Rpi Rent Increases

RPI rises to 5.6% in August

RPI rises to 5.6% in August

The Retail Price Index (RPI) measure rose to 5.6% from 5.2% in August, according to the Office of National Statistics.

Paul Charity: 'Tenants pushing for even better deals'

Fresh news from the real world of rents

By The PMA Team

Some things have changed for the better in tenanted pubs, some haven’t. At some of the bigger companies, rent-setting mechanisms have taken a step backwards in recent years.

Charity: RPI rents should be capped

RPI rents should be capped

By The PMA Team

The move towards RPI rent increases in new leases is in danger of making some licensees far less competitive, says The PMA Team.

Darby: non-RPI lease gives tenants confidence

Marston's rips up RPI rents

By The PMA Team

Marston's has decided to scrap RPI rent increases in its new lease on the basis that they create too much rent uncertainty for licensees..

Charity: RPI adds to the pressure

Pub rent RPI: the softly-softly approach

By The PMA Team

An unthinking approach to RPI rent increases will cause pressure in pub estates, particularly as inflation is likely to return next year.

Charity: mediation wasn't a waste of time

The limits to pubco giving

By The PMA Team

Trying to broker an agreement with the parties involved in mediation talks between pub tenants and their landlords was described by one observer as "like herding cats", says The PMA Team.