HAKFOORT FAMILY TEMPT HPI AND AVC OUT OF STANLEY

The ASX-listed Hotel Property Investments (ASX:HPI) and Australian Venue Co (AVC) have sold the Lord Stanley Hotel in East Brisbane to Queensland faithfuls the Hakfoort Group. The re-stapled freehold going concern of the Lord, on circa 5,500 sqm, incorporating public

THE DEVIL DIVESTING IN DUBBO

Devil’s Hollow Tavern & Brewery is for sale boasting hot upside, in the New South Wales regional haven of Dubbo. Operating as a boutique craft brewery and tavern, occupying a large 2,260sqm block, the structure is a recently constructed tilt-up panel building

NO-FRIEND YOUNG BUYS BAR BROADWAY

Wallaby publican Bill Young has scored again, beating off competition to take the prominent Bar Broadway in Chippendale for a reported circa $36 million. The re-stapled freehold going concern, first known as the Westminster Hotel, then the Guys & Dolls

ADELAIDE JUMPS AS LATEST REAL ESTATE HOT SPOT

Adelaide has cemented itself as the latest feeding ground for pub investment, as a reported $100 million worth of pub sales are announced, including Harvest’s new fund and a record price by ALH/Endeavour. The surge of transaction activity has been

RAYS USHER IN GUEST AS NEW IVY CUSTODIAN

Blue Mountains landmark the New Ivanhoe Hotel in Blackheath has sold for the first time in nearly five decades, the Ray family passing the baton to Ray Reilly and business partner Adrian Guest. The Ray family have been running the

NEW MARKET TAVERN ON OFFER AT MELBOURNE MARKETS

A brand-new hotel lease with long-term tenure is being offered off the plan, the Market Tavern is to be completely rebuilt directly, located opposite the iconic South Melbourne Markets. Destined to be a multi-levelled destination offering, the Tavern will be

TOURIST FINDS NEW HOME

Nick Quinn and partners have made up for lost assets, buying the Tourist Hotel in Queanbeyan, representing the first hotel sold in the precinct in a decade. Established in 1932, the handsome Art Deco pub occupies a 1,928sqm lot on

HARVEST PUT UP RECORD PRICE FOR QUINN’S CASTLE

Quinn & Co have agreed to sell their thumping Windsor Castle Hotel in East Maitland for $51 million to the acquisitive Harvest Hotels, smashing the group’s own record for an inland regional pub. Around two hours’ drive north of Sydney,

GLENQUARIE TAVERN SETS LEASEHOLD RECORD

Leasehold interest in the Glenquarie Tavern of Macquarie Fields, in Sydney’s booming south-west, has sold for a record-breaking $28 million, marking the first time it has ever changed hands. Located on 5,574sqm in the retail heart of Macquarie Fields, adjacent

BREAKING: AVC BUYS SAND HILL ROAD COLLECTION – AGAIN

More than two years after the pandemic halted everything in pubs, Australian Venue Co has again entered an acquisition agreement to purchase the urbane Melbourne collection of Sand Hill Road. In a rehash of the deal that almost transpired in