Sunday, 31 January 2010

UK Beer Sales Decline Slows

The UK beer market shrank at a slower rate in the final three months of 2009, official figures show.

Beer sales by volume fell 3.6% for the three months to the end of December, compared to the same period of 2008, trade body the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) said today (28 January).

It heralded the figure, which is the lowest fourth quarter fall since 2006, as a sign that the sector is emerging from a "recessionary slump". The UK economy officially moved out of recession in the same quarter.

"As the economy moves into recovery, so will the beer and pub sector," said BBPA chief executive Brigid Simmonds. "In fact, as in previous recessions, it may emerge first and fastest."

Beer volumes for the whole of 2009 fell by 4.2%, against a 5.5% decline in 2008.

UK beer volumes slipped by just 0.8% in the third quarter of 2009, to the end of September, but this followed steeper falls of 5% and 8% in the first and second quarters respectively.

In the final quarter, the on-trade continued to perform worse, with volumes down 5%, against an off-trade that saw a 2% drop.

Simmonds said she was cautious on recovery, particularly following duty tax rises on beer over the last 18 months.

"It’s too early to say whether these indicators of fragile recovery will turn into a trend, particularly when we await to see the impact of shocks such as the VAT increase and big freeze of this month."

Some brewers have performed well above the industry trend in 2009. Greene King, which brews Old Speckled Hen and Abbot Ale yesterday reported beer volumes up 7% in the 38 weeks to 24 January.

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Stoke On Trent Pub Reduced To £120k










Staffordshire Pub For Sale

Railway Inn
Station Street
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 4ND

Gross Site Area: 2537 sq/ft*

£ 120,000 + VAT Freehold

Railway Inn For Sale Stoke On Trent

Friday, 29 January 2010

Lancashire Freehold Pub For Sale, Reduced In Price












Pub For Sale, Lancashire

General Gordon
1-3 Halifax Road
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 0ED

Existing: 5217 sq/ft*

£ 150,000 + VAT Freehold

General Gordon Pub For Sale, Lancashire

Thursday, 28 January 2010

St Helens Freehold Pub Reduced to £190k










Merseyside Pub For Sale

Maceys (Rifle Corps)
83 Duke Street
St. Helens
Merseyside
WA10 2JG

Existing: 5000 sq/ft*

£ 190,000 + VAT Freehold

Maceys Pub For Sale, St Helens

UK Pubs Host Sky 3D Foortball Launch

Sky is kicking off the UK's first 3D channel with a live Premier League football match to be broadcast from nine pubs around the UK this weekend.The match between Arsenal and Manchester United will be viewable in 3D in pubs in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin.

In April Sky will roll out its 3D channel to hundreds of other pubs.
Later in the year, Sky 3D will be made available to all Sky+HD customers with a range of content on offer.

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Local village pub for sale

Here's an interesting blog concerning the Chequers Pub in Cottenham where a group of locals are gathering to purchase and run a village pub thretened with closure.

Staffordshire Pub For Sale; Short Lease Reduced to £90k











Newcastle Under Lyme Pub for Sale

Staffordshire Knot
Loomer Road
Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 7LB

Gross Site Area: 1 acres*

£ 90,000 + VAT Leasehold Lease length: 7

Staffordshire Knot Pub For Sale

Freehold Pub For Sale, West Yorkshire











West Yorkshire Pub For Sale

Albion
Armley Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12

Gross Site Area: 3764 sq/ft*

£ 200,000 + VAT Freehold

Albion Pub For Sale, Leeds

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Mexborough Pub For Sale At Reduced Price











South Yorkshire Pub For Sale

Red Lion
41 Bank Street
Mexborough
South Yorkshire
S64 9QD

Gross Site Area: 5895 sq/ft*

£ 235,000 + VAT Freehold

Red Lion Pub For Sale

Port Talbot Pub For Sale, Wales










Pub For Sale, Wales

Copper House
Cwmavon
Port Talbot
Castell-nedd Port Talbot
SA12

£ 175,000 + VAT Freehold

Copper House Pub For Sale, Wales

Pub For Sale, Greater Manchester Pub Reduced










Manchester Pub For Sale

Freemasons Arms
17 Market Place
Heywood
Greater Manchester
OL10 1LA

£ 150,000 + VAT Freehold

Freemasons Arms For Sale, Greater Manchester

Monday, 25 January 2010

Pontefract Pub For Sale Now Reduced to £140k Freehold









Pub For Sale West Yorkshire

Turks Head
Gillygate
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 1PQ

£ 140,000 + VAT Freehold

Turks Head Pub For Sale

Sheffield Pub For Sale At Reduced Price










Pub For Sale,South Yorkshire

Cricketers Arms
106 Bramall Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S2 4RD

