Renting

The rise of the rent

14-Jun-2004

Fleurets' annual rental survey highlights the cost of running a pub. Michelle Perrett reports.Licensees with a traditional pub in the South East can...

Tuppen: 'end upward-only rent reviews'

20-May-2004

Ted Tuppen has called for an end to upward only rent reviews following the announcement of a MP probe into the relationships between tenants and pub...

Prescott to investigate upward-only rent

29-Apr-2004

The first step has been taken towards banishing upward-only rent reviews for licensees. John Prescott's office will investigate the relationship...

Looking at leases

15-Apr-2004

Research being conducted is expected to reveal that the current voluntary code of practice for commercial leases has failed. By Michelle Perrett.The...

Punch unveils new lease deal

17-Mar-2004

Punch is to launch a new single agreement for licensees that will replace all of its other existing tenancy and lease agreements.Under the terms of...

The pull of the euro

05-Feb-2004

Fancy swapping pub life in Britain for a bar in the sun? TONY HALSTEAD reports The lure of the good life has been responsible for thousands of...

Establish liability for repairs at the outset

29-Jan-2004

One regular topic raised by readers concerns their liabilities in respect of their properties. Tenants and lessees regularly contact me with sorry...

The price is right

15-Jan-2004

A shortage of quality available freeholds has led to a steady rise in pub values, according to agent Christie & Co. Michelle Perrett reports.Pub...

Legal issue

16-Dec-2003

I am a licencee working working for a leaseholder in a pub . We have been in the property for two months and have completed a basic redec as the pub...

Stamp duty tax on pub leases starts today

01-Dec-2003

Licensees taking on a new pub lease from today will have to pay the new Stamp Duty Land Tax.The new tax will see licensees charged duty based on the...

Up, up and away

25-Nov-2003

Pub values have risen again this year, with the biggest increases in freehouse prices coming in the Midlands and the North, according to Fleurets'...

Flexible friends

20-Nov-2003

With the leasehold market set to grow further, moreflexible deals are now available to tempt prospective licensees. Tony Halstead reports It's a sign...

London Inn offers to foot stamp duty bill

20-Nov-2003

by Andrew Pring The London Inn Group is offering to pay the new stamp duty on any of its leases of up to 10 years' duration. Executive chairman Alan...

Avebury profits up by one third

20-Nov-2003

by The PMA Team Tenanted pub company Avebury Taverns has unveiled a £33% rise in profits to more than £9m. The company, which was founded in 1997...

Licensees could face fines under stamp duty legislation

18-Nov-2003

Licensees could face fines and imprisonment if they overstate the value of their fixtures and fittings when selling their leased property, say...

People: Getting things out in the open

18-Nov-2003

The Pub Partnership Programme survey aims to identify what really matters to lessees and tenants. Phil Mellows analyses the results.The survey...

People: A working relationship

18-Nov-2003

What do publicans really want from their company? The results of a new survey give some answers.Will pub tenants and their landlords ever learn to...

Stamp duty hike deters licensees

11-Nov-2003

Almost 80 per cent of licensees would be put off from buying a new leased pub because of the hike in stamp duty costs, according to a poll on...

Property briefs

11-Nov-2003

The Kestor Inn at Manaton near Bovey Tracey is situated on the edge of Dartmoor, adjacent to the Lustleigh Valley.The country pub is well supported...

Greene King launches new five-year lease

10-Nov-2003

Greene King Pub Partners, the 800-strong estate, has launched a new five-year tenancy agreement.Under the terms of the new lease tenants will no...

Next election can't come soon enough

30-Oct-2003

The rises in stamp duty are clearly unhelpful ­ and yet another sign of Government failing miserably to understand this industry ­ but as far as...

Operators rush to sell suffering high street sites

16-Oct-2003

There is more activity in the second-hand high street market than ever before, says a leading property expert. Simon Hall, an associate at Fleurets,...

Legal advice: Considerations when refurbishing

16-Oct-2003

Consider the law when making premises refurbishments.by Niall McCann of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...

Legal advice: Your rights when your landlord wants you out

14-Oct-2003

What rights do you have if your landlord wants you out?by Niall McGann of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...

A Unique way of doing things

30-Sep-2003

As Unique Pub Company awaits next year's full absorption into Enterprise Inns, Michelle Perrett surveys its estate and sees how their pubs are...

