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Just when we pub landlords were hoping a busy Christmas might salvage our industry following a succession of crippling restrictions, it transpired yesterday that once again we are being thrown to the wolves for no good scientific reason. Yes, the second lockdown may be coming to an end. But Boris Johnson’s grim new tier system … Read more
For many years the Government has indicated it would like to see the UK’s private rented sector ‘professionalised’. That meant more, large scale landlords funded by pension scheme money and companies with a long-term view providing consistent service to tenants, and fewer private landlords with just one or two properties in their ownership. The reduction … Read more
Dozens of pub landlords are celebrating a last-minute reprieve today as major breweries including Greene King and Adnams have slashed rents during the winter lockdown amid fears hundreds of bars may never reopen. Greene King, the UK’s largest pub retailer, and Stonegate Pub Company both confirmed charges for tenants will be reduced to 10 per … Read more
London landlords are feeling the full force of Covid-19 with many being forced to slash rents amid a glut of available properties. Rents in the capital fell for the seventh consecutive month in September, according to data from Hamptons International. Aneisha Beveridge, head of research at Hamptons International, said: ‘London was the only region in … Read more
Any beer left in pub cellars when pubs are forced to close for a second lockdown will have to be ‘tipped down the drain’, pub bosses warned, as it emerged restrictions are set to include a ban on selling takeaway pints. Under the new regulations, which come into effect on Thursday, pubs and bars will … Read more
With many parts of Britain now under local lockdowns preventing friends from different households meeting indoors, pubs across the country are having to come up with ingenious methods to get people to visit. And these photographs show how venues are turning to marquees and teepees with heaters to follow Covid-19 rules and ensure those living in … Read more
Clarks enters talks with landlords over plan to shut 50 stores putting hundreds of jobs at risk as part of new reduced rent deal based on turnover at each branch Clarks could shut 50 of its 345 stores as footwear retailer battles to survive Footwear retailer in talks with landlords about shop closures and rent … Read more
Stamp duty holiday prompts the number of landlords wanting to buy more buy-to-let properties to treble One in 10 property investors said they were looking to expand their portfolios Landlords can make use of the stamp duty holiday but still pay a 3% surcharge By Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: 07:44 GMT, 26 October 2020 … Read more
Furious Scottish landlords are today calling on Nicola Sturgeon to ban alcohol sales in supermarkets and off-licences as the nation’s hospitality chiefs launch legal action against Covid-19 restrictions imposed on the trade by Holyrood. Don Lawson, owner of the Inverness bar Johnny Foxes, proposed the drastic measure to preserve the ‘livelihoods of hundreds of thousands … Read more
Furious Scottish landlords are today calling on Nicola Sturgeon to ban alcohol sales in supermarkets and off-licences as the nation’s hospitality chiefs launch legal action against Covid-19 restrictions imposed on the trade by Holyrood. Don Lawson, owner of the Inverness bar Johnny Foxes, proposed the drastic measure to preserve the ‘livelihoods of hundreds of thousands … Read more