Dave Hughes lists his $3million The Block property for rent at $2,000 per week after purchasing it from Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker in 2017
Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes has listed his stunning property in Elsternwick, Melbourne, for rent.
The comedian purchased the modern five-bedroom home from The Block’s Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker in 2017 for $3.067million.
The 40-year-old has put the fully furnished property back on the rental market and is asking for $2000 per week.
On the market! Dave Hughes has listed his $3million The Block property for rent at $2,000 per week after purchasing it from Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker in 2017. Pictured Dave Hughes and wife Holly Ife
On top of the weekly payments, the tenant will need to lodge a $8690 bond and be ready to move into the property from May 14.
Hughesy had previously rented out the property for a rumoured $3,000 per week in early 2018.
Last year, the comedian managed to find a new tenant after lowering the rental price to $2000 per week.
After purchasing the home in 2018, he was ‘having trouble’ finding an occupant and joked 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.
Additional costs: On top of the weekly payments, the tenant will need to lodge a $8690 bond and be ready to move into the property from May 14
‘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 funnyman said: ‘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.”
‘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
He added: ‘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 had purchased Josh and Elyse’s house at auction for $3.067million during The Block 2017 finale – the highest bid in the show’s history.
Inner-city oasis: The property’s online listing calls it ‘one of Elsternwick’s finest homes’
The sale price was $447,000 over Josh and Elyse’s reserve of $2.62million, giving them the win and an extra $100,000 in prize money.
However, Hughesy later admitted he regretted buying the home after finding out it wasn’t worth the price tag.
He told Stellar magazine in February 2018 he was ‘annoyed’ after the bank valued the property at ‘much less’ than the hefty $3million he’d paid.
Hey, big spender! Dave had purchased Josh and Elyse’s house at auction for $3.067million during The Block 2017 finale – the highest bid in the show’s history
Regrets: Hughesy later admitted he regretted 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 Hughesy 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 f**k’s sake!’ he raged.