Steve and Michelle's House Rules Collaroy Plateau mortgage - the series biggest prize payoff possibility

Steve and Michelle's House Rules Collaroy Plateau mortgage - the series biggest prize payoff possibility
Jonathan ChancellorJune 11, 2013

Those battler's from NSW, Steve and Michelle have the most to gain from their questionable renovation and decor skills in the Channel 7 home renovation stress series, House Rules.

Their mortgage - and therefore potential prize - stands at  $629,000.

The next biggest was $545,000 for the WA couple, Jemma and Ben.

Steve and Michelle paid $650,000 last year for their termite infested shack in the final renovation.

It's the worst house in the street, they said of the property bought through Ray White Bayview agent Mark Clarke in May 2012. The four bedrrom house sits on an 860 square metre block.

It was not unexpectedly the priciest of the six homes featured in the series being in Sydney's northern beaches.

The smallest mortgage - and potential prize - was $300,000 in Brisbane.

State by state House Rules prize guide

NSW Steve and Michelle - $650,000 purchase; $629,000 mortgage.

QLD Amy and Sean $365,000 purchase; $300,000 mortgage.

SA Carly and Leighton $450,000 purchase; $450,000 mortgage.

TAS Jane and Plinio $355,000 purchase; $315,000 mortgage.

VIC Nick and Chris $555,000 purchase; $524,000 mortgage.

WA Jemma and Ben $550,000 purchase; $545,000 mortgage.

House Rules premiered in May, sometimes competing against the Channel 9 perennial, The Block.

The new state-versus-state renovation series, from the makers of My Kitchen Rules, aimed to deliver true home renovations.

The six contestant couples have put their entire home on the line promising an emotional return to their new homes after the seven-day renovation.

The teams have to work independently on their own zone within each house but they also have to work as a team to ensure each room complements the other when it's completed.

The six teams competing are:

Michelle & Steve (Collaroy Plateau, New South Wales)

Amy & Sean (Nundah, Queensland)

Carly & Leighton (Warradale, South Australia)

Jemma & Ben (Melville, Western Australia)

Jane & Plinio (New Town, Tasmania)

Nick and Chris (Preston, Victoria)

Each of the six House Rules teams hand over the keys to their homes and allow their competitors free reign to transform their house, so the host Johanna Griggs expected plenty of passion and pride in the way teams tackled the renovations.

"It's a bunch of likeable Australians with amazing back stories," Griggs said.

The twist in the series sees the contestants turn their attention to the gardens.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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