Why EPCs have been introduced The government is targeting a 26 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020 and a 60 per cent reduction by 2050. With...
Twelve and a half per cent. Sounds simple enough. Seventeen and a half per cent is VAT. Fifty percent is the GP. We're used to percentages.So why is...
I've often been berated for being cautious in my thoughts on the beer tie. Looking at the tie from a purely "big-business" commercial aspect, it does...
Licensees could save thousands of pounds in rates if they can prove their business has been directly affected by the smoking ban. And pubs that have...
Rateable values could be reduced to take into account the smoking ban's impact on potential trade, new guidance from the Valuation Office Agency suggests.
The downturn in the property market has been highlighted by an agent slashing the prices of dozens of pubs on its books.Paramount Investments, which...
Lessees looking to sell their pub are being reminded they have to pay for an energy performance certificate (EPC) - not their pubco. Since October 1,...
Marston's tenants and lessees have received around £2m worth of help in the form of rent reductions, discounts and business building tools — but pubco warns it will see a £12m rise in costs next year.
A copy of administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) information memorandum on Cains Beer Company reveals some compelling statistics on why the company failed at the start of August, says The PMA Team.
Troubled bar operator Regent Inns is looking to offload six of its leasehold sites, including five Walkabout venues, in an effort to reduce its debt...
It's understandable that many licensees see the tie as some malicious device invented by landlords to make their lives as painful as possible. But it...
If the tie goes, the cake will simply have to be cut in a different way, says Clive Williams Dave Law's comments (Your Say, MA, 7 August 2008) on my...
A previously unloved country pub has been transformed into a sumptuous dining venue. Perfectly positioned overlooking the village green and fountain...
If you're planning a refurbishment it's a good time to think about what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint - as well as saving you money, it...
Leigh Taylor was named Newcomer of the Year in the 2008 Publican Awards for her pub, the Bluebell in Henley in Arden, Warwickshire. A big part of her...
In an industry first, Lincolnshire brewer and retailer Batemans is offering to scrap rent reviews for existing and new tenants in an attempt to remove tenants' fear that they will be "punished" for trading success.
The licensed property trade is being cold-shouldered by the Chancellor after he hinted at plans to suspend stamp-duty charges in the residential sector.
Pubs in Wales will be offered cash to let the public spend a penny as part of a new government scheme. The Welsh Assembly plan will mean councils can...
The response to the campaign against empty property tax has been "phenomenal", with licensees among those showing their opposition. That's according...
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has been asking vendors of freehold property to drop their prices by up to 30% as it looks for a "meaningful correction" on prices in commercial property values.
