Tesco calls time on cut-price booze
In a surprising step, just before the World Cup, the UK's top retailer Tesco has welcomed a promise by the coalition government to ban below-cost sales of alcohol in England and Wales.The UK's biggest retailer goes further, saying it would back the more radical step of introducing a minimum price.
In an exclusive BBC interview, Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Tesco's director for corporate affairs, says in the absence of government action they have to compete on price."As a result there is lots of cheap alcohol, so we thought let's ask the government to look at should there be a minimum price for alcohol, or should there be a ban on low-cost selling.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Hotel For Sale, South Yorkshire
Sheffield Hotel For Sale
Windsor Hotel
Southend Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S2
Gross Site Area: 12438 sq/ft*
£ 75,000 + VAT
Leasehold
Lease length: Short Leasehold until May 2038 @150pa
Windsor Hotel For Sale
Public House/Development Land for Sale
Durham Pub for Sale
White Swan
Hope Street
Crook
Durham
DL15
Ground floor footplate: 1422 sq/ft*
£ 150,000 + VAT
White Swan Pub for Sale
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Pub and Land for Sale Market Drayton, Shropshire
Shropshire Property for Sale
Squirrel
Wollerton
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9
Gross Site Area: 18387 sq/ft*
£ 225,000 + VAT
Freehold
Squirrel Pub for Sale Market Drayton
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Licensing Control to Return to Home Office
Control of licensing is to return to the Home Office under the new coalition Government, a senior Tory source has told the Morning Advertiser.
Rumours that the Conservatives wanted to put the Home Office, the law-and-order department, back in charge of licensing were circulating before the election. These were stoked by the party telling the MA it wanted to "rationalise" the number of departments that deal with pubs in March.
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport was put in control of licensing under Tony Blair's Government, which pushed through the Licensing Act.
The Conservatives have said they want to "overhaul" alcohol licensing and moving the brief to the Home Office could be said to signal a tougher approach.
The well-placed Conservative Party source told the MA: "The licensing brief has been taken over to the Home Office."
The claim has been supported by the fact that the licensing brief has not been allocated to any of the new DCMS ministers flagged up on the department's website.
A Home Office spokeswoman was unable to confirm the claim.
Rumours that the Conservatives wanted to put the Home Office, the law-and-order department, back in charge of licensing were circulating before the election. These were stoked by the party telling the MA it wanted to "rationalise" the number of departments that deal with pubs in March.
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport was put in control of licensing under Tony Blair's Government, which pushed through the Licensing Act.
The Conservatives have said they want to "overhaul" alcohol licensing and moving the brief to the Home Office could be said to signal a tougher approach.
The well-placed Conservative Party source told the MA: "The licensing brief has been taken over to the Home Office."
The claim has been supported by the fact that the licensing brief has not been allocated to any of the new DCMS ministers flagged up on the department's website.
A Home Office spokeswoman was unable to confirm the claim.
Welsh Valley Pub for Sale
Property For Sale Wales
Wattson Town
Aberllechau Road
Porth
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
CF39
Gross Site Area: 6910 sq/ft*
£ 150,000
Public house/development land for sale subject to an occupational tenancy until Feb 2013 at a current of £8,378pa. In addition the purchaser will have the benefit of substantial additional income from beer sales.
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.
Wattson Town Pub for Sale
Monday, May 17, 2010
UK Pubs For Sale; New Instructions for May 2010
We have this afternoon been instructed on 24 new pubs across the UK
(detailed below).
Locations include: Greater Manchester, Midlands, Lancashire, Cheshire, Sheffield, Norfolk, London, Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Flintshire, Suffolk, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Suffolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Essex,Rhondda and Durham
A number of the properties have exciting investment and development angles
and will be very sold quickly without prolonged marketing.
So no time to ponder, click on the pub name links below to be diverted to
our website for further information.
Contact me in the office 0207 644 2307 with any queries or to arrange
viewings..
(detailed below).
Locations include: Greater Manchester, Midlands, Lancashire, Cheshire, Sheffield, Norfolk, London, Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Flintshire, Suffolk, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Suffolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Essex,Rhondda and Durham
A number of the properties have exciting investment and development angles
and will be very sold quickly without prolonged marketing.
So no time to ponder, click on the pub name links below to be diverted to
our website for further information.
Contact me in the office 0207 644 2307 with any queries or to arrange
viewings..
Pub Trade Fear The Emergency Coalition Budget
The Publican is Reporting that the first Budget under the new coalition government will be unveiled on June 22.
Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed the date of the emergency Budget, which the Tories had promised within 50 days of taking power.
Many in the pub trade fear a hike in VAT will be included in Osborne’s first Budget speech in Parliament.
During an interview on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show yesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron did not rule out a rise in VAT.
On alcohol duty, it remains unclear whether the government will push ahead with Conservative plans to raise taxes on super-strength beers, ciders and “alcopops”.
The Lib Dems previously promised to review the system around alcohol tax to ensure it tackles “binge-drinking”, without “unfairly penalising responsible drinkers, pubs and important local industries”.
They also vowed to review the beer duty escalator and “explore the possibility” of a preferential rate of duty for draught beer.
However Osborne said today the “bulk” of measures to reduce the deficit would be spending cuts, not tax rises.
Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed the date of the emergency Budget, which the Tories had promised within 50 days of taking power.
Many in the pub trade fear a hike in VAT will be included in Osborne’s first Budget speech in Parliament.
During an interview on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show yesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron did not rule out a rise in VAT.
On alcohol duty, it remains unclear whether the government will push ahead with Conservative plans to raise taxes on super-strength beers, ciders and “alcopops”.
