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Danesmoor Pub for Sale, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:53:00 +0000   Chesterfield Pub for Sale Greyhound Cemetery Road Danesmoor, Chesterfield Derbyshire S45 Gross Site Area: 11626 sq/ft* £ 95,000 + VAT Freehold Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. Located within easy access for the A61 and minuets drive from Chesterfield town centre Semi-detached building comprising on site a beer patio with smoking solution. There is a garage to the rear. There is also a car park on site. Ground floor comprises lounge and bar. Private accommodation comprises a lounge, kitchen, bathroom and 3 bedrooms to the upper parts. Derbyshire Pub for Sale, Chesterfield  Pub Landlord Suspended for Serving Pints 'Too Full' Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:45:00 +0000 In a move likely to infuriate beer lovers around the world, landlord and landlady Peter and Debbie Gibson have been suspended for serving pints ‘too full’ of beer. Peter and Debbie, who have run the Junction Inn in Greater Manchester, England, for 12 years were ordered to close the pub on New Year’s Eve of all days, the Mirror reports. Brewery owner Humphrey Smith showed up and, in front of all the customers, told the Gibsons that he was shutting the Junction Inn because the heads on the pints of beer were not big enough. The couple said they were told they owed brewing firm Samuel Smith $15,859 in lost stock for topping up costumers’ beers.  Horwich Pub for Sale Bolton Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:44:00 +0000    Freehold Pub For Sale In Horwich, Bolton Victoria Chorley New Road Horwich, Bolton Greater Manchester BL6 Gross Site Area: 7545 sq/ft* £ 300,000 + VAT Freehold LOCATION Victoria can be found on the corner of Chorley New Road (A673) and Arkwright Street. Located in the popular town of Horwich which boasts beautiful countryside and is within close proximity to the M61 motorway. PROPERTY Large prominent 2 storey brick built property. Has a small car park behind a secure gate accessed via the front of the property. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Approx gross site area: 13,393 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 4,333 sq.ft* Rateable Value: £17,750 Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest Bolton pub for Sale, Greater Manchester  Expats In Australia Miss the Pub Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:28:00 +0000 The Telegraph reports that the British countryside is the thing most expats miss about home - followed by the country's sense of humour and pubs, a new survey claims. Our pubs are missed more by those living in Australia than in any other country. Those living in the desert landscape of the United Arab Emirates long for the British countryside more than those in any other country, with 85 per cent selecting it as one of the three things they miss the most. The survey by Lloyds TSB International shows that across all countries of residence, nearly half – 46 per cent – of expats miss the British countryside. Our sense of humour was the second most missed aspect of life in Britain, chosen by 42 per cent, while our pubs were third, having been selected by 41 per cent of the 1,034 expats that were surveyed. Britons now living in Germany miss the British sense of humour the most – 65 per cent – followed by those in Canada – 60 per cent – and South Africa – 54 per cent – while our pubs are missed more in Australia than in any other country. The least missed aspects of life in the UK are our politics and the weather, which both collected only five per cent of expats’ votes.  Macclesfield Pub for Sale, Cheshire Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:36:00 +0000    Freehold Pub For Sale In Bollington, Cheshire LOCATION The Red Lion Pub can be found at the top of Bollington High Street at its junction with Chancery lane. Bollington has become a favourite destination for those working in both Manchester & Liverpool due to its accessible location and picturesque character. PROPERTY Detached freehold property with good size garden and side vehicular access. Ground floor accommodation comprises an open bar operation with a pool, darts and TV area for sports and games. There is also a catering kitchen on site. Private accommodation comprises 3 Bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Car park is leasehold until Dec 2012 Approx gross site area: 5,094 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,519 sq.ft* Rateable Value: £7,000 Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. There is also potential for redevelopment (residential / commercial / mixed use) subject to gaining the appropriate Local Authority consents. The Red Lion pub for Sale, Bollington, Macclesfield  Alton Pub for Sale Hampshire Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:19:00 +0000  Freehold Pub For Sale In Alton, Hampshire Gentleman Jim Raven Square Alton Hampshire GU34 Gross Site Area: 13393 sq/ft* £ 300,000 + VAT LOCATION Located in Hampshire on the outskirts of the town in Alton. There is easy access to the A31 and Altern Station and Altern Watercress station within a mile away. PROPERTY Semi detached, part single-storey part 2-storey building. Small Patio to the front property and some parking to the side and rear. