Inside Guy Sebastian’s controversial seaside ‘fortress’ at heart of stoush with neighbour

The drama surrounding singer Guy Sebastian, his compound-like home and an AVO taken out against a neighbour has been bubbling away for some time.

Guy Sebastian and his neighbour’s house. Picture: Jeremy Piper

Guy Sebastian’s controversial Maroubra “fortress” is about four times larger than the block owned by his feuding next door neighbour, sales records have revealed.

Sebastian’s long running battle with the elderly neighbour hit boiling point this week when the singer took out an AVO against the man after he was alleged to have kicked a fence.

Sebastian and wife Jules purchased the property in 2013 for $3.1m and spent close to three years constructing their “dream home” on the site.

It’s been a controversial build with some locals describing the L-shaped site as a “fortress”.

A neighbour was alleged to have kicked at the boundary fence this week, with witnesses reporting there was a confrontation between the neighbour and Sebastian.

Sebastian’s property took nearly three years to build. Picture: Monique Harmer

The property previously had a much smaller home on site, which was knocked down to make way for Sebastian’s “dream home”.

The neighbour has since hit back at the claims.

NSW Police confirmed they were called to a neighbour dispute and spoke to two men.

There is a large gulf between the two houses. Property records showed Sebastian owns the largest property on his plush Maroubra street at 1341 sqm. His neighbour’s property is 325 sqm.

Records indicated Sebastian’s property includes a tennis court.

Sebastian was reported to have begun construction on his large house in 2016.

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Tensions between the singer and his neighbour, 66, are understood to date back to shortly after construction began.

Sebastian told Hit105 Breakfast’s Stav, Abby and Matt that the neighbour’s dog bit him on the leg after a discussion between the neighbours about parking.

This week the neighbour was accused of damaging a fence.

The street is in a coveted coastal pocket of Maroubra.

This house further up the street sold in 2021 for $6.4m.

Neighbour Phillip Hanslow has since told The Daily Telegraph he was trying to widen access to his property so we could wheel in medical equipment for his terminally ill wife.

The elevated Maroubra street with ocean views is home to an array of multimillion dollar houses, with recent sales reaching as high as $6.4m.

A five-bedroom house set on a 557 sqm block further back from the ocean sold in June 2021 for $4.75m, while a 417 sqm property a few houses down sold in August the same year for $6.4m.

This property further back from the ocean sold for $4.75m in 2021.

Guy Sebastian was reported to have taken an AVO out against his neighbour this week. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

The most recent sale was a three-bedroom house on a 253 sqm block a few lots away from Sebastian, which sold for $3.19m in December 2021.

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About 100m away, a five-bedroom house on 500 sqm on a different street directly on the oceanfront sold in May last year for $10.6m.

Originally published as Inside Guy Sebastian’s controversial seaside ‘fortress’ at heart of stoush with neighbour