Rent Reviews

Wetherspoon ‘not as clever’ as it thought on rents

08-Jun-2018 By The MA

Wetherspoon has pursued a strategy of agreeing “virtually no open-market rent reviews” in past 16 to 17 years to avoid rent hikes brought about by the rise of casual dining, according to the pub company's founder Tim Martin.

JDW boss Tim Martin: 'Jamie Oliver is causing rents to rise'

16-Jul-2014 By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has said the willingness of Jamie’s Italian, the restaurant group founded by high-profile chef Jamie Oliver, to accept high rent costs is causing rents for other operators to rise.

Landlords may start forcing rent reviews, says pub property agent Fleurets

02-Nov-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Landlords who have bought pubs as an investment may start forcing rent reviews - that’s the warning from Fleurets director David Sutcliffe.

How to boost trade and avoid pitfalls

04-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney

How to boost trade and avoid pitfalls The MA200 seminar is urged to diversify, embrace feedback and look to the future. Ewan Turney reports Stars...

High Court rent ruling hailed by anti-tie campaigners

11-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore

A licensee couple have been successful in the High Court in getting a major reduction in the amount of rent being sought by their landlord,...

High Court gives hope for rent cuts

10-Sep-2009 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...

FSB: pubs struggle due to tie

27-Aug-2009 By John Harrington

One in eight tied pubs are struggling to survive because of the beer prices charged by their pubcos, according to a new Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) survey.

RICS to shine light on "clarity" of rent review process

04-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore

Anti-tie campaign group Fair Pint is among those being invited to take part in a consultation to ensure "transparency" and "clarity" in rent reviews....

The rentman cometh

05-Jul-2007

Rent reviews are a time of angst and confusion for many licensees. Ewan Turney reports the top tips from the BII's recent rent-review seminar Pubco:...

Prepare for rent reviews, urges host

14-Jun-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

Tenants who prepare poorly for rent reviews are responsible, in part, for high rents - that's the stark warning from former BII licensee of the year...

Tenants must prepare to avoid rent hike

07-Jun-2007 By Ewan Turney

Tenants who prepare poorly for rent reviews are responsible for setting high rents, says award-winning licensee

MyShout

14-Sep-2006

Barry Gillham says that pubcos need to resolve rent disputes quickly and cheaply

Tenants to get better deal thanks to new code of practice

07-Sep-2006 By James Wilmore

Commercial leases may become more tenant-friendly thanks to a new code of practice due to be published in November. The voluntary code will tell...

What companies told the pubco inquiry:

03-Mar-2005

The pubcos have married monopoly of supply and its attendant price iniquities to a system of leases and rent reviews which are disadvantageous to the...

Rent reviews

28-Nov-2001

David Wrightson, the director responsible for rent reviews at Christie & Co, answers the questions he is most frequently asked about the review...