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Approx gross site area: 13.393 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 4,333 sq.ft* Rateable Value: £7,250 Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. There is also potential for redevelopment (residential / commercial / mixed use) subject to gaining the appropriate Local Authority consents. Freehold Pub for Sale, Alton, Hampshire  Alcohol Minimum Pricing Will Have No Impact on Health Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:19:00 +0000 The Government has introduced a ban on the sale of alcohol for less than cost price, which will come into force in England and Wales in April 2012. The cross party consensus is that cut-price supermarket booze is a public order issue, is damaging to the nation’s collective health, and is also to the UK Pub Industry; Pubs are closing down of 6 pubs a week because they cannot hope to match the prices charged by supermarkets. MP’s from all parties have demanded the end to the sale of cheap alcohol not only for the health of the nation, but also for the long term stability of their constituencies; they recognise that local pubs are often the de facto community centres for neighbourhoods and that low cost booze is the fuel for ‘wild west scenes’ in many town centres, every weekend. Last year the Prime Minister had backed plans by ten councils in the North West to create a by-law making it illegal to sell alcohol for less than 50p a unit. However, the legislation proposed is for a lower minimum price of about 21p per unit of beer and 28p per unit of spirits. Researchers at Sheffield University estimated last year that raising the price of alcohol to a minimum of 50p per unit would mean that after a decade there would be almost 3,000 fewer deaths every year and 41,000 fewer cases of chronic illness. However, a spokesman for Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said he had been reluctant to consider a minimum price per unit because it could be open to legal challenges relating to European competition law. Opponents of a minimum unit price say it is unfair because it penalises all drinkers, not just those who cause or have problems. Professor Ian Gilmore, of the Royal College of Physicians, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It's a step in the right direction but I have to say, it's an extremely small step. It will have no impact whatsoever on the vast majority of cheap drinks sold in supermarkets." As for the UK Pub Industry view, Paramount Investments spokesperson Steve Oliver said “The ban on low cost alcohol may just be a blessing in disguise to kick-start the pub industry in 2012. Even if the effects are only psychological and people get the message that Supermarket booze is no longer that cheap, it will be better than nothing.” UK Pub Trade News UK Pub, Bar & Hotel Directory Paramount Magazine  Oxfordshire lost 35 pubs in 2011 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:29:00 +0000 Thirty-five pubs closed in Oxfordshire last year, including 11 which will never reopen, the Campaign for Real Ale has said. The British Beer and Pub Association said nationally 14 pubs closed every week, down from 52 a week in 2009.But the chief executive, Brigid Simmonds, said beer taxation was still a "big problem" for the industry. She said: "We pay 40% of all beer tax in the whole of Europe and that is killing pubs." The Lamb at Satwell just outside Nettlebed closed two weeks ago.Its co-owner Chris Smith said it was difficult to compete with the price of supermarket alcohol. "You see the drinkers getting less and less all the time," he said. Paul Clerehugh, from The Crooked Billet at nearby Stoke Row, said pubs were the most important part of the village and could be made to work. "Pubs have got to be good to have any value to the community," he said. Oxfordshire Pubs for Sale  Greene King Brewery Had Record Christmas Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:17:00 +0000 Reuters reports; Pubs and brewery group Greene King enjoyed record Christmas, helped by better weather than last year, and predicted further growth in the coming year despite a tough consumer environment. The 213-year-old Suffolk-based firm, which operates 2,410 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland, said like-for-like retail sales rose 8.2 percent in the seven weeks to 15 January, boosted by an 11.1 percent rise in food sales and a record Christmas week when sales jumped 17 percent. "It is clear that even in these difficult times, customers still look for enjoyment and some respite from the financial pressures they are facing," said Greene King Chief Executive Rooney Anand. Britain's pubs are benefiting from increasing demand for casual dining as cash-strapped customers trade down from eating out at restaurants. Greene King, whose brand include Hungry Horse, Old English Inns, Eating Inn and Loch Fyne Restaurants, said its overall profit, cashflow and balance sheet remained in line with expectations, but warned of tough trading conditions in 2012. "Although we expect another difficult environment for the UK consumer in 2012, we remain confident that we will continue to deliver growth and value to our shareholders," Anand said. In December the group said it expected to create 3,000 jobs in Britain over the next three years, including 2,000 apprenticeships for young people aged between 18 and 24.  