Veeraswamy, UK's oldest Indian restaurant, fights eviction in court
The Regent Street restaurant, open since 1926, faces losing its home after the Crown Estate declined to renew its lease. The case is being heard under the Landlord and Tenant Act.
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Veeraswamy, the UK's oldest Indian restaurant, faces closure at its Regent Street home after its landlord, the Crown Estate, declined to renew the lease.
The Crown Estate says renovation of the building makes it necessary; the owners say they are being singled out. The case began in court on November 5.
A petition to save the restaurant has 20,000 signatures; the Crown Estate has offered compensation and help finding another site.