Swan is full of Eastern
14-Aug-2003
promise The Black Swan Inn at Trenholme Bar, near the North Yorkshire market town of Northallerton and the Yorkshire Moors, will be offering a taste...
Applegate opts for a Head start in Belton
14-Aug-2003
A pub that is a proven favourite with sports fans has been sold. Acting on behalf of Heather Barber and Larry Arnold, the Ipswich office of agent...
Different strokes for different folks
07-Aug-2003
Bury and Rochdale Each application will be judged on its individual merits. However, the councils are concerned that a proliferation of late-night...
A popular village freehouse inn, which has a reputation with
07-Aug-2003
The Stags Head Inn, at Yarlington near Wincanton, is ideally situated just a few minutes drive from the main A303 Honiton to London road, located in...
Licensees warned about rogue rate appeal agents
04-Aug-2003
Licensees are being warned to be careful when appointing agents to handle their rateable value appeals.The Valuation Office Agency (VOA), part of the...
CAMRA fears for listed pubs
01-Aug-2003
In the biggest shake-up for 50 years the government is planning to reform the system for listing historic buildings.The fear is that the new reform...
Refresh to extend Wychwood Brewery
31-Jul-2003
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has welcomed the news that Brakspear beers will be brewed again in Oxfordshire. Refresh, the company which brews...
Warwick is sold
31-Jul-2003
Acting on behalf of the Unique Pub Company, the Newcastle office of agents Christie & Co has sold the Earl of Warwick pub in Chapel Street, West...
Cock is top of pecking order
31-Jul-2003
Prominently located in one of the most visited towns in Suffolk, the Cock at Lavenham is now available through the Sudbury office of agent Fleurets....
Hub of village life' pub looks for new owners
31-Jul-2003
A traditional Berkshire village pub, renowned locally for its good food and real ales, has come onto the market through agent Christie & Co's...
Chance to gallop ahead
24-Jul-2003
at a country freehouse The Black Horse pub at Ainderby Quernhow, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, has been placed on the market by owners Jeff and Jan...
Keeping it in the family
24-Jul-2003
The world's oldest commercial cider maker still in family hands, which lists military hero Lord Kitchener as a former fan of its products, has...
Freehouse pumps up the volume
24-Jul-2003
The Pump House in Cooksbridge, near Lewes in East Sussex, has changed hands in an off-market deal through the Maidstone office of agent Christie...
Ex-hoteliers embrace the café culture
24-Jul-2003
Former hoteliers Jamie and Dawn Horton have decided to embark on a new business running a popular restaurant in Dartmouth, Devon. The Hortons, who...
Fun at the Tun
24-Jul-2003
Licensee Carl Jones has put the Mash Tun pub in Winchester, Hampshire, up for sale. A new lease is available on this busy city-centre pub, which is...
Minister writes to government over stamp duty concerns
22-Jul-2003
The on-going saga of stamp duty reform took another twist this week when shadow financial secretary to the Treasury Mark Prisk MP wrote to the...
BBPA meets with government over stamp duty reform
18-Jul-2003
Representatives of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the British Retail Consortium and the Confederation of British Industry met with...
Why not dive in at Westcliff?
17-Jul-2003
A detached hotel occupying a delightful position on a hillside in West Looe has become available through the Plymouth office of agent Robert Barry...
Historic Masons Armscomes on the market
17-Jul-2003
A picturesque Grade II period inn in Devon, which is reputed to date back to medieval times, has come onto the market through agent Bettesworths. The...
Cosy Blacksmiths up for grabs
17-Jul-2003
Situated in the pretty East Devon village of Plymtree, the Blacksmiths Arms is now available through the Stonesmith Partnership of Exeter. A detached...
Daniels pub highlights
17-Jul-2003
lease option The Ipswich office of agent Christie & Co, has sold the Daniels pub in Longhouse Road, Chadwell St Mary, near Grays, Essex, on...
Bay Horse sold
10-Jul-2003
The Bay Horse Inn, a character property in North Street, Ashburton, with its origins dating back some 300 years, has been sold off an asking price of...
Cream of Devon beats the Bard
10-Jul-2003
Buyers will find ample character at this South Devon holiday complex, which features a thatched farmhouse restaurant that predates Shakespeare....
Vicarage puts faith in the old
10-Jul-2003
The Old Vicarage Hotel at Holmes Chapel will operate once more under its original name Ye Olde Vicarage following a recent sale. The new...
Weston Hotel sold in midst of boom
03-Jul-2003
The quick sale of the Weston Hotel in Scarborough reflects the strong demand for coastal hotels in Yorkshire, according to property agent Christie...
