Evan Evans, the Welsh brewer and pub operator, is launching a tenancy agreement whereby the tenants keep the profits from their pub after an annual profit target has been met.
Pub property agent Fleurets has reported that certain areas are being targeted by rogue business rates agents, causing problems for the company when putting forward genuine claims.
Sidney Phillips has sold three freehold pubs at an auction held in south Wales last week, with an additional seven properties selling prior to the event.
Pubs in the Royal Borough Kensington and Chelsea are a step closer to being saved from closure after the council issued a draft planning policy that aims to protect pubs.
Licensees looking to make changes to their premises that require planning permission will have to pay an extra 15% in application fees from this autumn, the Government has announced.
A law to allow local authorites to require planning permission to demolish a pub or change its use is set to be proposed as part of a new Private Members Bill in Parliament today.
The Golden Ball in York is the latest pub to be saved from closure as part of the Co-operative Enterprise Hub, which aims to help communities form a co-operative to save local businesses.
More tenants are happy with their pubcos, with seven out of 10 (71%) saying they would sign up with their landlord again — a 10% improvement on last year.
Pubs across the Cotswolds are continuing to generate interest and there is no shortage of buyers, according to Colliers International director Peter Brunt.
Pubs in Cambridge could be saved from closure thanks to a new draft planning policy produced by the city council, which aims to make it harder for a pub to be redeveloped.
Punch Taverns has issued a warning over rogue business rates agents charging up to £1,000 for lodging an appeal, in a leaflet sent out to all of its tenants.
Twenty-one freehold pubco and private sites are set to go under the hammer at a Sidney Phillips auction next month, with sale guide prices ranging from £80,000 to £295,000.
Complaints over the way the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) calculates business rates have been streaming in, with licensees quoting rates bills increasing nearly three-fold.
Four out of five freehold pubs were sold at a property auction held by Allsop in London last week, with sale guide prices ranging from £325,000 to £1.5m.
Pubs in 12 town centres are set to receive a slice of £1.2m to help rejuvenate their high streets, as the first set of Portas Pilots have been selected.
Christie Finance, the commercial finance broker, has secured £20m funding for the pub, hotel and retail sectors – the sum has been secured from an unknown source.
A pub operator has accused the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) of penalising him for doing well after his business rates bill rocketed from £12,000 per annum to £40,000.
The Government has no plans to monitor the success or failure of local communities that appeal against the change of use of a pub under the Localism Act.
Licensees are being encouraged to make sure that they are aware of what is going on around their venues — such as major retailers closing down — to help with business rates appeals.
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is looking for lessees for 48 vacant pubs, which are to receive transformational refurbishments totalling £5m.
Licensees and property agents selling or leasing a pub are being reminded that they will need to include an energy performance certificate (EPC) with all marketing material.
Scottish brewer Tennent Caledonian is to provide further loans for licensees stocking its beer to help with cash flow, re-financing and growth investment.
Seven out of eight closed freehold pubs formerly owned by Farlane Property Group, which was placed into administration in 2010, have been sold at auction.
Eight freehold sites from former pub owner Farlane Property Group are set to go under the hammer at the end of the month at an Allsop auction in London.
A higher proportion of pubs that go under the hammer are being snapped up prior to the event — that’s according to Sidney Phillips, which has seen a 40% increase in properties selling before auctions.
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, is to increase investments in its estate over the next 12 months, with a £1m spend planned at 40 pubs.
JD Wetherspoon (JDW), the managed pub operator, has won a settlement in relation to fraudulent property transactions involving the company’s former property agent Van de Berg.
Licensees wanting to take on a Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) tenancy must have their business plans approved and signed off by an independent accountant or business advisor
Pub-trade brokers have said they expected high-street banks to fall short of lending targets for offering finance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under the Project Merlin agreement.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged pubs to get involved with local businesses and join in with bidding to become one of 12 towns that could win a share of £1m.
Four rival Welsh breweries have signed a ground-breaking deal to take on the leasehold of an historic pub that has been closed for the past nine months.
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