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

Lodger, 30, who murdered his landlord, 71, before ‘feeding remains to badgers’ is jailed for life

A depraved lodger who butchered a pensioner and tried to feed his dismembered body to badgers after stealing hundreds of pounds from him was today jailed for life.   Daniel Walsh, 30, murdered Graham Snell at his home in Chesterfield after the 71-year-old caught him stealing from his bank account in June 2019. He then caught … 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

Pub landlord gets round Covid Tier 2 rules to serve thirsty customers

A savvy pub landlord is beating the Tier 2 restrictions by adding boiling water to instant dishes and serving them as ‘substantial’ meals.  Brian Hall, 65, is reopening the Who’d A Thought It pub in Plumstead, London, by offering a new menu consisting of meals selling for £3.50. Mr Hall, who does not have a kitchen … 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

Tier 2 London pub landlord to sell ‘substantial’ meals for just £3

A London pub landlord will start selling scampi and chips for just £3 next week when he is forced to sell a ‘substantial meal’ to every drinker under Tier 2 restrictions. Gary Murphy, of the Ye Old Mitre in High Barnet, said it would be impossible to grill his regular £10 dishes for each punter … 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