LOCALS’ SHENANIGANS AS THOMAS FAMILY EXITS PUB GAME

Two brothers and three mates have taken the plunge with their first pub, beating hungry Sydney operators to buy the Thomas family’s long-held Shenanigans at The Imperial. Mike Thomas has been a staple of the NSW hotel industry for over

COLLECTOR HOTEL & BENEFITS ON SALE IN BOOM TOWN

The Collector Hotel in Parramatta has come to market boasting lessee assets in the town of opportunity. Parramatta is alive with development activity, hosting the lion’s share of building sites that have seen Sydney leading the record-breaking crane count across

COUGHLAN ARRIVES IN BOTANY BAY

Paddy Coughlan’s pub group has relaunched the historic Botany Bay Hotel after an ownership juggle and “tweaked” refurb. In August 2015 the Hotel’s freehold and leasehold were sold off by its long-term owner through agents Manenti Quinlan, to a market

BUYERS ‘TUSSLE’ AS HOTELS SELL LIKE HOTCAKES

The perfect storm is driving coastal and regional popularity and sharpening yields, and pubs in growth areas have never been more in vogue. Hotel Cessnock is the latest in a trail of assets scooped up by strong operators and prudent

PATONGA BEACH HOTEL NEXT BIG-TICKET WATERFRONT SALE

Just 18 months after being bought by a local construction company, the idyllic seaside Patonga Beach Hotel is on offer to aspirational operators. Occupying a commanding 1540 m² of water frontage overlooking Patonga Beach, the hotel is just north of

LANTERN SELLS LAWSON PARK HOTEL

The down-sizing ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group has offloaded yet another pub, settling this week on the sale of Mudgee’s Lawson Park Hotel. Lantern (LTN) announced its intention to sell non-core assets and rebuild the company structure in November, 2015. Since

LAUNDY BUYS SETTLER’S TAVERN ‘PIECE OF THE PUZZLE’

The Laundy Group continues its growth into growth areas, buying yet another Central Coast hotel to fit into its “jigsaw”. The Settler’s Tavern is close to the West Gosford commercial hub, central to the town’s 13,000 business and 65,000 employees.

LAUNDYS BUY ON CENTRAL COAST

In a further display of market diversity, Laundy Group has purchased an idyllic and “real value” hotel on the NSW Central Coast. Growing its existing regional portfolio, which already includes pubs in Wagga Wagga, Dubbo, Orange and most recently Long

ROYAL EXCHANGE TO CHANGE HANDS

Windsor’s The Rex has hit the market as perhaps the best-value sale of the year to date. Offering potential highlighted by 15 indoor EGMs and “extensive outdoor area” on a generous block, the 20-year leasehold of the Royal Exchange Hotel

SLEEPING BEAUTY PALISADE PUB – SOLD

Dormant for nearly seven years, the magnificent Palisade Hotel has sold to a private investor after a packed auction and vigorous negotiation. Located overlooking the Harbour Bridge and foreshore and $6 billion Barangaroo development, the Hotel has been closed since