The Lib Dems previously promised to review the system around alcohol tax to ensure it tackles “binge-drinking”, without “unfairly penalising responsible drinkers, pubs and important local industries”.
They also vowed to review the beer duty escalator and “explore the possibility” of a preferential rate of duty for draught beer.
However Osborne said today the “bulk” of measures to reduce the deficit would be spending cuts, not tax rises.
Pub for Sale Braintree, Essex
Essex Property For Sale
Swan
Bank Street
Braintree
Essex
CM7
Gross Site Area: 6998 sq/ft*
£ 500,000 + VAT
Swan Pub for Sale Essex
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Freehold Pub for Sale Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Sheffield Pub for sale
Fox & Duck
Sheffield Road
Tinsley, Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9
Gross Site Area: 8287 sq/ft*
£ 300,000 Freehold
Fox and duck Pub for Sale
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Bacup Pub for Sale, Lancashire
Lancashire Pub for Sale
Commercial
Newchurch Road
Bacup
Lancashire
OL13
Gross Site Area: 3073 sq/ft*
£ 225,000 + VAT Freehold
Bacup Freehold Pub for Sale
Friday, May 14, 2010
Great British Beer Festival
Britain's biggest beer festival will take place 3-7 August 2010 at Earls Court, London.
The Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court, Britain's biggest beer festival, once again brings together a wide range of real ales, ciders, perries and international beers.
There's plenty to occupy you at the festival, you can play on some traditional pub games, enjoy live music, sample some food, including good traditional pub snacks, and also attend tutored beer tastings.
The Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court, Britain's biggest beer festival, once again brings together a wide range of real ales, ciders, perries and international beers.
There's plenty to occupy you at the festival, you can play on some traditional pub games, enjoy live music, sample some food, including good traditional pub snacks, and also attend tutored beer tastings.
Freehold Pub for Sale Congleton, Cheshire
Cheshire Pub for Sale
Durham Ox
West Street
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12
Gross Site Area: 3668 sq/ft*
£ 200,000
Durham Ox Pub for Sale
Leasehold Pub for Sale Birmingham
West Midlands Property for Sale
Bash Bar
New Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2
Gross Site Area: 1531 sq/ft*
£ 25,000 + VAT Leasehold
Bash Bar For Sale Birmingham
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Greater Manchester Pub for Sale
Wigan Leasehold Pub for Sale
Balmoral Hotel
Hindley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2
Gross Site Area: 4714 sq/ft*
£ 175,000 Leasehold
The Balmoral Pub For Sale, Wigan
CAMRA Urges Pubs Minister Appointment
This morning, CAMRA wrote to the new Prime Minister, seeking the appointment of a Minister for Pubs. The appointment would help boost the protection of pubs, which play a vital role in the economic, social and cultural life of the nation, yet are closing at a rate of six a day.
CAMRA has highlighted that there are many exceptionally well qualified candidates for such a post, including Greg Mulholland MP and Nigel Evans MP. Greg Mulholland MP is the winner of CAMRA's 2010 Parliamentarian of the Year Award and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Save The Pubs Group. Nigel Evans MP is Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group and co-chaired the Group's Community Pub Inquiry.
Mike Benner, CAMRA Chief Executive said:
"It is a positive sign that the new Prime Minister chose to enjoy a pint in his local community pub on Election Night. CAMRA hopes that the new Government will include a Minister for Pubs tasked with safeguarding the future of the nation's pubs.
"A dedicated Minister for Pubs is vital to ensure that the fate of community pubs does not fall through the gaps between these Government Departments."
CAMRA is encouraging its 110,000 members to contact the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (camerond@parliament.uk and cleggn@parliament.uk respectively) and ask them to support the reappointment of a Minister for Pubs.
CAMRA has highlighted that there are many exceptionally well qualified candidates for such a post, including Greg Mulholland MP and Nigel Evans MP. Greg Mulholland MP is the winner of CAMRA's 2010 Parliamentarian of the Year Award and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Save The Pubs Group. Nigel Evans MP is Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group and co-chaired the Group's Community Pub Inquiry.
Mike Benner, CAMRA Chief Executive said:
"It is a positive sign that the new Prime Minister chose to enjoy a pint in his local community pub on Election Night. CAMRA hopes that the new Government will include a Minister for Pubs tasked with safeguarding the future of the nation's pubs.
"A dedicated Minister for Pubs is vital to ensure that the fate of community pubs does not fall through the gaps between these Government Departments."
CAMRA is encouraging its 110,000 members to contact the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (camerond@parliament.uk and cleggn@parliament.uk respectively) and ask them to support the reappointment of a Minister for Pubs.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Pub with Development Land For Sale
Freehold Property for Sale with full Vacant Possession
Reindeer Inn
Westbury
Brackley
Buckinghamshire
NN13
Gross Site Area: 15644 sq/ft*
£ 325,000 + VAT Freehold
Reindeer Pub for Sale Buckinghamshire
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Freehold Pub for Sale Wiltshire
Wiltshire Pub for Sale
Greyhound
North Street
Pewsey
Wiltshire
SN9
Gross Site Area: 14046 sq/ft*
£ 350,000 + VAT Freehold
Greyhound Pub for Sale Wiltshire
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Lowestoft Pub for Sale, Suffolk
Suffolk Pub for Sale
New Globe Inn
High Street
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32
Gross Site Area: 8091 sq/ft*
£ 400,000 + VAT Freehold
New Globe Inn Pub For Sale, Suffolk
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Southampton Leasehold Pub for Sale, Hampshire
Hampshire Pub for Sale
Bevois Town Hotel
Middle Street
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14
£ 400,000 + VAT
Leasehold Lease length: Long Leasehold 1000 years from 24 June 1858
Bevois town Hotel For Sale Southampton
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