Our village pub is closed, no sign of anyone daft enough to take it on. The owners want £35,000 up front, then £12,000 a year and a percentage of the profits, and they wonder why no prospective tenant is daft enough to take it on.
It's sat empty for 2 years not earning a penny, and it seems they'd rather earn all of nothing than drop the prices to a sensible level and earn a little bit of something.
Conversely, the privately owned club in the village is thriving, and doesnt suffer with 18 year olds wanting a fight and trying to sell dope - because its doing well theyre not so desperate that theyre afraid to say no to the local sheetbags.