Holywell Pub with Development Land for Sale, Flintshire Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:59:00 +0000  Flintshire Freehold Pub and Development Land for Sale Swan Rhewl Holywell Flintshire CH8 Gross Site Area: 24814 sq/ft* £ 90,000 + VAT Freehold ALL OFFERS INVITED -Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. There is also enormous potential for redevelopment (residential / commercial / mixed use) subject to gaining the appropriate Local Authority consents. The existing use class of the property is A4 'Drinking Establishments'. Planning consent is not required to change the current use to A1 (shops), A2 (financial and professional services) or A3 (restaurants and cafes). Approx ground floor foot plate: 2,657 sq ft* Rateable Value: £9,000 Please note that VAT may be applicable in this matter. Public House With Land for Sale, Flintshire  Newtown Pub for Sale, Powys, Wales Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:41:00 +0000   Freehold Pub For Sale In Newtown, Powys Sarn Inn Sarn Newtown Powys SY16 Gross Site Area: 15173 sq/ft* £ 225,000 + VAT Freehold LOCATION The Sarn Inn can be found on the corner of the A489 and Lon Y Siop Road. Located in an attractive village only 6 miles from Newtown and 5 miles from the Shropshire Montgomertshire border. The immediate area is predominately residential. Commuteable to Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Newtown and Bishops Castle. PROPERTY Large detached 2 storey building. Site includes beer garden and car park to the rear. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Approx gross site area: 15,173 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,807 sq.ft* Rateable Value: £3,350 Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. Sarn Inn Pub for Sale  The Salvation Army Seek Change of Use For Local Pub in Scunthoorpe Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:42:00 +0000 Barton's historic Salvation Army citadel is up for sale as the organisation prepares to move to new premises. The grade two listed building in Queen Street is on the market for £199,000 after the Salvation Army purchased the Carnival Inn building in Tofts Road. The pub closed in December 2009 and has stood empty since then, although the Salvation Army won planning permission to change its use to a hall of worship in November of that year. Captain Nick Cotterill, corps officer at the Salvation Army's Barton-Upon-Humber branch, said the 150-year-old Queen Street building, which has belonged to the organisation since the 1960s, was becoming too expensive to maintain. He said: "We are looking to re-locate our church from Queen Street because the building is now costing us far too much money to maintain and keep as it is. The move to the Carnival will provide the Salvation Army with dedicated parking facilities for the first time, as well as improving disabled access and providing more usable space. At the time of the change of use application, rumours circulated about the possibility of the Carnival Inn building being used as a hostel by the Salvation Army, but Mr Cotterill insisted this would not be the case. He said: "What we do in Queen Street is what we will do in Tofts Road. We will be moving our Sunday programme half a mile up the road." East Anglia Pubs for Sale  Bradford pub for Sale, West Yorkshire Pub for Sale, Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:34:00 +0000   Freehold Pub For Sale In Low Moor, Bradford, West Yorkshire Royal New Works Road Low Moor, Bradford West Yorkshire BD12 Ground floor footplate: 2475 sq/ft* £ 165,000 + VAT Freehold LOCATION The property is situated in Low Moor a small village south of Bradford City. The Royal can be found on Wooller Road at its junctions with New Works Road. The area has excellent transport links to the M62/M1. PROPERTY The property is an end of terrace building over ground and first floors with brick elevations under a pitched tiled roof. There is a small yard at the rear and a car park to the front. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Approx gross site area: 3,830 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 2,475 sq.ft* Rateable Value: £3,450 Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The Royal pub for Sale, Bradford West Yorkshire  Minimum Alcohol Pricing Proposals No Help for Shops or Pubs Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:16:00 +0000 In the same week the government announces its ban on below cost alcohol sales, Sainsbury's has cut the cost of some its ‘low alcohol’ wines and beers by a quarter on the cynical pretence, some might say, of encouraging a reduction of alcohol intake. A minimum resale price of 50p-per-unit minimum was backed by health campaigners and might have levelled the playing field; corner shops and pubs may once again be able to compete with supermarkets on off-premises sales. The proposed ban is based on a duty plus VAT rate, which sets the minimum cost for alcohol as follows; £10.71 for a litre of vodka 38p for 440ml of lager 40p for a litre of cider The proposed rate is not likely to help local shopkeepers who, when questioned by the BBC News website said the government's proposed minimum prices were far below what they had to charge to generate a profit. The minimum rate and further reductions in the cost of supermarket