Property law

Fuller's sells historic west London pub

04-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Fuller’s has sold a Grade II-listed pub it had owned for more than 150 years.

Grade II-listed Somerset pub sold for £385,000

03-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A Somerset inn with a Grade II-listing has changed hands for the first time in almost two decades.

England cricket stars open second pub

02-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Cricketers Stuart Broad and Harry Gurney have opened their second pub, in Nottinghamshire.

Fleurets chairman reflects on 40 years in the pub industry

27-Sep-2018 By Stuart Stone

As he prepares to retire, Fleurets chairman Martin Willis reflects on his 40-year career in the pub trade.

Red Mist Leisure's £2.5m investment in destination pub

27-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Red Mist Leisure has announced its largest refurbishment investment to date, with £2.5m spent on opening a destination pub in Hampshire.

Herefordshire village buys Ei pub for £275,000

26-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A Herefordshire group has succeeded in a campaign to save its only village pub, after 200 people bought shares to bring it into community ownership.

Moving from leasehold to freehold

24-Sep-2018 By Stuart Stone

Property experts reveal the best way to make the move from leased to freehold property in the pub industry

Actor Idris Elba to open London cocktail bar

20-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Hollywood actor Idris Elba is one of the operators opening a new tropical-themed cocktail bar in London this autumn.

Red Mist Leisure sells pub to Shepherd Neame

17-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Red Mist Leisure has sold one of its popular pubs to Shepherd Neame, in order to focus on its other sites.

Pergola vision at Royal Festival Hall opposed

13-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A plan to open a Pergola bar and restaurant on the roof of the architecturally significant Royal Festival Hall has been opposed by heritage groups.

Chancellor invited on pub crawl to hear business rates struggles

12-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Chancellor Philip Hammond was invited to go on a pub crawl by MPs, in order to experience the struggles faced by small pubs under the current business rates system.

Eight licensed sites closed per day in past year

11-Sep-2018 By Stuart Stone

According to the latest edition of CGA Insights and AlixPartners’ Market Growth Monitor, Britain has 3,116 fewer restaurants, pubs, bars and other licensed premises than it did 12 months ago.

Fleurets announces chairman’s retirement

31-Aug-2018 By Stuart Stone

Martin Willis, chairman of leisure property specialists Fleurets, has announced that he will retire after a 34-year spell with the firm.

Pub to honour ex-football chairman with £350,000 refurbishment

29-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A pub in Burnley, Lancashire will receive £350,000 for a refurbishment that will pay tribute to the pub’s connection to local football.

What do pubcos look for in a lessee?

29-Aug-2018 By Stuart Stone

Representatives from three pubcos explain what prospective lessees can do to make themselves stand out when it comes to landing the role of running a pub