September 2019.

‘The community is more environmentally conscious. It is conversations that people have every single day… talking about the ocean and the marine life.

The model moved to the New South Wales coastal town early last year with boyfriend Josh. They were renting until they recently found their forever home.

Dream home: The model moved to the New South Wales coastal town early last year with boyfriend Josh [Pictured on The Block in 2017]. They were renting until they recently found their forever home

Dream home: The model moved to the New South Wales coastal town early last year with boyfriend Josh [Pictured on The Block in 2017]. They were renting until they recently found their forever home