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This tidy property at 85 Honeyeater Drive, Burleigh Waters, is on the auction list unless overdue payments are cleared within a month.
Thirty-four homes behind in payments are set to be forcibly sold within weeks, including a mysterious $385,000 fixer upper that could make someone a millionaire.
Experts were surprised to see 16 coastal houses on the list of properties named for overdue council rates and now set for sale in early March, along with a further eight holiday units in a Mercure resort complex on the Gold Coast.
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For the first time in a while, 16 houses are on the list for forced sale because of overdue payments.
The sale – which is being pushed under Section 142 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 – will be open season online only, with no bidders allowed in person to attend the auction, opening up the possibility of national and international competition.
This as the Gold Coast City Council cracks down on owners pocketing massive gains in property valuations but failing to pay overdue rates and associated charges.
The 34 properties listed “will be sold by public auction at 10am AEST on Thursday March 13 via online internet-based auction platform with no ability for buyers to bid or physically attend the auction in person” according to Tim Baker, GCC CEO.
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None of the properties will be open for inspection with buyers taking a punt on any that make it all the way to the auction block within the coming month.
“Council does not have the power to offer the properties for inspection.”
“Gold Coast City Council is unable to provide any further information regarding the individual properties. It is the responsibility of interested parties to perform their own enquiries before attending the auction.”
10 Parish Court Molendinar is on the list. It was last in a forced sale in 2019.
The home required expert attention in 2019.
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Among the houses listed for forced sale is 10 Parish Court, Molendinar, a fixer upper that last sold for $385,000 in April 2019 after the ANZ Bank moved in on the previous owner of the property.
Mystery surrounds what has occurred with that home since then after it was bought by an interstate investor, with no council records in a public search for upgrades or development approvals since that time.
At the time the house was in a shabby state though the bones were concrete.
Lightning Realty Southport agent Chris Mattingley marketed the four bedroom house on a large 1,260sq m block as one that would appeal to builders, handymen and tradespeople given it was a “substantial two storey house in need of maintenance and improvement”.
10 Parish Court could be a dual living home.
It is unclear what changes have been made to the property since these images were taken in 2019.
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Mr Mattingley said he was not aware of what had occurred since the sale in 2019.
“It clearly needed some work, but it was a blank canvas you could do a lot with. We were approached by builders and tradespeople. There was huge interest and a big turnout at the auction. The fundamentals were there, it just needed someone who could clean it up and get it approved.”
He said “it’s good buying for somebody. Even if he’s done nothing to it in six years, the AI generated valuations in the street are $1.2-1.4m which is fantastic.”
According to GCC, there will be a reserve price on the land being auctioned off and all bidders must register online.
A deposit of $5,000 has to be paid to the Gold Coast City Council’s nominated stakeholder by electronic funds transfer (EFT) immediately after the contract is executed.
“The successful online auction bidder is responsible in seeking and securing vacant possession after the settlement of the sale of the property.”
139 Strawberry Road, Bonogin, is also on the council hitlist.
Properties on forced sale list:
*As at February 7, 2025, there are 34 properties scheduled for the online auction on March 13, 2025.
Lot 24 BUP5325 Unit 1202 198 Ferny Ave SURFERS PARADISE QLD 4217
Lot 253 BUP106856 Unit 3501A-B 3400-3420 Surfers Paradise Boulevarde SURFERS PARADISE QLD 4217
Lot 43 SP108366 Unit 43 24 Beattie Road COOMERA QLD 4209
Lot 2901 SP188984 Unit 2901 4 Como Crescent SOUTHPORT QLD 4215
Lot 4 SP278140 Unit 204 11 Andrews Street SOUTHPORT QLD 4215
Lot 39 RP81652 19 Mungera Street BIGGERA WATERS QLD 4216
Lot 86 RP181820 11 Reed Street ASHMORE QLD 4214
Lot 1 BUP4834 Unit 1 13 Aubrey Street SURFERS PARADISE QLD 4217
Lot 36 BUP5349 Unit 36 38 Enderley Ave SURFERS PARADISE QLD 4217
Lot 12 BUP3910 Unit 12 2964 Gold Coast Highway SURFERS PARADISE QLD 4217
Lot 1 GTP46 20 Twenty Sixth Ave PALM BEACH QLD 4221
The view from upstairs at 10 Parish Court in 2019.
Lot 270 RP224410 10 Parish Court MOLENDINAR QLD 4214
Lot 214 RP858090 55 Daintree Drive PARKWOOD QLD 4214
Lot 9 GTP101456 Unit 9 28-32 Golden Palms Court ASHMORE QLD 4214
Lot 758 RP864315 42 Carner Court PARKWOOD QLD 4214
Lot 1 RP175459 2 Glenrowan Drive TALLAI QLD 4213
Lot 10 BUP13871 Unit 32 104 Old Coach Road MUDGEERABA QLD 4213
Lot 12 RP160420 25A Belmont Park Drive MUDGEERABA QLD 4213
Lot 219 RP893890 4 Cowell Drive BURLEIGH HEADS QLD 4220
Lot 2 SP110297 85 Honeyeater Drive BURLEIGH WATERS QLD 4220
Lot 95 SP165364 12 Old Kent Road UPPER COOMERA QLD 4209
Lot 325 SP167628 19 Oceanis Drive OXENFORD QLD 4210
Lot 23 SP218250 28 Collingrove Circuit PIMPAMA QLD 4209
Lot 44 SP258551 53 Moondani Drive GILSTON QLD 4211
Stunning view from inside 139 Strawberry Road, Bonogin.
Lot 10 SP267064 139 Strawberry Road BONOGIN QLD 4213
Lot 41 GTP107489 9241 Peter Senior Drive HOPE ISLAND QLD 4212
Lot 55 BUP10651464 Palm Meadows Drive CARRARA QLD 4211
Lot 26 BUP10651464 Palm Meadows Drive CARRARA QLD 4211
Lot 67 BUP10651464 Palm Meadows Drive CARRARA QLD 4211
Lot 161 BUP10651464 Palm Meadows Drive CARRARA QLD 4211
Lot 235 BUP10651464 Palm Meadows Drive CARRARA QLD 4211
Lot 236 BUP10651464 Palm Meadows Drive CARRARA QLD 4211
Lot 271 BUP10651464 Palm Meadows Drive CARRARA QLD 4211
Lot 302 BUP10651464 Palm Meadows Drive CARRARA QLD 4211
