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How to avoid a dilapidations disaster

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How to avoid a dilapidations disaster

By Kevin Marsh, director of licensed leisure at Savills

A dilapidations bill can be a crippling expense at the end of a tenancy. Can that expense be avoided by something as simple as keeping the pub in a good state of repair?

Nottingham pub goes 100% vegan

Reopening

Nottingham pub goes 100% vegan

By Daniel Woolfson

A Nottingham pub has reopened after a brief refurbishment with a completely meat and animal product-free menu. 

Pint Shop set to open new site in Oxford

Openings

Pint Shop set to open new site in Oxford

By James Evison

Cambridge beer house Pint Shop is set to open its second site in Oxford next month (September) following extensive work to the venue.

Pub properties: July's done deals

Property

Pub properties: July's done deals

By Liam Coleman

Our round up of the pub property done deals from July takes in pubs as far flung as Leeds, Hampshire and Derbyshire.

Award-winning Greenwich pub comes on the market

On the market

Award-winning Greenwich pub comes on the market

By Liam Coleman

A Frank Sinatra film, an Only Fools and Horses spin-off and new wave band Squeeze have all played a part in the history of a south London pub that has come on the market.

Pub properties: on the market

Property

Pub properties: on the market

By Liam Coleman

Our latest round up of pubs on the market features unique opportunities in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Dorset.

Brexit and the pubs code: predicting the pub property market

Property

Brexit and the pubs code: predicting the pub property market

By Michelle Perrett

What’s set to happen to the property market in the next two to three years? Leading property agents give their predictions in light of the Brexit vote and new pubs code legislation giving tenants the ability to break the tie.

Legendary London pub put up for sale

On the market

Legendary London pub put up for sale

By Liam Coleman

North London pub, the Old Red Lion, which has attracted stars such as Jude Law and John Hurt in its 600-year history, has been bought to the market on a leasehold basis by Christie & Co.

Pub properties: done deals

Property

Pub properties: done deals

By Liam Coleman

This month's property done deals includes pubs in London, Leicestershire and North Yorkshire.

How should the pub property industry feel about the MRO?

Property

How should the pub property industry feel about the MRO?

By Paul Tallentyre

Whether you have a free of tie or a tied lease, the impending market rent-only option (MRO) is likely to provide some profound and interesting outcomes for market values. Davis Coffer Lyons’ executive director of pubs and bars, Paul Tallentyre, discusses...

Shepherd Neame completes pub acquisitions

Property

Shepherd Neame completes pub acquisitions

By James Evison

Kent-based brewery and pub operator Shepherd Neame has completed its purchase of seven freehold pubs from Enterprise following discussions with the pubco.

Legal Q&A: How to develop your outdoor space

Property

Legal Q&A: How to develop your outdoor space

By Jonathan Smith

The sun is shining, your indoor bar is uncontrollably busy and the pub is full to bursting, so you’ve decided to put some tables and chairs to the front of your pub. Before you press ahead, you might need to have a chat with some authorities first. Jonathan...

What to expect from the lease reassignment process

Property

What to expect from the lease reassignment process

By Liam Coleman

We've given you some tips on how to prepare for a lease assignment. Hopefully that will give you the confidence for the challenge that awaits. In the second part of this two-part series, it’s time to go through the actual process. 

New World Trading Co acquired by private equity firm

City news

New World Trading Co acquired by private equity firm

By MCA

Graphite Capital, the private equity backer of Hawksmoor and Corbin & King, has acquired the fast-growing pub and restaurant business New World Trading Company (NWTC), in a £50m deal, MCA understands.

Leases: How to sell on your pub business

Property

Leases: How to sell on your pub business

By Paul Davey

You’ve been in your current pub for five years and you’d like to realise your assets and take a break before you decide on the next challenge in your career. Trouble is there’s five years left on your lease and no one has told you how to go about assigning...

Rent reviews: Options for the negotiation process

Property

Rent reviews: Options for the negotiation process

By Michelle Perrett

So, crunch time has arrived. A new rent has been proposed by your pubco, and you’re not at all happy with the figure. In the second part of this two-part rent review series, Michelle Perrett looks at your options for the crucial negotiation process.

Is it time to give lease a chance?

Property

Is it time to give lease a chance?

By Michelle Perrett

Whether you are thinking of selling or buying a lease, there’s a little more to it than simply agreeing a price and signing on the dotted line, as Michelle Perrett reveals.

25 draught lines at BrewDog's new Norwich site

New opening

BrewDog offers 365 craft beers at new Norwich pub

By Nicholas Robinson

BrewDog's new pub in Norwich will stock over 365 different craft beers – one for every day of the year – the Scottish craft beer giant recently announced after revealing plans to increase pubs and capacity in its annual results earlier.

Hawthorn acquires 11 JDW pubs

City news

Hawthorn acquires 11 JDW pubs

By MCA, James Wallin

Hawthorn Leisure, the Avenue Capital-backed pub operator, has acquired 11 pubs from JD Wetherspoon, which will be its first fully manged sites.

Chapel Down smashes £1m crowdfunding target for new brewery

Crowdfunding

Chapel Down smashes £1m target for new brewery

By Daniel Woolfson

British wine producer Chapel Down has raised more than £1.7m for its new Curious Drinks brewery through crowdfunding, smashing its original target of £1m.

BrewDog founders support cleanwater charity beer

Crowdfunding

BrewDog founders support cleanwater charity beer

By Michelle Perrett

Brewgooder, the world’s first craft beer to donate 100% of its profits to clean water projects in developing countries, has launched with a crowdfunding campaign.

Bidvest Foodservice chief executive officer Andrew Selley

Bidvest Foodservice snaps up Caterfood

By Nicholas Robinson

Bidvest Foodservice has acquired the south-west-based distributor Caterfood in a bid to strengthen its reach, after the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) revealed the company's plans to continue its expansion.

Ex-Gordon Ramsay chef to open new Berkshire gastropub

NEW OPENING

Ex-Gordon Ramsay and Star Inn chef to open new gastropub

By Daniel Woolfson

A chef who worked at Gordon Ramsay's three Michelin-starred London restaurant – and Andrew Pern's acclaimed Yorkshire pub the Star Inn – is set to open a new food-led pub in Berkshire.

Ex-Duck & Waffle chef takes up head chef mantle

New opening

Fuller’s opens newly built pub on the Thames

By Nicholas Robinson

Fuller’s has opened its latest new-build pub on the River Thames, the Sail Loft on Greenwich Reach, with room for 300 customers and a nautical-themed menu designed by ex-Duck & Waffle chef Jacek Zywa.

Multi purpose pubs maximise property with post office and shop

Property

Is it a pub or a post office? The rise of the multi-purpose community hub

By Ben Winstanley

With the number of village shops and post offices dwindling across the country, communities are in danger of losing their local amenities. Is it time that pubs took over the mantle? Ben Winstanley talks to forerunning licensees about their multi-purpose...

Stoke Newington Tea House wins over hipster worrying locals

New pubs

Is it a Tea House or Public House?

By Pete Brown

When locals thought hipsters were taking over their pub, they feared it would be ruined. Pete Brown explains how the Yummy Pub Co team has made Stoke Newington Tea House a huge success.

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