Leasehold Estate

The value of tenants' alterations

02-Sep-2014 By Jonathan Essex

Improving your pub is vital to sustain and grow business. But how does it affect your property’s rent and valuation? Jonathan Essex, associate director at Colliers International, shares his advice for tenants

IFBB demands changes to 'insulting' pubs code proposals

24-Jul-2014 By James Wallin

The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has branded the proposed pubs code "fundamentally unacceptable” and demanded the Government makes changes.

MPs attack 'grave flaws' in pubs code proposals as Small Business Bill is debated

16-Jul-2014 By James Wallin

Pubs dominated heated discussions within the House of Commons this evening as the bill containing a proposed statutory code for the sector got its second reading.

Publican demands debt waiver for Punch tenants

29-May-2014 By James Wallin

A publican facing eviction has asked Punch Taverns to offer him and other struggling licensees the same debt waiver the company requested from noteholders.

Revealed: The bitter dispute between Enterprise Inns and GMB union over pub's new lease

10-Apr-2014

The saga of the signing of a new lease at the Pattenmakers Arms in Duffield, Derbyshire, has hit the headlines and was even raised in Parliament. Last week licensee Claire Muldoon reached agreement with Enterprise Inns but recriminations have continued...

Enterprise tenant reaches new lease agreement following potential 42% rent hike

28-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A Derbyshire tenant has reached agreement with Enterprise Inns on new lease terms, after the pub company originally insisted she pay a rent increase of 42% to stay at the pub.

McMullen's enhances tenanted pubs to managed house standard

26-Feb-2014 By John Harrington

Around 70% of McMullen’s tenanted pubs have been enhanced to the standard of its managed houses following a series of ‘rep and dec’ investments, tenant operations manager Gavin Mansfield has told the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s sister title M&C...

Six tips on taking a pub lease or tenancy

23-Jan-2014 By Poppleston Allen

Licensing law firm Poppleston Allen provides six top tips in relation to taking a lease or tenancy agreement of a pub.

Statutory code: Marston's believes its franchise agreement should be exempt

19-Dec-2013 By John Harrington

Marston’s has told the Government that its Franchise Agreement should be exempt from the proposed statutory pubco code.

Legal Q&A: Recovering rent arrears

15-Nov-2013 By Weightmans

The law around recovering outstanding rent arrears is changing in April 2014. What does this mean for pub landlords and do they need to make changes now to ensure compliance? Law firm Weightmans takes a closer look.

Enterprise Inns tenant Kirsty Valentine of the Alma in Newington Green is evicted

08-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The licensee of the Alma in Newington Green, north London, has been evicted from her pub following a four-year legal dispute with Enterprise Inns.

Fair Deal campaigners outline market rent only option

28-Oct-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The Fair Deal for Your Local (FDFYL) campaign has written to Business, Innovation & Skills Secretary Vince Cable to explain why a market rent-only option for pub tenants is not a “complex and radical idea”.

Pubcos must stop this beer-price escalator

23-Oct-2013 By Rob Willock

The tenanted pub companies have been putting their houses in order (literally and figuratively) in recent years. None but the most one-eyed of pubco critics can deny that — though I will doubtless, as ever, receive plenty of abusive trolling on social...

Arkell’s reinforces help for new tenants

16-Aug-2013 By John Harrington

Arkell’s, the Wiltshire-based brewer and pub operator, has appointed its managed house director Craig Titchener to the new role of tenanted director as it takes a more “hands-on” approach to supporting new licensees, company director George Arkell has...

Grinning Rat tenant calls Punch 'ridiculous' after losing eviction legal battle

17-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A tenant who has been forced to leave his Ipswich pub after unsuccessful legal action has called Punch Taverns “ridiculous” and said he was making profits.

Punch forms New Business Division to support new tenants and lessees

25-Jun-2013 By Rob Willock

Punch is forming a New Business Division to provide dedicated support to all new tenants and lessees.

Punch tenant facing eviction stages sit-in protest

06-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

A Punch Taverns tenant who is expecting to be evicted is staging a sit-in protest.

Tenant of Grinning Rat hits out at Punch over eviction

03-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

A tenant resigned to leaving his Ipswich pub has hit out at the way Punch Taverns has handled his eviction.

Licensees warned to check leases to obtain rent reduction

30-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A licensing lawyer has encouraged tenants and lessees to check their lease to see if they are eligible to renew their contract and obtain a rent reduction.

Statutory code: BII clarifies 'misinterpreted data' in consultation paper

29-Apr-2013 By Mike Berry

The BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) has moved to clarify what it calls "misinterpreted data" in the Government's consultation document on a statutory code for the relationship between pub companies and their tenants.

Rents on new pub leases fall, RICS Pub Benchmarking Survey reveals

18-Apr-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The average annual pub rent for new leases in England and Wales dropped slightly to £26,920 during the last quarter of 2012, according to the new Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Pub Benchmarking Survey.

The future of tied pubs is in our hands

02-Apr-2013 By Simon Clarke

Self-regulation of the tied pub sector was given an eight-year chance, but by last December the Government acknowledged that it had not had the desired effect. Tied licensees were still suffering hardship and not enough pub profits were going to lessees...

Red Oak Taverns eyes tenants for three pub sites

10-Dec-2012 By M&C Report

Red Oak Taverns, the company set up by two former associates of Robert Tchenguiz, is seeking tenants for the first handful of pubs it has invested in out of the 32 it acquired at the start of this year.