£ 250,000 + VAT Freehold

Cricketers Arms Pub For Sale

Featuring Music Boosts UK Pub Takings by 44%

PRS for Music launches new ‘Music Makeover’ Campaign

PRS for Music, the organisation that collects royalties for songwriters and composers,released research into the positive impact of featured music, both live and recorded, on sales in pubs.

The research, conducted with pub-data specialists CGA, is released as PRS for Music launches its ‘Music Makeover’ campaign in partnership with the Musicians’ Union and the British Beer and Pub Association. The campaign aims to keep music and pubs at the heart of community life – helping pubs understand how to introduce music and maximise the business benefits.

Highlights of the research include:

Pubs with featured music take on average 44% more money than pubs without, rising to 60% on weekends (Fri/Sat)

Music pubs have higher takings every day of the week.

80% of pub managers said they felt music would help them survive the recession.

Live music is the greatest draw: 24% of publicans reported increases in takings of 25%-50% on nights when they have music (compared to other nights); and 71% reporting an increase of 10-25%.

Pubs with featured music are 3 times more likely to stay open

Full details of the research and campaign click here

Sunday, 24 January 2010

Freehold Pub For Sale County Durham; Now Reduced to £215k









Pub For Sale, County Durham

Spring Inn
9 Market Place
Houghton le Spring
County Durham
DH5 8AH

Gross Site Area: 5995 sq/ft*

£ 215,000 + VAT Freehold

Spring Inn For Sale, Houghton le Spring

Pub For Sale in Durham Reduced to £115,000











County Durham Pub For Sale

Half Moon
Front Street North, Quarrington Hill
Durham
County Durham
DH6 4QG

£ 115,000 + VAT Freehold

Half Moon Pub For Sale, Durham

Pub For Sale, Harwich, Essex










Harwich Pub For Sale

Alma Inn
Kings Head Street
Harwich
Essex
CO12

Gross Site Area: 3602 sq/ft*

£ 275,000 + VAT Freehold

Alma Inn Pub For Sale, Harwich, Essex

Pub For Sale, Oldham, Greater Manchester












Oldham Pub For Sale

Kings Arms
Shaw
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL2

Gross Site Area: 15057 sq/ft*

£ 275,000 + VAT Freehold

Kings Arms Pub For Sale, Oldham

UK Pub Trade Analysis

The London TV Region has a population of 11 million, of which 8.5 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 807 people per pub. 32% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 8% of the club going population.

The Anglia TV region has a population of 4.1 million, of which 3.1 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 556 people per pub. 32% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 12% of the club going population.

The Central TV region has a population of around 8.2 million, of which 6.3 million are aged 18 or over. In this region there is an average of 582 people per pub. 36% of the pub going population are drinking weekly, as are 13% of the club going population.

The Granada TV region has a population of almost 7 million, of which 5.3 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 608 people per pub. 36% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 13% of the club going population.

The Harlech TV region has a population of 2.6 million, of which 2 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 513 people per pub. 34% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 15% of the club going population.

The Meridian TV region has a population of 4.9 million, of which 3.8 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 655 people per pub. 32% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 12% of the club going population.

The Scottish TV region has a population of almost 5 million, of which 3.8 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 582 people per pub. 30% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 13% of the club going population.

The Tyne Tees TV region has a population of 2.7 million, of which 2.1 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 710 people per pub. 44% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 18% of the club going population.

The Westward TV region has a population of 4 million, of which 3.1 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 497 people per pub. 34% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 15% of the club going population.

The Yorkshire TV region has a population of 5.2 million, of which 4 million are over 18. In this region there is an average of 578 people per pub. 38% of the pub going population are drinking weekly as are 17% of the club going population.

CGA specialises in measurement of the licensed on-trade and its Drinks Places database is the most comprehensive source of information available

Saturday, 23 January 2010

Freehold Pub For Sale, Kent












Gillingham Pub for Sale

Falcon
Marlborough Road
Gillingham
Kent
ME7

Gross Site Area: 2768 sq/ft*

£ 200,000 + VAT Freehold

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.

