The Fall of the Stainer Empire: Part 1
On October 13th, the two flagship suites at the heart of the Stainer holiday-let business went under the hammer at London auctioneers Barnard Marcus. The sale should have [...]
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A Gaping Gap at the Grand
Almost five year after the infamous dawn raid that saw Michael and Doris Stainer and their general manager arrested, Robert Richardson has finally abandoned the beleaguered [...]
The Dog (HMRC) Ate My Homework
How many times when a schoolboy at Bedford School did Michael Stainer use the excuse “the dog ate my homework”? We will never know, but we do know that he has been using [...]
Revealed: Michael Stainer Owes The Taxman £1.1 million
When Michael Stainer, Doris Stainer and Robert Richardson were arrested in July 2015, they were held in custody for approximately nine hours. Stainer described the dawn raid [...]
The Stainer Scandal — Drowning in Debt part 2
Documents evidencing the extent of the financial mismanagement which led to the liquidation of eight companies under the directorship of Mr Stainer (pictured left) and [...]
Drowning in Debt
Behind all the legal shenanigans that make up a typical week at the Grand (pictured below), there is one inescapable fact. Debt……. “Creditors to right of them, [...]
It’s High Noon at the Grand – Folkestone
A major confrontation between the Insolvency Service and the ‘new’ management of the Grand is brewing and could result in both civil and criminal proceedings. On one side [...]
The Grand: A victory for the residents.
The Upper Tier Property Tribunal yesterday (14th Jan 2019) threw out Hallam Estates appeal (you can download a pdf of decision at the end of this blog post) against the [...]
The Grand: “The Merry Go round stops”
With those words, Michael Stainer knew that his final appeal against personal bankruptcy was doomed. Appearing before Chief Bankruptcy Registrar Briggs in the High Court on [...]
A Grand History
Between April 1981 and September 1981 the residents of the Grand made six written requests for a summary of costs for service charges to Michael Stainer (pictured circa [...]
Black Days for the Unreasonable Stainers
Like an out-of-control juggernaut hurtling towards the precipice with no-one at the wheel, the Grand slides towards disaster. To be fair, there was someone at the wheel, [...]
High Court refuse Michael Stainer right to appeal Income Tax & Paye decision.
In March 2018 Mr Michael Stainer; who lost the ownership of The Grand in 1995, lost his appeal to the Upper Tier Tribunal of the Tax & Chancery Chamber, regarding unpaid [...]
Stuck in a moment you can’t get out of Mr. Stainer?
It must be hard being Michael Stainer (pictured below) as the multiple investigations continue into his complex web of companies, and now his personal finances. HMRC, Crown [...]
The Stainers’ Last Stand?
Has the music finally come to an end for the Stainers (pictured)? Has the 33 years of incessant battling through numerous court cases, insolvency proceedings, an individual [...]
The Grand: Hidden in plain sight.
After a six month lay-off from court appearances following what he misleadingly described to High Court Registrar Raquel Angelo QC as a “serious accident”, it was good to [...]
Stainer’s Woes — is the net finally closing?
“There is an ongoing criminal investigation involving Mr and Mrs Stainer and Robert Richardson manager of The Grand and the VAT ‘problems’ that resulted in their [...]
Still spinning a Grand tale.
With thanks to one of our loyal followers, we have received a copy of letter written by Mr. Robert Richardson (pictured), back in August 2014, when he described himself as [...]
The Long Read: End of a Grand era?
It’s a funny old world. We’ve been receiving very authoritative emails suggesting it’s Auf Wiedersehen Pet for Robert Richardson, General Manager of The Grand [...]
Good for one’s wellbeing? You can ponder that.
Updated Midday 26/02/18 Running alongside Shepway District Council’s Draft Places & Policies Local Plan Feb 2018 (PPLP), according to SDC’s payment to [...]
Winding-up Stainer.
Since 2003 somebody has been winding up Mr. Michael Stainer (pictured). His companies have been wound up no less than six times. On all six occasions the petition to wind-up [...]
The Grand’s empty chair
Yet again, leaseholders of the Grand turned up in numbers at Folkestone Magistrates Court on January 31st for the third and final day of the Property Tribunal hearing. They [...]
Mr Stainer’s “Talent for Telling Stories”
Xmas is always a busy time for Michael Stainer (pictured below), quite apart from making sure the Grand provides its usual range of activities for the festive season. As the [...]
Holiday Extras & The Paradise Papers
So let’s get straight to the point. The Holiday Extra Group are in the Paradise Papers. In 2005 Gerry and Carole Pack, (pictured) the founders and owners of Holiday [...]
The Grand Inferno
Forgive the classical allusion but Dante might be the name that will be taking up a lot of Michael Stainer’s time over the coming months. But he won’t be studying [...]
The Long Read: Lots of Questions About Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited.
Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited (FTCM) has had 24 Directors and two Secretaries. Its current directors are Tom McNiece former Mayor of Folkestone (pictured) [...]