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Award-winning pub gets refurb
19-Oct-2011 - Palmers Brewery pub the New Inn at Cerne Abbas, Dorset, has closed for a six-month refurbishment — just weeks after licensee Jeremy Lee was crowned the Good Pub Guide 2012 Landlord of the Year.
CGR seals Dirty Martini site
19-Oct-2011 - CG Restaurants (CGR) has acquired a second site for its Dirty Martini bar concept in London’s Hanover Square.
Plans for two new enterprise zones
12-Oct-2011 - The Treasury has confirmed plans to set up two new enterprise zones — where measures are put in place to stimulate business growth — in Lancashire and Hull & Humber.
CD Pub Co plans to add one site per year
12-Oct-2011 - CD Pub Co, the Warwickshire-based pub company founded by two senior figures from the property industry, has announced plans to add one site per year over the next five years.
Pub rents: RICS rent panel must meet again
05-Oct-2011 - The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) must now reconvene to produce a clear interpretation of its rent setting guidance in the wake of the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee (BISC) report.
Warning issued over choosing a pub property agent
30-Sep-2011 - Licensees looking to sell their pub have been warned to be on their guard when choosing an agent.
20% of Scots hosts considered pub exit
28-Sep-2011 - One in five Scottish licensees has mulled over selling up or closing down their pub within the last six months — that’s according to independent research commissioned by brewer Molson Coors.
Shepherd Neame buys Kent hotel from Thorley Taverns
19-Sep-2011 - Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, has bought the freehold of a coastal hotel from multiple operator Thorley Taverns for an undisclosed sum.
Christie + Co to sell more ex-Tchenguiz pubs
13-Sep-2011 - Agent Christie + Co has been appointed to sell the latest batch of pubs that were formerly part of property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz’s pub empire.
St Austell re-opens Old Market House in Brixham
12-Sep-2011 - St Austell has re-opened the Old Market House in the fishing port of Brixham, Devon after a joint £1m investment with property firm Nirvana properties.
An Ever So Sensible opening
08-Sep-2011 - Managed multiple Ever So Sensible, run by former Mitchells & Butlers executive Chris Bulaitis, pictured, is opening up its second site in Lincoln.
Historic pub open again after refurb
08-Sep-2011 - Greene King has re-opened the historic George Inn in south London after a sympathetic refurbishment.
Villagers’ petition to save local pub
05-Sep-2011 - A village group has protested against Greene King’s application for planning permission to turn a village pub into housing.
Living Ventures’ first pub
31-Aug-2011 - Living Ventures Management will open its first pub, the Oast House in Manchester, at the end of September.
Gov't creates new enterprise zones
25-Aug-2011 - New pubs and bars in parts of Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Essex and Kent are set to have lower business rates and fewer restrictions on planning control,...
Shorthouse to join Colliers from Christie
24-Aug-2011 - Colliers International has appointed James Shorthouse from rival agent Christie + Co, to the role of head of licensed and leisure.
Commercial leases 'the most flexible ever'
23-Aug-2011 - Commercial landlords are offering "the most flexible lease regimes ever", leading to a greater take-up of longer leases. That's according to the British Property Federation's (BPF) Annual Lease Review for the Mary Portas high street review.
Hosts hail freehold deals
19-Aug-2011 - Licensees who bought their freeholds from Punch Taverns two years ago say the move has paid off with bigger profits being achieved, allowing greater investment...
Cavendish in site launch
18-Aug-2011 - Cavendish Bars, the company led by Christian Arden, is to launch an entertainment venue close to its Wahoo site in Oxford, after taking over the...
Craft Beer Co in talks over rollout
15-Aug-2011 - The Craft Beer Co is believed to be in talks with a number of interested parties regarding funding to roll out the brand to further sites in London.
Renaissance Pubs to open sixth site
10-Aug-2011 - Renaissance Pubs, the London-based gastro pub group founded by Nick Fox, Tom Peake and Mark Reynolds, will open its sixth site this September in West...
Lees acquires Blue Moon pub
10-Aug-2011 - Manchester-based brewer and pub operator JW Lees has bought the freehold of a West Yorkshire pub from Blue Moon Pub Company, the firm run by...
Giggs group 'in club bid'
05-Aug-2011 - A consortium including Manchester United player Ryan Giggs is understood to have made a £20m offer to buy No 5 Cavendish Square.
MP and CAMRA hail pub plans change
05-Aug-2011 - MP Greg Mulholland and CAMRA have welcomed the Government's inclusion of pubs in a new reduced-size planning document.
Rental values still in downward spiral
05-Aug-2011 - Pub rental values are still being hit by the economic decline that began in 2007 and it is difficult to predict when an uplift may...
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