Freehouse Business Club

Running a pub festival: Legal responsibilities and pitfalls

30-Apr-2012 By Jonathan Smith

Festivals are part and parcel of a British summer nowadays — and running one is a fantastic opportunity to remind people that you are at the heart of your community.

Pub 'friendliness' top factor for consumers when choosing destination

30-Apr-2012 By Lesley Foottit

The friendliness of a pub is the most important factor consumers consider when deciding which one to visit.

Great British Pub Awards 2012 now open for entries

26-Apr-2012 By Mike Berry

The Great British Pub Awards 2012 has officially launched today and is now open for entries.

Freehouse profile: The Bell, Alderminster

24-Apr-2012 By Sheila McWattie

Emma Holman-West, freeholder at the Bell in Alderminster, near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, explains how a sharp focus on customers and standards makes a difference at the pub.

Trade day tickets go on sale for the Great British Beer Festival from this week

23-Apr-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Licensees can apply for trade day tickets for the Great British Beer Festival from this week.

Admiral unveils first right to buy

20-Apr-2012 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Admiral Taverns, the tenanted pub operator, has revealed details of the first agreement it has signed with a tenant that gives them the opportunity to buy the freehold of the pub from three years into a lease.

UK foodservice industry is returning to growth helped by menu and brand innovation

19-Apr-2012 By Lesley Foottit

UK foodservice sales will increase to levels seen in 2008 next year as the market returns to growth, according to consultancy Horizons.

Food sales account for 50% of turnover in 5,000 UK pubs as drink sales continue to decline

16-Apr-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Food sales now account for 50% of turnover in an estimated 5,000 pubs in the UK, classifying them more as restaurants than pubs, according to foodservice consultancy Horizons.

Pub prices stabilising, claim pub property valuers

11-Apr-2012 By Michelle Perrett

The price of freehold and leasehold pubs have stabilised over the past six months, according to a poll of pub property valuers.

Former Farlane pubs sold at auction

04-Apr-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Seven out of eight closed freehold pubs formerly owned by Farlane Property Group, which was placed into administration in 2010, have been sold at auction.

Emulate casual-dining, pubs urged

28-Mar-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Pubs need to branch out into the casual-dining sector to survive, foodservice consultancy Horizons has warned.

Freehold deals signed by Admiral

21-Mar-2012 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Admiral Taverns, the tenanted pub operator, has signed its first handful of tenants to the agreement that gives them the opportunity to purchase the freehold of their pub from three years into a lease.

Freehouse Business Club: Three licensees share their big ideas

14-Mar-2012 By PMA team

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s latest Freehouse Business Club meeting, held in February 2012, featured insights from three successful freeholders.

Colliers sets up guide to buying a pub

14-Mar-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Colliers International has set up a road map to help guide new licensees through the process of buying a pub, after seeing a trend in people using redundancy payouts to enter the trade.

Surveyors launch app for pub valuations

07-Mar-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Freehold licensees outside of London can now find out the estimated potential value of their pub through an online tool.