Northern based pubs with rooms group, The Inn Collection Group has expanded across Northumberland through the acquisition and purchase of the Links Hotel in seahouses.
Bradley Hall led on the acquisiton of the hotel for The Inn Collection Group, while Christie & Co. acted on behalf of the sellers.
The Links Hotel is situated on the main road into Seahouses, a vibrant and hugely popular fishing village beautifully located on a prime stretch of coastline between and Bamburgh and Alnmouth. It comprises a bar, restaurant and 10 en suite bedrooms, plus a car park and decked terrace.
The town is regarded as one of the main seaside destinations on the North East coast and boasts its own sandy beach and quaint harbour, from which there are a variety of tours to the nearby Farne Islands.
The new owners, The Inn Collection Group, own and operate a number of large hotel and hospitality businesses across the North of England and Wales.
Sean Donkin, Managing Director of the group comments, “We are very happy to have acquired The Links in Seahouses and to have worked with Christie & Co again after doing so on last year’s purchase of the St Kilda Hotel in Llandudno. Whilst the focus of The Inn Collection Group is on consolidation and completing the refurbishments that are currently underway or about to begin, we remain active in the market, should the right opportunities become available. The Links Hotel very much counts as one of those. Christie & Co has been first rate during the process and working together with them and Bradley Hall as advisors, has once again delivered a positive result for The Inn Collection Group.”
Neil Hart, group CEO of Bradley Hall who led the acquisition said: “We are delighted to continue our work with The Inn Collection Group as it takes active steps towards supporting its staff through investing in accommodation as it announces plans to create another 1,000 jobs.
“This deal is also a brilliant example of the buoyant Northumberland property market. In 2022 we valued £328million of property across Northumberland from our Alnwick operation, while also being named as Northumberland’s most activity commercial property agent after carrying out 52 deals in the year – so we know first-hand how healthy the market is in this area. This new Inn Collection Group staff accommodation will attract new talent to the area and have a positive impact on the local economy, creating direct spending from the tenants at The Links with other, local businesses.
“It’s brilliant to support an area we operate in regularly, and fantastic to support The Inn Collection Group on another deal as they continue to expand.” The previous owners, Julie Dawson and Malcolm Sutton have owned The Links for 22 years and decided to sell to pursue other business interests. Julie comments, “We have had some wonderful years here and have met some lovely people and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our clients and customers and wish the new owners all the best for their business venture.”
Malcolm Wood, real estate partner at Newcastle-based Mincoffs Solicitors, handled the legal aspects of the acquisition, he said: “We were delighted to work on yet another successful transaction on behalf of the team at Inn Collection Group.”
Handling the sale on behalf of the sellers, Julie and Malcolm, was Christie & Co’s North East based Hotel Director, Mark Worley. He comments, “The sale of The Links further illustrates the strength of the hospitality market in the North East and indeed across the whole of the UK. Hotels and B&B businesses are in great demand, particularly those in national parks, seaside resorts or any tourist and leisure driven destination.”
