Lavish home once owned by controversial Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer famous for his outrageous wedding party is up for sale - but he's not the one selling it Former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer's house to be sold The Lidcombe mansion is expected to net upwards of $4million READ MORE: Salim Mehajer's nightmare - his Persian staircase By Zak Wheeler For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:55, 24 August 2024 | Updated: 05:05, 24 August 2024 e-mail View comments A once-high rolling deputy mayor has been forced to list his party pad on the market after entering bankruptcy. Former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer's dilapidated six-bedroom, 13-car garage home in Sydney 's west is set to be sold for millions in the coming months. Joseph Hansell and David McGrath of FTI Consulting, the mortgagees appointed by the National Australia Bank to handle Mehajer's assets, are preparing the house for sale.
The extravagant four-storey mansion fitted out with a swimming pool, spa, Swarovski crystal chandelier and a Persian onyx staircase was first purchased by Mehajer for $565,000 in 2007. Since then the embattled former-deputy mayor has spent 11 months in prison after being found guilty of election fraud and declared bankrupt in 2018. He had previously listed the Lidcombe mansion for lease at almost $3,000 a week in 2017.
The home and its owner drew heavy media attention after Mehajer hosted his wedding ceremony to former beautician Aysha Learmonth there in 2015. During Mehajer's time.