Property law

Space invaders: what to do if someone occupies your pub

05-Jun-2018 By Stuart Stone

After travellers invaded Thwaites Brewery over the late May bank holiday weekend, The Morning Advertiser reveals what steps a pub can take if it finds its space invaded.

Businesses 'still can’t navigate new rates system'

31-May-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has released statistics shedding light on the impact of Check Challenge Appeal (CCA) in the first year since the new system for business rates appeals was introduced in April 2017.

Regional focus on...Wales

22-May-2018 By Stuart Stone

Our regional focus looks at the best pubs and bars available across Wales.

Hazard spotting: staying on top of health and safety regulations

22-May-2018 By Stuart Stone

A look at the most common health and safety pitfalls for pubs, and how to navigate them without tripping up.

Appealing pub business rates

04-May-2018 By Stuart Stone

David Shuttleworth, vice-president of ratings advisory company Altus Group, explains how to go about the process of appealing against pub business rates.

Regional focus on...Greater London

04-May-2018 By Stuart Stone

Our regional focus looks at the best pubs and bars available across Greater London's 32 boroughs.

Robinsons' investment helps reopen 18th century coaching inn

03-May-2018 By Fred A'Court

A pub has reopened after a substantial outlay from Robinsons Brewery, creating 30 jobs after being closed since last autumn for refurbishment.

Arkell’s Brewery announces 'first new pub' for 15 years

03-May-2018 By Fred A'Court

Wiltshire brewery Arkell’s is to build its first new pub in more than a dozen years on a farm site earmarked for more than 1,800 houses.

Brakspear to reopen Grade II-listed Frogmill pub after major redevelopment

03-May-2018 By Claire Churchard

A Grade II-listed pub believed to date back to the 16th century is due to reopen after an undisclosed investment by pub operator and brewer Brakspear to redevelop the site.

Pub property: Outdoor pursuits

01-May-2018 By Stuart Stone

Investing in your pub’s outdoor infrastructure in time to cash in on summer footfall can provide a huge boost for business. Here are the boxes that need ticking before breaking ground on a new outdoor project

Pub property: Lease is the word

11-Apr-2018 By Stuart Stone

Leaseholds remain an ever-popular point of entry into the pub industry for inexperienced pub owners. However, sites that are only part way through their lease may need to be reassigned, so what’s the best way to do this?

Regional focus on...the West Midlands

11-Apr-2018 By Stuart Stone

Our regional focus on the west midlands focuses on the best pubs in Shropshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Birmingham.

Pubs 'doing well despite mixed quarter for leisure sector'

09-Apr-2018 By Stuart Stone

Leisure property specialist Fleurets’ first quarterly update of the year has revealed a mixed start to 2018 for the leisure sector yet there were strong early performances by UK pubs.

More than a bit part: pub fixtures and fittings

03-Apr-2018 By Stuart Stone

The ability to nail down pub fixtures and fittings is key to buying and selling a premises. Here is a basic guide to some of your business’s moving – and non-moving – parts that may or may not need pricing

Who are London's pub property guardians?

03-Apr-2018 By Stuart Stone

Calling a Live-in Guardian to stay in an empty pub while the site is between tenants or it's longer term future is being determined offers property owners a large number of benefits .

Regional focus on...the Home Counties

29-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

Our regional focus on the Home Counties focuses on the best pubs in Kent, Surrey, Essex, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

How property guardians can help empty pubs save money

27-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

Allowing a property guardian to occupy an empty pub while its future is being decided could help a property owner save cash being unnecessarily spent on business rates.

Regional focus on...the north-west

19-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

Our regional focus on the north-west focuses on the best pubs in Greater Manchester, Mersey, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria.

Work the room: pub extensions

14-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

Pub extension work doesn’t just get under way when the builders roll in, there are plenty of things you must know and investigate long before physically expanding your site

MRO: can you afford it?

26-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

The hoops pub tied tenants need to jump through to access MRO are also steeped in costs. While going free-of-tie can be ultimately rewarding, the question to consider is whether you are prepared for the cost?

AVLP poll outlines biggest pub property challenges in 2018

22-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

A poll of members of the Association of Valuers of Licensed Property (AVLP) revealed that Brexit is among the biggest challenges facing the pub property industry in the year ahead.

Residents determined to buy last remaining village pub

21-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A community group in Cheshire is committed to purchase the last remaining pub in the village but needs to raise a minimum of £250,000 to do it.

Plan to replace popular Somerset pub with petrol station labelled 'heritage vandalism'

20-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

An application to demolish a former asset of community value (ACV) Hungry Horse pub with a 24-hour petrol station, beauty salon and offices has been met with fierce opposition from locals, who claim the development would "destroy the very character...

Market values: what valuers assess when putting a pub on sale

12-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

What does an agent look for when they’re valuing a pub for sale and what can you do to make sure your property is priced fairly?

