More than 300 pubs have been permanently closed, set to be demolished or converted for other uses according to exclusive data for the 34 weeks and six days to 1 September 2020.
Hospitality groups Out Of the Woods and East Coast Concepts have both found buyers after being placed in administration while north west pub operator Red Fox & Peacock is poised to open its first freehold site following a seven-figure investment.
In addition to Kent-based brewer and operator Shepherd Neame investing a seven figure sum in one of its waterside pubs, Greene King, The Inn Collection Group and BrewDog have all confirmed new venues.
The creator of Neck Oil and Gamma Ray has unveiled its £40m new home, Redcomb's founders have added a second site to their portfolio of Prospect Pubs and Roxy Liverpool has undergone a £100,000 revamp.
Experts from Fleurets, Davey Co and Christie & Co dissect the pub property market and highlight a number of sector trends emerging amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
Two venues in Leeds' city centre have been saved from administration while JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has had plans for a new £2.6m site in Felixstowe, Suffolk, approved.
The Morning Advertiser (MA) understands that London pub operator Out of the Woods Group and Leeds-based bar group APN have both gone into administration.
Roseacre Pub Company and The Coaching Inn Group provide updates on their growing estates, while CGA figures reveal that pubs are reopening at a quicker rate than restaurants.
A coalition of trade bodies representing landlords and tenants within the pub sector has called on the Government to introduce a grant to help solve a growing rent crisis.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has revealed that almost 145,000 businesses registered to begin the process of challenging their property valuations during April, May and June.
A number of regional operators including Robinsons, Inn Collection Group and Priory Inns North West have unveiled revamped sites after sizeable recent investment.
The number of hospitality and tourism companies going bust slumped to the lowest levels for almost 10 years during lockdown, despite having little or no trade during the closure period, new analysis has found.
Pub operators including JD Wetherspoon (JDW), Punch and Craft Union have completed extensive pub refurbishment projects amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
