Northern Ireland furniture shop closing down after rent increase of £100,000

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Saturday 21 April 2018


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Phillip Logan of Uno on Boucher Road in south Belfast said he had decided to close down after facing a rent increase of £100,000 per year

Northern Ireland furniture shop closing down after rent increase of £100,000 Retailers here have faced a tough start to the year with a rental increase of £100,000 in a key shopping area prompting one furniture firm to take the decision to close down, it has emerged.

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