Half Moon's in sale phase
03-Jul-2003
After five years of ownership, publican Jan Kendall has placed the Half Moon, in the small village of High Wych, east Hertfordshire, on the market....
Kings Head sold
03-Jul-2003
The Kings Head Hotel in the village of Great Bircham, Norfolk, has been sold to Bircham Estates Ltd. The company plans to close the premises for a...
Keys to the Manor
26-Jun-2003
The Old Manor House, above, at Keynsham, halfway between Bath and Bristol, has been sold to first-time hotel buyers Andrew and Nicola Valentine....
Couple set to cut loose from Nelson's
19-Jun-2003
After owning and operating Nelson's Restaurant in the idyllic Cornish fishing village of Polperro, near Looe, for 30 years, Peter and Betty Nelson...
Burtonwood to continue freehold strategy
17-Jun-2003
Burtonwood Brewery is to continue with its strategy to purchase freehold pubs. While larger operators such as Laurel and S&N Pub Enterprises...
Private buyers miss out as pubcos battle for Scottish pubs
16-Jun-2003
Demand for pubs in the West of Scotland is far outstripping supply because of the activity of the large pub companies, says agent Christie & Co....
Porter Black's Lionheart Inns go on the market
13-Jun-2003
Porter Black's Holdings, the Devon-based pub operator, is the latest company to be hit by the downturn in the sector.Receiver KPMG was called in on...
A sixth generation of the family Robinson is currently cutti
12-Jun-2003
The latest batch of entrants to the 165-year-old brewing and pubs dynasty numbers no less than five drawn from three separate lines of the...
The Green Man freehouse in the Lincolnshire village of Ropsl
12-Jun-2003
Proprietors Richard and Liz Rawson placed the pub on the market in order to pursue other business interests, having owned and operated it since June...
On the market for the first time in 13 years, the Stags Head
12-Jun-2003
The property is a classic thatched 16th-century Devon longhouse with a beautiful position, well-stocked trout lake, woods and paddock. The Stags Head...
Picture-perfect pub is looking for new owner
12-Jun-2003
The Grade II-listed Woodbridge Inn, beautifully set in approximately five acres of land on the banks of the River Severn in the picturesque...
Pub boss is tied to loo
12-Jun-2003
A pub manager was left bound to a toilet for nine hours as customers carried on drinking just yards away. Gary Hopwood was tied to a loo in his...
Boar's new faces
05-Jun-2003
Having been in family ownership for more than 23 years, the Boar's Head in Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire, has new owners. Sally Gilliam recently rang...
A customer who has been a regular at one of West Dorset's mo
05-Jun-2003
In fact, Clive Webb loved the Fox Inn at Corscombe so much he worked behind the bar for a year-and-a-half! The Fox is a picturesque traditional...
DRC to lobby for new-build access
04-Jun-2003
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is lobbying the government for better access in new buildings. The DRC is urging the government to amend the...
Licensing Bill could lead to £4.5m worth of red tape on leases
02-Jun-2003
Pub leases may need to be rewritten when the new Licensing Bill comes into force, meaning yet more red tape for licensees.The industry's Red Tape...
Stamp duty reform slammed
30-May-2003
The government has been slammed over its controversial stamp duty reforms. The Conservative Party has condemned the government for failing to provide...
Profit is the key to a fair rent
22-May-2003
Assessing the rental value requires precise data on the amount of trade and hence profit of a pub, as Ken Newton explains It has been accepted for...
Mousetrap sticks to its winning way
22-May-2003
One of Torquay's busiest and popular wine bars, the Mousetrap in Abbey Road, is ready to experience a new lease of life as its long-serving owner,...
George & Dragon's on market after 20 years
22-May-2003
After 20 successful years, the owners of the George & Dragon coaching inn and hotel in the high street of the Chilterns village of West Wycombe...
Dream comes to life for Acorn's couple
22-May-2003
Experienced restaurateurs Todd and Louise Moffat have fulfilled a lifelong ambition to buy a small luxury country inn located in Dorset. The couple,...
Countryman back in business
22-May-2003
A pub located in what's widely regarded as one of the prettiest villages in West Devon has been sold. Christie & Co handled the sale of the...
The
22-May-2003
freehold frenzy The market for quality pubs in London and the south east remains buoyant. But, as Clive Smith reports, freehouses are the ones...
Po Na Na the latest to be hit by high street property crisis
16-May-2003
Po Na Na is the latest operator to be hit by the high street property crisis.Administrators were called in after backers of the 45-strong chain led...
Stamp reform could hit reassignable leases
15-May-2003
Reassignable leases could be hit by the government's proposed stamp duty reform, according to a leading property expert.David Coffer, chairman of...
