New tenants face toughchallenge
16-Jan-2003
A number of former pub managers who have become tenants or lessees will struggle without head office managerial support, Christie & Co believes....
Why new year is thrice as nice
16-Jan-2003
It's a case of a new year and a new era for three pubs after they completed over the Christmas period through Guy Simmonds Central. Cheshire...
Eighth office
16-Jan-2003
Robert Barry & Co has opened a new office in Birmingham, taking the number of offices in the UK to eight. The new site will be headed by Jon...
Interim payments on renewed leases
16-Jan-2003
Interim rents are not uncommon and will figure in pubs now that numerous leases are coming up for renewal. Ken Newton's column looks at the issues In...
Pressure grows on upward-only rents
09-Jan-2003
Pressure is mounting on pubcos to review upwards-only rent agreements for hard-pressed licensees. Among the prime movers is Federation of Licensed...
Punch nets trio as it presses on
09-Jan-2003
Punch Pub Company has bought three freehouses through Bettesworths as it continues its expansion plans throughout the south-west. Two are in...
Food firm Hunts out Dorset's historic Anvil
19-Dec-2002
The Anvil Hotel & Restaurant in the Dorset village of Pimperne has been sold to Hunts Frozen Foods of Sherborne. It is the second historic Dorset...
A 14th century thatched freehouse in Devon has been sold.
19-Dec-2002
The Linny, in the village of Coffinswell, was probably built circa 1368 as two farm cottages. In 1954 the cottages were converted into a "members...
New face at helm of haunted house
12-Dec-2002
An InnSpired outlet which has been investigated by the Association for the Scientific Study of the Anomalous & Paranormal has a new face at the...
Future is small for pub business
09-Dec-2002
Increasing numbers of small multiple operators are set to change the face of the pub business, according to an industry expert.Yaser Martini,...
The only pub in the village of Tunstall, near Woodbridge, Su
05-Dec-2002
The Green Man was sold through Christie & Co by Sue and Ken Wren. The purchasers are Deborah and Dudley Naslund, whose daughter, Jackie, and...
Sunderland nightlife set for boom
29-Nov-2002
Sunderland's nightlife looks set to undergo the biggest boom in the North, with 10 new bars and nightclubs - worth an estimated £15m - on the...
'Average' pub costs £390,000
28-Nov-2002
Pub values have risen again this year with freehold prices up five per cent, according to the latest annual survey from licensed property agent...
Freemans at helm as George is snapped up
28-Nov-2002
Not only did North Bucks pub the George Inn change hands quickly, but the sale marked something of a milestone. The George Inn was sold for an...
Opportunity would be no act of Folly
28-Nov-2002
North Bucks country inn theFolly which takes its name from the failed venture of a former landlord is on the market. When a new landlord...
Licensing reform to bring rising pub prices
22-Nov-2002
Prices of existing pubs could skyrocket if government proposals to give local authorities control of licensing are given the thumbs up in...
Large chains look at pub leasebacks
19-Nov-2002
Pub companies which want to raise funds and reduce debt are increasingly getting involved in sale and leaseback property deals.The trend sees...
Profile: Druce Hotels and Leisure. Managing director Graham Jackson and director Nick Hodgson
12-Nov-2002
Michelle Perrett talks to Druce Hotels and Leisure's managing director Graham Jackson and director Nick Hodgson.Do you think that the prices of...
Pubcos looking to raise money quickly turn to selling at auction
08-Nov-2002
Pub companies wanting to off-load packages of pubs quickly are looking to the auctioneer. With the strike of the hammer the pub is sold and a price...
Lease renewals may be a new phenomenon, but with rent review
07-Nov-2002
Lease renewals are a new phenomenon in the pub industry and have only been around for a year or so. I receive numerous calls from licensees who...
Profile: Andrew Coulter, business development director, Dowling Kerr
01-Nov-2002
Michelle Perrett talks to Andrew Coulter, business development director, Dowling Kerr.Do you think pub company policies of upward-only rent reviews...
Exiting licensees cash in on assignable pub leases
31-Oct-2002
Prices of assignable leases are rising as the UK pub market is witnessing a shortage of available freehold premises.While the larger pub chains are...
Ancient inn has links with notorious hanging judge'
31-Oct-2002
An ancient inn believed to be the oldest in Wales and which is linked with the "Hanging Judge" Jeffreys, is on the market. The Skirrid Mountain Inn...
Cider with rosy future at Brandy Wharf Centre
31-Oct-2002
You'll not get a drop of ale or lager at a Lincolnshire riverside pub and yet it's still pulling in punters from far and wide. For the Brandy...
King Arthur bedrooms offer good knight's sleep at inn
31-Oct-2002
A 14th century inn and restaurant in Tintagel, Cornwall, is unexpectedly back on the market. The Olde Malt House, near Tintagel Castle supposedly...
