The Block couple forced to sell dream home after disastrous auction
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Emma and Ben Cox find themselves in a tough spot, having to put their Mornington home on the market after their attempt to profit from The Block fell through.

Last month, the couple was taken aback when their project didn’t sell at auction, missing the $2.99 million reserve by a $20,000 margin.

In light of this, they have now decided to sell their recently renovated “dream home,” with a listing price between $1.7 million and $1.925 million, as reported by Mamamia.

“Our home is currently up for sale,” they shared with the outlet. “We finished its renovation just before participating in The Block.”

They added, “Honestly, it feels like our dream home, but we’re just a decade ahead of our time.”

‘Our plan was to see how we go on The Block and if we made any money on the show, we would have loved to have stayed living there.’

Emma, 33, and Ben Cox, 32, have been forced to sell their Mornington house to make ends meet after they failed to make any money on The Block this year

Emma, 33, and Ben Cox, 32, have been forced to sell their Mornington house to make ends meet after they failed to make any money on The Block this year 

They have listed their current home for a price guide of $1.7 million to $1.925 million after renovating it into their 'dream home', reported Mamamia

They have listed their current home for a price guide of $1.7 million to $1.925 million after renovating it into their ‘dream home’, reported Mamamia 

They went on to say they ‘are still in limbo’ with their house from The Block, which has yet to sell, saying it was time to ‘move on’.  

The couple, who welcomed baby Bailey Colter Cox on September 25, are hoping to sell their four-bedroom, two-bathroom Hamptons-inspired home for a couple million.

Emma, 33, and Ben, 32, lashed out at billionaire Adrian Portelli after their house failed to sell during the disastrous Daylesford auctions in October.

House One was passed in after bidding stalled at their $2.99 million reserve, forcing the pair to place a vendor bid of $3.1 million, with buyers refusing to play ball.

Breaking their silence following the shock results, the pair took a dig at serial Block buyer Adrian, 36, for not placing a bid despite having a proxy in the room.

‘Everyone felt the writing was on the wall. When [Robby and Mat] got the result that they did. Really surprising,’ Ben told Daily Mail.

Robby Lippett and Mat Johnson walked away with only $109,999.10 to split and Mat sensationally lashed out at producers over the meagre prize.

Ben went on to say he and wife Emma were banking on Adrian, who has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion, putting a bid on their house through his proxy.

'We currently have our own home up for sale. We completed the renovation on this one just before we went on The Block. And to be honest, it's like our dream home, but we're just 10 years too early,' they said

‘We currently have our own home up for sale. We completed the renovation on this one just before we went on The Block. And to be honest, it’s like our dream home, but we’re just 10 years too early,’ they said

'Our plan was to see how we go on The Block and if we made any money on the show, we would have loved to have stayed living there,' they added

‘Our plan was to see how we go on The Block and if we made any money on the show, we would have loved to have stayed living there,’ they added

The couple, who welcomed baby Bailey Colter Cox on September 25, are hoping to sell their four-bedroom, two-bathroom Hamptons-inspired home for a couple million

The couple, who welcomed baby Bailey Colter Cox on September 25, are hoping to sell their four-bedroom, two-bathroom Hamptons-inspired home for a couple million

When that didn’t happen, the engineer made a snarky remark about Adrian’s wealth, suggesting he no longer had the cash to splash at a Block auction.

‘I mean, we walked up there thinking we might have still had an ace up our sleeves with Adrian here but I don’t know,’ he said.

‘He’s not got the deep pockets that he used to have. I don’t know.’

Emma added: ‘Having Adrian not attend this year, you can see the outcome. He’s been here the last three years.’

‘He’s just inflated prices and set that expectation a bit too high. This is real estate. The reality of it,’ Ben said.

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