The Block: Scott Cam reveals why the homes on Channel Nine's hit renovation show have struggled to sell at auction READ MORE: The Block: Shelley Craft shares an exciting update By A. James For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:42 BST, 10 August 2024 | Updated: 06:43 BST, 10 August 2024 e-mail View comments Scott Cam has some advice for future contestants looking to make a fortune on Channel Nine's ratings juggernaut The Block . The 61-year-old, who has hosted the show for two decades, said if Blockheads don't want to be left empty handed when it was time to put their homes under the hammer they ought to be renovating for the market and not themselves.
Cam was speaking out after last year's controversial season of The Block saw House 2 pass in when it failed to meet the reserve price of $2.97million. Blockheads Leah and Ash Milton finally sold their reno for $3.
125million four months after The Block's finale in November. As the 20th anniversary of the hit reality show gets set to drop on Monday, Cam was frank about where he thought the 2023 contestants went wrong. 'There were reasons why last year houses didn't do well: the kitchen was too small, too awkward,' the TV veteran told news.
com.au . He added that Blockheads should not be stamping the homes with their personal touches in terms of 'taste' and character.
'[It's] madness,' he added, 'They're not going to live in it.' Scott Cam (pictured) has revealed why last year's Block auction did not work out well for some contesta.