Pub giants face legal crackdown over 'greedy’ tactics

Britain's biggest pub companies have been accused of “greedy” and “exploitative” behaviour towards their tenant landlords - and face fines for “unfair” treatment of the publicans.

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Business Secretary Vince Cable has declared war on pub companies who are “squeezing” their tenants through contracts that are “focused on short-term profit”....

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