Property Law

Spirit opens second Grill House Kitchen

11-Jul-2008

Spirit Group has opened its second Grill House Kitchen pub, bringing the community food brand to its home town of Burton on Trent.The Corner House...

Townsend: 'Tie is not the problem'

10-Jul-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Enterprise chief quizzed at inquiry The pubco model has nothing to do with the problems faced by some community pubs — that's the view of...

Pick of the pubs

08-Jul-2008

The historic Exchange Inn in the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh, near Hawick, is popular with tourists and locals alike. It is a traditional,...

Fair Pint: 'Enterprise chief is wrong'

07-Jul-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Campaigners have hit back at claims made by a pubco chief that the beer tie has nothing to do with the problems faced by pubs. Speaking at the...

A strategy worth converting to?

02-Jul-2008

When David Bruce and I formed The Capital Pub Company, in December 2000, our aim was to build up a portfolio of freehold London pubs. We wanted to...

Flood funds up in the air

02-Jul-2008

Pubs have been left in the dark over whether they will get extra cash to protect against flooding.A total of £34.5m has been made available to...

Spirit's Anchor gets £1.6m makeover

02-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore

Spirit Group, the managed house division of Punch Taverns, has re-opened one of its one most famous pubs following a £1.6m transformation. The...

Leases change in light of ban

02-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore

The effects of the smoking ban could lead to changes in the tenanted/leased pubco model - but it will be "evolution rather than revolution", a...

New look for old fave

02-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore

One of Liverpool's oldest pubs has re-opened following an asbestos scare, discovered during a refurbishment project. Thomas Rigby's, in the city's...

Rates appeal warning

02-Jul-2008 By Joe Lutrario

The Valuation Office has issued a warning for licensees to be wary of companies offering to appeal business rates for a fee. Bolton-based firm Morgan...

Restored to glory

01-Jul-2008

Restoring old pubs has become a habit for Trevor Harris, but there again so has setting up microbreweries - he has done both twice.Trevor's latest...

Focus South East: the Swan's Song

27-Jun-2008

SO WHEN is a pub not a pub? By most standards, the Swan at West Malling, Kent, has made the leap.Over the past eight years, the 15th-century coaching...

Focus on smoking shelters

26-Jun-2008 By James Wilmore

Pub companies and licensees between them have been forced to think long and hard about how to retain and accommodate their smoking customers. For...

My New Pub Archer Arms

26-Jun-2008

Lewannick, Cornwall Agent: Peninsula Commercial Experienced operators Alister Dwelly and partner Lisa Docherty have just taken on their fourth site...

Waterside 'gem' on the market

26-Jun-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

An award-winning Devon pub once owned by TV chef Keith Floyd has come onto the market with Bettesworths. Formerly Floyd's Inn, the Maltsters Arms has...

Morgan: hold back your rating appeal

26-Jun-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Licensees hit by the smoking ban will have to wait until next year to appeal for a reduction of their business rates. That is the view of ratings...

New inquiry into pubcos launched

25-Jun-2008 By James Wilmore

A fresh parliamentary inquiry has today been launched to investigate the role of pubcos. The Business and Enterprise Committee will carry out the...

REITdom beckons for Punch Taverns

24-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ

Punch Taverns said today it believed it could become a real estate investment trust (REIT) and continue to own and control its existing pub estate....

Coping with the crunch

19-Jun-2008

The national newspaper headlines may be screaming doom and gloom, but, as Tony Halstead finds out, the licensed property market is still in a healthy...

Freehold market opens up

16-Jun-2008 By James Wilmore

Individual licensees should have less competition in buying freeholds, as pubcos continue to cut back on acquisitions, according to a leading agent....

EPCs: all you need to know

13-Jun-2008

Thinking of selling your pub before the end of the year? Well read on, because Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) will become a vital element in...

Three Sisters has birthday makeover

13-Jun-2008

One of Edinburgh's most famous bars has undergone a major refurbishment to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The Three Sisters, in the historic...

Pick of the pubs

13-Jun-2008

The Green Man in Briston, four miles from the Norfolk town of Holt, is a traditional country freehold. It has exposed beams and a semi-open plan main...

JDW buys fifth Laurel venue

12-Jun-2008 By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon has added a fifth site to the four it has already acquired from the 90 or so Laurel Pub Company sites in administration. The company...

