Mount Hunter Estate Sale
New South Wales MP Mark Latham quietly settled the sale of his sprawling Mount Hunter estate for $2.26 million in mid-October, according to title documents seen by smh.com.au.
The five-bedroom home sits on a 2.3-hectare plot of land. Latham purchased the property for $460,000 in 2006 after retiring from federal politics, according to smh.com.au.
Latham Faces Bankruptcy Deadline Following Property Listing and Defamation Damages
Latham listed the property on May 12 with a price guide of $2.4 million to $2.6 million before relisting it under a different agent on June 2, smh.com.au reported.
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich recently served Latham with bankruptcy papers trackside at Randwick. Latham faces outstanding court-ordered damages of $180,000 after losing a defamation lawsuit against Greenwich over a March 2023 Twitter post, according to smh.com.au.
The rogue MP has roughly two weeks to pay the remaining debt. If he fails to pay, he can apply to declare himself officially bankrupt.
Questions About Mark Latham's Property Sale and Defamation Lawsuit
When did Mark Latham purchase the Mount Hunter estate?
Latham bought the 2.3-hectare parcel of land in 2006 for $460,000 following his departure from federal politics, smh.com.au reported.
How much did the property ultimately sell for?
Title documents show the five-bedroom property settled for $2.26 million in mid-October, according to smh.com.au.
What prompted the defamation lawsuit involving Alex Greenwich?
Latham lost a defamation lawsuit brought by Greenwich over a homophobic Twitter post published in March 2023, leaving Latham with $180,000 in court-ordered damages, smh.com.au reported.
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