Legislation

MA500

Drugs in pubs: embrace testing or lose your licence

14-Feb-2019 By Robert Mann

The use of illegal substances in pubs is not a new problem, but it’s one that refuses to go away and one that continues to cause headaches for operators.

A group of publicans has united against the rates system

11-Feb-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Ahead of a parliamentary probe into the business rates system, The Morning Advertiser (MA) spoke to St Albans MP Anne Main about her work raising the concerns of the city’s publicans in Westminster.

Trade bodies demand halt to consultations until Brexit resolved

11-Feb-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Food industry chiefs have said the sector is beleaguered with no-deal Brexit uncertainty and urged consultations on other matters, including plastic use and a deposit return scheme, be put on hold.

MA at 225

Putting the house in order

11-Feb-2019 By Poppleston Allen

Specialist licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen unravels legislative twists and turns affecting the pub trade in the past 225 years.

Pub rateable values increase ‘by up to 567%’

07-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

Ahead of a Commons debate on beer taxation, research has found that a large number of operators have borne the brunt of huge increases in rateable value following 2017 reform.

Steps tackling ‘wholly unacceptable’ booking site tactics welcomed

07-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

Six online hotel booking sites have all voluntarily agreed to make changes to their online conduct following a probe by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA)

‘Out of date’ rates system probe welcomed

04-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and UKHospitality (UKH) have both welcomed the launch of an enquiry into the impact of the current business rates system.

Beer, cider and spirit tax freeze comes into force

01-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

Tax freezes on alcohol announced in the 2018 Budget are to be implemented for further year from today (1 February).

Opinion

Making tax digital – how will pubs be affected?

23-Jan-2019 By Barry Dovey

Barry Dovey, managing director of BDCMA Accountants, explains what publicans need to know about HMRC's Making Tax Digital policy.

EU workers needed for sector growth, UKHospitality says

22-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Businesses are concerned they will struggle to fill vacancies if the Government restricts migration after leaving the European Union, according to trade body UKHospitality (UKH).

Sector welcomes abolishing of EU ‘settled status’ fee

21-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Prime Minister Theresa May has scrapped the fee millions of EU citizens would have had to pay to be able to continue living in the country after Brexit – a move that has been met with a sense of relief from the pub industry.

UKHospitality joins calls to scrap EU citizen settled status fee

21-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has pressed the Government to scrap ‘settled status’ application costs for EU nationals living in Britain after Brexit.

MPs call for reform of business rates system

17-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

St Albans’ MP Anne Main led the way in challenging the Government to reform the business rates system in a debate on the closure of Britain’s pubs in Parliament.

No-deal Brexit spells 'disaster' for pubs

16-Jan-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Following the House of Commons’ rejection of the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, trade body UKHospitality (UKH) said the prospect of a ‘no deal’ would be a disaster for the sector.

Big Interview

Forty years in the pub industry with ‘whizz kid’ turned publicans’ champion, Phil Dixon

10-Jan-2019 By Ed Bedington

Phil Dixon recently celebrated a career in the pub industry spanning four decades. Now taking retirement, he reflects on his experiences, and how things have changed for the licensed trade over that time