Property briefs
30-Apr-2003
Cardiff is still seeing a booming trade in the leisure sector. The 20,000sq ft Millennium Plaza in the Welsh capital now boasts a 14-screen Ster...
Under the hammer: new standards for property auctions
28-Apr-2003
Standard conditions are being imposed on auctionsby Keith Miller of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Property boom slows Tadcaster
24-Apr-2003
By Steve Hemsley Rising property prices may mean Tadcaster Pub Company falls short of its target of acquiring 40 pubs in Yorkshire, the north east...
Credit card fraud reaches record high
16-Apr-2003
Credit card fraud in pubs and bars reached a record high in 2002 with £8.4m worth of fraudulent transactions being made.According to the Association...
New bill looks to reduce anti-social behaviour
11-Apr-2003
New bill aims to deal with so-called 'yob culture'by Philip Henson of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solictors Joelson WilsonYou...
FAQ: Reaching your market
28-Mar-2003
I serve good beer, good food and it's a great atmosphere, surely that's a good enough reason for people to come to my pub?People have less time but...
Revolution's wheels keep on turning despite slow growth
27-Mar-2003
By The PMA Team Inventive Leisure, which operates the 31-strong Revolution vodka bar chain, has seen its sales growth slow from 3.9% last year to...
InfoPage: Zipaccs - Putting some zip into keeping the books
20-Mar-2003
This InfoPage is an online advertorial from our sponsor Zipaccs.Given the choice of keeping a bar or keeping the books, there are very few publicans...
Property briefs
06-Mar-2003
InnSpired Pub Company has announced plans to spend £2.3m on improving the quality of its 1,100 strong estate. The figure matches the sum it spent on...
No longer worth £10m but Gerry's on the way back
27-Feb-2003
Gerry Martin's bankers were assuring him of support just weeks before they pulled the plug on his £30m Old Monk group in October. Talking to the...
Property briefs
24-Feb-2003
Punch Pub Company is continuing on the acquisition trail purchasing three pubs from Mill House Inns for £1.7m. The pubs include the Mill at Worston...
Understanding your market
20-Feb-2003
A pub can no longer assume that the pub is the default choice when it comes to leisure time. For example, it is perfectly plausible for someone to...
Martell in £2m National drive
20-Feb-2003
by Mike Bennett Martell Cognac is to spend £2m on a massive marketing and promotional campaign based around its sponsorship of the world's most...
ScotCo gives £100,000 to LVS
13-Feb-2003
Scottish Courage has donated £100,000 towards a £3m appeal to build a new sixth form and learning centre at the Licensed Victuallers School in...
Property briefs
03-Feb-2003
Chesterton has been appointed by the Spirit Group to identify and acquire up to 40 sites for its Two for One, Wacky Warehouse and Bar Room Bar...
BEDA demands talks on PRS fees
30-Jan-2003
by Tom Stainer The British Entertainment & Dance Association (BEDA) has demanded an urgent meeting with the Performing Rights Society (PRS) over...
Lording it over the bill
29-Jan-2003
In November last year the Licensing Bill was first published and presented in the House of Lords.So far the bill, which is set to allow flexible...
Property briefs
28-Jan-2003
Geronimo Inns, the pub-restaurant operator, has taken on the 25-year lease of the Bram Stoker pub on London's Old Brompton Road. It has taken on the...
Credit cards no bar to drinks sale
23-Jan-2003
I was really surprised recently to read a well known legal eagleflying in the wrong direction by claiming that the use of credit cards for drinks was...
Share values drop across the pub sector
22-Jan-2003
Depressed pub share-prices have been hit further by a series of grim trading updates from pub operators in the past few days.Publicly quoted...
Property briefs
20-Jan-2003
The Hare and Hounds in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, is up for sale for an asking price of £150,000. The pub is being sold as part of a rationalisation...
SFI troubles "apparent" last year
16-Jan-2003
ThePublican.com has learned that troubled SFI Group gave candidates for the vacant chief executive's position clear indications about cash-flow...
Tenanted sector to be hit by price rise
16-Jan-2003
The controversial divide between tenanted and managed pubs over beer discounts is set to take an uncomfortable step in the wrong...
Trading places
09-Jan-2003
Abbey's good fortune means a lot to Alan Morgan, who has had his ups and downs in the trade over the past 30 years. He was interviewed for a job with...
Fundraising
09-Jan-2003
Pub of the Year This award is sponsored by the Society of Licensed Victuallers in acknowledgement of the record sums raised by those working in the...
