'Paradis’ for sale
NZPA Sydney . Sir Francis (Renouf will sell his Sydney harbourside mansion, Paradis sur Mer. I The Point Piper property was [the subject of a legal battle between Sir Francis and | his wife, Susan, during their two-month public split, which ended in a reconciliation in January.
i However, Sir Francis, who- lost 90 per cent of his fortune in last October’s j J sharemarket crash, . said yesterday the sale was] not for financial or marital reasons. , i , “Oh,i no, no; no,” he said. “The house is a big house.(There (are only two people in it; Circumstances change and there it is. It’s for sale,
simply that.’? Sir Francis will handle the deal himself, saving an I estimated sAustl million in agency commission. !( He( bought the mansion from Lady RenouPs second husband, 4 the British | racehorse owner, Mr Robert Sangster,! for sAustB million in November, 1985. j
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