An Australian family have just sold their house, with pet cat Tiffany included, for £76,000 more than they were originally offered.

Fran Perceval and her family were trying to sell their home in Melbourne, Australia.

They had already had one bid of £1.1million when their estate agent told them a higher offer had been made. The Percevals would get an extra £76,000 – but their beloved cat had to be part of the deal.

Apparently, a child of one of the bidders had fallen in love with Tiffany when they were viewing the house.

Ms Perceval said: "Tiffany decided she would sit on the couch. People would come through, and she’d observe them and be patted. She loved all the attention — she does look a bit ornamental."

She had jokingly suggested to Mr Coutinho that Tiffany could be included in the sale, because after all "she believes the house is her property."

Estate agent Glen Coutinho said: "I’ve had plenty of people say they’d throw in their partners, but not pets, no. It’s the first time."

The family agreed to the terms and parted with both house and cat.

But Sam Perceval, 19, who bought Tiffany from a pet shop, wasn’t happy about his cat being sold and, according to his mum the family are "still negotiating with him" about it.