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Historic French building has enviable address but sector has been battered by two years of Covid restrictions
Commercial tenants call for UK government to step in as eviction ban and rates holiday ends
Ministers to give struggling businesses another three months of breathing space to avoid economic shock
...“The buyers pulled out just before exchange of contracts because the £75,000 estimate went up by £35,000 over that time,” Hammonds says....
Arrangement to help companies hit by coronavirus crisis to last until next March
Retailers slam shopping centre owner over potential legal action as lockdown resumes
Expiry coincides with escalating cost of living crisis driven by rising energy prices and soaring inflation
...One of the most spine-tingling whiskies I’ve ever tasted was a 1917 Old Vandegrift from the extinct Hammond Distillery in Indiana....
UK proposed code of conduct aimed at protecting coronavirus-virus hit businesses called inadequate
Goldman-backed hotel group claims it will go bankrupt without lower bills
Landlords reject call for 50% reduction, saying hotel group is using Covid-19 crisis to cut costs
...Additional reporting by Kaye Wiggins and George Hammond...
With the government leaving businesses to create their own arrangements, the stand-off between landlords and tenants has widened
Ministers consider how to replace eviction and debt collection ban ending on June 30
UK lobby group wants eviction ban extended for companies with incomes below 30 per cent of normal levels
Fresh Covid restrictions over winter reverse improving picture on collections from tenants
Landlords may have to consider repurposing unfilled retail sites for leisure or residential use
Latest salvo in battle for survival after government banned legal action to recover the money
Landlords see further drop in payment as shop owners brace for stricter lockdown measures hitting trade in crucial Christmas run-up
Operators say clauses that make them responsible if subsequent tenants go bust are favouring landlords
British homes are relatively cheap for city residents unnerved by new security law
Chains are preparing to close sites or use insolvency procedures to push through rent cuts
Some property groups expect less than 10% of the quarterly bill to be paid
Bankruptcy proceedings would enable hotel operator to keep sites open and pay landlords less
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