Enterprise Inns to sell 82 pubs

12-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ

Enterprise Inns, which was recently given the go-ahead to become a real estate investment trust, is selling more than 80 of its pubs as part of a...

Paramount sells 192 pubs in a year

12-Jun-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Figures from London-based property agent Paramount Investments reveal that the firm sold almost 200 pubs in the past 12 months. The company is...

Coulson: Check status of migrant workers to avoid penalties

12-Jun-2008 By Peter Coulson

MA legal editor says do your checks before employing foreign staff

Gavin Webb, senior negotiator, Davey & Co

05-Jun-2008

Over the past few months the licensed trade has been beset with challenge after challenge. A number of factors — the big three being the smoking...

Rent review action not ruled out

03-Jun-2008 By John Harrington

But Government rules out further action to reduce the power of pubcos

Pick of the pubs

03-Jun-2008 By James Wilmore

Close to the Pistyll Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Europe, the Hand Inn is in the village of Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochant, in Oswestry, Shropshire....

Freehold market remains strong

03-Jun-2008 By James Wilmore

The quick sale of a Shropshire pub is evidence the freehold market is remaining strong, an agent has claimed. Peter Brunt, a director at Colliers...

Room to expand as Malmaison men move into pub market

30-May-2008

If the pub market is struggling, fortunes are more mixed for hotels. Some pub chains, such as Marston's, are moving into accommodation, while other...

Struggle for power in pub market underlined in new report

30-May-2008

The struggle facing the industry as 2008 continues has been laid bare by new research of the UK's top 100 pub companies. Figures from Plimsoll...

Cavendish puts 14 venues up for sale

30-May-2008 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Cavendish Bars, the company formed out of various Luminar nightclub assets, has put 14 sites up for sale. Most of the clubs and bars included in the...

Coulson: contracting out in Bexley

29-May-2008 By Peter Coulson

MA legal editor Peter Coulson says there is no legal basis for Bexley's acceptable behaviour contract

Pick of the pubs

29-May-2008 By James Wilmore

The Royal Standard is located in the busy Norfolk market town of Dereham. It has a main bar and lounge bar plus games and garden rooms, both opening...

Nothing going on but the rent

29-May-2008

Rent levels don't always get good press, but it doesn't pay to generalise Are Punch and Enterprise really the tyrants many licensees make them out to...

As seen on TV

28-May-2008

Two wacky lads set up their own pub and microbrewery - with hilarious consequences.It is entirely possible that a proposal for a new pub-based sitcom...

My New Pub

22-May-2008

Bull Inn West Tanfield, Yorkshire Agent: Sidney Phillips Located in the North Yorkshire village of West Tanfield, the Bull Inn has just been sold to...

Coulson: Time to reflect on the ADZ - Administrative Disaster Zone

22-May-2008 By Peter Coulson

In the face of a loud and persistent clamour of opposition, the Government has pushed ahead with its unpopular and convoluted scheme for alcohol...

Neil Morrissey and Richard Fox open Yorkshire pub

21-May-2008

Actor Neil Morrissey and TV chef Richard Fox have opened their first pub venture, Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn in North Yorkshire.Actors from TV series...

Top tips for raising finance

19-May-2008 By James Wilmore

Licensees with a keen eye for a deal could be tempted by some of the property on the market at the moment. After all, one man's run-down leasehold is...

Careers & Property: Tenancy or lease?

19-May-2008

You would be forgiven for assuming a tenancy agreement differs little from a lease when it comes to taking a pub. The reality, however, is that a...

Careers & Property: Jobs for the girls

19-May-2008

Pub landladies have been around for a long time and small-screen characters such as Bet Lynch, Peggy Mitchell and (if you can remember that far back)...

Careers & Property: A bad time to take a tenancy?

19-May-2008

Speaking at a recent BII seminar, Pat Walker of Brighton-based licensed property agent AW Gore had some no-nonsense advice for any lessees in the...

Green leases could help reduce carbon footprint

19-May-2008 By James Wilmore

Eco-friendly lease agreements could be the most effective way of helping the pub trade reduce its carbon footprint, a leading building consultancy...

Pick of the pubs

19-May-2008 By James Wilmore

The Izaak Walton in Cresswell, Staffordshire, benefits from its prime location close to Stoke-on-Trent and Alton Towers. The property consists of a...

Ask An Expert: Bar design

16-May-2008

I'm having my pub redesigned and someone has told me there needs to be a minimum statutory distance between the bar and back-bar. Is that true?If the...