alcohol is unlikely to help the UK Pub industry either; publicans have learned in the last few years that they need to diversify their business in order to survive. However, their core business remains alcohol sales. Paramount Investments spokesperson commented that “While changes will be welcome news to an industry which struggled during 2011 publicans must capitalize on any benefit and strive to keep punters when they re-emerge in 2012.” “They must offer something extra - music, darts, pool, live music to other forms of entertainment. They must offer a clean vibrant atmosphere/image and serve good home-cooked food at affordable prices - it is essential they make the most of any opportunity they are given to recapture a share of the market-place.” Pub Trade News  Colchester Pub for Sale, Essex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:06:00 +0000  Freehold Pub For Sale In Colchester, Essex Beer House Magdalen Street Colchester Essex CO1 Ground floor footplate: 1542 sq/ft* £ 250,000 + VAT Freehold LOCATION The property is on one of Colchester's main thoroughfares, Magdalen Road (A134) in Essex. Both Colchester Town Rail and Hythe Rail Stations are within walking distance. PROPERTY Two storey, detached freehold property suitable for any A1-A4 use. The property benefits from approximately 2,500sq.ft of outdoor space. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Approx gross site area: 4,080 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,542 sq.ft* Rateable Value: £5,200 Beer House Pub for Sale, Colchester  Planning Permission for Change of Use for King's Lynn Pubs Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:34:00 +0000 New uses are set to be found for two closed King's Lynn pubs after it was revealed one had been sold and talks were ongoing over another, reports the Lynn News. The Queen's Arms pub in London Road has been sold, subject to planning permission being granted for a change of use. And talks are also continuing to find a new tenant for the Hogs Head, in High Street. Brewery Elgood's, which is based in Wisbech, owns The Queen's Arms, which closed in April last year. Estates manager Robin Hotson confirmed that a sale had been agreed, subject to planning.He also said that the building will not reopen as a pub and a change of use application will be submitted later. He said: 'We have been looking to do something with it for some time. Fingers crossed that it will all go through.' Agent Adam Faulkner, of Grounds and Co of Wisbech, also confirmed the sale but remained tight lipped over the identity of the new owners and the future uses for the site. He said: 'We have agreed a sale and it will be subject to a planning consent.' Norfolk Pub for Sale  JD Wetherspoons Announces Current Trading Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:55:00 +0000 JD Wetherspoon plc announces an update on current trading before entering its closed period for its interim results for the six months ending 22 January 2012, which are expected to be announced on 9 March 2012. Current trading For the first twelve weeks of the second quarter (to 15 January 2012), like-for-like sales increased by 3.6%, compared to 1.1% growth in the first quarter (to 23 October 2011). Total sales, including new pubs, for the first twelve weeks of the second quarter increased by 9.9%, compared to 7.3% in the first quarter. In the year to date (25 weeks to 15 January 2012), like-for-like sales increased by 2.3% and total sales increased by 8.5%. December LFL sales were strong, mainly due to adverse weather conditions last year. Sales growth for the period before and after December was approximately in line with the first quarter. We expect the operating margin for the half year ending 22 January 2012 to be slightly below that achieved in the first quarter of this financial year, with the potential for further decline in the second half of this financial year due to continuing cost increases. We expect the Company’s corporation tax rate for this financial year to be around 29%. Property The Company has opened 18 new pubs and closed 2 pubs since the start of this financial year. We have a number of sites under development and, in line with previous estimates, intend to open approximately 50 pubs in the current financial year. Financial position There have been no significant changes in the Company's overall financial position, since the publication on 6 October 2011 of the annual report and accounts for the year ended 24 July 2011. Outlook Our sales, profit and cash flow remain resilient. As previously stated, the main challenges for the Company, in this financial year of 53 trading weeks, will be the continuing cost pressures resulting from government legislation, including further increases to excise duty, business rates and carbon tax. In addition, as previously stated, pubs pay VAT on food, whereas supermarkets do not, and also pay far higher rates of VAT than similar businesses in Ireland and France, for example. In order to maximise job creation and taxation revenues, we believe the government needs to reduce VAT for pubs and restaurants as a priority. Notwithstanding these issues the Company is aiming for a reasonable outcome in the current financial year. JD Wetherspoons  Dunmow Pub for Sale Essex Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:51:00 +0000    Essex Pub for