Wolverhampton, Walsall & West Bromwich

Please see below a list of former public houses and cheap pubs for sale in Wolverhampton, Walsall and West Bromwich . The majority of premises are freehold and available with full vacant possession. Offers are invited on multiple or single purchases.

• DOG & PARTRIDGE Walsall WS1 3EB
  
• HATHERTON ARMS Walsall WS4 2BY £250,000
  
• OLD MILL West Bromwich B71 2EX £550,000
  
• WOODBINE Wolverhampton WV10 8HJ £210,000
  
• PAGENT ARMS Wolverhampton WV10 9QG £250,000
  

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Ashton Under Lyne Pub for Sale,Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Pub for Sale

Olivers Bar
Bow Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
Greater Manchester
OL6

£ 100,000 + VAT
Leasehold

Investment producing £13,000 per annum on a 5 year lease.

Located in the heart of the towns pedestrianised shopping centre, adjacent to Iceland and O2 and amongst such other multiple retailers as Marks & Spencer, McDonalds, Thomas Cook, T-Mobile, Top Shop and many others.

Ashton-Under-Lyne lies on the main A635 under 1 mile east of the M60 (Junction 23) and approximately 5 miles east of Manchester City Centre.

A mid terrace building with Ground Floor Entrance leading to a Bar (Free of tie) at Basement Level.

Leasehold for a term of 999 years from 2nd March 1977
at a peppercorn ground rent.
Ground Floor Stairs to Basement Bar Area Approx 1,950 sq ft plus 3 WCs

The property is let on an effectively full repairing and insuring lease for a term of 5 years from 22nd February 2011 at a current rent of £13,000 per annum. The lease is a renewal of a previous lease

Rent Review August 2013.

Olivers Bar, Public House for Sale, Ashton Under Lyne

Cheap, BMV Pubs For Sale in Liverpool

Please see below a list of BMV public houses and cheap pubs for sale in Liverpool & Merseyside. The majority of these premises are freehold and available with full vacant possession. Offers are invited on multiple or single purchases.

• CLAREMONT Liverpool L6 4BZ £215,000
• KINGFISHER Liverpool L32 6QJ £195,000
• GLEBE Walton, Liverpool L4 5PB £225,000
• PRINCE OF WALES Kirkdale, Liverpool L5 7QD £225,000
• GEORGE Garston, Liverpool L19 2JD £225,000
• LOTHIAN Liverpool L8 8AG £125,000
  

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Cheap Pubs For Sale in Birmingham

Please see below a list of former public houses and cheap pubs for sale in Birmingham. The majority of premises are freehold and available with full vacant possession. Offers are invited on multiple or single purchases.

• WOODMAN Birmingham B19 3BG £250,000
• LICKEY BANKER Birmingham B45 0JD £400,000
• ACORN Birmingham B18 4BA £200,000
• OBSERVATORY Lozells, Birmingham B19 1EP £130,000
  

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National Cask Ale Week

National Cask Ale Week, running from 1-9 October.

The campaign is focusing on “Try Before You Buy”, with 7,500 pubs offering free tasters all week.

According to the authors, novice drinkers who would most benefit from sampling a cask ale before ordering a pint of it, lack the confidence to ask the bar staff for a taster – unlike many ale aficionados who are happy to try ales before purchasing.

“Proactively offering tasters to customers at the bar, or even taking them round the pub during quiet times, will pay dividends,” said a statement.

You can find a participating Cask Ale Week pub on the website.

Cheap, BMV Pubs For Sale in Wigan

Please see below a list of BMV public houses and cheap pubs for sale in Wigan. The majority of these premises are freehold and available with full vacant possession. Offers are invited on multiple or single purchases.

• POOLSTOCK LANE Wigan WN3 5DY £70,000
• BRYN HALL HOTEL Bamfurlong, Wigan WN2 5JZ £325,000
• ANDERTON ARMS Ince, Wigan WN2 2DG £150,000
• BROOKHOUSE INN Wigan WN5 0AZ £130,000
• QUEENS HOTEL Wigan WN2 5TE £185,000

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Cheap Pubs for Sale Stoke on Trent

Please see below a list of former public houses for sale in Stoke on Trent & Newcastle under Lyme. The majority of premises are freehold and available with full vacant possession. Offers are invited on multiple or single purchases.

