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George’s St owner says charging tenants rent would be ‘immoral’
The owner of the family-owned George’s Street Arcade in Dublin city centre has said it would be “immoral” to charge rent to her tenants during the Covid-19 lockdown.Speaking to Inside Business, a podcast from The Irish Times, Gwen Layden said the decision to waive rents at the famous retail arcade has cost her family between €400,000 and €500,000 in lost income.“We took the decision to suspend rents for the lockdown. You can’t charge rent if they’re not making money,” she said. “It’s immoral really because they [tenants] won’t have the money to pay you, and they’ll take it from their family...…The owner of the family-owned George’s Street Arcade in Dublin city centre has said it would be “immoral” to charge rent to her tenants during the Covid-19 lockdown.Speaking to Inside Business, a podcast from The Irish Times, Gwen Layden said the decision to waive rents at the famous retail arcade has cost her family between €400,000 and €500,000 in lost income.“We took the decision to suspend rents for the lockdown. You can’t charge rent if they’re not making money,” she said. “It’s immoral really because they [tenants] won’t have the money to pay you, and they’ll take it from their family...WW…
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