"Patrick Matthews and Emma Fernandez have run the cafes at Parliament Hill Lido, Queen's Park and Highgate Wood for several years, but were told just before Christmas they had been unsuccessful in a retendering process. The corporation, the governing body that runs London's Square Mile, has responsibility for managing green spaces such as Hampstead Heath, which it runs as a registered charity."
"Matthews, Fernandez and the other tenants were told to vacate their premises by Monday 2 February. Matthews and Fernandez, through their company Hoxton Beach, are pursuing legal action against the corporation over its decision. They accuse the authority of unfairness and a lack of transparency in the retendering process, which they believe was run as a commercial exercise in a bid to raise money."
Patrick Matthews and Emma Fernandez run three cafes at Parliament Hill Lido, Queen's Park and Highgate Wood. The City of London Corporation retendered the leases and awarded two sites and two other cafes to Daisy Green, and handed the third site to another operator. The couple were told to vacate by 2 February and are pursuing legal action through their company Hoxton Beach, accusing the corporation of unfairness and lack of transparency and treating the process as a commercial exercise to raise money. Lawyers have advised the couple they do not need to vacate next week, though the corporation may seek a court repossession order. A community backlash and a petition of over 22,000 signatures support the couple.
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