You may not be aware of this fact but the streets are not paved with gold, nor silver, nor even copper coins yet apparently more than 80 properties, that were part of the former Laurel Pub Company, are set to come to the market over the next 12 months as investment opportunities!
Excuse me while I pause and laugh at the absurdity of this!
They are all up for sale due to the sad lack of customer base, which has led to non-profitability, which has led to the cessation of trading! Now just why is that?
Perhaps the smoking ban had something to do with it (despite the new Evidence Review authored by one Linda Bauld – anti-smoking dragon personified-stating the SB was/is a raging success).
Now my question here would simply be, “having already gone into administration, why would anyone think these as investment opportunities?
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