Legal advice: Land rights
25-Jan-2008
IMAGINE THE scenario: a tenant occupies a village pub and the lease includes a substantial field to the rear of it. In 1987 the tenant is approached...
Outlook brighter, predicts Christie's
24-Jan-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
Christie+Co has issued a positive forecast for the property market in 2008 - despite widespread uncertainty in the financial markets and difficult...
To buy or not to buy
24-Jan-2008
Thinking about taking on a pub? Don't be one of the newcomers who overlook some simple golden rules, says Tony Halstead Thinking of buying a pub?...
23-Jan-2008 By Joe Lutrario
Changes to the empty property relief-rate system will come into effect in less than two months. The new bill penalises licensees who close to...
Pick of the pubs
19-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore
A former micro-brewery on Dawlish High Street, Devon, the Old Brewery compromises a 24-cover restaurant and 30-capacity bar.Extensive accommodation...
Geoff Newton: Industry needs to pull together
03-Dec-2007
The papers have been full of doom and gloom lately - volatile world stock markets, a global credit crunch, concerns over certain banks and their...
Case Study: The Huntsman, Drax
08-Nov-2007
Robert Vevers and Katie Facer, the Huntsman in Drax, North Yorkshire Robert and Katie have been in the pub trade for seven years. They had been...
Business Opinion
01-Nov-2007 By with Andrew Andrea, operations director of Marston
New horizons mean new business models As the industry continues to change and face new challenges, pub companies have to be more flexible and more...
01-Nov-2007 By Andrew Andrea
As the industry continues to change and face new challenges, pub companies have to be more flexible, says Marston's Andrew Andrea
Hot Property
19-Oct-2007 By James Wilmore
The issue of property and pubs has possibly never been as pertinent as it is today. The rise in property prices has attracted a number of new...
THE AGENTS
11-Oct-2007
Chris Platts Partner, Brownill Vickers and Platts Following Peter Coulson's recent article on the possible sources of conflict when a tenancy ends,...
THE AGENTS
20-Sep-2007 By Stephen Taylor Managing director Guy Simmonds
Anyone looking to buy a pub could be forgiven for hearing only doom and gloom. But at Guy Simmonds, we are finding the smoking ban has had a...
£10m investment for 240 LESG pubs
06-Sep-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Oxford Inns & Hotels (OIH) is making a £10m investment in the former London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (LESG) pubs it took over following the...
Leasehold market shows its strength
06-Sep-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
Property agents agree that the success of Christie+Co and Punch Taverns' recent letting campaign shows the strength of the leasehold market. The...
Christie + Co completes on over 650 ex-Spirit Group Punch leases
20-Aug-2007 By Joe Lutrario
Christie + Co has successfully transferred in excess of 650 ex-Spirit Group Punch leases
Graeme Bunn, Director, Fleurets
01-Aug-2007
Your situation is complex and clearly unfortunate. Given the circumstances you have highlighted, I anticipate that the principal matter of the...
Chris Platts, Partner, Brownhill Vickers and Platts
01-Aug-2007
I find it hard to believe that your pubco has suddenly "found" a lease amendment and is looking to enforce it. Your first port of call must be the...
Brakspear Pub Company new name for Henley operator
09-Jul-2007 By The PMA Team
JT Davies and Sons, the company that bought Henley on Thames-based Brakspear last year, has re-named the entire company Brakspear Pub Company. The...
MyShout
05-Jul-2007
The pub lease has come a long way since its introduction almost 20 years ago, says Colin Wellstead The pub lease, as we know it today, was introduced...
05-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney
Rent reviews are a time of angst and confusion for many licensees but with good preparation and a clear head fair deals can be had, says Ewan Turney....
03-Jul-2007 By The PMA Team
Greene King is to offer more of its pubs on a leased basis to attract more entrepreneurial licensees. The company has traditionally let around 80%...
Trade slams moves on empty property
28-Jun-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
The Government is pushing ahead with plans to remove tax relief from empty buildings, despite widespread opposition to the idea. Conservative local...
Backlash over energy certificate scheme
18-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
New legislation requiring pubs to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) could be the "straw that breaks the camels back" for licensees fed...
Shining a light on rent reviews
18-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
The property agent Most tenants feel hard done by at rent review time. That was the frank admission from Fleurets' chairman Barry Gillham, during the...
