Last orders for the pub? More than 50 boozers a month are lost in England and Wales... to be converted into housing blocks, offices and nurseries

Has YOUR local pub shut down this year? The Blue Eyed Maid in Borough is among the London pubs to have closed in recent years PUB CLOSURES ACROSS ENGLAND AND WALES SO FAR THIS YEAR BY REGION REGION END OF DECEMBER 2023 END OF JUNE 2024 DIFFERENCE East 3,696 3672 24 East Midlands 3,543 3506 37 London 3,525 3500 25 North East 1,932 1914 18 North West 5,265 5219 46 South East 5,678 5646 32 South West 4,635 4598 37 Wales 2,943 2928 15 West Midlands 3,904 3868 36 Yorkshire/Humberside 4,280 4245 35 TOTAL 39,401 39,096 305 Meanwhile, a total of 472 pubs called last orders for the final time during the whole of the financial year from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The Fox in Haggerston is another London pub to have disappeared from the capital Alex Probyn, president of property tax at Altus Group, warned of a 'double whammy' of property tax rises for pubs next April, calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use her autumn Budget on October 30 to extend the business rates relief. He added that 'the last thing pubs need is an average business rates hike of £12,160 next year through inflationary rises and the loss of the discount'. 'Government must use this Budget to cut beer duty, reform business rates, and maintain 75 per cent business rates relief so that pubs can remain a home from home.'