Sellers warned of agents' unachievable property values
11-May-2006
With the current upsurge in the market, leading agents have warned of rogue companies offering inflated prices at the valuation stage. Paul Davey,...
04-May-2006 By The PMA Team
More and more private owners of freehold pubs are selling them through public auctions, a leading auctioneer has claimed. John Barnett, of...
Pub fire risk is escalating with dry conditions
04-May-2006
With a dry summer predicted, thatched-roof pubs will be particularly in danger.In Suffolk the council that has already warned licensees they face...
Pick of the pubs
20-Apr-2006
A new skipper is sought at the Ship Inn on the eastern shore of the River Itchen in Woolston, Southampton. The pub stands opposite the former Vosper...
Get Switched On! Power saver
12-Apr-2006
Is water wastage eroding your profits? Geoffrey Gestetner explains how you can use technology to save costs - even in the smallest rooms.Droughts...
Pubs on hunt for furniture bargains
12-Apr-2006
Licensees are getting smart and cutting costs by investing an increasing amount in secondhand furniture. Suppliers are reporting a significant upturn...
New fire rules hit in October
24-Mar-2006
New fire regulations affecting all businesses in England and Wales - including pubs - are now due to come into force on October 1. The new rules -...
Pick of the pubs
24-Mar-2006
The Hunters Inn at Newtown Tracey in North Devon is a detached country freehouse dating back to the 17th century. It is located on the busy B3232...
Smoke signal
23-Mar-2006
What impact will the smoking ban have on pubs? Our new series surveys the Scottish experience. In the early hours of Sunday morning, Scottish pubs...
Furnishing the great outdoors
16-Mar-2006
With a smoke ban on its way, the minds of those running pubs are concentrating on ways of minimising the impact to trade
Becky's diary: Week five
08-Mar-2006
In the final instalment, Becky and David Salisbury of the Old Queen's Head at Penn, Buckinghamshire, realise that painting the front door on the day...
Al Fresco: Step out
03-Mar-2006
The coming smoke ban is undoubtedly a testing challenge for the pub industry. More testing, even, than licensing reform, especially for the more...
Al Fresco: Barbie days!
02-Mar-2006
Technology has played catch-up when cooking food out in the open.Sunshine, good company, a beer and a burger... barbecues are a clear winner when it...
01-Mar-2006 By James Cuthbertson
In the first in a new series on the food-pub property market James Cuthbertson examines the reasons why gastro-pub operators feel they don't get the...
Al Fresco: Gimme shelter
01-Mar-2006
An outdoor area is not only for the summer and should be used all year round. Phil Mellows examines the best ways to keep your customers warm and...
Al Fresco: Awning gap filled
01-Mar-2006
How one pubco is servicing the outdoor opportunity.One of the criticisms occasionally levelled at the trade is that too many pubs look the same....
Al Fresco: Trading spaces
01-Mar-2006
You think you know what outdoors is? John Porter asks some awkward questions.It all sounds quite straightforward. Once the legislation kicks in the...
David's Diary: week three
24-Feb-2006
Becky Salisbury's husband David takes the hot seat this week to give his slant on the re-opening of the Old Queen's Head in Penn,...
Becky's diary: week two
17-Feb-2006
Development of David and Becky Salisbury's new pub, the Old Queen's Head at Penn, Buckinghamshire, continues apace in Becky's latest despatch from...
Becky's diary: week one
10-Feb-2006
Becky Salisbury of Publican Award-winning Salisbury Pubs has discovered that no matter how long you've been in this business, acquiring, refitting...
Ventilation is key regardless of ban, says pubs boss
03-Feb-2006
Air quality and effective ventilation will be important regardless of what sort of smoking ban is introduced, according to Tony Brookes, managing...
Do your homework and roll up your sleeves
02-Feb-2006
Advice for licensees
Smoking ban to start affecting property prices this year
05-Jan-2006
The issue of smoking in pubs looks set to have the biggest impact on property prices over the next year, leading property agents have...
Planning for the challenges ahead
05-Jan-2006
With the media continuing to focus on binge drinking and anti-social behaviour, and with tough new powers for the reviewing of licences, hosts have...
Takings treble after re-fit.
05-Jan-2006 By EWAN TURNEY
From pub grub to gastro pub, the Silver Cup in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, has undergone a rapid transformation in the last year. EWAN TURNEY reports...
Two Church House Inns sold in Devon
05-Jan-2006
The Church House Inns in South Hams - have changed hands.
