Property Law

BRIGHTON DYKE CLOSURE

Campaigners celebrate as pub 'closed overnight' is granted ACV status

06-Dec-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A Brighton pub that was closed and turned into a furniture shop has been listed as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) after campaigners mobilised to save it from potential development.

Rental survey

Free-of-tie rents in London increase 21% over five years

05-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

Fleurets annual rental survey has shown a 21% increase in rents for free-of-tie leases in London, with the average free-of-tie rent in the capital now costing £107,674.

Property

Buckinghamshire pub famous for Chinese presidential visit sold to Chinese investors

05-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

The pub David Cameron visited with China's president Xi Jinping has been sold to Chinese investors.

Make some noise

Licensing inquiry: Late night sector calls for agent-of-change principle

30-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

Representatives of the late-night economy have called for the UK to have an agent-of-change principle in regards to planning around licensed premises.

ACV

MP calls for licensee protection from pubcos

29-Nov-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Brighton Pavillion MP Caroline Lucas has waded in over the battle to save an iconic ‘alternative’ Brighton pub from potentially closing.

Save The Drovers

Dorset campaigners win first CAMRA Pub Saving Award

28-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

The activists that saved the Drovers Inn in Gussage All Saints, Dorset have been rewarded with the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) inaugural Pub Saving Award.

Pub closures

Closed Victorian pub to become flats

25-Nov-2016 By Helen Gilbert

A troubled Greater Manchester pub that was shut down after a mass brawl is to be turned into flats.

Property

How I plan to restore my local to its former glories

23-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

In despair at seeing the downward spiral of the pub in the village where he grew up - the White Lion, in Rempton, Nottinghamshire - Russell Pytches and three other locals decided to fight back and buy the freehold. He tells The Morning Advertiser about...

Pub demolition

Co-op clashes with locals in battle to demolish pub

18-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Sheffield residents outraged at Co-op’s plans to replace a pub with a retail unit have applied to list the site as an asset of community value (ACV)

Admiral Mann

"We just want our pub back" - campaigners plead for rescue of beloved local

17-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

Campaigners have urged potential pub owners or companies to rescue their closed local after a proposal to turn part of the site into housing was overturned.

Property

The secret life of an agent

16-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

With more than 35 years of experience selling licensed properties at Guy Simmonds, Stephen Taylor has seen almost everything. Here’s his take on the role of the agent in selling pubs.

MA Property

Nottinghamshire pub bought by local residents

11-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

The last remaining pub in Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, has been bought by a group of local residents.

Christmas

Subtle? Glamorous? How to do Christmas lighting in pubs

04-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

Christmas decorations are a must in pubs, but the finished look can vary enormously. While that is the case with the two licensees interviewed here, what they do have in common is a huge boost in festive trade as a result.

Pubs code

"Even property experts may struggle to understand it" - Why MRO take up has been low

03-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

Savills’ director of licensed leisure, Kevin Marsh, looks at why take up from MRO has been thin on the ground. 

MA Property

Regional focus on... Manchester

02-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

Our regional focus on the pub property market in Manchester takes a look at the best licensed premises available both in the city centre and wider Greater Manchester.

Save the Duke

Save the Duke campaign group has offer to buy pub accepted

31-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Campaigners in a Suffolk village have told of their joy at having an offer for their closed local pub accepted after 22 months of fundraising.

Historic pubs

An interactive map showing 16 historical pubs at risk and one rescued site

25-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Historic England's annual list of threatened historical sites has revealed that the sites of 16 former pubs are still at risk, but one has been taken off the at-risk register.

Brexit

Post-Brexit boost for pub turnover and pub property viewings

21-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Reports from Fleurets and CGA Peach have shown that there is no sign of the pub industry slowing down, despite the UK's vote to leave the European Union.

Pubs code

MRO: Savills warns of pubcos selling sites to avoid legislation

20-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Three months on from its introduction as part of the pubs code, head of licensed leisure at property agent Savills, Kevin Marsh, has warned about the prospect of pub companies selling on properties to avoid granting sites the MRO option.

Beer

Green light for Tiny Rebel Brewery expansion

19-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Welsh brewery Tiny Rebel has had plans for a new brewery and community space approved by Newport City Council.

Demolition

Confusion as historic pub bulldozed without permission

14-Oct-2016 By Oli Gross

Bulldozers have unexpectedly demolished a historic Gravesend pub without permission, leaving locals and councillors bemused.

Design

Making your beer garden a winter wonderland

07-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Since the smoking ban almost a decade ago, beer gardens often seem like an afterthought. The result is they are well populated in summer but, can be a depressing loss in trade in the winter months. Here are three pubs that have converted their outside...

MA Property

Regional focus on... the south-east coast

04-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Our regional focus on the south-east coast takes a look at the best pubs available in West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent.

Rent review

Does the rent review system need a rethink?

03-Oct-2016 By Trevor Watson from Davis Coffer Lyons

The rent review process came under scrutiny from senior decision makers of the licensed property trade at last week's Henry Stewart Leisure and Licensed Property Conference, where many operators suggested the current system was failing.

