Pubs are to open with a hush rather than a bang with no raised voices, no loud music and a cap on numbers – and even stricter restrictions than expected. They are among a range of safeguards that also include a requirement that pubs, restaurants, cafes and even takeaways to collect the names and contact … Read more
Pubs are to open with a hush rather than a bang with no raised voices, no loud music and a cap on numbers – and even stricter restrictions than expected. They are among a range of safeguards that also include a requirement that pubs, restaurants, cafes and even takeaways to collect the names and contact … Read more
The incomes of savers and pensioners will suffer after much of a £2.5billion rent bill went unpaid in a grim day for landlords. As shopping centre owner Intu teeters on the brink of collapse, experts said cash-starved shops were expected to pay as little as 10 per cent of the June quarterly rent bill due … Read more
Senior Primark boss says High Street landlords face reckoning as coronavirus leads to ‘new reality’ By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 12 June 2020 ‘New reality’: Social distancing is expected to hamper store sales for many months High Street landlords face a reckoning as coronavirus … Read more
Pub landlords say they need to know within the next 24 hours if they can reopen this month, in order to prepare properly. Brewers need at least three weeks to deliver draught beer, and industry leaders say they need that long to train staff on how to maintain proper social distancing rules. Boris Johnson is thought … Read more
Landlords rage over Travelodge plan to slash costs and protect jobs by paying less rent By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 22:36 BST, 3 June 2020 Travelodge has confirmed it is going ahead with a controversial plan to slash costs and protect the jobs of its … Read more
Slash social distancing to 3ft to allow up to 120% more pubs to reopen, urge UK landlords who say smaller venues without beer gardens will struggle to keep 6ft gap between drinkers Brewery bosses claim many pubs are too small to enforce stringent measures They say halving recommended distance would mean more pubs can reopen … Read more
Many university students are being threatened with legal action from letting agents and private landlords unless they pay for accommodation they signed up to until the end of the academic year. Others have hit a brick wall in trying to get refunds for rent already paid on digs for the summer term – sums typically … Read more
Britain’s pubs may be weeks away from officially reopening after the coronavirus lockdown, but smart-thinking landlords are finding ways around the rules to serve up pints to thirsty punters. Over the weekend Brighton saw long queues of visitors queuing up for a pint, nearly two months after pubs and bars were closed to prevent the … Read more
Housing was a huge policy debate during the election and the private rented sector was no exception. Both major parties put forward proposals to shake up the sector and though landlords may be breathing a collective sigh of relief that they’ve been spared the prospect of Labour rent controls, many will still be braced for … Read more