Falcon Pub For Sale Gillingham, Kent

Wigan Pub For Sale, Greater Manchester












Wigan Pub For Sale

King William
Platt Bridge
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2

Gross Site Area: 3501 sq/ft*

£ 150,000 + VAT Freehold

King William Pub For Sale, Wigan

Friday, 22 January 2010

West Midlands Pub Reduced Sale Price












Pub For Sale,West Midlands

Fountain Inn
Holloway Bank
Wednesbury
West Midlands
WS10 0NS

Gross Site Area: 18962 sq/ft*

£ 350,000 + VAT Freehold

Fountain Inn Pub For Sale, Wednesbury

Lancashire Pub and Development Land For Sale












Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession.

Jolly Hatters
Windy Bank
Colne
Lancashire
BB8

Gross Site Area: 12005 sq/ft*

£ 225,000 + VAT Freehold

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.

Jolly Hatters pub for Sale, Lancashire

British Beer and Pub Association; New Code for Tied Houses

The new Code implementing comprehensive reforms on how tied agreements operate in the pub trade has been published by three leading industry associations.

The Pub Industry Framework Code of Practice governing the business relationship between companies and publicans operating tied public houses results from a far-reaching agreement reached last October, between the British Beer & Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA).

The Code will greatly improve the openness and transparency of tied agreements between pub operators and lessees. It significantly increases the information made available by pub companies to prospective lessees and tenants. It builds on existing good practice and ensures would-be publicans are better informed and better qualified.

For the first time, the new Code will also ensure that people who purchase assigned leases from out-going licensees will receive the same level of detailed information available to those taking on a pub directly with pub companies.

BBPA member companies will implement the industry Framework Code over the coming months, by revising their own company codes, and submitting them to the BII accreditation body BIIBAS (BII Benchmarking and Accreditation Services Ltd), for scrutiny and approval.

In addition to the new and improved Code the pub industry has set up a cost-effective rent review scheme (PIRRS) to which tenants/lessees can appeal in circumstances where there is an unresolved dispute in a rent review.

British Beer and Pub Association; New Code for Tied Houses

Leasehold Lancashire Pub For Sale Reduced to £90,000










Accrington Pub For Sale

Fox Hill
136-138 Union Road
Oswaldtwistle, Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 3DR

£ 90,000 + VAT Leasehold Lease length: Long Leashold exp 2854 : no rent passing

Fox Hill Pub For Sale

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Worksop Hotel For Sale; Price Now Reduced










Nottinghamshire Pub For Sale

French Horn Hotel
15 Potter Street
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S80 2AD

£ 175,000 + VAT Freehold

French Horn Hotel For Sale Nottinghampshire

Gwent Pub For Sale Reduced to £130k









Pub For Sale, Wales

Royal Exchange
High Street
Abertillery, Blaenau
Gwent
NP13 3AE

Gross Site Area: 3886 sq/ft*

£ 130,000 + VAT Freehold

Royal Exchange Pub For Sale

Pub For Sale Norwich











Norfolk Pub for Sale

Bell Inn
Barnham Broom
Norwich
Norfolk
NR9

Gross Site Area: 20565 sq/ft*

£ 225,000 + VAT Freehold

Bell Inn Pub for Sale

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

New Code Heralds Further UK Pub Closures

Professor Ian Gilmore welcomed the direction of the new government mandatory code on licensing, but expressed disappointment that considerations for the exchequer were outweighing sound and obvious arguments for the minimum unit price.

Professor Gilmore, who is Chair of the UK Alcohol Health Alliance believed that the widening differential between the cost of alcohol in pubs and the cost in supermarket should have been tackled; The proposed tax on alcohol will only be absorbed by the retailer and would probably not affect the price in supermarkets, and would see the closure of more UK pubs where more responsible drinking takes place.

Professor Gilmore asserted that the UK's problems with binge drinking applied to certain groups such as teenagers who take advantage of the cheap supermarket offers.

