22-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
GRS Inns says it will compensate tenants at a pub that can't sell alcohol after the licence lapsed when London Town went into administration....
02-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The first deal to buy a London Town site out of administration has been struck with strong interest reported in other sites. The 400-strong tenanted...
Packing up after an administration
01-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
London Town's recent administration prompted yet more controversy surrounding the practice of pre-packs. One view is that all but the biggest...
In defence of pre-packs
01-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
The recent pre-pack administration of segments of London Town, the indebted pubco, has reignited concern surrounding this controversial method of...
22-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
The pre-pack administration of London Town has been done with a view to keeping all its pubs open, according to PwC.
22-Feb-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
London Town, the operator of 400 managed and tenanted pubs, has struck a pre-pack deal with administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
It's official: London Town goes into administration
19-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ
After months of speculation London Town, the indebted property developer turned pub operator, has gone into administration. In a complicated deal...
15-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
London Town is reportedly set to undertake a pre-pack administration this week after failing to find an alternate solution to tackling its debt burden.
London Town shares slide further on administration rumours
15-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ
Shares in London Town, the Norfolk-headquartered pub company, fell by a third this morning to 0.5p after weekend press reports suggested the group...
London Town to hire caretakers for its closed pubs
29-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Tenanted and managed pub operator London Town is on the lookout for nightwatchmen - and women - to keep on eye on its closed pubs. London Town plans...
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
London Town has come up with a new way to create hundreds of jobs out of pubs which it has not yet been able to re-open.
20-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
London Town has put another plank in the sector's recovery by creating a partnership with Commercial First.
01-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
Tenanted and leased operator London Town Taverns made a loss of £24.7m last year and is in breach of its bank loans.
20-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
London Town has re-opened 125 pubs in the four months to March this year — and created 550 jobs in the process. The company has embarked on this...
Inspector: London Town must retain village pub
26-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team
A planning inspector has told London Town that a pub is too important to its village to turn into a house. London Town appealed against the decision...
Talk of the town
13-Oct-2008 By Hamish Champ
Faith can be sorely tested when times are tough. And few would contend that these are tough times for many in the licensed on-trade. But London Town...
London Town reopening 38 pubs
09-Oct-2008 By The PMA Team
London Town, which has an estate of 205 tenanted pubs and 61 managed pubs, has reopened 30 closed pubs this year — and has eight more it will...
London Town reports losses of £5.2m
01-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
Tenanted pub operator London Town has reported a loss of £5.2m for the six months to 30 June reflecting "difficult trading conditions". The group,...
London Town names Billy Buchanan as its new chief executive
08-Sep-2008
London Town, the AIM-listed pub group which acquired GRS Inns earlier this year, has appointed Billy Buchanan to the combined roles of chief...
John Sands appointed chairman at London Town
02-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Pub industry veteran John Sands has been appointed non-executive chairman of London Town after the AIM-listed pubco acquired independent operator GRS...
London Town sees pre-tax loss widen
26-Sep-2007 By Tamara Sender of M&C Report
London Town, the Aim-listed property developer and pub operator, has reported a widening of its pre-tax loss from £46,000 in 2006 to £1.695m for...
London Town lets going well
19-Jul-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
Fleurets has reported strong interest in the 43 London Town sites that came onto the market last month. The publicly-listed tenanted pub company is...
18-Jun-2007 By John Harrington
London Town, the publicly-listed tenanted pub company, is putting 43 new pubs up for lease. Each pub has been earmarked as either a new assignable...
London Town: building a name in the pub trade
20-Apr-2007
Consider the headline 'property company forms pub business' and in these asset-focused times some people picture hostelries being bought to be...
London Town chief exec wants honesty
20-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
London Town determined to become a "tenant-centred" pub company
London Town: tenants first
19-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
London Town, the Aim-listed commercial property business than now owns 225 tenanted pubs, is determined to become a "tenant-centred" pub company,...
