‘Playing dirty’: Chaos unravels on Love It Or List It TV reno present

Even certainly one of Australia’s favorite house renovation reveals can’t escape the brutal housing disaster gripping the nation.

Property guru Andrew Winter has lifted the lid on the behind-the-scenes chaos that just about derailed the newest season of Love It Or List It Australia.

The present’s members are grappling with the identical dilemmas that tens of millions of Australians face, whether or not they’re attempting to find a brand new house or caught with a property desperately needing a makeover.

Mr Winter mentioned the 2 greatest pace bumps had been prices and lack of properties up on the market.

“Build budgets are high, then they get higher,” Mr Winter mentioned.

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“Then the Aussie housing market has its lowest stock levels for decades. A challenge all around,” he added.

Moving home is an enormous deal for many Aussies, and every household face the last word property choice – whether or not to embrace a contemporary begin with Winter’s rigorously chosen listings, or stay of their newly reworked house, courtesy of Whitaker’s renovation experience.

Winter’s million-dollar house tips

Mr Winter mentioned he believes that numerous the time, the selection is healthier is to promote and buy a brand new property.

“We have owners that have never really done it (moved house). I do feel that pressure to stay is often very strong, when a move actually would make much more sense long term,” he mentioned.

With the best funding this will increase your fairness and your long-term property portfolio.

For people who select to remain, Mr Winter additionally uncovered a “real estate trick” that might assist owners doubtlessly add 1000’s of {dollars} onto the worth of their house.

“Adding rooms without extending, is a great real estate trick,” he mentioned.

“Sometimes it really can be possible to add bathrooms, bedrooms, all under the existing roof line. With a little floor plan tweaking and clever design. It is a trick I have personally used many times.”

When it got here to itemizing and discovering the best new house for the house owners, there was an “easy” technique.

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“Properties that show not one of the negatives their present house has, however nonetheless has the identical benefits their current house affords.

“For example, one family has endured the annoying single garage, narrow drive way for years. So a side-by-side garage and parking is a life changer for them, then add in a better layout than their current home, but in a local location they love. You may have the winner.”

Team Love It performs soiled

This season, Winter’s rival Neil Whitaker is “playing dirty”. The renovation guru is caught bribing households with presents and secret makeovers that weren’t a part of the deal.

Despite the difficulties the households confronted this season, Mr Winter mentioned it was a “fun” season.

“The dilemma of Love It or List It is totally genuine in these households. So even if I don’t win, if we have left the family happy, content and no longer in dispute, we have had a complete success,” he mentioned.

“Not saying I wouldn’t prefer to win all 10 episodes, that would be ideal.”

Episode one: Cammeray

Episode one takes us to Sydney suburb Cammeray, the place the median home value is $3.842m.

Married couple Caroline and Courtney are torn over what to do with their harbour facet house and the dialog has brought about numerous stress of their relationship with the couple even voicing, “have you ever had a divorce on this show?”

Caroline’s essential subject is the steps, an outdated ground plan and a badly positioned rest room. While Courtney has fallen in love with the character and birds across the house.

The couple have a $250,000 finances to play with, however are starkly on reverse groups.

The query is: will Australian households select Winter’s property picks or fall for Whitaker’s sneaky ways?

Season six of Love It or List It is now streaming on Foxtel’s Binge and LifeStyle Network.

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