Tier 2 London pub landlord to sell ‘substantial’ meals for just £3

A London pub landlord will start selling scampi and chips for just £3 next week when he is forced to sell a ‘substantial meal’ to every drinker under Tier 2 restrictions. Gary Murphy, of the Ye Old Mitre in High Barnet, said it would be impossible to grill his regular £10 dishes for each punter … Read more

Cheap as chips! Tier 2 pub landlord to start selling ‘substantial’ scampi and fries for just £3

A London pub landlord will start selling scampi and chips for just £3 next week when he is forced to sell a ‘substantial meal’ to every drinker under Tier 2 restrictions. Gary Murphy, of the Ye Old Mitre in High Barnet, said it would be impossible to grill his regular £10 dishes for each punter … Read more

Matt Hancock’s ex-pub landlord won huge Covid testing kit contract

The former landlord of Matt Hancock’s local pub is supplying tens of millions of Covid tests to the NHS after sending him a personal WhatsApp message – despite his company having no previous experience of making medical supplies.  Alex Bourne got to know the Health Secretary while running the Cock Inn in Thurlow, West Suffolk, a … Read more

Pub landlord who claimed chilli eating contest was exempt from lockdown hit with prohibition notice

Pub landlord who claimed chilli eating contest was exempt from lockdown rules because its an ‘elite sport’ is hit with prohibition notice Craig Harker, 33, landlord of The George Pub and Grill served prohibition notice The pub in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham hosted a chilli eating contest on Nov 7 He insists no rules were broken because competitive eating … Read more

Pub landlord claims competitive eating contest didn’t defy lockdown

A pub landlord has been slammed for hosting a competitive eating contest during lockdown and claiming he wasn’t breaking the rules because it’s an ‘elite sport’. Craig Harker, 33, received a call from the council after complaints were made over an eating competition that was held at The George Pub and Grill in Stockton-on-Tees, County … Read more

Police raid pub at 11pm and find 50 people as landlord is slapped with £10,000 fine

This is the moment a landlord was handed a £10,000 fine after police raided his pub at 11pm to find 50 people drinking, smoking and dancing to music.  Officers arrived to find a party atmosphere at The Spotted Dog in Digbeth, Birmingham, with no social distancing in place, on October 30. Even though this was … Read more

What can a landlord do if a tenant moves in a new partner

PROPERTY CLINIC: I think my tenant has moved their partner into my property without telling me, could this cause me problems? Most tenancy agreements do not allow subletting without prior permission A tenant may be in breach of their tenancy agreement if they move someone in  By Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: 09:35 GMT, 5 … Read more

Nurse, 35, punched pub landlord in the face before biting a customer and a police officer

An out-of-control nurse punched a pub landlord in the face and bit a customer and police officer in a drunken rage.  Mother-of-two Zoe Goldspink, 35, was present when her husband knocked a man to the ground and ripped the landlord’s shirt at the Crown and Thistle pub, in Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent.   Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard her husband … Read more

Land Securities poaches Vanessa Simms from residential landlord Grainger as its next finance chief

Land Securities poaches Vanessa Simms from residential landlord Grainger as its next finance chief By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 28 October 2020 Land Securities has poached Vanessa Simms Land Securities has poached Vanessa Simms from residential landlord Grainger as its next … Read more

London landlord Shaftesbury seeks to raise £297m in cash call 

London landlord Shaftesbury seeks to raise £297m in cash call as it struggles to survive the virus crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 London landlord Shaftesbury has gone cap-in-hand to investors to raise £297million as it struggles to weather the … Read more