PROPERTY ROUND-UP
PROPERTY: Cornish Arms operators take on Dartmoor’s Ring of Bells
This property round-up includes mentions from a Top 50 Gastropubs operator, DGB Hospitality, Heartwood, Hydes, and more.
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PROPERTY: Market Halls expands games concept across London sites
This property round-up includes mentions from Market Halls, Butcombe, Vagabond, Herts Pubs and more.
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PROPERTY: Little Door & Co to open biggest site in Shoreditch
This week’s property round-up includes mentions from Little Door & Co, Hydes, Heartwood and more.
BIG INTERVIEW
BIG INTERVIEW: Proper Pubs’ MD Nathan Wall is a self-confessed ‘pub geek’
From growing up in Zambia to spearheading growth for giants in the UK’s pub and QSR sectors, Nathan Wall’s career has been shaped by resilience, curiosity and a people-first mindset.
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PROPERTY: Beautiful Pubs completes £1m redevelopment of The Old Horse
This property round-up includes mentions from Admiral Taverns, Wren Pubs, JD Wetherspoon and more.
Proper Pubs MD: ‘Community pubs are resilient but must evolve’
Community pubs remain resilient as value‑seeking consumers turn to local venues, but the sector must keep adapting to survive, Proper Pubs managing director Nathan Wall told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
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PROPERTY: Hydes commits £1.5m to refurbish The Boathouse
This property round-up includes mentions from Hydes, Admiral Taverns, Market Place, Arkell’s and more.
Admiral boss ‘pleased with strong progress against business’ growth strategy’
Community pub group Admiral Taverns “remains focused on growing its estate”, CEO Chris Jowsey outlined as the business reported its latest financial results.
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PROPERTY: Savills brings Gladstone Arms freehold to market at £1.12m
This property round-up includes mentions from Admiral Taverns, Punch Pubs, Christie & Co, and more.
Admiral earmarks £8m for Proper Pubs growth this year
Nathan Wall has hit the ground running at Proper Pubs, outlining a growth strategy rooted in quality, consistency and the enduring strength of the community pub.
Operators forecast tighter menus, clearer purpose and elevated comfort this year
Pubs are preparing for another year of tight margins and shifting consumer behaviour, but chefs say 2026 will be defined less by novelty trends and more by disciplined creativity, operational clarity and food that justifies its value.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
PROPERTY: Greene King’s Beehive Inn to undergo major refurbishment
This property round-up includes mentions from Greene King, Proper Pubs, NEOS Hospitality and more.
Operators push back on Starmer’s ‘further support’ for pubs
Pub operators have reacted to Sir Keir Starmer’s suggestion that the Government could offer “further support” to hospitality businesses facing sharp increases in business rates, with JDW’s Tim Martin calling for “fairness and tax equality”.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
PROPERTY: Fuller’s unveils refurbished Wellington at Waterloo
This property round-up includes investments from Admiral Taverns, Robinsons, Fuller’s, Wells & Co, and more.
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PROPERTY: Mulligans upgrades Cheltenham site and launches in Romford
This property round-up includes mentions from Mulligans, Star, Brunning & Price and more.
Jowsey: ‘2,000 pubs would be a good number for Admiral’
Admiral Taverns aims to reach 2,000 pubs after procuring 21 sites from RedCat, chief executive Chris Jowsey told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
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PROPERTY: Admiral Taverns’ Malt Shovel reopens following £110k refurbishment
This property round-up includes mentions from Admiral Taverns, Camerons Brewery, Bird House London and more.
Admiral pumps over £1m into three pubs
Admiral Taverns has injected £1.05m into three pubs over the past month.
PCA data reveals wide variation in pubco performance
Tenant satisfaction with the UK’s major pub companies varies far more widely than headline figures suggest, according to new company level data released by the pubs code adjudicator (PCA).
Wet-led pubs show signs of stabilisation as younger drinkers return to locals
Britain’s traditional wet-led pubs appear to be finding a firmer footing after years of decline, driven by changes in consumer behaviour and smarter operator strategies.
Admiral Taverns holds capex at £33m, prioritises growth projects and energy savings
Admiral Taverns will keep capital investment broadly steady this year, targeting growth-led refurbishments across its 1,350-strong community pub estate while stepping up spend on energy-efficiency measures.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
St Austell reopens Dartmouth pub after ‘transformational’ refurbishment
This property round-up includes mentions from St Austell, Thwaites, Damm, Heartwood and more.
