was offered with a $5.5m guide last year having been bought in 1976 from property legend Ian Hayson for $64,950 by Skinner and her husband, who is active in the push for nuclear-propulsion submarines. They raised their three children at the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home.
Skinner is a trier, having initially unsuccessfully sought to win the North Shore seat three times, including going up against Independents Ted Mack and Robyn Read, but she won the 1994 “Nannygate tax evasion” by-election to replace Philip Smiles.She then won seven elections, only departing in 2017 ahead of the cabinet reshuffle by then incoming premier Gladys Berejiklian, who was set on installing Brad Hazzard.
The marketing of the Skinners’ property this time by De Brennan Property initially advised “the vendor is motivated to sell this property and for this reason has instructed us not to pre-empt the market by quoting a price guide, but rather present offers from buyers so the owner can make an informed decision and sell”.PropTrack putsThere have been 10 non-waterfronts sold so far this year topping out at $7.62m on Bertha Rd.