• THURSTON Stoke-on-Trent ST2 0AE £120,000
• SARACENS HEAD Stoke-on-Trent ST3 7BL £300,000
• MASONS ARMS Stoke-on-Trent ST1 2LJ £175,000
• WOODSHUTTS INN Stoke-on-Trent ST7 1DF £275,000
• LORD JOHN RUSSELL Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3PW £200,000
• DUNKIRK TAVERN Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 2SN £225,000
• CROSS GUNS Stoke-on-Trent ST1 6PW £190,000
• NEW HALL STREET Stoke-on-Trent ST1 5HQ £325,000

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Portsmouth Pub for Sale, Hampshire

Freehold Public House For Sale In Portsmouth, Hampshire.

V Bar
Guildhall Walk
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1

Ground floor footplate: 2057 sq/ft*

£ 750,000 + VAT
Freehold

LOCATION
The pub is located on Guildwalk in the heart of Portsmouth City Centre and is close to the open spaces of Victoria Park and Portsmouth University.
Local transport links can be found at Portsmouth & Southsea Station. Gunwharf Quays and the Royal Navel Museum.

PROPERTY
Large open trading area on the ground floor and a bar and function room on upper levels.

We are advised that the private accommodation is of a good size comprising a lounge, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and a bathroom. There is also an office in the basement (next to cellar).

FURTHER INFORMATION
Offered with full vacant possession
Approx gross site area: 2,270 sqft*
Approx ground floor area: 2,057 sqft*
Rateable Value: £46,000

Hampshire Pub for Sale, Portsmouth

Former Public Houses For Sale in East Anglia

Please see below a list of former public houses for sale in East Anglia. The majority of premises are freehold and available with full vacant possession. Offers are invited on multiple or single purchases.

• MORNING STAR Lowestoft NR33 0NB £350,000
• JOLLY FARMERS Southery, Downham Market PE38 0NS £225,000
• WEST END RETREAT Norwich NR2 4QY £200,000
• EXCHANGE (SQUARE) March PE15 9JF £275,000
• KINGS HEAD Sudbury CO10 2BZ £275,000
• BULLS NECK Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 8DN £275,000
• NEW GLOBE INN Lowestoft NR32 1HP £325,000
• RED LION Ipswich IP1 4AY £275,000
• STAR & GARTER Great Yarmouth NR30 1HP £225,000
• SHIP INN Lincoln LN4 4AU £200,000
• SUSPENSION BRIDGE TAVERN Great Yarmouth NR30 1JU £175,000
  

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Cask Ale A Lifeline for Struggling UK Pubs

The Cask Report 2011-12, published yesterday, suggests that cask ale drinkers are twice as likely to visit the pub as non-cask drinkers, spend more when they’re there and, most importantly, can’t switch to the supermarket to purchase their favourite drink.

Cask continues to outperform the UK beer market and now has a 15% share, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) – equating to around one in every six pints sold across the country.

BBPA figures show that while total on-trade beer volumes fell by 7.8% in 2010, cask dipped an estimated 2% and all the signs are that the category is moving back into growth this year.

A total of 7.8 million people drink cask beer in the UK – an 11% increase since 2007. The number of 18-24 year old cask drinkers increased for the second year running and the number of women drinkers has doubled since 2008.

Report author Pete Brown said: “Cask ale can help pubs to not only survive, but to thrive. It’s attracting new drinkers who spend more in the pub than non-cask drinkers, making them valuable customers.

“Cask is shaking off its historic ‘flat cap’ image and is instead seen by younger consumers as a ‘cool’ drink. This increasingly positive picture of cask can only be good news for the pubs who sell it.”

Thedrinksbusiness

Llansanffraid Hotel For Sale, Powys

Freehold Public House For Sale In Powys, Wales.