Admiral injects almost £900k into Proper Pubs estate in one month
Admiral Taverns has invested £890,000 into three sites in its community wet-led operator division, Proper Pubs, in the past month.
The secret to success with the BII’s 2025 LOYA winners
Located in Witney, Oxfordshire, the Three Horseshoes operates with Tommy Higgs and Mike Dove at the helm - two friends turned publicans who are redefining what it means to run a modern community pub.
Admiral appoints new Proper Pubs MD
Admiral Taverns has appointed Nathan Wall as managing director (MD) of its Proper Pubs division.
Proper Pubs to reward operators with gala event
The community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns has launched its first ‘Proper Pubs Awards Gala’.
Admiral splits £35m investment across 230 pubs
Admiral Taverns has injected £35m into its estate over the past year, CEO Chris Jowsey told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
Town pub reopens after investment
The Valiant in Grimsby has reopened following an investment of nearly £315,000.
Proper Pubs collects over 20,000 Easter eggs for charity
Proper Pubs, the community wet-led division of Admiral Taverns, has collected 20,500 chocolate Easter eggs to donate to local communities and groups in need across the UK.
Admiral expects ‘further shift’ towards L&T, trade ahead of forecasts
Admiral Taverns has believes there will be a “further structural shift” towards its leased and tenanted pubs after announcing trade is ahead of expectations.
Proper Pubs donates thousands of advent calendars to community groups
Proper Pubs, the community wet-led division of Admiral Taverns, has collected more than 16,000 advent calendars to donate to community groups.
Admiral pub will be home to mural of The Smiths bass player
Funding plans to paint a mural on the side of an Admiral Taverns pub as a tribute to late bass guitarist Any Rourke of The Smiths have skyrocketed since the project’s launch.
Admiral operator marks 50th anniversary
An Admiral Taverns licensee has celebrated "incredible achievement" of 50 years of service at the same pub.
Admiral snaps up more than 50 sites in five months
Admiral Taverns has procured more than 50 sites in the past five months as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
Admiral acquires 18 pubs from Marston’s
Chester-based pub company Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to acquire 18 freehold, wet-led pubs from Marston’s.
Admiral sees 122% sales boost during England's first Euros game
Admiral Taverns has reported a 122% uplift in draught sales thanks the Euros 2024 tournament.
BIG INTERVIEW
The Big Interview: 'I'm never happy, never satisfied' says Admiral boss
Modest is the word that springs to mind when speaking with Chris Jowsey.
Admiral procures 37 tenanted pubs from Fuller's for £18.3m
Admiral Taverns has reached an agreement to purchase 37 pubs from Fuller, Smith & Turner’s Tenanted Inns Division for £18.3m
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My Pub: Blue Ball Inn, Worrall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
As a vital pub in a village less than five miles from the centre of Sheffield, the Blue Ball Inn has plenty going on.
PROPERTY ROUND-UP
Admiral pumps £286k into Proper Pubs site
This week’s property round-up features investments from Admiral Taverns, Fuller’s, and Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
PCA: ‘Big six’ must be proactive over code breaches
Pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has praised pub companies for taking the principles of the pubs code to heart but also warned them they must be proactive when the code is breached.
Admiral unveils new mid-market pub concept
Admiral Taverns has announced the launch of its first mid-market pub concept as part of its community led Proper Pubs division.
Admiral pumped over £27m into 300 pubs
Community pub company Admiral Taverns ploughed more than £27m into refurbishments and updates across its Proper Pubs and tenanted and leased estate in England, Scotland and Wales last year.
Admiral invests almost £700k into two sites on same road
Admiral Taverns has ended the year with a nearly £700,000 investment project across two pubs in the north east on the same road.
Admiral invests almost £1m in four pub revamps
Admiral Taverns has invested close to £1m in the renovation and reopening of four of its pubs in the past month.
Admiral Taverns ploughs £250k into pub
The Bush Inn, Aberdare, South Wales, reopened on Thursday 7 December after a major investment from Admiral Taverns of £250,000.
Trio of community heroes hailed by Admiral division
Admiral Taverns’ community wet-led Proper Pubs division has announced a trio of winners for its Community Hero Awards.
Admiral opens 200th Proper Pubs site
Admiral Taverns has opened the 200th site in its Proper Pubs division in time for Christmas.
Villagers rally to save their last pub
Villagers have come together to save the last pub in King’s Walden which has been labelled the “heart of the community”.
Admiral licensees raise more than £1m for charity
Admiral Taverns operators have raised more than £1m for local causes over the past 18-months, the pubco has announced.