REGIONAL
David and Sharon Halstead tried to secure a new lease but have been told they will be evicted in March LANDLORDS of a closure-threatened pub are trying to rally as many people as possible to attend a virtual meeting to support them so they can still stay in charge. Tenants Sharon and David Halstead, from the Wilpshire Hotel, in Blackburn, had approached owners Enterprise Inns (EI Group) to change their lease. They said it was necessary to keep the pub viable during difficult times for industry with coronavirus shutdowns massively affecting turnover. They tried to convert their tied tenancy to a ‘free of tie’ arrangement in line with the terms of the Pubs Code, which requires the pub operators to offer a ‘market rent’-only option to tenant landlords and landladies.
David and Sharon Halstead tried to secure a new lease but have been told they will be evicted in March LANDLORDS of a closure-threatened pub are trying to rally as many people as possible to attend a virtual meeting to support them so they can still stay in charge. Tenants Sharon and David Halstead. from the Wilpshire Hotel, Whalley Road, Wilpshire, had approached owners Enterprise Inns (EI Group) to change their lease. They said it was necessary to keep the pub viable during difficult times for industry with coronavirus shutdowns massively affecting turnover. They tried to convert their tied tenancy to a ‘free of tie’ arrangement in line with the terms of the Pubs Code, which requires the pub operators to offer a ‘market rent’-only option to tenant landlords and landladies.