Edinburgh Swallow Group

Alan Bowes declared bankrupt

12-Mar-2007 By Hamish Champ

Alan Bowes, the former head of collapsed pub business London & Edinburgh Swallow Group, has been declared bankrupt.Records on the Individual...

Trade boost for ex-L&ESG pub

07-Dec-2006

A former tenant of London and Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ESG), who bought his freehold, has reported massive barrelage discounts and a boost in...

Keeping the faith in buy-to-let pubs

29-Nov-2006

One could be forgiven for assuming that the failure of London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES) which, I believe, precipitated the collapse of...

Held to account

17-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ

With the dust still settling on the collapsed London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES), I rang the Institute of Chartered Accountants of...

'Last-chance saloon' for LESG tenants

26-Oct-2006 By Lucy Britner

London & Edinburgh Swallow Group tenants were trading in the last-chance saloon this week as company adminstrators began the job of surrendering...

City comment: Hamish Champ, city editor

22-Oct-2006 By Hamish Champ

The turbulent wake of the London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES) debacle prompts a serious question. Why do business people deal with...

Time running out for L&ESG pubs

20-Oct-2006 By Tony Halstead

Tenants of collapsed London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ESG) have been given a little more time to have premises licences transferred to their own names to ensure their pubs remain open.

LESG demise 'won't hit faith in auctions'

19-Oct-2006 By Lucy Britner

The collapse of London & Edinburgh Swallow Group hasn't dented confidence in the auction market, according to auctioneers. James Cannon, head of...

MA probe: LESG pubs made £155m

12-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team

A survey by the Morning Advertiser into property sales at public auction by London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (LESG) has revealed receipts of around £155m.

Silver lining to LESG saga - MA Editor Andrew Pring

05-Oct-2006

London & Edinburgh Swallow Group's collapse has been a nightmare for licensees caught up in the demise of this deeply flawed operation. But our...

L&ES licensees still unhappy

28-Sep-2006 By James Wilmore

London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES) licensees remain unhappy with the situation over beer supplies despite reassurances from the...

Pay up or you'll lose pub, LESG hosts told

28-Sep-2006 By Tony Halstead

Tenants of the collapsed London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (LESG) have been told to keep up rental and insurance payments or risk seeing their...

Bowes' ex-backer sets up new pubco

27-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ

Staff working for the new company set up by former London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES) backers will be paid all outstanding wages,...

The end of the road?

25-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ

A fortnight ago The Publican was alerted to the fact that things were not quite right at London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES). Insiders...

London & Edinburgh licensees need support

21-Sep-2006

London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES) licensees have slammed the company for failing to help them as it slid into administration. The...

Property group snaps up L&E pub leases

18-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team

The Flodrive Group has acted quickly to buy the fixture and fittings on 240 hotels and pubs leased to London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (LESG)....