Category Archives: Sharp practice

Buying a Pub, Bistro, Licensed Premises and other useful Information

“The Common Sense Guide to Buying a Pub, Bistro, Licensed Premises.” The Common Sense Guide to Buying a Pub is now available to purchase as an ebook through www.smashwords.com. for $5.99 or UK equivalent approximately £4.30, depending on the exchange rate. In addition you can read some the book by clicking on the Link below,… Read More »

Is this a Pub Co mistake or how many genuinely know, the Beer Barrel shortage with real ale? (Barrel-Dregs)

Is this a Pub Co mistake or how many genuinely know, the Beer Barrel shortage with real ale? (Barrel-Dregs) The Old Chestnut, how much Real Ale can you sell in a barrel? In pre history, before the advent of the Pub Co’s. the old Family Brewers were in business to sell beer. They were considered… Read More »

The Pub Code Adjudicator (PCA), Pub Co’s and would be Publicans.

The Pub Code Adjudicator (PCA), Pub Co’s and would be Publicans. One of the biggest problems in the Pub Co Tied Lease Sector is that you have two factions in todays world, you have Pub Co’s and all their supportive companies and so called specialists, the other faction are the lessees, who have very few… Read More »

RICS and the definition of Competent Operator

The rental levels set by the RICS are for a Competent Operator (CO) or Reasonably Efficient Operator (REO). The RICS do not, nor ever have run pubs and very few Chartered Surveyors have ever dirtied their hands with such hard work. The Valuation Committee consisted of members whose main income is derived from perpetuating these… Read More »