Greene King launches new tenancy agreements aimed at attracting fresh talent

26-Jul-2012 By John Harrington

Greene King, the brewer and pub operator, is to launch two new tenancy agreements aimed at encouraging “highly talented” entrants to enter the trade, and giving cash incentives for good retail performance.

Wigham: And the latest fashion is... beat up the big guy

18-Jul-2012 By Paul Wigham

It seems that big is not beautiful any more. At the time of writing, Barclays is going through the wringer for wrongful London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) manipulation and mis-selling financial instruments, with casualties including the chief executive...

Tadcaster converts four tenanted pubs to managed

04-May-2012

Tadcaster Pub Company, the northern England-based pub operator, has revealed that it has converted four of its tenanted pubs to managed and is looking to convert two more sites in the near future.

Dave Mountford agrees "private" deal with Punch over rent review

02-May-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Punch Taverns and controversial licensee Dave Mountford have come to an agreement over the rent review of his pub the Rising Sun, Middleton, Derbyshire - although the details are not being disclosed.

Punch licensee Dave Mountford heads to court on 3 May over lease

13-Apr-2012

A court hearing between Punch Partnerships and licensee Dave Mountford of the Rising Sun in Middleton, Derbyshire, is due to take place on 3 May at 3pm, at Derby County Court.

Punch issues proceedings against Dave Mountford

27-Mar-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Punch Partnerships has issued legal proceedings against licensee Dave Mountford of the Rising Sun, Middleton, Derbyshire.

Batemans offers new lease agreement

24-Feb-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Lincolnshire-based pub operator and brewer Batemans has unveiled a new tenancy agreement that offers licensees free-trade prices on all drinks.

Marston's to introduce "hybrid" BDMs

12-Dec-2011 By John Harrington

Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, is to introduce a scheme whereby business development managers (BDM) from the tenanted estate also handle freetrade and other accounts.

BIS: Davey refutes "sell-out" accusations

29-Nov-2011

Business minister Ed Davey has flatly refused accusations from pubco critics that he’s a “sell out” for his decision not to implement a statutory code of practice governing pub company/tenant relationships.

Tavistock’s new gastropub franchise

24-Oct-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Tavistock Leisure, the Sunderland-based bar, restaurant and hotel operator, has unveiled plans to rollout a chain of gastropubs and restaurants via a “franchise-style” scheme.

Punch lessee case goes to full trial

28-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

A Punch licensee involved in a bitter dispute with the pub company will now have his case heard at a full trial.

BISC: Enterprise Inns believes code already addresses MPs concerns

22-Sep-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Enterprise Inns says its code of practice covering its relationship with tenants already addresses the concerns of MPs, and has warned that a statutory code would add prove a burden for the industry.

Enterprise defends tenants’ treatment

02-Sep-2011

Enterprise Inns has defended its treatment of tenants after new figures show 17 of the 30 “serious” licensee complaints against pubcos to a group of MPs were from Enterprise tenants.

Family brewers share the pain as well as the gain

10-Aug-2011 By Bob Feal-Martinez

In the end most of us won't be millionaires, but that doesn't mean the entire industry needs to change, writes Bob Feal-Martinez.

'Statutory pubco code is the only option'

08-Jul-2011 By Michelle Perrett & John Harrington

Members of the Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) have called for a statutory code of practice to be implemented.

Fair Pint founder faces eviction from pub

24-Jun-2011 By Ewan Turney

A founding member of Fair Pint is facing eviction from his pub over a £125,000 bill for unpaid legal expenses and backdated rent. Mark Dodds,...

Enterprise to grow 'managed tenancies'

26-May-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Enterprise Inns plans to roll out its "managed tenancy" agreements to a further 25 pubs following trials at 25 sites in north-west England. Under...

RPI leases: get your maths right

20-May-2011 By Daniel Mackernan

The pubcos have increasingly introduced RPI leases, but tenants need to take an appropriate view on the initial rent, argues Daniel Mackernan of...

Enterprise Inns: net income per pub stable

17-May-2011 By Ewan Turney

Enterprise Inns has reported a "stable" performance from its tenanted pubs for the six months to 31 March despite the poor December weather. Average...

RPI: pub rent rises by another route

03-May-2011 By Gary Mallen

New pub company leases that offer annual rent increases in line with the Retail Price Index should be treated with scepticism, argues Garry Mallen....

Robert Sayles: A tale of two pubcos

23-Mar-2011 By Robert Sayles Robert

During the course of the last few weeks a number of Publican readers have got in touch. More and more of you it seems are keen to share your...

Sharing the load

05-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ

McMullen's, the Hertfordshire-based brewer and retailer, hopes its new type of letting agreement will help attract entrepreneurial individuals to the...

Fair Pint pushes for free-of-tie lease option

03-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Anti-beer tie lobby group Fair Pint has written an open letter to BII chief Neil Robertson urging a free-of-tie option, combined with an open market...

McMullen's to trial new tenancy agreement

02-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ

McMullen's, the Hertford-based brewer and pub operator, is to offer new tenants a deal that sees them keep their takings in exchange for a percentage...

Expert warns over lease surrender spike

14-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney

A chartered surveyor has urged tenants thinking of surrendering their lease not to make a snap decision and hand the keys back.

Grant Thornton hands keys back on 27 Pubs 'n' Bars leases

06-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team

Administrator Grant Thornton has reported that a total of 27 leasehold pubs formerly run by Pubs 'n' Bars have been surrendered to their respective...

Tenant buy-out plan for Enterprise pubs

24-Dec-2010 By John Harrington

A high-profile Enterprise lessee whose pub is up for auction is examining plans for a mass tenant buy-out of their pubs by the pubco's licensees.