Sunderland Pub Reduced to £105,000










Sunderland Pub For Sale

Albion
Southwick Road
Sunderland
SR5 2AA

Gross Site Area: 3045 sq/ft*

£ 105,000 + VAT Freehold

The Albion Pub For Sale, Sunderland

Kent Pub For Sale, Dover Pub Reduced to £160k












Kent Pub For Sale

Castle Inn
Russell Street
Dover
Kent
CT16 1PY

£ 160,000 + VAT Freehold

Castle Inn Pub For Sale, Dover, Kent

Freehold Pub Reduced to £90,000, Seaham, Durham











Durham Pub For Sale


Knaresborough
Williams Road
Murton
Seaham, Durham
SR7 9RH

Gross Site Area: 6864 sq/ft*

£ 90,000 + VAT Freehold

Knaresborough,Pub For Sale, Seaham

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Price Reduction On Suffolk Pub












Suffolk Pub For Sale

Lord Nelson Inn
Mill Road, Holton
Halesworth
Suffolk
IP19 8PP

Gross Site Area: 19896 sq/ft*

£ 270,000 + VAT Freehold

Lord Nelson Inn, Suffolk Pub For Sale

Gwent Pub For Sale £150k











Pub For Sale, Wales

Bush Inn
Blaina
Abertillery
Blaenau Gwent
NP13

Gross Site Area: 3269 sq/ft*

£ 150,000 Freehold

Bush Inn Pub For Sale, Gwent, Wales

Pub Trade Attacks Govenments Lop-sided Mandatory Code

Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the British Beer & Pub Association, said pubs were being unfairly targeted.

“Pubs are at the heart of responsible retailing and are being demonised because this is easy, in terms of legislation,” she said.

The group has “consistently supported legislation to crack down on irresponsible promotions in pubs and supermarkets”, she said.

But Simmonds added: “With nearly 70 per cent of all alcohol now sold through supermarkets, the pub-centric measures announced today are lop-sided and unbalanced.

Meanwhile, Paul Smith, executive director of late-night operator trade group Noctis, said a possible jail term for breaching parts of the code were “completely out of kilter” and “farcical”.

“If we’d seen there was going to be jail terms we would have made a massive issue of that,” he said.

Addressing the code’s heavy bias against the on-trade, Smith added: “It’s pretty disgusting really if you look at where the majority of alcohol is being sold, which is the off-trade.”

Tougher Measures on Binge Drinking in England and Wales

New government measures to tackle binge drinking are to be announced today for England and Wales. All alcohol sellers will be required to check the identity of anyone who appears to be under 18, and “irresponsible” pub promotions including happy hours, and "dentist chair" sessions will be banned.

Home Secretary Alan Johnson discussed the new code of practice on Radio 4's Today Programme this morning.Licensees face a maximum fine of £20,000 or six months in prison if they fall foul of the government’s controversial new mandatory code of practice.Other aspects of the failing voluntary code of practice may be made mandatory in the future, but Mr Johnson made clear that these measures were deemed the most important.

On the issue of minimum charges for alcohol to combat loss leader cheap alcohol in supermarkets, the Home Secretary is still looking at the correlation between pricing and consumption, and pricing and violent crime.

The Tories also announced their plans today, proposing a targeted increase in taxation on the drinks that they think are strongly associated with anti-social behaviour, and giving more powers to local authorities and the police to veto new license applications. Chris Grayling, shadow home secretary, also made it clear that the Tories would not be introducing a minimum cost for alcohol which would impact on all,including responsible drinkers.

Manchester Hotel for Sale At Reduced Price










Greater Manchester Hotel For Sale

Royal George Hotel
Heady Hill Road
Heywood
Greater Manchester
OL10 3JH

Gross Site Area: 7650 sq/ft*

£ 115,000 + VAT Freehold

Royal George Hotel Lancashire

Monday, 18 January 2010

Freehold Pub For Sale At Reduced Price










Liverpool Pub For Sale

Wellington Butts
11 Windsor Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L8 1XE

Gross Site Area: 1188 sq/ft*

£ 125,000 + VAT Freehold

Wellington Butts Pub For Sale

Sunday, 17 January 2010

Maidstone Freehold Pub Reduced














Kent Pub For Sale

Fant Arms
224 Upper Fant Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 8DH

