EXCLUSIVE
Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz have listed their taxpayer-funded French house on a neighborhood actual property web site, with an asking worth of about $685,000.
The newlyweds purchased the country three-bedroom house in Lunas, within the historic central Dordogne area, final 12 months, about six months after she was awarded a $2.4million compensation fee from the Commonwealth over her rape in 2019.
In December, they left Brisbane Airport dressed head-to-toe in suffragette white – apparently an emblem of ‘power’ and new beginnings – with the intention of completely relocating to France.
Nonetheless, their European dream was minimize quick by the ongoing defamation battle with Ms Higgins’ former boss, Linda Reynolds over social media posts the senator claims broken her fame.
In July it was revealed the couple must promote the home, which they purchased for about $600,000, to pay for defamation attorneys – who can cost greater than $8,000 for a single day in court docket.
Every day Mail Australia can now reveal their 1.2-acre property – full with three bedrooms, a pond and a swimming pool – is up on the market for €420,000 (AU$685,000).
It’s understood they’re contemplating a transfer again to Australia forward of the start of their first little one.
Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz had been imagined to relocate to France completely final 12 months
Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz’s home in France (pictured) is up on the market, with an asking worth of about $685,000
The home is filled with nineteenth century-style furnishings, Chesterfield couches and a hearth
In response to the web itemizing, the two-storey house incorporates a lounge with a wooden range and uncovered beams, two loos, a storage and cellar, with conventional massive home windows overlooking the grounds.
‘A home stuffed with attraction on a gorgeous plot with a swimming pool and a pond,’ the web site mentioned.
The house is filled with nineteenth century-style furnishings, a marble bust, wood sculptures, demure portraits, ornamental antlers, Chesterfield couches, vases, lamps, and end-tables.
The distinctive inside décor in the actual property images seems to match the furnishings within the background of varied photographs on the couple’s Instagram pages.
It’s unclear if the furnishings are included within the worth.
Ms Higgins was as a consequence of return to Australia to provide proof within the WA Supreme Court docket final week amid her case with Ms Reynolds, however she was excused after psychological well being reviews had been tendered.
Her lawyer Rachael Younger SC advised the court docket she felt assured they might win the case even with out Ms Higgins’ testimony.
Closing statements started this week.
The house additionally incorporates a lounge with a separate kitchen (pictured), embellished with heavy wooden furnishings
The 2-storey house (pictured) has three bedrooms, two loos, a pool and a pond
In response to the actual property web site, the property has a downstairs lavatory and an ensuite upstairs
If she loses the case, Ms Higgins must cowl her personal authorized charges, together with Ms Reynolds’ charges. The price of the entire case is price an estimated $2million.
Mr Sharaz can also be being sued by the Liberal senator, however he conceded defeat in April stating he didn’t have the monetary means for the court docket battle. Prices are but to be decided, however he should cowl his charges and Ms Reynolds’ charges.
He has not held a full-time job since he left his media position at Southern Cross Austereo in Brisbane in 2023, shortly after Ms Reynolds introduced she was suing him.
Ms Higgins was awarded $2.445million in compensation by the federal government over the best way her 2019 Parliament Home rape allegations had been dealt with by the Liberal Social gathering and her former bosses, Ms Reynolds and Senator Michaelia Money.
She accused them of failing to correctly assist her, however each senators had been excluded from authorized mediation talks with the Commonwealth.
David Sharaz is pictured at their first and solely Christmas of their Lunas house
The sprawling farmhouse is within the small city of Lunas, within the south of France (pictured)
In response to the deed of settlement, she was given $1.48million for lack of incomes capability for 40 years; $400,000 for damage, misery and humiliation; $220,000 for medical bills; $100,000 for home help; and $245,000 for authorized prices.
When the matter was settled, Ms Higgins’ rape claims had not been confirmed in court docket.
Ms Reynolds has made a grievance to the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Fee in regards to the compensation fee.
In April, greater than a 12 months after she received the declare, Federal Court docket Justice Michael Lee discovered that her former colleague Bruce Lehrmann had raped Ms Higgins, on a steadiness of possibilities.
He’s now interesting the choice.