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...
Banking on the future
07-Jun-2007
Alex Rowland is thinking of buying a leasehold pub, but has concerns about the rent and raising additional finance My wife and I are looking into...
Do your homework
07-Jun-2007
Research and careful pre-planning are essential when it comes to buying a pub, says Minesh Patel, a licensed trade property solicitor at Stevensdrake...
Study to look at lease code
05-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
A major study is to be carried out to assess the take-up and impact of a new code of practice covering lease agreements. The updated Code for Leasing...
Legal advice: Assigning your lease
25-May-2007
Sometimes tenants want to call it a day and move on. If your lease still has several years to run, it may have a value in the open market, so you may...
THE AGENTS
10-May-2007
Konrad Szymanski Humberstones I have sold pubs in all sorts of markets, through the good times and the bad times. I was about when the brewers were...
04-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Wetherspoon wins right to High Court damages claim against property finders
Rent rise too far
03-May-2007
Mr Q is considering surrendering the lease of his Welsh pub because of a proposed rent increase by his pubco I fear I may have to surrender my lease...
Legal advice: Who is responsible for your repairs?
23-Apr-2007
Ongoing repairs to pubs can clearly represent a significant cost to the party responsible for them - with a subsequent impact on the bottom line. It...
Tenants given more protection
09-Apr-2007 By James Wilmore
A new voluntary code of practice covering lease agreements for small businesses has been heralded as "good news" for licensees. The updated Code for...
Planning for the future
05-Apr-2007
Careful thought at the beginning of a lease agreement can save you thousands in repair charges, says Davey & Co managing director Paul Davey All...
Burn Bullock bowls over new owner
22-Mar-2007
A pub named after a famous cricketer has been sold. The Burn Bullock, within the Cricket Green conservation area in Mitcham, Surrey, was renamed...
08-Mar-2007 By Ewan Turney
Customers of Smartbox sister company Tec Rentals could miss out on keeping their equipment free of charge if they sign new hire agreements. Tec was...
Balancing act
01-Mar-2007
Relentlessly rising costs can lead hard-working hosts to despair of earning a decent living. Mr Y asks our experts for advice on making his business...
Pubs in the dark as Satvision goes bust
08-Feb-2007 By James Wilmore
Confusion is reigning for customers of big screen supplier Satvision, which went into liquidation earlier this week. The Stockport-based company,...
Legal advice: Distress remedy ripe for revision
25-Jan-2007
Distress is an ancient remedy by which a landlord who is owed rent is able to take possession of goods which are on the tenant's premises. He can...
Big rent hike ousts ex-Provence boss
18-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team
A former Provence pub run by company secretary Peter Kiely has closed after the freehold-owner tabled a demand for a huge rent hike. The Derby pub...
Horror show
04-Jan-2007
London & Edinburgh licensee Jim Wyllie has endured a nightmare time following the collapse of the company and wants to know exactly where he...
LETTERs
21-Dec-2006
Challenging local authorities I was interested to see the article on the matter of licences not issued (MA, Coulson's Legal Advice, 23 November,...
Young's to lease half of tenanted pubs
23-Nov-2006
Young's is to convert half its tenanted estate to lease over the next two to three years. The move should see at least 20 pubs move to 20-year...
17-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has produced its first ever official figure for tenants' and lessees' earnings in the estate - £35,000 including the annual live-in...
Young's on the hunt for acquisitions
17-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
With a war chest bolstered by the sale of its Wandsworth brewery site, Young & Co is set to ramp up the size of its estate across London and the...
Licensees warned over lease reassignments
09-Nov-2006
Licensees have been warned to take full legal advice when reassigning their leases. More lessees have contacted The Publican, concerned that they...
Desperate plight of Provence licensees
09-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Stories of desperate licensees are continuing to emerge in the wake of the collapse of pub company Provence and its managed arm Countrywide...
The only pubs in the village
09-Nov-2006
The only two pubs in a Devon village are up for sale. Both the Red Lion and the Ferry Boat Inn at Dittisham are on the market through agent...
PickoftheWeek
02-Nov-2006
Royal Albert Bridge Inn Plymouth Devon Price: £199,950 Tenure: Leasehold Rent: £39, 840 p/a Review: 6 years unexpired; 5-yearly reviews Landlord:...
