How The Block’s serial flipper gained a slice of his neighbour’s land

You shall not covet your neighbour’s house, but what if you just want a piece of their garden?

Serial property flipper, The Block judge and Whitefox chief executive Marty Fox has listed his Toorak family home with a price guide of $12 million to $13 million. The Block airs on Nine (owned by Nine Entertainment Co, which also owns this masthead).

The property is set on a large block that was originally two addresses.

Fox and his wife and business partner, Charlotte Fox, are moving on after completing a renovation of the home and also expanding the block size. The house is in Charlotte’s name.

The pair bought the main residence for $7.2 million in 2022, records show, a $50,000 discount on its previous sale price. They then approached a neighbour about buying their property.

“I really wanted to get a court on the property for the kids to practise basketball and get a little bit more active without taking away any of that grassed area,” Marty said. “I was very lucky to be able to convince the neighbour to sell their property, and then I amalgamated the blocks.”

Later that year, the couple bought the home that backed onto theirs for $2.75 million, and they marked out part of that home’s garden and attached it to their own original block. The following year they resold the now smaller neighbouring house for a $30,000 profit.

On their home’s extra land they have added a basketball/pickleball court and a wellness deck with ice bath and sauna.

Their home is now for sale with a block size of 1404 square metres. When they bought it was on 1160 square metres.

The couple have also renovated the Victorian residence, with design by Castley McCrimmon Architects, building by DOME and gardens by Nathan Burkett Landscape Architecture. It features Venetian plaster walls, Italian marble slabs and vintage lighting.

The Block judge Marty Fox at home with wife Charlotte and their three children, Freddie, Olive and Bonnie.Credit: Natalie Jeffcott

As well as the court outside, there is a heated pool and a cabana/gym.

Marty nominates the backyard as his favourite part of the project.

“When you get three kids back from school normally that’s a little bit chaotic for parents. For me, it’s incredibly relaxing because the kids essentially have their own park at home,” he said.

“I love sitting on the deck, getting the fire cranking, particularly this time of year, and looking out and seeing them on the playground or on the pickle court or playing basketball or jumping in the heated pool. They genuinely have four, five hours of playtime after school because the house is a real sanctuary.”

The couple have renovated 15 properties as well as growing their business – they aim to open a branch in the UK – and are taking the opportunity to sell as they consider their next move.

“The house has never looked better. The market has now I believed turned a very, very important corner,” he said. “We just figured that it’s the perfect time.”

Expressions of interest close June 24. Whitefox’s Lana Samuels and Michael Torcasio have the listing.