13-Apr-2011 By Robert Sayles
In his first blog since the Publican merger, Robert Sayles gives his entertaining take on the tenanted pubco model and how tenants might feel.
12-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Scottish microbrewer BrewDog is looking to open five new bars this year by asking customers to suggest sites in their home towns. This comes after...
11-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Over 80 properties that were part of the former Laurel Pub Company are set to come to the market over the next 12 months as investment opportunities....
08-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Capital Pub Company has agreed to acquire the Rye in Peckham for £1.37m — it will become its 34th pub.
08-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney
Deloitte, the administrator for Retail & Licensed Properties, has agreed a new supply deal for tenants.
04-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit
JD Wetherspoon is taking on another unusual venue in the form of an historic grade-II listed cinema in Northumberland. The Wallaw Cinema in Blyth...
01-Apr-2011 By Graham Rowson
With plenty of time, effort, planning and marketing, pub events can't go far wrong, says Graham Rowson.
31-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
The move towards RPI rent increases in new leases is in danger of making some licensees far less competitive, says The PMA Team.
Matt Eley: Time gentlemen please...
31-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
I can't deny that it is with a heavy heart that I pen the final leader column to appear in The Publican as a standalone title. From next week this...
31-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Thousands of pubs will pay no business rates for another year — or will see rate relief double, from October. The Morning Advertiser can reveal...
30-Mar-2011 By John Harrington
Eclectic Clubs & Bars is to spend £850,000 opening two Polynesian-influenced Lola Lo nightclubs in Oxford and Cambridge.
Antic expands into brewing
30-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Antic, the fast-growing London-based multiple pub operator, is to start brewing its own beer later this year. The group, which currently runs 15 pubs...
29-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
The first of a new brand of pubs with rooms developed by brewer and retailer Thwaites has opened for business. The concept, Inns of Character, is...
28-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Marston's is to ratchet up its opening of new-build pubs after revealing that new-build sites are outperforming the rest of its managed estate.
Enterprise sells three pubs in latest sale and leaseback auction
28-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Auctioneers found homes for three of the 12 Enterprise Inns freeholds which went under the hammer last week, while nine pubs were withdrawn from the...
Robert Sayles: A tale of two pubcos
23-Mar-2011 By Robert Sayles Robert
During the course of the last few weeks a number of Publican readers have got in touch. More and more of you it seems are keen to share your...
22-Mar-2011 By David Elliott
There are at least 10,000 too many pubs in the UK and there is simply not the demand or frequency of pub visits any more, says David Elliot.
21-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Managed pub operator Orchid Group has opened its 10th site that combines a pub and a Thai restaurant. The Plough & Dragon in Hemel Hempstead,...
17-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Marston's is freezing prices on all but three draught and packaged drinks brands for its tenants and lessees as part of its annual price rise for...
15-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller
Restaurant and bar operator Novus Leisure has acquired Balls Brothers and Lewis & Clarke out of administration.
11-Mar-2011 By Paul Wigham
Pubs need to evolve — and we must keep our eye on the coffee sector, says Paul Wigham.
10-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, has opened The Mardi Gras, at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. The company has invested £995,000 in...
08-Mar-2011 By Jo Bruce
Chef and restaurateur Terry Laybourne's company, 21 Hospitality Group, is to open a pub in Newcastle. The pub called the Broad Chare, is located on...
04-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Disputes between tenants and pub companies about inventories could be reduced thanks to a new procedure agreed by more than 100 pub property valuers....
03-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Anti-beer tie lobby group Fair Pint has written an open letter to BII chief Neil Robertson urging a free-of-tie option, combined with an open market...
McMullen's to trial new tenancy agreement
02-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
McMullen's, the Hertford-based brewer and pub operator, is to offer new tenants a deal that sees them keep their takings in exchange for a percentage...
28-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
Award-winning licensees Lucy and Mark Barron-Reid, who run the Bull at Benenden, Kent, opened their second pub at the weekend. The newly re-named...
Community right-to-buy could 'devastate' pub market
25-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
The government's 'right-to-buy' proposals for communities looking to acquire their local pub could have a devastating impact on the pub market....
Property Law: Business rates threshold to drop
24-Feb-2011
The Department for Communities and Local Government recently announced that the empty property relief threshold for business rates will be reduced to...
Property Law: Rent deposits
24-Feb-2011
When considering granting a lease to a prospective tenant, a landlord will naturally wish to consider the financial strength of the tenant and to...
Electricty giant halves £25k bill after Publican intervenes
24-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
A utilities giant has shaved £12,000 off a licensee's electricity bill after The Publican intervened on his behalf. Neil Crampton, who runs the...
London pub market remains highly competitive
21-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
Provincial pub operators looking to get a foothold in London in the run-up to next year's Olympics were warned by a leading agent not to expect any...
17-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
Award winning London bar group Drake & Morgan has revealed its fifth site, set to open in May, will take inspiration from Istanbul and Beirut.
17-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Brook Leisure, the Barnsley-based late-night venue operator, has placed seven sites on the market as part of a strategic review of its estate. The...
17-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Following the news that banks will fund more small businesses, the MA looks at what it is likely to mean for pubs.
Apprentices are learning the trade
16-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Think 'Apprentice'' and the likelihood is the first image you will conjure up is of a bunch of desperate business types trying to impress a...
MP calls for six-month moratorium on threatened pubs
16-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Communities should be given a six-month window to decide if they want to buy a threatened local pub, an MP has argued. During a Westminster Hall...
15-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has rolled out its pub concept, Beer Hero, focusing on raising the profile of ale, in a second pub. The brewer...
15-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Buyers have been found for nine out of the 10 former Moorgate Taverns sites, which were placed on the market at the end of September last year. The...
14-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
A chartered surveyor has urged tenants thinking of surrendering their lease not to make a snap decision and hand the keys back.
Thornbridge Brewery plans a London pub
14-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
Thornbridge, the Bakewell-based brewer, is on the lookout for a London pub in time for next year's Olympics. Simon Webster, Thornbridge's chief...
11-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
Multiple operator Kurnia Lesiure has sold the Kai's Bar Louth to JD Wetherspoon — who plan to invest £1.5m redeveloping the site.
Green Jack Inns buys its third pub
11-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
Lowestoft brewer and pub company Green Jack Inns has bought its third pub for an undisclosed sum. Agent Christie + Co sold the pub for an unnamed...
Accommodation Pubs: Room to grow trade
10-Feb-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
It is a truth universally acknowledged that staying in a pub, where a pint of decent beer is never more than a two-minute walk away, is way better...
Robert Sayles: RPI - the ticking time bomb?
09-Feb-2011 By Robert Sayles Robert
Up until quite recently, pubcos had the luxury of enjoying guaranteed returns from rental premiums. The upward only rent review clause in lease...
Business Advice: An eye on the health of your business
09-Feb-2011
Nothing prompts a careful (re)assessment of business operations and costs like a recession. Sadly some businesses leave such assessment until it is...
09-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Geronimo Inns, the Young's-owned food-led operator, has bought its 27th site - a former Pubs 'n' Bars venue in Kentish Town, north west London. The...
09-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Marston's plans to roll out different pub concepts under its Retail Agreement, which sees licensees paid 20% of the pub's turnover, to focus on...
09-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Indian-themed late-night venue operator Funky Brownz has bought its third site — the Spanish Arch in Harrow, north-west London. The 5,000sq foot...
Enterprise Inns sells more freeholds in sale and leaseback deal
08-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns has raised £7.3m in the latest auction of a number of its freehold pub interests. A total of 12 freeholds were in the auction,...
