Dave Hughes’ Sydney house hunt becomes ‘desperate’ after relocating from Melbourne for radio gig

Dave Hughes is preparing to move from Melbourne to Sydney this year after landing a breakfast radio show gig in the harbour city for 2Day FM.

But the comedian is becoming increasingly concerned about finding a home for his family to live in when they relocate in the coming weeks.

Dave, 50, told The Sydney Morning Herald this week that he has until Easter to find a residence for his journalist wife Holly and their three children – son Rafferty, and daughters Sadie and Tess.

‘Mate, I’ve met every real estate agent in Sydney… I’ve seen some beautiful houses and I’ve seen some bloody expensive ones too,’ the radio host revealed.

‘I like North Bondi, but you know I’m just not sure if it’s the right place for us. And I’ve got a deadline… if I don’t come through soon it will be a disaster.’ 

‘At this rate we’ll be living in Kyle’s pool shed soon,’ he joked, referring to his radio rival and friend, KIIS FM host Kyle Sandiland’s mansion up for rent.

Before making the move to the New South Wales capital, Dave told the Herald Sun last year that he was ready for the change to scenery and ‘something different’.

‘I do love Melbourne, but have lived here since 1995 so it’ll be fun to try another part of Australia for a while,’ he said.

If need be, returning to Melbourne wouldn’t be a problem for Dave and his family owns a $3million five-bedroom home in Elsternwick.

The home was built by The Block winners Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker in 2017, which Dave is currently renting it out for $2,000 per week.

This week, a radio ratings report by Mumbrella revealed Dave’s new show, The Morning Crew with Hughesy, Ed and Erin, only saw an audience increase of 0.2 per cent from its predecessor in 2019.

They hold an audience share of 4.4 per cent for the survey period, which extended from January 17 to February 27. 

It’s the first radio survey of the year as the new breakfast show premiered on 2DayFM on January 18.