Is your pub business important to you, whether you are around or not? Paula Myers, head of Irwin Mitchell’s specialist will, trust and estate disputes team, explains why it should be.
Auctions are possibly the greatest litmus test of market conditions: when it's bad, you get poor results and undersell at auction, when the market is brilliant, it can be fabulous. Robin Mence, managing director of Sidney Phillips, gives Ben Winstanley...
Nick Lyell explains the slight reduction in average London pub yields in the freehold market and why there is still such huge demand from a multitude of investors.
Matt Edmonds recently ditched a high-profile role at Searcys at the Gherkin in the City to become chef-patron of Surrey pub the Grantley Arms, in Wonersh, ahead of its reopening under new management this month. Daniel Woolfson gets the lowdown on Edmonds’...
The licensed trade might appear to be forever switching lanes but, as Barry Gillham finds after 50 years in the business, it is better to embrace change than fight it.
Refurbishment of a pub kitchen requires careful thought, planning and execution, with a variety of factors to take into account. Here are 10 top tips for your consideration.
Stephen Harris, the chef patron and Shepherd Neame tenant of Top 50 Gastropubs winner, the Sportsman, is lending his culinary expertise to upcoming London wine bar and restaurant, Noble Rot.
What to look out for pre-purchase and advice on how to make sure you don’t throw away profits simply getting from one good summer through to the start of the next...
Matt Edmonds, head chef at restaurant and bar Searcys, at the top of the Gherkin, London, has taken the job of chef patron at Surrey pub the Grantley Arms, Wonersh, as it re-opens under new management this month.
Greene King has exchanged contracts on the sale of the 16 pubs it was required to dispose of by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), with the bulk of them going to Star Pubs & Bars.
Pubs to be sold by Punch Taverns have the backing of The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), which will encourage NewRiver Retail to continue running the sites as going concerns.
Gower Brewery in Swansea is to quadruple its capacity and create up to 20 jobs with a new brewery and bottling line following investment of almost £1m, and plans to add a visitor centre and develop international markets.
Seasonal businesses are a difficult task to take on. While the prospect of an almost guaranteed busy on-season is attractive, the trials of a slow off-season can challenge even experienced publicans.
It’s unusual for a big, constantly expanding pubco to put property on the market. But JDW has done just that – in some interesting locations. So, what and where are the sites? Here’s PMA’s guide to some of the sites.
Kent winery Hush Heath Estate has re-opened the Goudhurst Inn, Goudhurst after a major refurbishment with plans to turn the site into a ‘traditional’ pub and inn.
The Cornwall Project has re-opened Fitzrovia pub the Newman Arms, with the aim of turning it into a “classic West End boozer” with a menu showcasing high quality Cornish produce.
