We need to stop Pub Companies from taking a business off Pub Landlords after they have spent years of their lives and invested thousands of pounds building up a business, only to have the PubCo not renew the lease and not reimburse the outgoing Tennant for the business they have created.
This is now common practice, PubCo's give Tennents 3 or 5 year leases, they then take over the business for themselves once it has been established and improved.
Although this practice is not illegal, it is highly immoral.
In our case, two generations of our family have spent 39 years establishing a business that now flourishes.
We were convinced to spend our lives savings on a refurbishment, even though the brewery Marstons were taking the decision at the same time to take over the business for themselves and not renew the leases for the following outlets.
The Oddfellows Arms
The George Hotel
The Bank Tavern
The Twa Dogs
The Royal Oak
All of the tenants have invested great deals of their own money to improve and adapt to the "new normal"
We have all just survived the covid 19 lockdowns, and are now working under difficult restrictions, with table service and heavily reduced capacity.
Our only hope is that public opinion can either get the Law changed or force Marstons to renew our leases.