Sale Three Horseshoes Bannister Green Felsted, Dunmow Essex CM6 Gross Site Area: 13851 sq/ft* £ 395,000 + VAT Freehold LOCATION Located in the small hamlet of Bannister Green, half a mile from the scenic village of Felsted. The village boasts a number of amenities including a deli, antique shop, art gallery, restaurants. Felsted is within easy reach of road and rail connections to London and Stansted Airport. Braintree, Great Dunmow and Chelmsford are all also within easy reach. The property falls within the catchment area of Felsted Primary School. PROPERTY Detached, grade II listed, freehold property with substantial gardens and parking. The building occupies a prominent position in a popular area overlooking Bannister Green. FURTHER INFORMATION Vacant possession Development potential (STPP) Approx gross site area: 13,851 sq.ft* Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,172 sq.ft* Rateable value: £8,500 Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. Three Horseshoes Pub for Sale, Essex  Pubs and restaurants see major sales boost after snowless December Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:17:00 +0000 Britain’s pubs and restaurants saw a major sales boost over the Christmas and New Year period, with like-for-like sales for December up 9.9 per cent from 2010. http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Trends-Reports/Pubs-and-restaurants-see-major-sales-boost-after-snowless-December  Pubcos Power to be Curbed Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:43:00 +0000 Ministers face Commons defeat over reform of pub business as MPs call for statutory code of practice in an industry that is losing 20 pubs a month The Guardian reports that ministers are being accused of naivety, if not outright collusion, in their dealings with pub companies, as the government faces the prospect of an embarrassing defeat this week over its relations with the big pub operators. An all-party move to condemn the government's handling of relations between pub companies and tied landlords will be put to a vote on Thursday. The motion attacks business department proposals to reform the pub industry and calls for a statutory code of practice and an industry adjudicator. The government favours making the industry's own codes of practice legally binding. It comes at a time when pubs continue to close at a rate of more than 20 a month. Critics have claimed the government's stance puts the interests of big corporations ahead of local communities. Conservative MP Brian Binley said the government had "sold its soul to the devil" by refusing to introduce a statutory code that would give landlords an option to free themselves from brewers. Nearly 29,000 of the 55,000 pubs in Britain are tied.  Ban on Pubs & Bars Selling Below Cost Alcohol Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:08:00 +0000 The Government has introduced a ban on the sale of alcohol for less than cost price, which will come into force in England and Wales in April 2012. The cross party consensus is that cut-price supermarket booze is a public order issue, is damaging to the nation's collective health and is also damaging the UK Pub Industry. A minimum resale price of 50p-per-unit minimum was backed by health campaigners and might have levelled the playing field; corner shops and pubs may once again be able to compete with supermarkets on off-premises sales. The proposed ban is based on a duty plus VAT rate, which sets the minimum cost for alcohol as follows; £10.71 for a litre of vodka 38p for 440ml of lager 40p for a litre of cider. Licensing Legal is a boutique firm of licensing lawyers and solicitors, headed up by, Anthony Horne, who has over 30 years' experience in the field of liquor, entertainment and gambling licences as well as connected regulatory matters. ''There is little known about the implications of the below-cost alcohol ban. As with most new legislation the outcome can only really be assessed once it becomes a reality. Speculation is rife as to what effect this will have; the honest answer is that we simply don’t know,' said Anthony Horne, Director of Licensing Legal who is listed in the Legal Experts 2011 guide. ''It is probably realistic to say that the ban will have little impact on most pubs and bars; and it is doubtful that it will go far enough to ensure that supermarkets raise their prices and level out the playing field for their competition. Representatives of the ‘on’ trade specifically have called for more support to be offered to pubs by raising the price even further so that they can compete more fairly,'' he reported. The minimum rate and further reductions in the cost of supermarket alcohol is unlikely to help the UK Pub industry. Publicans have learned in the last few years that they need to diversify their business in order to survive. However, their core business remains alcohol sales and the Government's proposed minimum prices were far below what they had to charge to generate a profit. Paramount Investments are specialist commercial estate agents offering pubs and public houses for sale throughout the UK. Steve Oliver, Sales Director at Paramount noted that, ''6 pubs are closing down a week because they cannot hope to match the prices charged by supermarkets. In 2011 we exchanged contracts on 208 pubs up from 202 the previous year. Many of these