Record number of buy-to-let landlord companies set up in 2020 – beaten only by online shopping firms

A record number of buy-to-let landlords set up holding companies for their properties last year, in a bid to swerve higher taxes.  There were 41,700 new companies were formed in 2020 – an increase of 23 per cent on 2019, according to estate agent Hampton International.  Buy-to-let incorporations were the second most common type of … Read more

People moved to tears after landlord slashes cost of rent for tenant over the festive period 

Kind-hearted landlord is praised by social media users after he cut his tenant’s January rent in HALF as a Christmas gift Chris, believed to be from the US, shared card from his landlord, Lee, on Reddit  Penned a note saying ‘best Santa gift would be taking off half the January rent’ Chris revealed he ‘didn’t get … Read more

Covent Garden landlord Shaftesbury swings to £700m loss

Covent Garden landlord Shaftesbury swings to £700m loss just as London heads into Tier Three By Tom Witherow Financial Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 15 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 15 December 2020 Landlord Shaftesbury has posted a mammoth loss just as London heads into the tightest Tier Three restrictions. Shares … Read more

Covid lockdown England: Pub landlord renames ale ‘Substantial Meal’

A pub landlord has jokingly renamed an ale ‘Substantial Meal’ in a cheeky bid to get around new Covid-19 restrictions.  Brett Mendoza, 40, who owns the Caxton Arms in Brighton, East Sussex, came up with the idea while discussing what constitutes a substantial meal with another landlord after the latest measures were announced last week. … Read more

Pub landlord renames ale ‘Substantial Meal’ in cheeky bid to get around new Covid restrictions

A pub landlord has jokingly renamed an ale ‘Substantial Meal’ in a cheeky bid to get around new Covid-19 restrictions.  Brett Mendoza, 40, who owns the Caxton Arms in Brighton, East Sussex, came up with the idea while discussing what constitutes a substantial meal with another landlord after the latest measures were announced last week. … 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