Property profile: David Gooderham, director, AG&G
28-Oct-2002
Michelle Perrett meets David Gooderham, a director of AG&G - licensed leisure property consultants.Do you think pubs are overpriced in the market...
CAMRA: Big city closures due to developers
25-Oct-2002
Property developers and the booming property market are the major causes of the demise of the city centre pub according to the Campaign for Real Ale...
Birmingham's new pubs and bars boom
18-Oct-2002
Birmingham's popularity is soaring as a location for new pubs and bars.Ten years ago Birmingham was the concrete city of the Midlands, characterised...
After 15 years at the Old Hand & Diamond Inn in the village
17-Oct-2002
The rural freehouse is described by agent Christie & Co as of exceptional quality with an excellent reputation for good food. It has en-suite...
House of Windsor among Devon duo changing hands
17-Oct-2002
Two Devon village pubs with a superb reputation for their community involvement and good food have been sold by Bettesworths. The Windsor Arms at...
Property profile: Konrad Szymanski, director, Humberstones
14-Oct-2002
Michelle Perrett talks to Konrad Szymanski, a director of Humberstones - a specialist agent and valuer for the licensed trade.What do you think are...
Pair head west to build on reputation of village pub
10-Oct-2002
The only pub in the village of Talaton near Exeter, the Talaton Inn, has changed hands. The 16th century inn was sold by Joyce Baddeley and Michelle...
Newcomers go utterly Butterleigh over 16th century Devonshir
10-Oct-2002
The 16th century Butterleigh Inn in the village of Butterleigh, mid Devon, has been sold for an undisclosed figure in excess of the £350,000 asking...
Tied tenants endangered
10-Oct-2002
I have recently been advised by my supplier, Scottish Courage, that they will be raising the price of Draught Kronenbourg and John Smith's Smooth for...
Inn up for sale after 22 years
10-Oct-2002
A period freehouse owned and operated by the same people for the past 22 years has come onto the market. The Bell Inn is in the centre of the...
Property profile: Barney Bettesworth, director, Bettesworths
04-Oct-2002
Michelle Perrett talks to Barney Bettesworth, a director of Bettesworths, a specialist chartered surveyors and property agent for the licensed...
White Horse is true diamond
03-Oct-2002
An award-winning country pub in Suffolk, boasting an historic background, is on the market. The White Horse Inn at Withersfield boasts four diamonds...
Property profile: Trevor Watson, director, Davis Coffer Lyons
27-Sep-2002
Michelle Perrett talks to Trevor Watson, director of special projects for Davis Coffer Lyons - specialist property advisers to the licensed, leisure...
Paisley licensees fear competition from leisure complex
16-Sep-2002
Licensees in Paisley, near Glasgow, fear plans for a new leisure development could force existing licensees out of business.The million pound town...
West Country agent warns that time may be up for buying
05-Aug-2002
The best time to buy a pub in the West Country may have passed according to Chris Grimshaw, director of agent Chesterton's Exeter office.Prices for...
Leeds' leisure focus shifts to the waterfront
02-Aug-2002
The focus of where people drink, eat and meet in Leeds is turning to the waterfront, with new developments challenging the city's traditional...
Property: South West Focus
20-Jun-2002
Our focus on the South West takes in the recovery of tourism in the area, the new owners of North Devon's Food Pub of the Year 1999 and their...
Summer gardens
13-Jun-2002
How gardens can grow your profits: Although the UK may not always have continental weather, there is no reason why customers cannot enjoy the great...
Agent Robert Barry & Co expands with new Southampton office
13-Jun-2002
Licensed property agent Robert Barry & Co is to expand once more by opening a new office in Southampton.The new opening will be headed by Mervyn...
Publican Award-winning licensee celebrates win for second time
11-Jun-2002
The licensee of The Publican Award-winning Freehouse of the Year, the Angel Inn at Hetton, has been celebrating his win for the second time.Owner...
Newcastle-upon-Tyne pub looks set for demolition despite campaign
10-Jun-2002
A north east pub which recently reopened after a £100,000 revamp now looks doomed to demolition.Despite a fierce campaign to save the Whin Dyke, in...
Whitbread sells Pelican restaurants for £25m
10-Jun-2002
The restaurant groups Pelican and BrightReasons have been sold by Whitbread for £25m.Whitbread paid £133m for 104 Café Rouge and 14 Domes in 1996....
Enterprise pub remarketing attracts 700 lessees in six weeks
30-May-2002
Just six weeks after beginning to remarket 150 of its pubs, Enterprise Inns has completed new lease agreements on several of the outlets.The pub...
Pub design winners named by CAMRA
29-May-2002
The Porterhouse in London's Covent Garden has joined pubs in Edinburgh, Staffordshire, Henley-on-Thames and Bristol as winners of the Campaign for...
Multi-million pound development to boost Leeds' leisure
23-May-2002
A new multi-million pound leisure development is under construction on the banks of the River Aire in Leeds.Brewery Wharf is a £100m scheme intended...