Gross Site Area: 7369 sq/ft*

£ 210,000 + VAT Freehold

Fant Arms Maidstone Pub For Sale

Burnley Pub Reduced to £85,000











Lancashire Pub For Sale

Corporation
31 Oxford Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 3BB

£ 85,000 + VAT Freehold

Corporation, Burnley Pub For Sale

Saturday, 16 January 2010

Pub for Sale, Frodsham, Cheshire









Cheshire Pub For Sale

Aston Arms
MIll Lane
Frodsham
Cheshire
WA6

£ 165,000 Freehold

Pub for Sale, Frodsham, Cheshire

Gwent Hotel Reduced to £90k












Newport Hotel For Sale

Pioneer Hotel
Maindee Road
Cwmfelinfach, Ynysddu
Newport, Gwent
NP11 7HQ

Gross Site Area: 8408 sq/ft*

£ 90,000 + VAT Freehold

Pioneer Hotel For Sale, Newport ,Gwent

Friday, 15 January 2010

Cumbria Pub For Sale; Now Reduced To £130,000











Cumbria Pub For Sale

Crown Inn
41 High Street
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 9NJ

Gross Site Area: 3083 sq/ft*

£ 130,000 + VAT Freehold

Crown Inn Pub For Sale, Cumbria

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Telford Shropshire Pub For Sale; Now Reduced To £115k









Shropshire Pub For Sale

Barley Mow
Gower Street, St Georges
Oakengates
Telford, Shropshire
TF2 9BG

Gross Site Area: 4213 sq/ft*

£ 115,000 + VAT Freehold

Barley Mow Pub For Sale, Oakengates, Telford

Derbyshire Freehold Pub For Sale - Reduced Price











Chesterfield Pub For Sale

Miners Arms
209 North Wingfield Road, Grassmoor
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S42 5ER

Gross Site Area: 5759 sq/ft*

£ 140,000 + VAT Freehold

Miners Arms Derbyshire

Pub Price Reduced To £120k, Pontypool, Wales











Gwent Pub For Sale, Wales

Greyhound
Commercial Street
Pontypool
Gwent
NP4 6JJ

Gross Site Area: 1840 sq/ft*

£ 120,000 + VAT Freehold

Greyhound Pub For Sale, Gwent

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Price Reduction For Leeds Pub








Pub For Sale West Yorkshire

Barleycorn
114 Town Street, Armley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 3JG

Gross Site Area: 7299 sq/ft*

£ 230,000 + VAT Freehold

Barleycorn Pub For Sale, Leeds

Reduced Freehold Pub For Sale, Durham











Durham Pub For Sale

Black Horse Tavern
79 Commercial Street, Willington
Crook
Durham
DL15 0AB

£ 95,000 + VAT Freehold

Black Horse Tavern, Durham

Freehold Hotel For Sale; Reduced to £250,000










Caerphilly Hotel For Sale

Oakdale Hotel
Central Avenue, Oakdale
Blackwood
Caerphilly
NP12 0LW

Gross Site Area: 12853 sq/ft*

£ 250,000 + VAT Freehold

Oakdale Hotel Caerphilly

Dyfed Pub For Sale Reduced To £70,000










Dyfed Pub For Sale

Crown
27 Park Street
Lower Brynamman, Ammanford
Dyfed
SA18 1TF

Gross Site Area: 5866 sq/ft*

£ 70,000 + VAT Freehold

The Crown Pub For Sale, Wales

Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Leasehold Pub For Sale Sheffield Reduced to £110k












South Yorkshire Pub For Sale

Under the Boardwalk
Snig Hill
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S3 8NA

£ 110,000 + VAT
Leasehold Lease length: 52

Under The Boardwalk Pub For Sale

Pub For Sale, Nottingham









Nottingham Pub For Sale

Durham Ox
Cromford Road, Langley Mill
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG16

Gross Site Area: 13317 sq/ft*

£ 165,000 + VAT Freehold

Pub For Sale, Nottingham

Pub For Sale, Crook, County Durham









County Durham Pub For Sale

Golden Fleece
Hope Street
Crook
County Durham
DL15

Gross Site Area: 5045 sq/ft*

£ 165,000 + VAT Freehold

Pub For Sale, Crook, County Durham

Wednesbury Pub Reduced To £160k











Staffordshire Pub for Sale

New Junction
15 Forge Road
Wednesbury
Staffordshire
WS10 8QU

Gross Site Area: 5184 sq/ft

£ 160,000 + VAT Freehold

New Junction Pub For Sale