The chain is understood to have paid around £15m for 24 pubs in the portfolio
Latest research shows extent of pub company woes
There has been a net loss of more than 17,000 venues since December 2019
The Ten Bells in Spitalfields, E1, was owned by the collapsed East London Pub Company
The pubs across the North East and Yorkshire will hit the market in the new year
The deal will add 50 pubs and 240 bedrooms to the Young’s estate
Britain has fewer than 100,000 bars for the first time since records began