Pubcos to introduce code of practice for tenants
08-Dec-2005
Pub companies are set to incorporate a new code of practice governing their relationship with pub tenants from early next year.The British Beer &...
Cornish pair win Greyhound race
08-Dec-2005
A ghost and a mention in the Domesday Book are just some of the features of the Greyhound Inn, Fenny Bridges, Devon, which has just changed hands....
Mini boom for 'realistically priced' Manchester freeholds
02-Dec-2005
Sales of freehold pubs in Greater Manchester are skyrocketing, according to property agent Christie & Co. The agent believes the influx of...
Making the grade - doing up a listed building.
01-Dec-2005
Refurbishing a listed building is no easy task. But, as Ewan Turney discovered, 18 months and £170,000 later, the Hewas Inn at Sticker, Cornwall,...
My Shout - Stamp Duty
01-Dec-2005
Barry Gillham takes a looks at the effect of stamp duty reform and finds the new system unfair It is two years (to the day!) since Stamp Duty Land...
Average freehold price tops £600,000
24-Nov-2005
The average price of a freehold pub has topped £600,000 for the first time, according to the latest sales statistics from property agent Fleurets.In...
Newcomers will offset challenges to trade, says agent
23-Nov-2005
The pub sector will survive the challenges of licensing and smoking as newcomers continue to come into the pub market, according to Colin Wellstead,...
Pubs ignore asbestos risks
18-Nov-2005
Less than five per cent of licensees have met their legal requirements over the management of asbestos at work, new research reveals.A survey of...
Provence tenants can hand keys back: Kiely
17-Nov-2005
Company will allow forfeiture of any pub lease within 28 days by The PMA Team Pub-owning company Provence has told its licensees that they can hand...
Provence fights back
17-Nov-2005
Provence sells pubs at London auctions for big profits on the price it has acquired them for by promising high rents. But tenants have complained...
You can make a killing at Insp Wexford local
17-Nov-2005
The William IV, which has featured in an episode of the Inspector Wexford television series, has just come on to the market in Romsey, Hampshire....
Woolpack could be yours for £600,000
11-Nov-2005
The freehold of the Woolpack, known to millions as the pub in ITV's long-running soap series Emmerdale, is being offered for sale through licensed...
Gales tenants shocked at Fuller's takeover
10-Nov-2005
Licensees at Gales pubs in the South East were shocked to find the Hampshire-based brewer had been taken over by Fuller's. The £91.8m deal was...
Meet the Great North Road ghost
10-Nov-2005
A West Yorkshire village inn complete with a resident ghost is up for grabs. The Spread Eagle in Darrington, near Pontefract, was formerly a coaching...
Don't judge a pub by its cover
10-Nov-2005
When it comes to insurance, it pays to be informed. Graham Ridout reports on how to get the right policy for your premises For many, insurance is...
There was once a crooked man...
10-Nov-2005
Is it possible to appear legless in a pub without drinking one drop of ale? Well, it's a safe bet that it's happened once or twice since the 1800s at...
Rentwatch
Unearth a real treasure at the Miner's Arms
03-Nov-2005
A 250-year-old pub that has featured in the popular television soap Peak Practice is up for grabs in the picturesque Peak District National Park,...
Tenant backs Provence
27-Oct-2005 By The PMA Team
Tenant backs Provence over high rents claims by The PMA Team Provence multiple tenant Nick Hogan has voiced strong support for the company in the...
GK's rebel tenants step up bid for fairer prices
27-Oct-2005 By Ewan Turney
Every tenant in the Greene King Pub Partners estate should today be receiving a letter from rebel group leader Meeko Oates urging them to sign up to...
Are you planning anything special for 24 November?
27-Oct-2005
Are you planning anything special for 24 November? Debbie Zsigo Lion Inn Trellech Monmouthshire 'We only applied for an extension at the weekends, so...
Beat a path to the Maybush
27-Oct-2005
A Grade-II listed pub that stands beside the oldest surviving bridge on the River Thames has been placed on the market. The Maybush Inn, set in the...
CITY BRIEFS
27-Oct-2005
Zenker snaps up Christie shares Property agent Christie Group's finance director Robert Zenker has bought three tranches of shares in the company in...
Your guide to weddings in pubs
27-Oct-2005
Your guide to wedded bliss If you're tempted to take the plunge into the pub-wedding market, now is the time to get organised for next year's...
