Property

POACHERS PARADISE SELLS ON TIGHT RETURN

Posted on November 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Yields in Victoria continue to be amongst the sharpest in the country, as Rutherglen’s Poachers Paradise Hotel-Motel pushes the bar a little lower. Rutherglen is one of Victoria’s ultimate food and wine destination towns, around 30-minutes’ drive from regional city

COUGHLAN PASSES THE LADY TO NEW JOEYS SYNDICATE

Posted on November 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Paddy Coughlan has parted with his Lady Hampshire to focus on Frank Strongs, ushering in a new generation of publicans from Joeys. Camperdown’s Hampshire Hotel was reopened in early 2016 by Coughlan’s Bourke St group, rebranded the Lady Hampshire to

NEW PARTNERS FIND WIRTH IN THE DUKE

Posted on October 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
James Wirth and crew are making a defiant return to Sydney’s inner west, securing a tired Duke in Enmore with plans for a major repositioning. The Duke is a classic local, recently offering a contracted pub-style menu and selection of

LAUNDY TAKES UP THE OAKS

Posted on October 19th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Laundy Hotels has secured the freehold going concern of The Oaks The Oaks, promising to bring some “TLC” to the neglected local pub. The former Tathra Hotel has resided on a generous 1-Ha block in the suburb of The Oaks,

REDCAPE SECURE BIG SOUTH COAST TRIO

Posted on October 17th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape is three steps closer to its mooted IPO with the big-ticket acquisition of Joel Fisher and Andrew Denmeade’s trio of pubs south of Sydney. Denfish Hotels is a long-term partnership of Denmeade and Fisher that has bought, built and

GRAND VIEW SEES HUNGRY INVESTOR INTO MOUNTAINS

Posted on October 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Ben Tufrey is free to pursue retirement, having sold his long-held Grand View Hotel in the Mountains to a Chinese investor. Tufrey has owned and operated the Grand View for 16 years, virtually “going through the motions” in the past

UPDATE: SALE OF THE HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL

Posted on October 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
PubTIC wishes to clarify a recently published article PHOENIX RISING: PATERSON TAKES HARBOUR VIEW It has now become known to us that Phoenix Hotel Group has not purchased the Harbour View Hotel yet. We would like to extend apologies to

SOLOTEL LEAVE CLOVELLY TO NEW TEAM

Posted on October 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Solotel has announced it has divested its leasehold interest in the beachside Clovelly Hotel. The group took on a lease in 2016 with Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital, which had owned and operated and renovated it extensively over the past decade,

GUEST DEPARTS ICONIC ROBERTSON INN

Posted on September 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Adrian Guest and family have divested the iconic Robertson Inn in the picturesque Southern Highlands, as he shifts focus and looks to his other pub. Robertson is a township around two hours’ drive south-west of Sydney, inland from Shellharbour, counting

PELATHON FLIP QUEENS HOTEL FOR ROYAL RETURN

Posted on September 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Pelathon has flipped another big-trading Queensland pub, demonstrating its buy and sell strategy as the tide begins to shift in the coastal resources town. Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Pub Fund acquired the somewhat tired Queens Hotel late 2017, and in keeping