properties were for sale at below market value as breweries and pub companies wanted to cut their losses on run down, strugling, empty or vacant pubs and public houses.'' ''Property developers are choosing to invest their money in these derelict pub sites and sadly many of these pub properties have been sold as property development sites with planning permission for change to 'residential use' from 'A4 use' as a drinking establishment. While changes will be welcome news to the pub trade which struggled during 2011 but successful publicans must capitalize on any benefit and strive to keep customers when they re-emerge in 2012.” “Successful pubs must offer something extra - music, darts, pool, live music to other forms of entertainment. They must offer a clean vibrant atmosphere or image and serve good home-cooked food at affordable prices - it is essential they make the most of any opportunity they are given to recapture a share of the market-place.”  Luton Pub for Sale, Bedfordshire Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:45:00 +0000  Bedfordshire Leasehold Pub for Sale Manhattans Cumberland Street Luton Bedfordshire LU1 Gross Site Area: 3331 sq/ft* £ 185,000 + VAT Short Leasehold until September 2052@ £50 pa. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. There is also enormous potential for redevelopment (residential / commercial / mixed use) subject to gaining the appropriate Local Authority consents. There is private accommodation upstairs comprising of a small bathroom with separate toilet, 3 double bedrooms, a lounge and kitchen. There are 2 parking permits reserved for the Manhattans. We have been advised that these can be obtained by contacting the local council. The existing use class of the property is A4 'Drinking Establishments'. Planning consent is not required to change the current use to A1 (shops), A2 (financial and professional services) or A3 (restaurants and cafes). Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession.  Southampton MP Calls for Government Action to Slow Closures Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:10:00 +0000 Southampton MP John Denham has joined calls for Government action to slow the tide of pub closures in the county. The MP has backed a motion being debated in Parliament today calling for a statutory code of practice for pub companies to ease pressure on pub tenants and managers. Studies suggest that 25 pubs are closing every week nationwide. At least 30 have closed in south Hampshire in the last three years, with the Talking Heads venue in Mr Denham's constituency the latest to shut its doors. Mr Denham, Labour MP for Southampton Itchen, said: “The pub is such an important feature of Southampton's community and it is very concerning to see the number of community pubs in Southampton declining at an alarming rate. In my constituency, pubs such as the Merry Oak, Eagle and Winning Post have been closed and empty for some time, and we know this same story is being played out in other parts of the country too.There are some practices by large pub companies which are undoubtedly fuelling this decline that a legislative code of practice could address. The debate follows a report by a committee of MPs who saw no other alternative than legislative intervention to halt pub closures and tackle issues such as restricted covenants and beer ties, which are mostly blamed by tenants with financial problems. While he was secretary of state for communities and local government Mr Denham said that if the previous voluntary code of conduct failed, a Labour Government would back legislation. Hampshire Pubs for Sale  Gloucester Pub for Sale Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:57:00 +0000  Quedgeley Pub for Sale, Gloucester Orchard Olympus Park Quedgeley, Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 Gross Site Area: 37578 sq/ft* £ 200,000 + VAT Freehold Freehold public house on a prominent main road position just 3 miles from Gloucester City Centre. The property is also situated just a 10-minute drive from Gloucester Docks, is 2.5 miles from the M5 motorway and 3 miles from Gloucester Railway Station. The property has suffered substantial fire damage and would be suitable for redevelopment into leisure or alternative uses subject to gaining the appropriate consents. Possible uses would include B1 (The property fronts the Olympus Business Park), retail/drive-thru, residential, mixed use, hotel amongst others. Approx gross site area: 37,578 sq ft* Please note that there is a covenant on the land which stipulates that the occupiers of the adjacent hotel have the rights to use the pub car park (shaded in red on the attached plan) for parking only (on a 1st come 1st served basis!). Gloucestershire Pub for Sale  Pub and bar operators 'cautiously optimistic' for 2012 after Christmas trading boost Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:23:00 +0000 Pub and bar operators are ‘cautiously optimistic’ for the year ahead after seeing a year-on-year sales boost over the Christmas period, a survey from the Association of Licenced Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has discovered. http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Trends-Reports/Pub-and-bar-operators-cautiously-optimistic-for-2012-after-Christmas-trading-boost  |
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