Life is not always easy at crisis hit Royal Bank of Scotland.

Perhaps none more so than in Birmingham.

Staff saw the bank put its St Philips Place HQ up for sale for a whopping £30million last month.

And to make matters worse it has been revealed the canteen was given the lowest possible food hygiene rating this summer.

The part taxpayer-owned company struck a deal worth a reported £100million for a catering service by contractors Baxterstorey in 2012.

But when inspectors turned up out of the blue on July 8, the company was told it must make "immediate improvements" to standards.

RBS in St Philip's Place, Birmingham city centre.
RBS in St Philip's Place, Birmingham city centre.

In a statement chief executive at BaxterStorey John Bennett said: “BaxterStorey takes health and safety extremely seriously.

“Following inspection we have continued to enforce our stringent food safety policies. Our local Environmental Health Officer has since revisited the site and is satisfied with the progress made.

"We welcome our next inspection and are confident of a successful outcome.”

It is understood it has an agreement to rent the property in the exclusive Colmore Row business district is until April 2022 but can break the agreement at a cost of £1.8million a year.

RBS has another large centre in BrindleyPlace, Broad Street.