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Ping Pong restaurants were sold after landlords demanded rent repayments

30 January 2023 by

The Ping Pong restaurant chain was sold to three of its company directors for £3.21m in November after struggling with rent debts built up during the pandemic.

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Independent hospitality businesses at risk of 'becoming an endangered species’

04 July 2022 by

Independent hospitality businesses are at risk of becoming an “endangered species” as rising costs make it more difficult to cover their bills.

New law to help resolve some outstanding coronavirus rent debt News

New law to help resolve some outstanding coronavirus rent debt

24 March 2022 by
Wake-up call: can my landlord wind up my business? Business

Wake-up call: can my landlord wind up my business?

24 February 2022 by
Count the cost: how to manage ever-increasing business costs Business

Count the cost: how to manage ever-increasing business costs

23 February 2022 by
Landlords still chasing hospitality tenants for unpaid pandemic rent News

Landlords still chasing hospitality tenants for unpaid pandemic rent

07 December 2021 by

Hospitality rent debt: Government announces new laws and Code of Practice News

Hospitality rent debt: Government announces new laws and Code of Practice

09 November 2021 by

New laws and a Code of Practice are being introduced in an attempt to resolve the[...]

UKHospitality urges government to close rent debt 'loophole' News

UKHospitality urges government to close rent debt 'loophole'

13 September 2021 by

UKHospitality has welcomed the extension of debt protections for tenants but urged the government to close[...]

Viewpoint: Sandy Orr asks why tenants are liable for rent in a pandemic In-Depth

Viewpoint: Sandy Orr asks why tenants are liable for rent in a pandemic

12 August 2021 by

An unprecedented case like Covid surely means that the old rules of the legal system just[...]

Hospitality rent collection rises after June quarter day News

Hospitality rent collection rises after June quarter day

27 July 2021 by

The number of hospitality businesses paying rent has risen in the three weeks following the June[...]

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One in five hospitality landlords still 'unwilling to negotiate' on rent

One in five hospitality landlords are still unwilling to negotiate on rent payments, UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls told MPs."

16 July 2021 by
Rent moratorium extended to March 2022 News

Rent moratorium extended to March 2022

16 June 2021
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The government has confirmed that the rent moratorium protecting commercial tenants from eviction for not paying rent, introduced last year in response to the pandemic, will continue until 25 March 2022.

Rent moratorium could be extended until 2022 News

Rent moratorium could be extended until 2022

16 June 2021
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The ban on commercial evictions, or rent moratorium, introduced during the pandemic could be extended until 2022, according to The Telegraph.

Hospitality industry holds its breath as vital decisions to be made this week News

Hospitality industry holds its breath as vital decisions to be made this week

07 June 2021 by

The hospitality industry in England is holding its breath as the government is set to make[...]

Rent debt: 75% of late-night venues face bankruptcy without government intervention News

Rent debt: 75% of late-night venues face bankruptcy without government intervention

13 May 2021 by

Some 75% of late-night venues face bankruptcy without a solution to the growing rent crisis facing[...]

Over 330,000 hospitality jobs at risk due to rent debt News

Over 330,000 hospitality jobs at risk due to rent debt

05 May 2021 by

The £2.5b rent debt hanging over the hospitality industry poses a threat to the future of[...]

Hospitality calls on government to adopt Australia’s 50% rent relief scheme News

Hospitality calls on government to adopt Australia’s 50% rent relief scheme

22 April 2021 by

A number of business leaders are encouraging the UK to adopt a successful rent relief scheme[...]

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Government launches call for evidence into tenant and landlord discussions

The government has launched a call for evidence on the discussions between commercial tenants and landlords to discover whether it needs to take further action to preserve businesses and jobs."

07 April 2021 by
Scotland extends eviction protections for further six months News

Scotland extends eviction protections for further six months

19 March 2021
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The Scottish government has extended the moratorium on lease irritation for a further six months, banning commercial evictions until 30 September.

Government extends eviction protection in England and calls for evidence on commercial rents News

Government extends eviction protection in England and calls for evidence on commercial rents

10 March 2021
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The government has announced an extension of the ban on commercial evictions for three months to 30 June.

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