Pub Governing Body

Pub rent review negotiations suspended until further notice

07-Jan-2021 By Stuart Stone

The Pub Governing Body (PGB) England and Wales and the Scottish Pub Governing Body have agreed to suspend rent reviews until further notice amid fresh lockdown restrictions.

Voluntary code for smaller pubcos published

13-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

New codes of practice for leased and tenanted pubs and pubcos with fewer than 500 sites have been published.

Voluntary pubs code to be introduced for smaller pubcos

02-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

A voluntary code for smaller pubcos will be introduced once the statutory code comes into force for larger companies, the Pub Governing Body (PGB) has confirmed. 

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Tenants warned: complain now or go unheard

05-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

The head of the Pub Governing Body (PGB), Sir Peter Luff has told tenants to ‘complain now’ or risk issues with their pubco going unheard.

Self-regulation is still delivering for tenants

17-Sep-2015 By Sir Peter Luff

The government may be recruiting for the new statutory adjudicator, but self-regulation is still delivering for tenants.

What now for self-regulation of the pub sector?

26-Jun-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

In introducing its plans for a pubco statutory code the Government insisted self-regulation had failed. However, with legislation still a distant target how does this ‘discredited’ system fill the gap and will it still have a role to play alongside  a...

PICA-Service recruits 13 new panel members

05-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICAS) has recruited 13 new panel members to sit at hearings, following an extensive selection process that began with a call for volunteers in the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.