01-Dec-2009 By Tony Halstead
Peach has acquired the freehold of the Richard Onslow at Cranleigh, Surrey — its third new site in as many weeks.
01-Dec-2009 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon is to open 250 pubs in the next five years — creating 10,000 new jobs in the process. The managed operator today announced plans to invest £250m on opening new outlets.
Wetherspoons to create 10,000 jobs through new pub openings
01-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin says the pub group has already started work on developing many of the 250 new pub sites it hopes to open over the...
30-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Sales of leased pubs have been "decimated" over the past year, while pubco disposals dominate the market, says Fleurets.
30-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Brunning & Price, the pub operator owned by the Restaurant Group, has bought the freehold of Whitbread's Nevill Crest & Gun in Kent, which...
26-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Enterprise Inns has been criticised for refusing a code of practice (CoP) rent review to a licensee because his lease is free of tie.
26-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Family brewers have told the European Union their tenants are happier and better off than those on newer pubco-style leases. It's a clear attempt to distance themselves from national pubcos as the EU probes the tie for its review of opt-outs.
26-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
One in five pubs promised big cuts in business rates will actually get much smaller reductions in the short term. More than 450 sites will not see...
25-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns has re-opened the pub formerly tenanted by arch-critic and Justice for Licensees leader Inez Ward. The pub, Mavericks in Newquay,...
25-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Brewer and pub retailer Thwaites has put eight pubs up for sale across East Lancashire with restrictive covenants on at least two of them. The pubs...
IPC: major tie reform needed
25-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade umbrella group the Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) has told the government reform of the beer tie is needed now to help British pubs. In a...
Thwaites defends use of restrictive covenants
25-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer, has defended its decision to sell eight of its pubs with restrictive covenants, effectively meaning the sites...
24-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
The names of the seven Enterprise Inns pubs in London to be sold at a Cushman & Wakefield auction in December have been unveiled. Enterprise...
Rateable value: How do you rate your chances?
24-Nov-2009
Every five years all commercial properties are revalued by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to take into account shifts in value between UK regions...
Scottish pub sales hint at recovery
24-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
The market for pubs in Scotland may be improving, according to one property agent which deals in the region. Ryden, which has offices across Scotland...
24-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
JD Wetherspoon is to create 100 jobs at its new pub in Torquay, following a £780,000 refurbishment project. The former Bar Med in Winter Gardens,...
24-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer and operator St Austell has acquired the Three Crowns Hotel in Chagford, Devon. The 13th Century Inn will be run by experienced...
S&N Pub Company offering tie-free deal
23-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company is offering 19 vacant pubs on free-of-tie leases. The move comes after the pubs, which are spread across the...
23-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company is offering 19 of its vacant pubs on free-of-tie leases via Christie & Co. The move is designed to find...
20-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen has stated that the company plans a "step-by-step" approach to selling pub freeholds at public auctions as it gears...
Floods force Jennings brewery to close
20-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Staff have been evacuated from Jennings brewery after severe flooding in the Lake District spread to the building. Operations at the brewery, which...
19-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Urban & Country Leisure, the managed multiple headed by Ross Sanders, has opened three new pubs to take its estate to 12 sites. It has...
Eviction threat over roof repair dispute
19-Nov-2009
A licensee is facing eviction after refusing to pay £55,000 rent to Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) because they will not repair...
17-Nov-2009 By Tony Halstead
Peach has unveiled the latest addition to its pub estate, an £800,000 investment in a new build site the Almanack in Leicester city centre.
Tavistock to run Alexandra pub as managed house
17-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
North East operator Tavistock Leisure will now run the Alexandra in Grangetown, Sunderland as a managed house. Tavistock acquired the Alexandra for...
16-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns could also be affected by the administration of First Quench with a number of leasehold off-licences bouncing back to it, a City...
16-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
The former owners of the Groucho Club and London's first 24-hour restaurant have raised £30m to buy pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels. Longshot,...
13-Nov-2009 By Emma Eversham, Big Hospitality
Marco Pierre White is to open a pub in Aughton, Lancashire next year along with another restaurant and an events venue.
12-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Loungers has opened a new site in a suburban part of Southampton and has two openings lined up for the next six months.
12-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns has begun to advertise the estimated profit a licensee could expect to obtain from leasing one of its pubs, along with a flexible plan of discounts and rents. It is part of its drive to become "more transparent".
Health & Safety: The burning question
11-Nov-2009
Unfortunately the risk of losing lives, property, reputation and business is not enough to motivate all premises to obtain a fire risk assessment and...
11-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Oak Taverns has opened a microbrewery to supply the latest pub in its estate, and plans to roll out the concept to seven more sites. The firm bought...
11-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Upmarket pub operator Cubitt House has just opened its third site, the Orange in London's Belgravia, following a £1m refurbishment. Owners Barry...
10-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns is hoping to raise a further £10m by selling the freeholds of seven pubs at an Allsops auction planned for 3 December. The company...
09-Nov-2009 By The PMA Team
Abbey Inns has taken a fourth pub in its home city of Bath — it's added the pub next door to its brewery, Bath's famous jazz pub, Ye Old Farmhouse,...
GMB mounts protest over evicted tenant
09-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
The GMB union is planning a demonstration outside a South London pub this morning to highlight its claim that pubcos are "overcharging" tenants for...
06-Nov-2009 By Paul Wigham
Tenants new and old need to understand what RPI means to their business and their income, says Bar Group chief executive Paul Wigham. The Retail...
Rates rises: your stories
05-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Many licensees across the country are fearing the worst after receiving the new rateable value for their business. Following The Publican's front...
Residents revolt over Ritchie's London pub
05-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
Residents living near film director Guy Ritchie's London pub have mounted a major campaign against the venue - complaining of late-night noise,...
Licensee saves historic pubs
05-Nov-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
A Bristolian licensee is making it his mission to save the city's historic pubs by purchasing and restoring those threatened with demolition. Oliver...
S&NPE sells Star and Garter for £3.4m
02-Nov-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Scottish and Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) has sold landmark London pub the Star and Garter for £3.4m. The pub, which sits at the start...
30-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Southampton-based pub group Gusto Inns has added another two sites to its portfolio, bringing its total to eight. Group founder Maurice Toal has...
29-Oct-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Heineken will takeover the Globe Pub Company in late 2010 - following its £180m acquisition today by a holding company.
Little Gems Country Dining restructures to fund expansion
29-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Small operator Little Gems Country Dining has undergone a restructure and transferred its assets to a new, and as yet unnamed, company in order to...
28-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
London operator Forest Inns has bought its second site — Ye Olde White Bear in Hampstead. The Punch lease was sold off an asking price of...
28-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Controversial Scottish micro-brewer BrewDog has acquired its first pub — the Marischal in Aberdeen.
27-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
A total of 7.7% of town centre pubs and bars closed from January to September this year, according to a new survey.
26-Oct-2009 By Tony Halstead
South Yorkshire-based property agents and valuers Brownill Bateman is revert to its old name of Brownill Vickers to celebrate its 125th anniversary.
Remember, remember... to have a safe fireworks or bonfire night in November
26-Oct-2009
These two traditional events, hot on the heels of one another, should be fun-filled with everyone taking part enjoying two nights of themed...
Health & safety: Covering all your bases
26-Oct-2009
Reduce risk. This has, for many years, been the mantra for everyone involved in the hospitality industry. And in these uncertain times it should be...
