Wimbledon to get exemption from ticket resale crackdown for seats that can cost thousands

Some debenture seats on Wimbledon’s Centre Court were sold for up to £116,000. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Wimbledon will be given an exemption from the clampdown on ticket resales for its “debenture” tickets, in what would be a victory for the organisers of the annual tennis tournament.

The championship organisers, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), had previously said ministers’ proposed ban on reselling tickets for more than face value would prevent it from being able to reinvest debenture proceeds in maintenance of its facilities.