FTA-TV The Block 2024

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

When you factor in the costs of owning this compound, i.e., taxes and rates, insurance, ongoing maintenance, replacing damaged stuff, cleaning, gardening, pool maintenance, advertising each house as a holiday rental, employing people to help run the holiday rental business, etc., etc. It wouldn't be such a great thing to win in a raffle, IMO.

 

[Gasometer]

Get over yourself. If people still want to discuss the show, then that's their prerogative. If you don't like it, then how about you go away? No one's forcing you to read this thread.

Haaaaaa another good melt Blakes.

 

[Shell]

When you factor in the costs of owning this compound, i.e., taxes and rates, insurance, ongoing maintenance, replacing damaged stuff, cleaning, gardening, pool maintenance, advertising each house as a holiday rental, employing people to help run the holiday rental business, etc., etc. It wouldn't be such a great thing to win in a raffle, IMO.

Hence why I was astounded that couple who complained about him taking the furniture out of the house they won in Gisborne, picked the house in the first place. Madness, should have taken the cash.

 

[No Quarter]

Hence why I was astounded that couple who complained about him taking the furniture out of the house they won in Gisborne, picked the house in the first place. Madness, should have taken the cash.

Well it's a bit different one house if they intended to live in it

 

[Carn The Berries]

The interesting trade off, if you were to take the whole compound as the win instead of the cash, is that by owning it all you would effectively have no body corporate. Fantastic, from a cash flow perspective, but then whomever owns the compound is 100% responsible for its maintenance & upkeep.

I don't see the upside in taking the properties myself. At some stage you have to unload them (unless you want to be/are able to be responsible for the upkeep and booking of all of them). It's pretty unlikely you'd be able to flog them all in a short period of time.

I've bought some tickets in the raffle and made it very clear to the wife that in the very unlikely event that we won, we'd be taking the cash in a heartbeat.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Conditions put on The Block prize money | Now To Love

The Block contestants may have won millions, but it turns out there’s actually conditions put on their prize money. Find out what they are.

www.nowtolove.com.au

The upshot of this article is they don't get taxed on their winnings, but they also receive it in installments over 12 months to prevent them from talking bad about the show in that time. I thought that was interesting.

A previous contestant who appeared on The Block told Yahoo Lifestyle that although their money isn’t taxed, there is a condition put on their funds.

“You don’t get it for 12 months,” they shared. “It’s spread over that period so you don’t talk bad on the show and if so, you don’t get your money.”

2023 runners-up Eliza and Liberty also told the publication that contestants receive their prize money “in instalments.”

 

[Satan]

Lambo Guy Adrian Portelli has been slapped with a string of charges by South Australian authorities over the alleged illegal operation of his lucrative giveaway business LMCT+.
The Melbourne-based businessman faces nine counts of person-conduct/assist in the conduct of an unlawful lottery, while Xclusive Tech Pty Ltd — which trades as the well-known LMCT+ giveaway — faces ten counts of the same charge, court documents obtained by the Herald Sun revealed
It is alleged the business did not hold a licence to conduct lotteries in South Australia.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Lambo Guy Adrian Portelli has been slapped with a string of charges by South Australian authorities over the alleged illegal operation of his lucrative giveaway business LMCT+.
The Melbourne-based businessman faces nine counts of person-conduct/assist in the conduct of an unlawful lottery, while Xclusive Tech Pty Ltd — which trades as the well-known LMCT+ giveaway — faces ten counts of the same charge, court documents obtained by the Herald Sun revealed
It is alleged the business did not hold a licence to conduct lotteries in South Australia.

He's always maintained that he operates via a loophole in the laws, but obviously not in SA.

 

[Royces Hart]

Lambo Guy Adrian Portelli has been slapped with a string of charges by South Australian authorities over the alleged illegal operation of his lucrative giveaway business LMCT+.
The Melbourne-based businessman faces nine counts of person-conduct/assist in the conduct of an unlawful lottery, while Xclusive Tech Pty Ltd — which trades as the well-known LMCT+ giveaway — faces ten counts of the same charge, court documents obtained by the Herald Sun revealed
It is alleged the business did not hold a licence to conduct lotteries in South Australia.

That’s a shame.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

Lambo Guy Adrian Portelli has been slapped with a string of charges by South Australian authorities over the alleged illegal operation of his lucrative giveaway business LMCT+.
The Melbourne-based businessman faces nine counts of person-conduct/assist in the conduct of an unlawful lottery, while Xclusive Tech Pty Ltd — which trades as the well-known LMCT+ giveaway — faces ten counts of the same charge, court documents obtained by the Herald Sun revealed
It is alleged the business did not hold a licence to conduct lotteries in South Australia.

He's a spiv.
Nothing but a spiv.

 

[Satan]

He's a spiv.
Nothing but a spiv.

Not as good as 47 thou

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Next year they're doing complete new builds, there'll be no renovating older houses in Daylesford. It's no longer a reno show.

 

[No Quarter]

Next year they're doing complete new builds, there'll be no renovating older houses in Daylesford. It's no longer a reno show.

Really don't have a problem with this

Where the show has gotten to is essentially new build anyway, they gut it to put in new bones most of the time

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Really don't have a problem with this

Where the show has gotten to is essentially new build anyway, they gut it to put in new bones most of the time

From what I've read in the local paper when the contestants arrive to start, they'll have the frames and roofing of the houses done (probably use that Truecore sponsorship again). Then, the contestants will complete the rooms inside as per normal.

 

[Royces Hart]

From what I've read in the local paper when the contestants arrive to start, they'll have the frames and roofing of the houses done (probably use that Truecore sponsorship again). Then, the contestants will complete the rooms inside as per normal.

Well it is Truecore Tuesday

 

[Shell]

The houses will look the same as they always do, due to ****ing Truecore.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

The houses will look the same as they always do, due to ****ing Truecore.

Truecore only makes the frames and roof trusses. I think you're thinking of Colorbond, which makes the houses' outside cladding. But I suspect you're right. The houses will be giant boxy-looking McMansions like they usually make on this show in recent years.

 

[RU_]

Anyone bought into Adrian Portelli’s LMCT+ raffle ticket thing for the block houses tonight?

 

[adogsfan5]

Anyone bought into Adrian Portelli’s LMCT+ raffle ticket thing for the block houses tonight?

Yep, and delayed 24 hours