Property market heading for a fall, warns agent

12-Sep-2003

Chesterton, the property agent, is advising people to sell their pub and restaurant sites while the property market remains strong.In a keynote...

State of the Union

02-Sep-2003

Union Pub Company's lease deal aims to bring more flexibility to licensees.Union Pub Company (UPC), the tenanted arm of Wolverhampton & Dudley...

Reform of Stamp Duty appears to be just one more tax that wi

14-Aug-2003

Clever boys in the City have treated Stamp Duty as an optional tax, with some wonderfully complex schemes involving off-shore companies. Such schemes...

High street to see fall in rents

15-Jul-2003

The pub market is set for a large drop in rents on the high street, predicts Nigel Ball, director at property consultant Fuller Peiser.Over the last...

Removing emotion from negotiations

10-Jul-2003

A rent review is frequently a trying time for licensees, saysKen Newton. Time to brush up on those negotiating tactics Inevitably, a rent review is...

Up, up and away?

27-Jun-2003

While UK pub rents continue to soar, London 'superpubs' are seeing a slow down. Michelle Perrett reports.Pub rents across England have soared by 25...

Profit is the key to a fair rent

22-May-2003

Assessing the rental value requires precise data on the amount of trade and hence profit of a pub, as Ken Newton explains It has been accepted for...

Stamp reform could hit reassignable leases

15-May-2003

Reassignable leases could be hit by the government's proposed stamp duty reform, according to a leading property expert.David Coffer, chairman of...

FLVA boss highlights trade fears over stamp duty

13-May-2003

Tony Payne, chief executive of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers' Associations, has called on the government to reconsider its plans for stamp...

Punch's Growth Lease lures 25% of tenants

01-May-2003

By The PMA Team A total of 1,100 Punch Tavern tenants ­ one in four ­ have now signed up for the Punch Growth Lease. The increased numbers ­ up by...

Cor, what a sizzler that was! No, not the early summer that

01-May-2003

I am of course referring to the Morning Advertiser's very own survey of 884 tenants and lessees, and the round slagging off which they seem to have...

Pubcos need a new code of conduct

24-Apr-2003

Why don't licensees check with lawyers before they sign a lease? You'd think it was the most obvious thing in the world to do. But according to our...

Save us from Young Turks

24-Apr-2003

I have read with interest a number of articles you have run on Britain's pubcos and, in particular, your most recent, "Trade's crisis of confidence"...

OFT says no to beer tie probe

03-Apr-2003

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has refused to launch an investigation into the beer prices and rents large pub companies charge lessees. The...

We are reviewing the situation

03-Apr-2003

Ken Newton takes tenants through the minefield that is rent charges ­ the highest of business costs In any lease, the rent is the highest fixed...

Stamp duty proposal may bring tax hike for licensees

07-Mar-2003

Licensees who lease their property could be facing massive charges if plans to reform stamp duty are passed. A proposal put forward by the government...

Law firm's figures show slowing pub property values

25-Feb-2003

Property values in the pub trade are performing badly against other companies in the leisure sector, say law experts Halliwell Landau.Pubs and...

Legal advice on renewing your lease

25-Feb-2003

by Deborah McCallum of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitor Joelson Wilson Many long pub leases were granted 10 to 15 years...

Four stages of a tenancy

20-Feb-2003

Ken Newton's latest column turns the spotlight on the issues that affect licensees with tenancies and leases The life of a tenancy or lease can be...

Pubcos sitting on rent 'time bomb'

17-Feb-2003

Pub companies are sitting on a rents time bomb as a growing number of licensees press for rent reductions.Tough trading conditions have led more...

Beer tie test case in High Court

13-Feb-2003

A long-running test case over whether an Inntrepreneur beer tie breaches European law is being heard in the High Court. Staines landlord Bernard...

Resist being rent-bullied

30-Jan-2003

As an avid reader of your august newspaper, I must take issue with the observations made [MA, 16 January] summarising the Christie & Co overview...

Lessees urged to fight rent hikes

30-Jan-2003

A number of pub lessees are managing to achieve large reductions in rents when they come to renew their leases, according to a leading chartered...

Interim payments on renewed leases

16-Jan-2003

Interim rents are not uncommon and will figure in pubs now that numerous leases are coming up for renewal. Ken Newton's column looks at the issues In...

Pub property market set for buoyant year

16-Jan-2003

Pub property values rose by 8.1% last year and will continue increasing in 2003, despite fears of a slowdown in the residential market, according to...