Rules: the High Stakes candidates reveal that the candidates for the new season are the most in a hurry

House rules: High Stakes will deliver exactly what it says on the box, new home improvement contestants insist.

Laith, 29, and George, 30, friends of Western Australia, will appear in the coming season and say that the “pressure” on competitors is huge this year.

George, who is a qualified builder and manager of a construction company, told the Daily Telegraph on Sunday that he was perfectly suited for the job.

“Pressure is something I know, my business can sometimes be very stressful and over the years, it’s something that you learn to handle,” he said.

Laith, who is a lawyer, has little renovation experience but insists on her work as a lawyer, “is very pressured, I learned to excel when I am under a lot of pressure”.

House rules: High Stakes will see eight teams prove their worth in the toughest challenge of all time – transforming a 33-story penthouse on the Gold Coast.

With more to gain, but still more to lose, the teams will be desperately trying to succeed by trying to please new judges who have their own expectations.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Saul Myers and Kyly Clarke, interior decorator transformed into a cricket WAG, will play the role of judges in the renovated home improvement series.

Meanwhile, Johanna Griggs announced last July that she was leaving House Rules after seven years as a host.

Abbey Gelmi, who co-hosts the 2020 season alongside Jamie Durie, admitted this month in Daily Mail Australia that the incoming pair had big shoes to fill.

“Johanna has done an amazing job in so many seasons, so we really hope to do her and the series justice,” said the 29-year-old.

She also described Johanna, 46, as a “ legend ” and “ one of the nicest people you will ever meet ”.