Licence Fees

Lords reject top-up licence fee charges

19-Jul-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Lords have rejected a plan that could make it easier for local authorities to add further top-up charges to licence fees. They voted against a...

Pub licence fees set to soar after LGA lobbying

31-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore

Pubs face a major hike in licence fees after local councils convinced the government the current system is unsustainable and has cost tax payers...

Fair deal needed on licence costs

04-Feb-2011 By Peter Coulson

Alarm bells ring when the question of licence fees is raised these days, says MA legal expert Peter Coulson.

Councils call for licence fee powers

28-Oct-2010 By John Harrington

Councils have asked the Government for the right to set their own alcohol licence fees to plug shortfalls in their funding. This raises fears that...

Councils recognise pubs' plight

20-Oct-2009 By John Harrington

Councils are not pushing for higher licence fees because they recognise the strain pubs are under, says new LACORS boss.

What the Sunday papers said

07-Jan-2007

NIghtclubs will face huge hikes in their licence fees if recommendations by the Elton Review, the committee set up by the government to look at the...

London councils call for fairer licence fees

19-Sep-2006

Pubs and bars in the capital could face paying more for their licences if new proposals from the Association of London Government (ALG) are adopted...

Sort out licence fees fiasco say trade leaders

20-Jul-2006 By John Harrington

Trade leaders are to urge the head of the panel that is looking at licence fees to sort out the fiasco surrounding billing dates for annual fees....

Councils push for more power over licensing

16-Feb-2006

by John Harrington Local authorities are stepping up their lobbying of the Government to increase pub licence fees and give councils more say over...

Fees give hosts a costly headache

31-Jul-2003

Let's face it: nobody likes paying licence fees ­ for anything! Sky, TV, performing rights, copyright, cars ­ you name it, and it has a licence. So...