Landlord

High Court gives hope for rent cuts

High Court gives hope for rent cuts

By John Harrington

Licensees hit by the economic downturn could find it easier to secure rent reductions at rent reviews after a High Court judgment. Judge Iain Hughes...

Cott Inn, Dartington

Greene King under fire over rent clause

By John Harrington

Greene King has been accused of enforcing a no-rent-reduction clause, regardless of the circumstances, at a Devon pub. An historic clause on the...

Nag's Head: no rent reduction available

Pubco refuses rent cuts

By John Harrington

The firm that manages Wellington Pub Company's free-of-tie estate says it doesn't expect to offer any rent reductions to licensees. Tenant says Wellington's view is that they are not like Punch and Enterprise.

Robertson: industry moving in right direction

Rent dispute scheme goes live next month

By Ewan Turney

Pub tenants will have the opportunity to resolve rent review disputes from as little as £1,000 from mid-September. Five major trade bodies...

Alistair Darby

Marston's defends new tenants' deal

By John Harrington

Marston's Pub Company boss Alistair Darby has rejected criticism of the firm's new freetrade prices deal by anti-pubco group Fair Pint. Marston's is...

Fair Pint

Fair Pint condemns Marston's deal

By The PMA Team

Fair Pint has condemned a new freetrade prices deal from Marston's for not including a reform of the way in which rents are calculated. It has...

Ted Tuppen

Pub rents: calculation or negotiation

By Ted Tuppen

Enterprise chief Ted Tuppen explains his pubco's approach to setting rents and supporting in-coming licensees. The current debate surrounding rents,...

Charity: the way tenants are treated will be the proof of the pudding

Punch's vision of the future

By The PMA Team

New Punch boss Roger Whiteside has given the sector's first indication of how a post-Bec tenanted pub company will look. The PMA Team gives it the once-over.

Under half scored their pubco 8 out of 10 or above

Tenants lag behind overall pub sector

By The PMA Team

Almost two-thirds of tenants are trading resiliently, but are still lagging behind the pub sector overall. That's according to a new survey of 500 tenanted pubs by CGA, commissioned by the Morning Advertiser.

Ian Lucas: taking a keen interest in beer tie

Wrexham MP to meet licensees over beer tie

By Ewan Turney

A Labour MP is to meet with licensees in his area to discuss the beer tie before submitting his findings to the Government. Wrexham MP Ian Lucas is...

Ward: 14 days to prove she can pay money back

Pub campaigner given glimmer of hope

By Ewan Turney

High profile campaigner Inez Ward has been given 14 days to prove she can pay back rent arrears or face eviction. Ward, who was declared bankrupt...

Ward: vows to carry on campaigning

Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction

By Ewan Turney

High profile tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward faces eviction from her pub after breaching the terms of her lease by closing. But Ward, who runs the...

County Estate: new short leases

County's new short lease deals

By The PMA Team

County Estate Management has launched a new free-of-tie tenancy for the 260-strong estate of Pubfolio pubs it manages. Would-be licensees are being...

Linacre: pubcos need operators now more than ever

Take a leaf out of the Pythons' book

By Peter Linacre

It might not seem it, but these might be the very best of times for operators looking to seize opportunities, says Peter Linacre.

Max Flint visited three Woodford pubs

TV show to examine beer tie and rent

By Ewan Turney

The BBC's Money Programme will examine the issue of the beer tie and rents in a special programme due to be aired on Friday 12 December. Reporter Max...

Fair Pint campaigners after first BEC hearing

Pubcos under cosh on radio show

By Ewan Turney

The pubcos have taken another battering from the Fair Pint group in the wake of the first Business and Enterprise Committee hearing — the group appeared on Radio 4's You and Yours show.