Sun Hotel
Llansanffraid
Powys
Wales
SY22

Gross Site Area: 24490 sq/ft*

£ 275,000 + VAT
Freehold

LOCATION
The Sun Hotel, located in the centre of Llansanffraid, just off the A495. Situated approx 4 miles from Llanymynech Golf Club.

PROPERTY
Ground floor includes bar, snug and dining area. All in a good decorative condition. There is a smoking and drinking area outside, but no parking. There is also a catering kitchen on site.

The private accommodation comprises lounge, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and a bathroom. We are advised that it is all in good condition.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Offered with full vacant possession
Approx gross site area: 24,490 sqft*
Approx ground floor area: 2,243 sqft*
Rateable Value: £4,500

Sun Hotel For Sale Powys

Camra Fight Bid to Turn Pub into Flats

Plans have been submitted to convert a Cambridge pub into flats, just weeks after it shut down.

The Carpenters Arms in Victoria Road, Arbury, was repossessed by Punch Taverns last month, after what the company described as a “breach of agreement” by the licensee. Now an application has gone in to turn the building into seven flats.

The application says the pub has closed its doors “for the last time”.It adds: “A long steady decline in profitability, which when added to the ever-deteriorating building fabric, has left no alternative but to close business and seek a new use for the building.”

The application will be opposed by the Cambridgeshire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), said its pubs officer Paul Ainsworth.He told the News: “It’s a big pub in a desirable residential area and once again the pub company is looking to cash in on its asset.

“It’s a perfectly viable pub in the right hands and that part of town could do with a bit more variety, there’s certainly space for a good real ale-orientated free house round there.”

Mr Ainsworth said Punch Taverns’ asking price, rumoured to be £425,000, was likely to be a stumbling block for any potential new landlord.

Wallasey Pub For Sale, Liverpool

Freehold Public House For Sale In Wallasey, Merseyside.

Leasowe Castle
Demesne Street
Wallasey
Merseyside
CH44

Gross Site Area: 10658 sq/ft*

£ 150,000 + VAT

LOCATION
Located in Wallasey in a predominantly residential area, moments away from the Mersey Kingsway Tunnel, which links through to Liverpool under the river. The Docks are also close by with ferry routes both national and international.

PROPERTY
The building is brick build and on 3 floors. There is a car part of the front of the property. Please note this site is split between two titles - please see both title plans for the entire site.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Offered with full vacant possession
Approx gross site area: 10,658 sqft*
Approx ground floor area: 2,467 sqft*
Rateable Value: £10,000

Merseyside Pub for Sale, Wallasey

Campaign to End Pub Energy Drinks Promotion

An alcohol campaign group wants pubs and clubs to stop promoting caffeine energy drinks as mixers for spirits, reports the BBC.

Alcohol Concern Cymru claims they can mask the effects of alcohol so drinkers may be less aware of how drunk they are.

It wants producers to carry warnings in their marketing campaigns.

But companies said the energy drinks only contain about as much caffeine as an average cup of coffee. Pubs say all drinks should be consumed responsibly.

Alcohol Concern Cymru says sales of energy drinks such as Red Bull, Rockstar, Relentless or Monster have soared in recent years.

Some pubs and clubs offer then as mixers for spirits such as vodka and tequila.

Concerns have been raised about caffeinated alcoholic drinks in countries including the US, Canada, Australia and Scotland.

MPs Lose Patience with Pubcos

The prospect of statutory codes of practice for pub companies has moved a step closer after a Government select committee slammed the industry's slow approach to reform.

In its 10th report on pub companies, published on the Tuesday 20th September, the Business Innovation and Skills Committee said it was now time for Government to act.

"The purpose of this inquiry into pub companies was to assess whether or not the industry had delivered on its promise of meaningful reform. As with previous inquiries, modest improvements have been made. However, the fact that it has taken a number of select committee inquiries to prompt these improvements demonstrates the deep-seated problems which lie at the heart of the industry," the report said.