Regional focus on...East Anglia

09-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Our regional focus on East Anglia takes a look at the best pubs available in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire

Under the hammer: getting a good deal at property auctions

05-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

It’s both a gift and a curse that buying at auction isn’t as easy as sneezing or waving at the wrong moment during the bidding process. Here is some advice on how to navigate a pub property auction

Regional focus on...Cambridgeshire

30-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Opportunities in Cambridgeshire stretch far beyond the university town at the county's heart.

The Sun inn reopens after £150,000 upgrade

30-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

The 15th century coaching inn on the Essex-Suffolk border, the Sun, Dedham, reopened on 25 January after a month-long refurbishment programme.

Residents blast planning application that could 'protect pub's future'

26-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A property developer that has submitted a planning application to build five homes in a pub's beer garden say it will "help protect the future of the pub" but nearby residents aren't so convinced.

How can licensees tackle high rent?

24-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Morning Advertiser sought advice from Slater and Gordon lawyers on where licensees stood when it came to challenging high rent.

Regional focus on...the south-west

23-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Our regional focus on the south-west takes a look at the best pubs available in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

Property specialist upbeat about pub trade for 2018

19-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Adviser for buying and selling businesses in the hotel, pub, restaurant sectors Christie & Co launched its annual Business Outlook report with a positive attitude towards the year ahead and embracing change.

Second-hand car salesman loses appeal to live in closed-down pub

18-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A second-hand car salesman who was living in a closed-down Oxfordshire pub without the relevant permissions has lost his appeal to remain there.

Top gastropub the Butchers Arms sold by Christie & Co

16-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

The 16th-century gastropub, ranked eighth in The Morning Advertiser’s Top 50 Gastropub list in 2017, has been sold off a guide price of £750,000.

Collate the evidence: what information do you need to negotiate a new rent deal?

15-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

When your rent comes up for review, what information do you need to negotiate a new deal and what is most important in making the case for a more competitive rent? Here, we also take a look at what you need to do when considering a rent deal for a new...

Fleurets’ survey of pub prices reveals market resilience

11-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Leisure property specialists Fleurets released their annual Pub Prices Report on 10 January with the quality of transactions rather than quantity keeping the market in good health.

Staffordshire pub to become community owned after £200,000 campaign

08-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

A pub in the Staffordshire Moorlands is set to become community owned following a 16-month campaign by locals to save it.

Alive & kicking: New agreements are driving the tenanted and leased pub market

03-Jan-2018 By Michelle Perrett

Much has been said and written about the implications of reform of the tenanted and leased pubs market. But, to misquote Mark Twain, reports about the demise of the sector appear to have been greatly exaggerated

Council's U-turn as demolition of pub did need planning permission

02-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has apologised and said "lessons have been learnt" after it became "confused" as to whether planning permission was required for the demolition of a pub in Leatherhead - which campaigners described...

Site of pub torn down without permission faced with fires, flytipping and unauthorised travellers

20-Dec-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Since the unauthorised demolition of a pub in Leatherhead, Surrey, the site has fallen victim to multiple piles of burning waste, flytipping and occupation by unauthorised travellers.

Former Young’s general manager takes over Surrey pub

20-Dec-2017 By Stuart Stone

Bradley Marchant and his wife Charlotte have been assigned the free-of-tie leasehold of the Abinger Hatch pub near Dorking.

Pub properties: On the market December 2017

18-Dec-2017 By MA Editorial

Property on the market this December includes pubs in Surrey and Norfolk.

'The pub is lost, the battle is not': Campaigners' outcry after pub torn down 'without permission'

05-Dec-2017 By Georgina Townshend

A petition had been started to save a pub in Leatherhead, Surrey, but campaigners have been left outraged after it has now been torn down without planning permission.

Shropshire pub launches formal share offer

04-Dec-2017 By Stuart Stone

The White Lion Pub in Ash Magna, Shropshire, launched a formal share offer at a public meeting on 30 November in the hope of keeping the 250-year-old site open.

Tenant and lessee rights: What are the options if you just can’t agree?

01-Dec-2017 By Michelle Perrett

The rent review or lease renewal is a difficult time for any licensee. But what are the options if you just can’t agree the rent or you feel that the pubco is acting unfairly?

Heineken urged to end Falcon contracts

30-Nov-2017 By Claire Churchard

Campaigners have called on Heineken to end the use of Falcon contracts, which the company will be taking on as part of its deal to buy 1,900 Punch pubs.

Pub properties: done deals and on the market November 2017

29-Nov-2017 By MA Editorial

November's property done deals include pubs in Rutland and Hampshire. Pubs on the market are in East Yorkshire and Northamptonshire.

London Mayor promotes planning safeguards for pubs

27-Nov-2017 By Claire Churchard

Extra support for the dwindling number of pubs in the capital will be included in the draft London Plan due to be published by Mayor Sadiq Khan this week.

Admiral Taverns reopens Essex pub after £100k refurbishment

24-Nov-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Admiral Taverns will be reopening a family run pub in Essex following a £100,000 investment.

Railway pubs: on the right side of the tracks

22-Nov-2017 By Claire Churchard

Station pubs are changing. Network Rail is encouraging operators to develop destination pubs that draw people in. We look at what this evolution means for publicans thinking about opening up next to the tracks.