Licensees have grown dizzy over the years trying to keep tra
03-Mar-2005
But if anyone's given up on trying to make sense of it all, now's the time to take note again. For the news this week that SFI is up for sale, as...
How to set up a Post Office in your pub
03-Mar-2005
With the high amounts of cash and administration involved, setting up a post office is not as straightforward as just any old shop. First of all,...
All eyes are on the sale of beleaguered SFI
03-Mar-2005
Slug & Lettuce operator SFI Group has been put up for sale, the Morning Advertiser has learnt. The company has set a deadline of mid-March for...
Receivers take helm at 46-strong letting' firm
24-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team Barber Letting, a multiple lessee that held 46 pubs with two major pub companies, has gone into receivership. The Barnsley-based...
Seizing the Laurel crown
24-Feb-2005
Laurel Pub Company is now owned byproperty tycoon Robert Tchenguiz. The PMA Team meets new chief executive Julian Sargeson, who will imminently...
Davies' pub-to-housing plan fuels village outcry
24-Feb-2005
by Ewan Turney Cotswold villagers launched a scathing attack on fashion guru George Davies and his wife, Fiona, claiming that they have "their own...
Fashion guru's plan is not all sewn up
24-Feb-2005
George Davies may be a fashion guru but his grasp of licensing and planning laws may not be stitched up properly. His wife's plan to close their...
Recouping closure losses
24-Feb-2005
QWhen we took over this lease, the premises was in a bad state in certain parts and despite numerous requests, the brewery did nothing. All of a...
Locals pull off buyout to save Swan Inn
24-Feb-2005
A 600-year-old Cheshire pub has been saved from closure after regulars staged a buyout last week. Former owner Ian Edmonson had planned to convert...
New course set for riverside inn
24-Feb-2005
Former hotelier Andrew Parke has taken the helm of the unusual Bridge Inn and Restaurant in Acle, Norfolk. Parke purchased the Bridge's leasehold...
Peachtree tests water with 80-year leases
24-Feb-2005
A new pub company is to trial an 80-year free-of-tie assignable lease on two pubs in East Anglia. The pair the Sibton White Horse, near...
Trade's a treasure at Hook & Parrot
24-Feb-2005
The Hook & Parrot, which attracts a varied mix of custom during the day and evenings, has come onto the market in Devon. The pub is positioned...
Brains puts 21 leases on market for first time
17-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team Cardiff-based brewer and retailer SA Brain is offering its first leases in a new initiative called Positive Partnerships at 21...
Snap up the throne of Rose & Crown
17-Feb-2005
The Rose & Crown, a historic 400-year-old pub and restaurant, is up for grabs in Wiltshire. The pub, set on a roadside position on the A360, is...
Millionaire's wife wants to shut rural inn
17-Feb-2005
The wife of millionaire fashion guru George Davies has upset the drinkers in a Cotswoldvillage by revealing plans to close the local pub and turn...
Put a hand up for Horse & Groom
17-Feb-2005
The Horse & Groom, a former winner of the North Oxfordshire Campaign for Real Ale's Pub of the Year, is seeking new owners. The traditional...
IR offers tax break for tips
17-Feb-2005
by Max Gosney Industry experts have welcomed new Inland Revenue guidelines relaxing the taxing of tips at pubs and restaurants. The Government's...
FSB steps up campaign for new deal for tenants
17-Feb-2005
by John Harrington The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) plans to lobby accountants and surveyors in the next stage of its drive to get a better...
Chance for slice of Manor life
17-Feb-2005
A property that's part of Rosewarne Manor in Cornwall has just come onto the market the first time in more than two decades. The manor, which is...
Industry resilient despite raft of legalities says expert
16-Feb-2005
The pub industry is suffering under government regulation says a leading property specialist.Peter Lapham, senior surveyor of property advisers...
Celtic Inns homes in on 100-pub estate target
10-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team Tenanted pub company Celtic Inns, which runs 63 pubs, is considering an acquisition that would help it reach its target of an...
Pub salute by English Heritage
10-Feb-2005
by Ewan Turney English Heritage has hit out at the "plasticisation" of Britain's pubs, which has left just 250 untouched by the ravages of...
Surrey pub gets a Claire Sweeney TV makeover
10-Feb-2005
A Shepherd Neame pub was given a £15,000 revamp and a visit from TV star Claire Sweeney after a chance phone call to a TV makeover program....
Yates Group snaps up Santa Fe chain
10-Feb-2005
Yates Group has bought the seven-strong Santa Fe restaurant chain for £3.55m, plus the assumption of £2.5m in debt. Sante Fe, which has two sites...
JDW's out to woo a more upmarket clientele
03-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon is to trial a lightly branded pub in an attempt to attract a more upmarket clientele. The Draper's Arms pub, which...