London

London Mayor vows to protect music venues

29-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to protect London venues with an agent-of-change principle, following a row over a Mayfair cinema.

Voluntary pubs code

Understanding the voluntary pubs code

26-Sep-2016 By Rachel Thompson, commercial property solicitor at Gordons LLP

With three new voluntary codes of practice introduced to govern the operation of tied public houses for companies with fewer than 500 tied premises, here is the basics of what the codes cover

MA Property

How to avoid a dilapidations disaster

22-Sep-2016 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?

Closure

Another iconic London gay pub closes

21-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

An iconic Chelsea pub has become the latest fatality in a long line of the city’s gay venues to have shut down.

Demolitions

NewRiver and Co-op slammed for 'disgraceful' pub demolitions

16-Sep-2016 By Oli Gross

The decision to demolish two Dudley pubs has been labelled a ‘disgrace’ after a planning inspector overruled the local council’s rejection of a proposal to replace the venues with shops.

Pub closure

Walthamstow licensee slams shop conversion

15-Sep-2016 By James Evison

Owner of the former Cock Tavern in Walthamstow has accused his local authority of hypocrisy regarding turning his old pub into retail units.

MA Property

6 tips from the experts on choosing the right agent for selling on your pub

08-Sep-2016 By Liam Coleman

With dozens of agents claiming to be the licensed property specialist for you, choosing the right agent when selling a pub can be a daunting endeavour. We asked a selection of experts in the pub property market for their advice on finding an agent that...

Pubs for sale

Home of the British Open comes up for sale

05-Sep-2016 By Liam Coleman

A slice of golf history has come on to the pub property market in Prestwick, Scotland.

Wandsworth

Analysis: Wandsworth's pub protection should set a precedent

02-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Wandsworth Council has taken the first new step in a bid to stop pubs being changed from their original use without council approval. Here, we look at what the move means and whether it is the silver bullet needed to save pubs. Nikkie Sutton reports.

Property

Second Wetherspoon pub plan in city refused

24-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A second Wetherspoon pub in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, has been refused for the second time in less than a year.

Brexit

Pub market defies Brexit fears

19-Aug-2016 By Liam Coleman

There are no signs of short-term post-Brexit woes in the pub property market, as figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show that pub and restaurant sales have increased in July 2016 compared to July 2015.

Property

BII Licensee of the Year loses battle against flat development

18-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

BII Licensee of the Year Keith Marsden lost his battle yesterday against the development of 46 flats adjacent to his pub (18 August).

Wandsworth

Wandsworth pubs are 'best protected in the entire country'

17-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A London borough council has taken a ground-breaking move to be the first local authority in the UK to protect its pubs by removing permitted development rights from 120 venues.

Manchester

Gary Neville pub demolition: Historic venue to be rebuilt 'brick by brick' elsewhere

17-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

Campaigners have resorted to rebuilding a historic pub set for demolition ‘brick by brick’ after attempts to protect the site from Gary Neville's redevelopment plans were snubbed.

Property

Victorian Society ‘drink in’ to save pub

15-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Victorian Society is planning to host a ‘drink in’ to help save the Still & Star pub in Aldgate, east London, from demolition.

Property

Pub properties: July's done deals

01-Aug-2016 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.

Manchester

Holidaymakers' cars dumped at pub car parks by meet and greet "cowboys"

27-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

Vehicles are being dumped at Manchester pub car parks by a company offering holidaymakers secure meet and greet parking.

The good, the bad and the ugly of running a pub associated with a sports team

26-Jul-2016 By Liam Coleman

Located a stone’s throw away from the Emirates Stadium and with a cannon on the sign that hangs over the door, the Tollington Arms is only ever going to be associated with the Gunners - Arsenal Football Club. Owner Martin Whelan reveals the benefits and...

Legislation

What if your hands are ACV tied?

26-Jul-2016 By James Evison

The listing of pubs as assets of community value (ACVs) has caused controversy in the trade. The latest figures from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) show 1,500 pubs across the country now have the status. But what can you do if your pub is listed as...

Planning

Carlton Tavern demolition: 'Let this be a lesson' to developers

22-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

The battle to rebuild the Carlton Tavern has not been won yet, but the latest order to rebuild the pub brick by brick should act as a deterrent for developers looking to 'abuse' the system, according to the director of planning at Westminster...

On the market

Award-winning Greenwich pub comes on the market

21-Jul-2016 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 closure

Iconic Lincoln pub closes due to 'inflexibility' of Co-op

20-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

A pub has been forced to close due to alleged ‘inflexibility’ of the building’s owner, Co-op.

Property

Pub properties: on the market

19-Jul-2016 By Liam Coleman

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

Development

Former Stoke pub site "represents over-development"

18-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The former Queens pub site in Basford, Stoke-on-Trent could see a further 11 homes built following a former planning application to build 12 homes on the site.

Property

Brexit and the pubs code: predicting the pub property market

13-Jul-2016 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.

Save the Pub Group

'Predatory purchasing': Co-op accused of breaking promise to protect viable pubs

07-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

The Parliamentary Save the Pub Group has accused Co-op of ‘predatory purchasing’, and breaking a promise not to pursue the conversion of viable community pubs.