Real Estate Investment

Chancellor stamps down on pub group Reits

26-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney

There is now little chance of a managed pub operator or tenanted pubco converting to tax efficient Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) status following the Pre-Budget Report.

Enterprise Inns to sell 82 pubs

12-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ

Enterprise Inns, which was recently given the go-ahead to become a real estate investment trust, is selling more than 80 of its pubs as part of a...

Jack: M&B's Reit plan is flawed

20-May-2008 By The PMA Team

A leading City analyst has poured cold water on its plan to convert to real estate investment trust status

M&B considering Real Estate Investment Trust

29-Nov-2007 By Mark Wingett

Mitchells & Butlers is giving "serious consideration" to converting to a Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) in order to unlock the value of its...

REITs, pubcos, and the tortoise and the hare

25-May-2007

In the coming weeks and months we should watch carefully the announcements that pubcos make on whether to convert into a real estate investment trust...

What the Sunday papers said...

25-Mar-2007

The Independent On Sunday painted a mixed picture for the prospects of the English and Welsh pub sectors after the smoking bans come into effect in...

Mitchells & Butlers unruffled by Tchenguiz reports

19-Mar-2007 By Hamish Champ

Mitchells & Butlers is "on track" to update shareholders on its future plans, including whether or not to convert into a real estate investment...

Treasury denies changes imminent on REITs

05-Feb-2007 By Hamish Champ

The Treasury has rebuffed reports that significant changes will be made to legislation covering real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Budget...

REIT rules "unlikely to change

02-Feb-2007 By Hamish Champ

The government is unlikely to change legislation covering real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the short term in order to help pub companies...