Charles Wells gives staff cash after £3m windfall
03-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team Bedford brewer and retailer Charles Wells has given its entire staff an extra week's pay after a windfall profit of £3.1m with the...
Trawler Inn is prize catch at Brixham
03-Feb-2005
Pub buyers seeking seaside living in the historic port of Brixham will find the Trawler Inn in Devon appealing. Located in a mainly residential area...
Tap into Old Well's food trade
03-Feb-2005
The Old Well Inn, which takes its name from a former well inside its cellar and dates back to Tudor times, has just come onto the market in Durham....
The chimes they are a changin'
03-Feb-2005
The Hutchings may have been advised against buying a pub in a remote corner of Wales, but they've confounded their critics. MARK TAYLOR reports When...
Pern's stake in local butcher's helps in field-to-fork pub f
03-Feb-2005
Chefs at Michelin-starred pub the Star Inn in Harome, North Yorkshire, will have the chance to learn new skills by training at the local butcher's...
Food trade caters for buyers' needs
27-Jan-2005
A traditional village inn that has a reputation for providing quality dining has just been placed on the market at Caldwell, North Yorkshire....
Get into the spirit of a haunted pub
27-Jan-2005
A Lancashire pub that has been the target of "ghost busters" searching for evidence of a haunting is up for grabs. The Sun Inn, set in the village...
New Year, new broom
27-Jan-2005
With the Christmas season over, January is often a time for reflection, resolution and literally, taking stock. Here are a few ideas that may help...
Sun yearn
27-Jan-2005
A life behind a bar in sunny Spain may be the dream of many running pubs in chilly Britain, but as Tony Halstead discovers, it can lead to heartache...
GK's managed estate is split into five divisions
20-Jan-2005
by The PMA Team Greene King has re-organised its managed outlets into five divisions following the acquisition of 432 Laurel neighbourhood pubs last...
Snap up full packageat Half Moon in Devon
20-Jan-2005
Several residential properties, a stable block and three stone buildings that make up an expansive hotel and freehouse are all up for grabs in one...
Page plan for table dancing in Stoke
20-Jan-2005
Veteran leisure entrepreneur Adam Page is planning to re-open part of his former Terraza nightclub in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, as a table dancing and...
Michelin-starred hosts plan chain
20-Jan-2005
by Tony Halstead The owners of Michelin-starred Northcote Manor, who recently opened a Lancashire gastro pub, are planning more sites. Partners...
Rents should be cut by up to £25,000 says Bell
20-Jan-2005
by John Harrington The Freedom for Pubs Association (FFPA) has claimed the Trade & Industry Select Committee report into pubco power is a chance...
Pub prices rise 9.2%, says Christie & Co
20-Jan-2005
Demand for freeholds from both group and independent publichouse operators helped drive up pub values by 9.2% in 2004, according to licensed property...
Host sacked in light-bulb row
20-Jan-2005
by John Harrington A pub manager has been sacked and given one week to leave his pub for ordering light bulbs without consent. John Traynor,...
Property agent predicts continued shortage of freeholds
14-Jan-2005
Demand for freeholds from both pub companies and individual operators drove freehold values up by 9.2 per cent in 2004, says property agent Christie...
Hydes looks to expand into pub accommodation
14-Jan-2005
Hydes Brewery, the Manchester based brewer and pub retailer, is looking to invest in accommodation in its pubs. It has kicked off its new strategy by...
Herald shows its acquisitive Mood
13-Jan-2005
by Tony Halstead and The PMA Team Lancashire-based Herald Inns & Bars, a company linked to leisure entrepreneur Trevor Hemmings, has acquired...
Poor health forces sale of Devon pub
13-Jan-2005
A popular destination freehouse in a prominent main road position is up for sale in west Devon. "The Harvest Home at Gulworthy is only on the market...
Machines will soon make headlines
13-Jan-2005
It is interesting to note just how much control the justices still exercise over the number of AWP machines allowed on licensed premises. This...
W&D's Burtonwood legal reform help
13-Jan-2005
Burtonwood's 420 tenants are to have licensing reform legal costs met by new owners Wolverhampton & Dudley in a move that will cost around...
Trio reap rewards at Farmers Arms
13-Jan-2005
A successful pub team has purchased the Farmers Arms that is set in an idyllic village near Ledbury, Herefordshire. Nicholas Calfe, of the Bristol...
Wellington under fire on insurance
13-Jan-2005
by Ewan Turney Irate Wellington Pub Company tenants have voiced outrage at plans to charge them more than £500 each for a revaluation of the...
The boy done not too bad
06-Jan-2005
The Trade & Industry Select Committee's pubco report is a curious mixture of naivety and crassness but also spot-on accuracy of judgement....
