Escape Rooms HQ in Swindon on sale on Facebook for £15,000

The Adver reported last week that three Escape Room HQ employees - all young adults - lost their jobs and were owed them weeks worth of unpaid wages. 

After the Adver approached former and current director/owners John and Emma Tanner for comment, two of the three staff were paid the money owed. One claims they were not.

Now, a listing on the Facebook Marketplace shows the facility in Hobley Drive has gone on sale for £15,000. 

An escape room is for sale in Swindon (Image: Facebook)

A new bar built in May is included in the package.

The listing says: "Escape Room business with bar for sale in Swindon,

"2 x 5-star escape rooms complete. Also, a third room that is three-quarters complete.

"1st escape room Subject Z was built and opened in January 2024. 2nd escape room Holy Grail was built and opened in March 2024.

"Bar was built in May 2024.

"Third room Diamond Vault 3/4 built and not a lot left to have this room complete.

"Lease for the building is to be agreed with the landlord which is very open to a smooth switch.

"Viewings welcomed by appointment or drop a message and we can talk on the phone."

The bar in Escape Room HQ was being built while its three employees had not been paid (Image: Facebook) In messages to staff in the weeks prior to them being sacked, the Tanners cited the bank freezing their account because of an app update as the reason why staff had not been paid.

Eventually, two of the three staff members in question, all who say they had never signed an employment contract or even received a payslip, were paid. 

When the Adver asked if all three staff members would get the money owed, Emma Tanner insisted they would.