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Great Ocean Road beach house renovation adds $2m in value

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Sea views take center stage at 725 Great Ocean Road, Eastern View, which is on the market for $3.4m-$3.7m.

A slick renovation has added close to $2m in value to a beachfront Great Ocean Road home that’s among the closest to the high water mark.

The tri-level house overlooking the surf in Eastern View has been transformed since it last sold two years ago for $1.6m.

Builder GD Construction and Surf Coast interior design studio hygge:liv worked together to reinvigorate the original home, known as Bills O Jacks.

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How to Pay for Home Renovations

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Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, renovations have become a higher priority for people, as we’re all spending much more time at home. A recent study from Groundworks Companies found that 20% of homeowners plan to use their tax refunds for home improvements this year, compared to just 10% in 2019.

In the past, the plan to “one day” turn the spare bedroom into an office or add a deck to your backyard might have

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Take a look inside Clive Palmer’s newest home renovation

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United Australia Party leader, Queensland richlister Clive Palmer has a newly renovated home on the rental market favoring the Hamptons style. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

Queensland richlister Clive Palmer has put a freshly renovated waterfront home up for rent, two years after adding it to his 32-strong property portfolio in the state.

He had bought the investment property in Wildash Street, Southport, for $2.8m in December 2019, and now has it up for rent at $2000 a week – and he wants six weeks rent as bond.

Mr Palmer owns the property with wife Anna, who has 10

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In focus: Energy efficiency in buildings

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Buildings are a central part of our daily lives, and we spend a large part of our days in them – at home, at work, or during our spare time.

In its different forms – homes, work places, schools, hospitals, libraries or other public buildings – the built environment is, however, the single largest energy consumer in the EU. And one of the largest carbon dioxide emitters.

Collectively, buildings in the EU are responsible for 40% of our energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions, which mainly stem from construction, use, renovation and demolition.

Improving energy efficiency in buildings

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