Veivers family to farewell Benowa
AFTER owning it for more than three decades, former National Party politician and rugby league international Mick Veivers and his wife Betty have sold their sprawling Gold Coast home at auction during the weekend for $880,000.
The pair, who lived in the Benowa house at 14 Evans Dve for 36 years, had decided to sell so they could downsize.
“It’s lovely and it overlooks the park, it’s just that it’s a bit big,” Mr Veivers, a former Member for Southport, told the Bulletin.
About 80 people, including 10 registered bidders, turned out to see the house go under the hammer yesterday.
Ray White Queensland auctioneer Phil Parker, who called the auction, thanked the crowd for attending on Remembrance Day before he asked for opening bids.
At 12.13pm, a bid of $750,000 started proceedings.
Twelve bids followed by three active bidders before the auction was paused at $880,000.
Following negotiations with the Veivers family, the property was placed on the market.
It sold to a Gold Coast couple at 12.27pm, exactly 14 minutes after opening bids were called.
“They (the sellers) didn’t muck around, they were here to sell it,” Mr Parker said.
“The buyers were nice people who spoke really highly of the vendor.
“The Veivers are happy, the buyers are happy and we would have a couple of unhappy underbidders who missed out.”
The crowd, which included families, neighbours and even passersby walking their dogs, were given ice blocks and bottles of water to keep cool.
Tim Grevell of Ray White Benowa marketed the property and said both the vendors and buyers were pleased with the outcome.
“It’s a big decision when you sell a home,” Mr Grevell said.
“(The sellers) said they were extremely happy with the result.”
“We had 58 groups through the home over four weeks which proves the market is active.
“People appreciated that this was a lovely block, opposite a park and a well built home.”
The four-bedroom, twobathroom house sits on a 1252sq m block and has a number of character features WITH ALEISHA DAWSON & JESSICA BROWN including timber ceilings, exposed brick and an open fireplace.
The Veivers have lived a happy life in the home and made many memories they will never forget, including when National Party candidate Mr Veivers was elected to Queensland parliament for the first time, in 1987.