Gyms and leisure centres facing legal action over rent payments

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Gyms and leisure centres say they face being evicted from their premises as landlords use a legal loophole to penalise them for rent non-payment – leaving 2,800 gyms at risk of permanent closure and 100,000 jobs at stake.

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