EXCLUSIVE Meet the world's most STUBBORN family: How reclusive couple refuse to sell land to developers as newbuild homes sprout up around them...
despite jaw-dropping offers The Zammit family ignore all offers from developers to sell their home despite it being worth $60million The sprawling five-bedroom mansion in The Ponds, in Sydney 's north-west sits on highly sought-after land They bought the property when the surrounding area was farmland but developers have built around them By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:45, 28 September 2024 | Updated: 15:47, 28 September 2024 e-mail 124 View comments A stubborn family who have refused to sell their land for new-build homes are now living directly in the middle of a sprawling housing estate. In scenes reminiscent of the Pixar film Up, the Zammit family house in Sydney sticks out from the crowd with its sprawling unspoiled 200m lawn and huge exterior, as row upon row of identical houses line up around it. Developers are queueing up with huge cash offers to tempt the owners of the spectacular home to move out and let the bulldozers in - but they refuse to budge.
The imposing mansion in The Ponds, in Sydney 's north-west sits on highly sought after land and could make millionaires out of the owners if they finally give in. Experts put the price tag on the land at anywhere up to a breathtaking $60million (£30m) in Australia's booming property market, but the defiant family refuses to sell. Their beautiful home s.