Make money on the quiet
11-Dec-2002
There are numerous events during 2003 to help boost business. By Phil Mellows.As Roy Wood and Wizzard once again loudly wish it could be Christmas...
Property briefs
05-Dec-2002
Grade II listed building the Wheat Sheaf is a three-story Victorian property situated close to the Stadium of Light football ground in Sunderland. It...
Property consultant Ken Newton continues his new series on p
05-Dec-2002
In my last article, I wrote about a landlord's notice (Section 25) to terminate a business tenancy. Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, a...
Smuggling cost hits £1bn a year
28-Nov-2002
New figures show that £1bn a year is lost in taxes to smugglers - amounting to costs of £12,000 a year for the average pub.Smuggling also cripples...
Property briefs
27-Nov-2002
The Stumbles Inn in Shepton Mallet has its own shove ha'penny team as well and two pool teams. The pub is popular with both locals and young people...
Property briefs
21-Nov-2002
Clarke Pub Company is selling eight of its Scottish pubs in order to focus on its larger managed outlets. The pubs include the Souter Johnnies in...
Bill has long road ahead
19-Nov-2002
Months of debate in store after draft bill is announcedby David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Property briefs
18-Nov-2002
Welsh pub company Celtic Inns, which is owned by electronics millionaire Sir Terry Matthews, has purchased 44 tenanted pubs from James Williams...
Property briefs
11-Nov-2002
The former Abbaye Bar and Brasserie in Canal Street, Manchester, is up for sale following a rationalisation of owning company Tragus Holdings. The...
Disasters wipe £14bn off UK's 2001 tourism income
06-Nov-2002
Shocking figures released this week show that Britain lost £14bn of tourism income last year because of foot-and-mouth and September 11.The figures...
Property briefs
04-Nov-2002
A Lincolnshire pub called the Brandy Wharf, which sells 60 types of cider, is up for sale through agents Brownill Vickers. The pub is 200 years old...
A run-down pub in Norfolk has been turned into a property no
31-Oct-2002
The Victoria provides a taste of the Raj in deepest Norfolk. In February 2001, Viscount Tom Coke, son of the Earl of Leicester, decided it was time...
Property briefs
29-Oct-2002
The Swan in Dobcross, near Saddleworth in Lancashire, which featured in the film Yanks starring Richard Gere, has been bought by Jennings Brewery....
Mission:
24-Oct-2002
to boldly grow Wetherspoon's mission is to grow its sales and, in a steady manner, its business and not as some believe tocharge as little as...
S&N ordered to pay £3,000 in disability discrimination case
23-Oct-2002
Pub operator Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has been ordered to pay £3,000 after a court ruled that it had discriminated against a customer with...
Property briefs - Birmingham special
21-Oct-2002
Christie & Co is inviting offers for two premises in Birmingham city centre. The leasehold interest in Gio's bar/restaurant in Paradise Place,...
Property briefs
16-Oct-2002
Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub retailer, is looking to acquire new pubs as part of its continued roll-out strategy. Property director...
Site sell-offs come too late to save debt-ridden Old Monk
10-Oct-2002
by Mike Bennett Gerry Martin bowed to the inevitable this week his eight-year-old Old Monk managed house business placed into administration, an...
Property briefs
07-Oct-2002
Offers are being invited for the Britannia Inn in the Vale of Llangollen, North Wales. It was built by the monks of Valle Crucis Abbey in the 14th...
Property briefs
30-Sep-2002
Everards has sold seven pubs to Noble House Leisure for £10.6m. Three of the pubs in Leicestershire include the Charnwood in Bardon Hill, Mill on...
Bank Holiday fails to raise pub profits
28-Aug-2002
Trading over the Bank Holiday weekend has failed to make up for what has been a wet and gloomy summer for many licensees.Despite reports of a £525m...
Custom-made cuts?
16-Aug-2002
An EU ruling on hard-line tactics by UK Customs and Excise may prove to be a boost for the trade's campaign to reduce duty. By Michelle...
Planning permission - structuring a business plan
23-Jul-2002
Tenanted and leased pub companies these days like applicants to come with a business plan. Nathan Lowry talked Phil Mellows through his.The art of...
BISL hits out over calls for pubs to pay for late-night services
18-Jul-2002
Trade group Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) has hit out at the Greater London Authority (GLA) over calls for pubs and bars to help pay for...
Po Na Na takes £6.6m property hit
19-Jun-2002
Shares in late-night bar and club operator Po Na Na fell to a fresh low yesterday after property write-downs set the company £5.3m into the...
