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Industry bodies to urge minister to ‘stop extraordinary pubs rates rises’

02-Mar-2017 By Liam Coleman

Three pub industry bodies and a group of MPs plan to write an open letter to government communities secretary Sajid Javid urging the minister to take "immediate action” to stop the “extraordinary rises in business rates for pubs”.

Pub beer sales down 2.9%

24-Feb-2017 By Liam Coleman

More than 100,000 fewer barrels of beer were sold in pubs in the final months of 2016 compared to the year before, while off-trade beer sales continued to rise, according to figures from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Mystery surrounds identity of blogger opposed to Heineken/Punch Taverns takeover

31-Jan-2017 By Helen Gilbert

The industry has raised questions over the identity of a person behind a blog that is campaigning against Heineken’s proposed takeover of Punch Taverns. 

PCA appointment rethink backed by Parliament

26-Jan-2017 By Liam Coleman

Parliament has delivered a further blow to Paul Newby by backing a motion calling on the Government to "reopen the appointment process for the PCA (pubs code adjudicator)".

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Mulholland calls for unity to fight business rates

22-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

The chair of the British Pub Confederation has predicted that the pub industry will be united on at least one thing in the new year.

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The Big Interview: Greg Mulholland on controversy, Super-ACVs and the pubs code

21-Sep-2016 By Oli Gross

Taking a five-minute stroll from one pub in Otley to another with the town’s MP, Greg Mulholland, is long enough to bump into three smiling faces of local licensees keen to greet their local politician.

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Business minister Soubry rules out retrospective pubs code

07-Jul-2016 By Mike Berry

Small business minister Anna Soubry has ruled out making the new pubs code retrospective in a decision likely to infuriate tenant campaigners.

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Pubs code: 'Hundreds missing out on MRO' as delay continues

29-Jun-2016 By James Evison

Save the Pub and British Pub Confederation chair Greg Mulholland has called on business minister Anna Soubry to provide an implementation date for the pubs code - and make it retrospective.

Pubs code delay: 'Infuriated' campaigners urge Government to set new date

10-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

Campaigners have urged the Government to make an urgent statement on when the pubs code will be implemented, following its delay last month.

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Pubs code delay 'disgrace': tenants urged to put off negotiations

26-May-2016 By Oli Gross

On the day the pubs code was supposed to come into force, the British Pub Confederation has urged tenants to put upcoming rent renewal negotiations on hold, and labelled the delay a 'disgrace'.

Legislation

Campaigners respond to Pubco Insider: "Investment is critical, but where has it been for the last few decades?"

24-May-2016 By Simon Clarke

There was quite a bit that was inaccurate about the Pubco Insider 'opinion', argues Si Clarke.

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Is Newby conflicted? Key points about the new pubs code adjudicator

20-May-2016 By Oli Gross

Paul Newby’s appointment as pubs code adjudicator has come under intense scrutiny amid claims of conflict of interest, culminating in a grilling at a Business Innovation and Skills select committee last week. The Publican’s Morning Advertiser looks at...

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Licensees left in dark over MRO amid claims pubs code 'wrongfully' delayed

12-May-2016 By Oli Gross

A last-minute delay to the pubs code has left many tied tenants in the dark as to whether they will qualify for the market rent only (MRO) option at their upcoming rent review.

Legislation

Outrage as pubs code is delayed due to MRO loophole

05-May-2016 By Oli Gross

The pubs code has been delayed after a loophole was spotted in the legislation which would have made many licensees ineligible for MRO.

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British Pub Confederation: 'strong grounds' for legal review of adjudicator

15-Apr-2016 By Emily Sutherland

British Pub Confederation chair and Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland has threatened to seek a judicial review of Paul Newby’s appointment as pub code adjudicator if he refuses step down from the role.