Contestant Rick Peroomal offloads luxury home ahead of The Block auctions

The Block contestant Rick Peroomal’s new build at 17 Newcomb St, Ocean Grove, has sold. The Block contestant Rick Peroomal has sold his luxury Ocean Grove house in a multimillion-dollar deal he’ll be hoping to replicate in this weekend’s series finale. The veteran builder and daughter Tayla may not be frontrunners heading into Saturday’s auction of the five Mt Eliza homes. But the $2.65m sale of Peroomal’s latest Bellarine Peninsula project at 17 Newcomb St, Ocean Grove shows he’s got what it takes to land a premium coastal buyer. RELATED: Shock $12m Mt Eliza result puts The Block on notice Experts predict The Block 2026 winners ‘Pull rank’: Block winner’s secret Ch9 move Rick and daughter Tayla teamed up for The Block. However, it did take a drop to the original almost $3m asking price to offload the three-bedroom house with sweeping Barwon River, bluff and ocean views. RT Edgar, Bellarine agent Brock Grainger said a well-time dusk inspection sealed the deal for a couple that had been circling the 335sq m property. “The buyers are a lovely couple, they plan to retire down this way down the track. It is just a holiday house initially,” he said. “We took them there a few times and t...