26-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
BII boss Neil Robertson believes that life will be much better for new and existing pub tenants as a result of the new code of practice for pubcos....
Pub operators to add microbreweries
24-Oct-2009
Microbreweries are to be added to two freehouses following their acquisition by experienced operators. Licensee Mark Hey has plans to convert the...
Closed pub gets new look after two years
23-Oct-2009
A pub which had been shuttered for two years has re-opened this week with a brand-new look after being taken over by two award-winning licensees....
Banks holding back pub property recovery
23-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Bank demands for 45 per cent deposits are continuing to prevent a recovery in the pub property market, according to a leading pub property agent....
Host: 'Punch reneging on deal cost us thousands'
23-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A Punch lessee couple have criticised the pubco for pulling out of a deal to sell their pub's freehold to them the day before completion, leaving...
23-Oct-2009 By Tim Munden
Tim Martin argued that fraudulent property deals may have distorted high-street rents. Tim Munden of Davis Coffer Lyons, responds.
Nine ex-Regent Inns leases up for grabs
22-Oct-2009
Christie + Co is looking for takers on nine ex-Regent Inns sites the bar operator relinquished as part of its pre-pack administration deal announced...
21-Oct-2009 By Jo Bruce
Family-owned pub company Saffron Leisure has opened a second site — Grandison in Bramfield, Hertfordshire.
21-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The latest Punch tenant to become a freeholder says his bank turned the deal around in just eight days. Gary Kidd, with Dickie Cotterill and Tony...
21-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Foundation Inns is gearing up to open its sixth site, following a £500,000 refurbishment at a pub in Oxfordshire. The King's Head & Bell, at...
21-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The trend for selling pubs for alternative use will continue for another year, according to two of the country's largest licensed property agents....
Refurbishment focus
20-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
There are few things as powerful as a refurbishment when it comes to changing customer's perceptions of your business or for clearly spelling out...
Pub at centre of £1m redevelopment destroyed by fire
20-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
A Doncaster pub has been destroyed by arsonists, just months after being saved for the community from development into housing. However, Wykeham...
Pie pub drops pint price by 50p
20-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Punch tenant turned freeholder Tracy Bird has dropped her beer prices by 50p per pint since she bought central London's Newman Arms off an asking...
Midlands pub rates to rise by 424%
20-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A West Midlands pub has been hit with a 424% increase in business rates over five years following the 2010 revaluation. The Round of Gras at Badsey...
RICS report will tackle "misconceptions" around rents, says BBPA
16-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has claimed the RICS report on pub rents will help resolve some "long-standing misunderstandings and...
Campaigners and ALMR welcome rent report
16-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
Campaign group Fair Pint and CAMRA have welcomed a report promising greater fairness in the way pub rents are set. In the report, published today,...
RICS promises new code of practice on pub rents
16-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
Guidance on how pub rents are set will be reviewed after the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) admitted "greater transparency" was...
16-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The newly formed Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) has welcomed the findings of the report into the fairness of rent setting.
15-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's has reported that 30 tenants out of a group of 60 licensees offered one of its "Advance" leases has taken up the offer.
15-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
A corporate finance specialist is offering to provide finance to multiple lessees who want to buy their freeholds. Downing Corporate Finance has...
Live-in pub guardians: situations vacant
15-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
When Adrian Biszczamik gets home from his night shift working as a security guard, he makes himself a cup of coffee and pulls up a stool at the bar...
Enterprise Inns sale and leaseback pubs go for £13.2m
15-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns saw five of its freehold pubs being sold as part of a sale and leaseback deal go under the hammer this afternoon for a total of...
Marston's to spend £45m building new food-led pubs
15-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Midlands brewer Marston's is to splash the cash on building new pubs in the coming year. The group confirmed it planned to increase capital...
14-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Marston's plans to build 60 new pubs in three years. The PMA Team met managed division boss Derek Andrew to talk about the company's strategy.
Fair Pint and CAMRA hit out at mediation failure
14-Oct-2009
Fair Pint has argued the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) vow to reform the pubco model does not tackle the "bigger picture of concern"...
13-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Orchid boss Rufus Hall has said that the company will look to re-open a base in the north-east for Premium Bars and Restaurant (PBR) after Orchid completes its take-over plan.
Merchant Inns goes into administration
13-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Six pubs belonging to award-winning pub company Merchant Inns, the chain set up by property magnate Sir John Ritblat, have been placed on the market...
12-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
North East multiple operator Head of Steam has acquired the Central Hotel — one of the most iconic buildings in Gateshead. The Central Hotel is...
09-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A Surrey pub has cut its energy bills by a third by changing its lighting, adding extra insulation and collecting rainwater. The improvements mean...
09-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A former Punch lessee, who has just bought his pub's freehold, believes banks are becoming more helpful to the sector. Jeremy Hague, who along with...
08-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
Pub tenants are missing out on up to £1,000 of revenue from the new higher stakes and prizes AWP machines because they are not keeping cash hoppers...
08-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has called for action to make the pub property market more transparent and counter the "huge" potential for...
Head of Steam expands again in deal worth £1.15m
07-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
North-East based pub company Head of Steam has taken on its fourth pub this year with the purchase of a landmark Gateshead pub. Owner and managing...
Pub property agent Colliers CRE in £20m share issue
07-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Pub property agent and commercial real estate consultancy Colliers CRE plans to boost its coffers with a £20m share issue. The refinancing move...
Shepherd Neame to sell 35 bottom end pubs in estate re-jig
07-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame is looking to sell nearly 10 per cent of its estate - 35 sites - to focus on its better performing...
07-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
More than 5,000 people have entered a competition to win the freehold of a south Wales pub. Owners Christie and Steve Goymer are giving away the...
06-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pub sales agent Colliers CRE plans to raise £20m through a share issue to supplement £8.9m raised from a private equity group.
Licensee fined £8,000 for breach of planning law
05-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
A licensee taken to court by his local council for carrying out work on his Grade II-listed pub without permission has been fined over £8,000....
05-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Controversial pub tenant campaigner Inez Ward is to help the BII devise a course to prepare newcomers for life as a tied tenant. The BII is hoping...
02-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team
The pub industry has to move away from allowing under-qualified people to take tenanted pubs, Marston's tenanted division boss Alastair Darby has...
Saffron Leisure set to open second pub
02-Oct-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Saffron Leisure, the pub company set up by former McMullen general managers and husband and wife team Aaron and Cheri Clayton, has purchased its...
Threatened Stansted pub replaces landlord Punch with BAA
30-Sep-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
A pair of licensees who were at risk from the proposed second runway at Stansted airport are celebrating after successfully engineering a deal to...
30-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
London operator Brian Mannion has taken on a fourth pub in the north-west of the capital. Mannion bought the Wellington Pub Company lease on the...
29-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed it is looking to open a second pub in Newquay, but denied it is interested in a Barracuda site. The company already...
29-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns could raise as much as £200m by selling the freeholds of 100 pubs at public auctions, if an auction trial this month is successful.
Fair Pint founder loses High Court arbitration case
29-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Licensee Mike Bell, one of the founder's of the Fair Pint campaign, has lost his chance to appeal against a decision made in arbitration over a rent...
28-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Pub operator Marston's is teaming up with Travelodge, the budget hotel operator, to co-locate pub restaurants alongside hotels. Marston's will...
Diversified pubs face rates bill hike
28-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubs that have diversified by adding extra facilities to help them survive could be stung with higher business rates next year. Under a revaluation...
Marston's and Travelodge partner in search for new sites
28-Sep-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Marston's and Travelodge have joined together to search for 10 new jointly occupied sites. The companies, which say they are expanding due to the...
