The Block judge Marty Fox lifts lid on luxury buyer dealbreakers

The Block’s Scott Cam and judge Marty Fox. Mr Fox says surprisingly small flaws can derail multimillion-dollar home deals, despite sellers spending fortunes on luxury finishes. The Block judge Marty Fox says a bedroom 300mm too small, a badly placed tree or bruised ego can kill a $15m home deal. The Whitefox founder has revealed the surprisingly human reasons some of Australia’s wealthiest buyers walk away from multimillion-dollar properties. Mr Fox said ego could derail a deal over $50,000 even when both sides were worth tens of millions. RELATED: Ch9 shock $428k overspend in Block disaster ‘Can’t fix it’: Ch9 secret Block act emerges Block feud explodes over $5k sprint “We’ve seen couples where one person absolutely loves the property and the other gets cold feet overnight,” he said. Parents, friends and advisers had also talked buyers out of deals, while a neighbour, blocked afternoon sun, awkward driveway or undersized bedroom could become fatal by a fourth inspection. “Sometimes a $15m deal is decided by money,” Mr Fox said. “Sometimes it’s decided by pride.” His assessment comes as contestants on this year’s Mt Eliza season of The Block face questions over whether bigger reno...