Australia's biggest pub landlord, ALE Property Group, was not affected by the closure of its properties during the pandemic, with its tenant, Woolworths-backed operator ALH, paying full rent during the past financial year.

While ALE acknowledged that the licensed hotel industry had been "significantly impacted" by the COVID-19 pandemic, with all 86 of its hotels operated by ALH closing their doors during the first lockdown, departing chief executive Andrew Wilkinson said it had provided no rent relief.