Property Law

Bullish market in Birmingham

30-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

The West Midlands is no different to the rest of the country in seeing a shortage of freehold pubs available. However demand remains high with some...

Read the small print

29-Mar-2007

If you own a pub or are a tenant, how clear are you on all of the changes announced in Gordon Brown's Budget? We have all read the headline-grabbing...

Wetherspoon's in row over deal

29-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

A property agent and JD Wetherspoon have vowed never to work with each other again after a dispute over a pub deal. Wetherspoon's has pulled out of...

Pick of the pubs

29-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

The Black Horse Inn is located in the exclusive Leicestershire village of Appleby Magna. The village is a popular residential location within five...

Vendors frustrated

29-Mar-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

The impending smoking ban and banks refusing to lend on leasehold purchases are just two of the frustrations facing vendors, according to a...

THE AGENTS

29-Mar-2007

Stephen Taylor Managing Director, Guy Simmonds The latest significant industry change will, of course, be the smoking ban, which takes effect this...

A clean break

26-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

Deciding make your pub smoke-free before the ban can be a tough decision in itself. But for Mary Winter she added an extra pressure.As well as...

Pick of the pubs

26-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

Known as the 'country pub in the town' the Roaring Donkey is situated in Swindon. The pub took its name originally from the noise made by the...

Open books may ease sales

22-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk

Open-book accounting could encourage virgin licensees to enter the trade and make pubs easier to sell. Last week MA reported that Marston's Pub...

Beat a towpath to the Steamboat

22-Mar-2007

A canal-side pub and restaurant at Trent Lock in Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire, has come onto the market. The Steamboat Inn has a main bar with dance...

Burn Bullock bowls over new owner

22-Mar-2007

A pub named after a famous cricketer has been sold. The Burn Bullock, within the Cricket Green conservation area in Mitcham, Surrey, was renamed...

Buyers swayed by food opportunities

22-Mar-2007 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk

Pub buyers are more interested in food potential than barrelage returns, according to agents. As the smoking ban ap-proaches, newcomers to the trade...

THE AGENTS

22-Mar-2007

Robin Mence Partner at Sidney Phillips It doesn't matter how good the previous year has been. The start of a new calendar year is always a worrying...

Refurbishment & interiors: staff uniforms

19-Mar-2007

The question of what to dress your staff in will depend on your own thoughts on the matter, your staff members' opinions and, of course, the image...

Refurbishment & interiors: the big clean-up

19-Mar-2007

The smoking ban that comes to England in the summer, and to Wales and Northern Ireland within the next couple of months, is a great opportunity to...

Refurbishment & interiors: case study - the Hand & Spear

19-Mar-2007

There is a chunk of the pub industry that's a fashion business. Every few years these pubs have to go through a refurb and a repositioning to make...

Refurbishment & interiors: case study - the Grand Union

19-Mar-2007

Filthy McNasty's it might have been, but there's little sign now that the Grand Union was once a grungy music venue.A £350,000 project, jointly...

Refurbishment & interiors: case study - the Master Robert

19-Mar-2007

Pualine Davey and partner Tim Smith are prime examples of how drive, ambition and determination can see you through a lengthy refurb programme and...

Focus: refurbishment & interiors

19-Mar-2007

Licensees across much of the UK will be seriously considering spending money on their pub this year - if they haven't done so already.The reason is,...

CAMRA celebrates pub interiors

19-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

Britain's most unique pub interiors are being celebrated thanks to a new website. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched the site which...

Pick of the pubs

15-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

The Fox & Horn in Mortimer, near Reading, has a bar with 20 covers, as well as a separate restaurant with 36 covers and a function room with 24...

Licensee hits out at planning regulations

15-Mar-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci

A York licensee has hit out at the decision by his local planning council to reject plans for an outdoor smoking patio for his bar. Russ Brown,...

'Meat' the new head chef at 26 Smithfield

15-Mar-2007

Local sourcing will be no problem for Roland Embleton in his new role as head chef at a London pub - one of the world's most famous meat markets is...

THE AGENTS

15-Mar-2007

Konrad Szymanski Director, Humberstones My company celebrates 70 years in the business transfer market this year. Starting from small origins in...