"While the new codes of practice are a step in the right direction, they only address a limited number of areas. In many areas we do not believe that there has been a genuine commitment to reform. Many of the potential benefits of the new code, which were identified by our predecessor committees, have been undermined by a process of implementation which can only be described as half-hearted."

The report criticised the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) for being "impotent" in enforcing its own timetable for reform. It also claimed that the threat of removing BBPA membership for those who did not deliver voluntary codes of practice on time was "hollow" because firms like Greene King had voluntarily pulled out and suffered no reputational loss.

It offered some praise to the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) for doing an "adequate job" in accrediting the new codes of practice, but said sanctions for non-compliance were not sufficient. "Given the high number of breaches allowed before sanctions would be applied we believe that "naming and shaming" and subsequent withdrawal of BII accreditation is insufficient."

Wrexham Pub for Sale, Wales

Freehold Public House For Sale In Cefn Mawr, Wrexham.

Old Vaults
Well Street
Cefn Mawr, Wrexham
Wrecsam
LL14

Ground floor footplate: 1865 sq/ft*

£ 250,000 + VAT Freehold

LOCATION
The Old Vaults is located on the junction of Wells street and the Hight street in a mixed residential / commercial area. Ruabon Rail station is approximately 1.5 miles North East of the property.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Offered with full vacant possession
Approx gross site area: 1,404 sqft*
Approx ground floor area: 1,865 sqft*
Rateable Value: £9,800

All 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.

Cefn Mawr Pub for Sale, Wrexham, Wales.

Plymouth Pub for Sale, Devon

Freehold Pub for Sale, Devon

Albert Gate
Charlotte Street
Plymouth
Devon
PL2

Gross Site Area: 8265 sq/ft*

£ 200,000 + VAT

The Albert Gate enjoys a prominent central position in the local community of Devonport, approximately 1 and a half miles from Plymouth City Centre and close to the Navy base. The property is within easy walking distance of all local shops and amenities.

PROPERTY
Traditional detached 1960s building. Ground Floor trading area comprises one large open plan room with a central bar servery. There is also a catering kitchen on site. Externally there are several car parking spaces and a terraced area.

Private accommodation consists of 3 bedrooms, large living room/lounge and domestic bathroom.

Approx ground floor foot plate: 2,750sq ft*

Albert Gate Pub for Sale Plymouth

Pub Tsar Called For By MPs

A ‘pub tsar’ should be appointed to halt the alarming number of pub closures across the country, a select committee of MPs has said, reports the Telegraph.

The Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has called on the Government to introduce an adjudicator to reduce the power of pub firms.

Adrian Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West and chairman of the committee, said: “Pubs are businesses, and they need to be able to succeed as businesses, but they are also at the heart of our communities, and we are losing them at an alarming rate.”
Pub landlords claim that they are being put out of business by the large pub companies from whom they lease the buildings.

These companies dictate which drinks the pubs sell, set the price at which the pubs buy those drinks and can push through rent increases at short notice.

An estimated nine pubs close each week under the so-called “tied” system.
The select committee said that a voluntary code of practice between landlords and large pub companies is not being observed.

It called on the Government to appoint the pub tsar as soon as possible to ensure that landlords are not forced out of business. The tsar would have legal powers to step in and adjudicate on disputes.

JD Wetherspoon Expansion Plans in Prestwick Thwarted

As the Tesco of the licensed trade, it has seen its pub empire spread unabated across Britain’s bigger towns and cities, reports the Scottish Herald.

However, in a classic tale of David and Goliath, JD Wetherspoon has had its expansion into the high streets of Scotland’s hinterlands hit with a potentially fatal blow after a challenge from a provincial bar operator on the west coast.

In a landmark ruling, the Court of Session has overturned a decision to allow Wetherspoon to open a 500-capacity outlet in Prestwick, Ayrshire, following a legal appeal from local chain Buzzworks.

Wolverhampton Pub for Sale, West Midlands

Freehold West Midlands Pub for Sale

Bushbury Arms
Showell Circus
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV10

£ 500,000 + VAT

Large Mock Tudor public house for sale on Showell Circus in the heart of Bushbury, WV10.

