THE 29-room, three-star Hartland Hotel in Bude has been sold by specialist property adviser Christie + Co to a local multiple-hotelier. Instructed by Ian Walker, of Begbies Traynor, acting as supervisor, Christie + Co conducted a comprehensive marketing campaign and agreed a sale to the Janse-Van-Rensburg family. The Hartland Hotel had been owned by the same family since 1996 and historically traded as a coaching business. Director of Christie + Co in Exeter Matthew Smith said: "This is the second hotel in Bude we have sold to the Janse-Van-Rensburg family in the past year, following their acquisition of the Inn on the Green — renamed Tommy Jacks — from Christie + Co last May. "The Hartland Hotel becomes the third hotel owned by the family in Bude. "Based on the capital expenditure programme undertaken on their two other hotels, and the trading performance they are now achieving, it is clear The Hartland Hotel has a bright and promising future." For the full report, and a round-up of the local news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.