NEW PUB GROUP TEMPTS HALCYON INTO UNEXPECTED SALE

One of the North Shore’s best-known pubs has sold in a surprise deal that was a case of ‘an offer they couldn’t refuse’. Just 15 months after purchasing it for $13 million, Halcyon Group has divested the landmark Buena Vista

MELBOURNE PUB LIKELY TO ATTRACT ALL BUYER TYPES

Another Melbourne hotel investment has hit the market, with all buyer types set to circle the corner pub packed with opportunity. Just a couple of kilometres east of Melbourne’s CBD, Abbotsford’s Laird Hotel will likely prove attractive to investors, developers

VICTORIAN PUB CLIMATE BREEDING NEW PLAYERS

A dynamic new hotel group has snapped up the suburban giant Vincent Hotel, amid plans for further strategic expansion. Emanating from the successful Port Phillip Charters cruise business, Dixon Hospitality Group (DHG) has bought four pubs in a little over

ROCKLEA GOOD FOUNDATION AS MARKET BUILDS: POWER

A Brisbane hotel family takes the keys for the Southside’s Rocklea Hotel today as opportunity continues to shift in the State’s pub assets. The popular corner pub on Ipswich Rd joins a flurry of venues in Queensland being bought or

PADDINGTON’S ‘NASH’ SNAPPED UP

The freehold of Paddington’s iconic Grand National Hotel has sold, as investor appetites broaden. Tenanted by Lance Burrowes’ LJB Hotels on a long-term lease, the “Nash” Hotel is in fact one of the largest single land holdings in the highly

HERITAGE HOTEL FALLS UNDER THE HAMMER

A classic Queensland beauty will sadly go under the hammer next month, following Cyclone Marcia and a shift in the tides of fortune for the owner. Will Fowles bought Rockhampton’s Heritage Hotel in 2005, and survived several swings in the

AFL STAR SELLS MELBOURNE PUB

Former AFL star Corey McKernan has sold his Melbourne pub as other business interests grow. The Prince Alfred Hotel in Port Melbourne was built in the late 1800s and is described as “a beautiful, character-filled property”. “We had some really

OLDEST PUB IN BRITAIN FOR SALE

A pub claiming to be the oldest in Britain is up for sale. Built in 825AD, The Cridford Inn has resided for over 1,000 years in the village of Trusham, in the Teign Valley. It holds a strong claim to

TWIN GAMING PUBS FOR SALE AS ‘OPPORTUNITY BECKONS’

Two big gaming pubs in Sydney’s west have hit the market as the Feros Group ‘swaps opportunities’. Operating five large format pubs, the family-run Feros Group has honed in on successes in foodservice, these days plating up over 15,000 mains