Legislation

‘Out of date’ rates system probe welcomed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

Kelly Tolhurst MP faces pub quiz in the House of Commons

09-Jan-2019 By Stuart Stone

What points were addressed when Kelly Tolhurst MP was questioned on the pubs code and future of pubs in Parliament on 8 January 2019?

Opinion

My shout: ‘businesses should approach the year with a spirit of bold curiosity’

04-Jan-2019 By Kate Nicholls

Next year will be tough for businesses, but we should focus on the positives, says UKHospitality’s chief executive Kate Nicholls.

Licensee challenges ‘out of control’ pubs code adjudicator with legal action crowdfund

02-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A north London licensee has launched a crowdfunding campaign to mount a High Court challenge to pubcos and the pubs code adjudicator over the beer tie.

Ei Group and Punch rulings unveiled by pubs code adjudicator

21-Dec-2018 By Michelle Perrett

The first arbitrations to be made public by the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) have involved two pubs from pubco EI Group and a pub formerly owned by Punch Partnerships.

Opinion

Politics and the pub: what should operators look out for in 2019?

19-Dec-2018 By MA Editorial

The Morning Advertiser asked industry experts to predict what policy changes could affect the on-trade in 2019.

Pub industry drives seasonal surge in EU hospitality workers

18-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

Latest figures have revealed that, after several months of decline, an influx of seasonal workers to the pub industry has delivered a spike in EU workers entering the hospitality industry.