New openings for Coppa Club, Manahatta and Bulldog Gin are among the sector’s new openings. Meanwhile, estate agent Savills’ Paul Breen looks at the future for city centre-based businesses.
By Gav Young, the Plough and Barleycorn, Isle of Wight
It is no coincidence the biggest voices in the ‘cut the duty’ campaign are the big brewers. With duty at around 52p per pint it is a massive proportion of the value of a pint at the brewery gate, far more so than it is of a pint on the bar in the pub....
Business rates for pubs in England are predicted to rise by more than £23m next year, off the back of the CPI measure of inflation rate for September from the Office of National Statistic (ONS).
Loungers opening 150th site, Star Pubs & Bars makes double move and GK collaboration reopens site after £400k investment are among the latest news in the pub property world.
This week’s property round-up includes openings for The Inn Collection Group and Roxy Lanes while BrewDog agrees a franchise deal for six bars in Italy.
This week's news includes the Broadcaster pub and dining room at Television Centre, the Lion revamp in Shirley, Reading venue for London Cocktail Club, Mojo's latest site in Reading, the Lamb & Flag in Oxford and Simmons Bar hits the CIty.
The latest property news includes the Arusha Group’s tie up with Star Pubs & Bars, a new Puttshack site, Beavertown’s first pub and “dive bar” the Bourbon.
By Neil Morgan, senior director of pubs & restaurants, Christie & Co
Neil Morgan, senior director of pubs & restaurants at Christie & Co, gives an insight into the state of the property sector now that restrictions have been lifted.
Some 89 pubs have closed for good having either been demolished or converted into other types of buildings in England and Wales since May, figures have revealed.
The latest property news includes Heineken to invest £38m in pub estate, Vaulkhard Group’s new venture, Castro’s, Hyatt Place's PocketSquare Skyline Bar & Terrace, Hilton Hotels' LOFT, Jack Solomon and Coppa Club.
The latest property news includes updates from Beavertown Brewery, Livelyhood, The Inn Collection Group, Sixes moves outside London and Lunar Pub Company.
The Government’s latest proposals on business rates will create more difficulties for pubs appealing their business rates than benefits, according to rating experts at Colliers, the property consultancy.
The latest property round-up includes the news that Igniting Hospitality is launching its first pub, the reopening of the Bald Faced Stag and the chance to run the pub from TV series Doc Martin.
The latest pub property news includes updates from Brucan Pubs, The Blind Rabbit, Lunar Pub Company, and a new retro arcade bar for Edinburgh as well as wildlife zone for Cornwall pub.
The latest pub property round-up includes a pub featured on Amazon Prime’s Real Ghost Hunters being put up for sale, new owners of a venue housed in a Grade II-listed church, and updates from Star, JD Wetherspoon, Hickory’s and Robinsons.
The 10% of hospitality firms that had been unable to reopen as yet are set to trade again from Monday (19 July) when restrictions are eased, research has found.
The latest pub property round-up includes site news from Star Pubs & Bars, Admiral Taverns and Heartstone Inns, as well as an eclectic mix of new openings across the capital.
According to the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index, the branded pub and bar restaurant segment is expected to total 3,753 sites at Dec 2021 – a net loss of 29 sites.
In addition to City Pub Group buying the freehold of a London site, Greene King has taken on the excitement of the Euros football tournament with a pub rebrand.
The latest pub property round-up includes news of expansions into south west England by Flight Club and Boxpark while Corona and Inn Collection Group have made waves with new sites by the sea.
The latest property news from the pub sector includes new site updates from groups including Greedy Gordons and Revere Pub Company, as well as further news from ‘big six’ operators including Punch and Admiral.
Some 384 pubs – on average six per week – have ‘vanished’ during the Covid-19 pandemic so far, having either been demolished or converted for different use, according to new figures from Altus Group.
The last week has seen Wales and Tottenham star Gareth Bale sign a new lease for Elevens Bar & Grill, as well as updates from the New World Trading Company, Inn Collection Group and Hawthron, among others.
UKHospitality (UKH) boss Kate Nicholls has written to the Chancellor asking for more financial support to help pubs rebuild as pandemic restrictions are eased.
The Government must re-consider its proposed £2m business rates relief cap or face the continued “systemic closure” of pubs, according to Colliers International’s head of business rates.
In addition to the announcement BrewDog has signed a lease on a ‘carbon negative’ Las Vegas venue, mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor and London mayoral candidate Laurence Fox have made on-trade moves.
A group of hospitality operators and property agents are calling on the Government to implement the same rent relief scheme as has been adopted in Australia, according to reports by MCA Insight.
