Category Archives: bad habits

What Security do you have with a Pub Co Tied Lease with Domestic Accommodation?

What Security do you have with a Pub Co Tied Commercial Lease or a TAW with Domestic Accommodation? The answer is very little, if you breach certain terms within your Commercial Lease. The Domestic Accommodation may be rated as domestic, but in virtually all cases it falls within the clauses of a Commercial Lease. With rented… Read More »

A sorry tale from a genuine Pub Co TAW/Lease.

A sorry tale from a genuine Pub Co TAW/Lease. My profuse apologies, but my thoughts regarding a TAW with a Pub Co was an intro to running a pub, it would appear that they are now calling their short term leases a Tenant at Will, TAW. Those that take them would appear to be jumping… Read More »

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 »

The Pub Code Adjudicator (PCA) and Tied Pub Co Leases/Tenancies, Barrel Dregs

The Pub Code Adjudicator (PCA) and Tied Pub Co Leases/Tenancies, Barrel Dregs. It’s a funny old world, after four Government Inquiries into Pub Co Activity, the Government brought in New Legislation to stop the questionable Major Pub Co’s activities, all technically legal, but morally unacceptable to decent people. They appointed a highly qualified Pub Code… Read More »

Pub Co Tied Leases, Family Brewers Tied Tenancies, the difference.

Pub Co Tied Leases, Family Brewers Tied Tenancies, the difference. To the Layman or the average pub goer there is no difference, sadly there is, as most people in the industry know. To the majority of drinkers the cost is often more than in a genuine freehouse, the genuine freehouse gets a very healthy beer… Read More »

Government Business Rates Enquiry

Government Business Rates Enquiry The Government would appear to be making some sort of enquiry into Small Business Rates. It has always been an issue that has been used as a cash cow by successive Governments, without considering the hardship created to small businesses. Inland Revenue Valuation Department are the people responsible for dictating and… 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 »

Independent and managed pubs are driving the sector, (Barrel-dregs)

Report from the Morning Advertiser Independent and managed pubs are driving the sector Well, well, well! The major Pub Co’s would appear to have lost the plot, this report confirms what the majority of the thinking members of the industry have realised for many years. Free of Tie and Managed Houses are the only pubs… Read More »

Why take a short Commercial Pub Co Lease with all the legal entailments?

Why take a short Commercial Pub Co Lease with all the legal entailments? It’s a funny old world, the major Pub Co’s are now offering five year leases as the answer to the would be lessee’s needs. It does of cause screw up any security that longer leases had within the current commercial leasing world,… Read More »