Property law

750 companies a day sued for business rates arrears

05-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 190,000 non-domestic premises such as pubs, shops, restaurants and offices had to appear in front of magistrates for non-payment of their business rates.

Sompting pub could be turned into housing estate

31-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Freehold pub the Joyful Whippet in Sompting, West Sussex, could be torn down to make way for 10 houses.

Licensee shares advice after ‘challenging’ free-of-tie battle

29-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A Sheffield licensee has said she wants publicans who are thinking about beginning the process to go free of tie from their pubco/brewery to know “there is light at the end of the tunnel”.

Regional report

Why own a pub in Devon?

18-Jul-2019 By Michelle Perrett

Although reliant on tourism, if pub bosses are astute, there’s plenty of business available to make a rich living in Devon

Flat proposals will ‘kill all business’ at music pub

16-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Plans to build flats above a pub will make it ‘unviable’ to trade, according to the pair of brothers operating the site.

Top tips: All part of the masterplan

09-Jul-2019 By Poppleston Allen

If you are applying for a new premises licence or are making changes to the layout of an existing premises, you will probably need to submit an application to the local authority, enclosing a copy of suitable licensing drawings.

Regional report

Why is Liverpool a good place to own a pub?

28-Jun-2019 By Michelle Perrett

A growing population – made up of many Millennials and Generation Z – is helping drive Liverpool and that is attracting high-profile operators

Village pub shuts after near 200% business rates hike

26-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A West Sussex pub has closed its doors after a huge rise in business rates from £24,000 to £70,000 in one year.

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Where would many be without the tie?

24-Jun-2019 By Kate Hayden

The licensee of the Snow Goose at Farnborough, Hampshire and the Extraordinary Hare at West Hendred, Oxfordshire, Kate Hayden explains that the tie has come a long way since she started out 27 years ago.

Bermondsey Beer Mile could end up ‘like a poorly run high street’

24-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The founder of a brewery situated on the Bermondsey Beer Mile has shared his concerns that rising rents and new management of businesses under railway arches could ‘end up going the same way’ as a neglected high street.

Freehold pub prices up by a fifth due to ‘supply and demand’

21-Jun-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The average cost of a freehold has risen by almost a fifth (18%) over the past 10 years, research from leisure property specialists has found.

Regional report

What makes Surrey a good place to own a pub?

19-Jun-2019 By Michelle Perrett

Boasting a huge commuter belt and high property prices, Surrey is an area with plenty to offer aspiring pub bosses

£2.2m pledged to save local pubs

19-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

The Plunkett Foundation has announced a revamp of its ‘More Than a Pub’ programme, meaning an extra £2.2m worth of funding to support communities seeking control of their local pubs

My shout

Doing a U-turn on the tenanted sector

10-Jun-2019 By Mark Robson

The leased and tenanted side of the pub industry has fragmented much over recent years and groups are far more in tune with the needs of modern pub goers, according to Red Mist Leisure MD and BII chair Mark Robson.