Family pubs: fun for all the family

14-Mar-2007

Kids Have all the fun, it's often said. For a long time this was the case in Spirit Group's Wacky Warehouse venues, essentially children's playbarns...

Risky business

13-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

The smoking ban will undoubtedly have a large number of knock-on effects on pubs - and some that licensees may not even have considered yet....

Pubs warned over fire safety laws

12-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

Pubs are being urged to check they are complying with new safety laws to avoid a fine up to £10,000 or even jail. Since last October, the...

Pick of the pubs

12-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

Named after the famous adventurer, navigator, author and poet, who was born close by, the Sir Walter Raleigh in East Budleigh, Devon, is a...

Take advice on planning, pubs urged

12-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

Pubs are being urged to seek independent advice on planning decisions surrounding the smoke ban to avoid being caught out by over-zealous councils....

Pub promises the earth

08-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

How many pubs can boast their own solar panel, providing more than half their annual hot water needs? Brighton's Earth & Stars can make that...

THE AGENTS

08-Mar-2007

Paul Davey Managing Director, Davey & Co Sale and leaseback - why on earth would you want to do that? This is a question that seems pertinent to...

Sale of Wig & Pen

08-Mar-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

The only building to survive the Great Fire of London has been sold by Fleurets. The famous Wig & Pen on the Strand was built in 1625 and its...

MyNewPub

08-Mar-2007

Anchor Inn, Combwich, Somerset Agent: Bettesworths The Nicklin family has taken over at the Anchor Inn in Combwich, Somerset. David and Mandy...

A show for your business

05-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore

In just over four weeks time the curtain will come up on Publican Live. The Publican's Pub & Bar Show has been completely revamped with a new...

MyNewPub

01-Mar-2007

Bullers Arms, Landrake, Cornwall Agent: Bettesworths Ally and Michelle Yeoman have taken over the Bullers Arms at Landrake and decided to resurrect...

THE AGENTS

01-Mar-2007

Graham Allman Managing Director, GA-Select My early view of 2007 is that it may turn out to be the busiest business transfer year ever. The first...

Dick Turpin's local gets new owner

01-Mar-2007

An historic Barnet pub where highwayman Dick Turpin used to drink is under new ownership. The Mitre Inn is believed to be the oldest pub in Barnet,...

THE GUV'NOR Peter Gatling

01-Mar-2007

Use professionals and pay proper wages. These are just two of the lessons the licensee of the Merry Harriers in Clayhidon, Devon, has learned after...

Pick of the pubs

22-Feb-2007 By James Wilmore

The Lion Inn is a freehouse in the village of Timberscombe, in Exmoor National Park. The pub was recently refurbished, and includes a new roof. Its...

Staying power

22-Feb-2007

If your letting rooms aren't being exploited to the max, you could be missing a trick. Tony Halstead shows you how to be perfectly accommodating The...

MyNewPub

22-Feb-2007

Wheelwrights, Pencombe, Herefordshire Agent: Christie+Co Kevin and Wendy Griffiths have bought the Wheelwrights - the only pub in the village of...

THE AGENTS

22-Feb-2007

Barney Bettesworth Director, Bettesworths What are the best ways to market your pub? Initially, you need to be able to appraise it honestly,...

GA-Select teams up with Taylor Hall

22-Feb-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

Property agent GA-Select has teamed up with training experts Taylor Hall Associates. The two companies will be working closely to provide a committed...

Calling time on pubs?

21-Feb-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci

Shocking estimates that 1,300 pubs are under threat of closure were revealed by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) during its Community Pubs Week. The...

Smoke ban planning issues

20-Feb-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci

"We're stuck between a rock and a hard place." These were the words of licensee Andy Longman last week, after he was refused planning permission to...

Wessex Taverns' pubs sold again

15-Feb-2007

The pub assets of 30-strong managed company Wessex Taverns have been sold for a second time in less than 18 months, the Morning Advertiser has...

THE AGENTS

15-Feb-2007

Rachel Peacock Managing Director The Bar Agency As the weekend approaches, most people have numerous options for their leisure time - I have heard...

Stamp of approval

15-Feb-2007

Hilary Scott tells Ewan Turney how adding a post office to the refurbished Black Swan in Wistow, North Yorkshire, helped her win friends and double...