House Rules' Carole and Russell Bramston sell Halls Head house

Former House Rules contestants Carole and Russell Bramston sold their controversial Halls Head property earlier this year at a loss.

The Perth couple attracted criticism when various media outlets reported they had a $2.3 million property portfolio, which included the three bedroom Halls Head home at 14 Leisure Way.

But the couple told WA Today last year that the home had "a massive mortgage over it" and they couldn't afford to live in the home.

The couple had been attempting to sell the home since April last year, when it was listed with an asking price of $1.17 million. After its price guide was lowered to $995,000, it was pulled off the market in September.

However, they seem to have found a buyer, with the property selling for $1.05 million in February this year. Having paid $1.1 million for the home in 2012, they have made a loss on this year's sale.

The house sold through Harcourts Mandurah, who have handled the house's sale campaign since April 2014.

Despite the loss, the sale is likely welcome news for the couple, who have also been trying to offload their Boya home which was renovated on House Rules last year.

The Coulston Road house on a 1,640 square metre plot was listed in October last year, with the Bramstons saying they would have kept the house if they had won the series and had their mortgage paid off. They attempted to sell the home late last year in an effort to downsize and enter retirement debt-free, but were unsuccessful. It was listed in October with a price guide of $689,000, but was taken off the market in February this year.

The Bramstons paid $360,000 for the Boya home when they purchased it off classfieds website Gumtree.