Erin Holland and her cricketer fiancé Ben Cutting splash out $1.2million on a two-bedroom apartment in Coogee as their first investment together
Erin Holland and Ben Cutting have taken the plunge and bought their first property together, after they were forced to reschedule their wedding due to coronavirus.
The former beauty queen, 31, and her cricketer fiancé, 33, snapped up a luxury apartment in Sydney’s Coogee.
The two-bedroom abode is the couple’s first investment together and they reportedly paid just over $1.2million for the home, according to The Daily Telegraph.
New pad: Erin Holland and her cricketer fiancé Ben Cutting have spent over $1.2million a two-bedroom apartment in Sydney’s Coogee
The engaged couple, who split their time between Sydney and Brisbane, did not let the pandemic stop them from entering the Sydney property market.
Erin told the publication: ‘We were always looking to enter the Sydney market at some point this year and were happy to invest during COVID while there was less competition.’
‘Between Ben and myself this will be the fifth property in our portfolio and were are always looking to add to that,’ Erin said of their first property purchase as a couple.
‘Happy to invest while there was less competition’: The engaged couple, who split their time between Sydney and Brisbane, did not let the pandemic stop them from entering the Sydney property market. The couple together in 2015
Located a short distance from Coogee beach, the unit is perfect couple who enjoy spending time by the beach.
‘We are both beach kids at heart, me being from Cairns and Ben spending plenty of his childhood at Burleigh Beach,’ she added.
The couple’s property purchase in Sydney comes after Ben sold his stunning home in Brisbane’s Cannon Hill for $1.06million last year.
The cricket bought the block of land in 2017 for $530,000 and built a stunning four-bedroom Hamptons-style home.
Making a tidy profit: Last year, Ben sold his stunning home in Brisbane’s Cannon Hill for $1.06million last year. The cricket bought the block of land in 2017 for $530,000 and built a stunning four-bedroom Hamptons-style home (pictured)
Engaged! After four years of dating, Erin and Ben became engaged in May last year and had planned to tie the knot back in June, but were forced to cancel due to the pandemic. Erin and Ben pictured after getting engaged in May
After four years of dating, Erin and Ben became engaged in May last year and had planned to tie the knot back in June, but were forced to cancel due to the pandemic.
During an interview on The Morning Show last month, she said: ‘I didn’t want to forego that big celebration I envisioned my entire life for my wedding.’
‘I’m ready to wait until we know family and friends are safely under the same roof.’
‘I’m ready to wait’: During an interview on The Morning Show last month, she said: ‘I didn’t want to forego that big celebration I envisioned my entire life for my wedding’