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High profile tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward faces eviction from her pub after breaching the terms of her lease by closing.
But Ward, who runs the Justice for Licensees campaign group and was the brains behind the Pubco Protest march, has vowed to carry on the fight for fairness for tied tenants across the country.
She has been at Mavericks in Newquay, Cornwall for seven years but was forced to shut two weeks ago after bailiffs cut off the electricity over an £11,500 bill. The pub and living quarters currently have no lighting, heating or hot water.
Enterprise has served a section 146 notice on Ward informing her that she has breached the terms of her lease by not being open.
She has until 20 May to rectify the problem or the pubco will start forfeiture proceedings. However, Ward is likely to be declared bankrupt at a hearing on 7 May. If declared bankrupt, the premises licence would lapse.
She also owes Enterprise almost £11,000 in costs after a failed bid to take out an inter
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Tony Preston 03/04/2009 14:28:01 |
RE: Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction Of course EI are out of pocket (in their terms). But why? During the process of problems Inez has faced, exactly what has been done to identify the cause of the problems, understand if they are surmountable and prepare a strategy to overcome the immediate hardship? If say, you gave me £100,000 a year from your take, and in a 6 year period or so, I had simply collected that money, then all is good. You will have taken care of everything else - refurbs, building, costs - the lot. In that time you will hopefully also have earned a reasonable living - let's just say £40k a year. So, you have worked, looked after the business and paid yourself a salary. Fair play. Let’s say that now, there are a barrage of changes in economic circumstance that have culminated over time. These vary from things happening outside the influence of my pubco and also your tenancy. My trade has declined due to this. My bills have gone up across the board - no fault of my pubco. My pubco costs have gone up also, my £100,000 has gone up and is potentially now say £120,000 (cost of beer, rent - whatever). So, costs up, footfall down. I am looking at ways to do something about this. I want my business to work. I look at my savings but in reality, they are not there or small and I'm really saving these as my last hope in case it all goes horribly wrong. So, I chat to my pubco. I say this is happening and that is happening, trade is down and the economic climate is poor, competition has increased (supermarkets and the like) and I am finding it difficult to maintain my current payment levels across the board. (cont...) This post replies to William Bass > RE: Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction |
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| Tony Preston 03/04/2009 14:42:45 |
RE: Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction I can look around to see if there are cheaper suppliers for my services, there are but they are all still 45%+ more than they used to be a couple of years ago. I have challenged my rates. I look into my business. I need to have an extra £3,000 per month to meet my commitments - I'm not increasing pay but looking to quiesce my business activities in the immediate term and look at ways of improving it over time. I turn to my pubco, to whom I have without question given my dues for the last 6 years. They are the only avenue for further cost cutting I have, and they may be able to help me with marketing, promotions etc. We are a partnership, but I have had no need to call upon their part of the partnering relationship before. I do now. They look at the situation. They look at what is happening all around and they look at our past relationship. What happens next? The only thing the pubco have to give are cash incentives. It is the only way they can help. Is it wrong to expect the partner to whom you have paid your dues year on year that proffers a partnership in business to give a little back just once or twice when times are hard? I don’t believe it is. I have paid ‘list’ price for beer, I have used their insurers, I have used the ‘approved’ suppliers for my AWP, I have paid rent, I have given them 35% of my AWP take, I have fixed their building as it has been needed, I have decorated and maintained the public and private quarters, I have upgraded and enhanced my environment, I paid an entry fee and deposit and I have worked hard for 6 years. But in the 7th, I need some of it back. I need my business partner to help. I need this plethora of services they offer me to kick in, the things the freetrade operator has not got. I need the whole machine to turn the cogs and help me. I don't mean the services like the suppliers that are actually mandatory. I want real help, now. I want to survive through trading. Is that so wrong? edited by: Tony Preston at: 03/04/2009 14:43:29 This post replies to Tony Preston > RE: Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction |
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| Tony Preston 03/04/2009 14:43:58 |
Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction The big question is how? How do we get the message to everyone - everything else is simple - money collection, the I.P.E.F. (Inez Publican Equality Foundation) - it is getting the message to ALL tenants everywhere and then eliciting a response. How do we achieve that? This is where the rich contributor comes into play - the one that supports equality that sits in the background who we know nothing of - until it is time to know of them. Mr/Miss contributor - if you are out there - now is the time. Mr/Miss media person - now is the time Mr/Miss press person - now is the time Mr/Miss radio presenter - now is the time Mr/Miss sympathiser - now is the time Mr/Miss drinker - now is the time This post replies to info man > Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction |
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robert winston 03/04/2009 15:02:35  |
Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction vince power? This post replies to Tony Preston > Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction |
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| info man 03/04/2009 14:58:25 |
Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction We need to contact every publican tied to the pubcos and generate a list of rents vs what the rent should be and tied beer prices. A national database will show the true values vs the RICS valuation used by the pubcos. The very same RICS valuation when used fairly will show the disparity in sums. This data can be known to all publican so that true comparables can be used in valuing rents. Secondly all pricelists can be shown vs freetrade wholesale discounts to show the profits to compile a stocklist showing profits to all parties so that there can be a 50/50 split on profits. I believe this is well underway at local level and can be compiled to show the national picture. Openess and transparancy is what is called for and long over due. There is no reason for pubcos/brewers and tennants to not work together and make profit but the reluctance of pubcos and brewers to disclose their pricelists thus far is far from being either. Why would a rental database be an issue at all? If publican knew the information they could make an informed decision on the fairness and legality of an agreement being put before them. This is where the tied model should work increasing profits for both parties and in principle is fair but unfortunately not adhereed to. This post replies to Tony Preston > Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction |
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| Inez Ward 04/04/2009 10:34:56 |
Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction Simon why Bye, Bye? Have you not heard the news, ahh bless sweetie. Worry not Inez is not leaving the trade, not yet anyways lol I have a few more promises to keep first. So Simon I note from your posting history that you have only ever made two postings, one here (it's a pity it was removed I would have liked to have seen what you had to say) and the other on one of the protest threads, do I know you Simon? If you want to chat I would love to talk to you about how some pubcos have been operating. Shall we start with do you believe that the way the tie is being currently operated is mutually beneficial to both parties? Do you believe that rents are fair and maintainable, across the board? Do you think that there could be some conflict of interest within the TRVG, considering that 7 out of 9 full time members have pubco associations? I await your reply with anticipation. This post replies to this thread |
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Columbo 04/04/2009 11:34:12 |
Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction Inez the longer you stay in the pub trade the better. I think you are an inspiration to others. This post replies to Inez Ward > Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction |
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| George Baker 05/04/2009 03:14:10 |
RE: Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction Tony, I've just read your post of 11.58 on 3rd April. My total respect and compliments to you, sir. What indeed have we done to ourselves as a so-called civilised society to have greed and materialism worshiped on such an obscene scale? Why does 'doing business' in the UK now seem to be no more than devising a method of ripping off the maximum amount of money from as many vulnerable people in the shortest possible timeframe. This disease is not confined to so-called Pub Cos but has now become an epidemic which has swept through the corporate structures of this nation. Unless, as a society, we can rediscover the principles of how to transact business in a responsible, honest and diligent fashion we are doomed to collapse in a rancid stew of spivs, cartels, fixers, con-men and corporate chancers. I have spent the last few months on the other side of the world. Nowhere is perfect, and the economic recession is truly worldwide, but I am increasingly of the opinion that as a nation the UK is going through its death throes and its bankruptcy is a moral one as well as an economic one. As ever, the innocents are the ones who pay a horrendous price for the actions of the contemptibles. edited by: George Baker at: 05/04/2009 03:14:21 This post replies to Tony Preston > RE: Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction |
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| Columbo 09/04/2009 18:20:54 |
Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction It is nice to see Inez Ward's face and name coming up so much in the media. Keep it up girl!! This post replies to this thread |
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| dave gardner 09/04/2009 21:51:38 |
RE: Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction only to be expected a breach of the agreement has occured due to the licensees blatent none payment of her electric bill. self inflicted This post replies to JohnD > RE: Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction |
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