Full planning consent has been granted for the retention of the public house and erection of 9x3-bedroom houses in two blocks either side of the pub.

The pub itself is also included in the sale and has potential for continued licensed/commercial use or for further redevelopment subject to gaining the appropriate Local Authoirty consents.

There is also a William Hill bookmakers on site which will remain in place and produce for the new owners income of approximately £3,500 per annum exclusive.

Bushbury Arms Pub for Sale, Wolverhampton

Swindon pub is to be turned into a supermarket

The Rodbourne Arms in Swindon has faced flagging fortunes in recent years, and now has a date with the wrecking ball after the council’s planning committee gave the go-ahead for it to be replaced by a frozen food store.

Farmfoods bought the pub from Punch Taverns earlier in the year and has now been given the go-ahead to get to work.

There was a mood of resignation at the council meeting on Tuesday night, with many agreeing that it was a sad loss, but there was little alternative.

Planning officer David Dewart told the committee the building, now derelict, had become a “dangerous structure”, and the Adver reported in April how the owners had been forced to seal it after thieves raided it. “The building has been allowed to deteriorate into just an eyesore, and it’s beyond economical repair now.”

Dursely Pub serves the Best Cask Beer Pub in Britain.

The Old Spot in Dursley has been crowned the Best Cask Beer Pub in Britain.

Regulars are celebrating after their favourite watering hole was named national champion during a glitzy presentation ceremony at the Great British Pub Awards at London’s Park Lane Hilton.

Collecting the award from Rory Bremner, manager Steve Herbert said he was delighted with the win.

"Winning is just amazing. We've been judged by the leaders in the industry who know what they're talking about so it feels like a tap on the back. It doesn't get better than this," he said.

The pub, previously the Campaign for Real Ale’s national champion in 2007, had already been voted the Best Cask Beer Pub in the West Country, and beat off competition from five other regional winners across Britain to take its latest national title.

JD Wetherspoons Demands VAT Cuts

The founder and chairman of pubs chain JD Wetherspoon yesterday hit out at "unsustainable" taxes unfairly distorting competition with supermarkets.

Tim Martin, unveiling a near-6 per cent slide in underlying pre-tax profits to £66.8 million from £71m in the previous year, claimed that "the biggest danger to the pub industry is the tax disparity between supermarkets and pubs". He said it put the drinks industry at a "serious competitive disadvantage" and revealed that his company paid £453m - almost half its revenue of £1 billion - in taxes.

Supermarkets paid no VAT on food sales, whereas pubs paid 20 per cent, and the excise tax per pint of beer paid by supermarkets was "far less than that paid by pubs," Martin said.

"We believe that the current level of tax levied on the pub industry is unsustainable and is directly leading to the closure of many pubs, which have become uncompetitive in relation to neighbouring countries and to supermarkets."

Castleford Pub for Sale, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Pub for Sale

Sandmartin
Pemberton Road
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10

Gross Site Area: 32796 sq/ft*

£ 25,000 + VAT
Leasehold

Lease length: Short leasehold until 2071 @£2750 pa

Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession. Short leasehold until 2071 @2750 pa. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest.

Approx ground floor foot plate: 6,114 sq ft*

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).

Rateable Value: £7,000

Sand Martin Pub for Sale, Castleford West Yorkshire

The York Press is reporting that Pubs across the region are opening for breakfast from this weekend to celebrate a major international sporting event.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup is held in New Zealand, which means an 11-hour time difference for viewers of the game in the UK.

All matches are being shown on ITV, with coverage starting as early as 8.30am, so a number of pubs around York and Selby have applied for new opening hours to make the most of the event.

Durham Hotel for Sale

Freehold Hotel For Sale In Hope Town, Darlington

Central Borough Hotel
Hopetown Lane
Darlington
Durham
DL3

£ 200,000 + VAT

LOCATION
Located on Hopetown Lane in Darlington. This prominent corner plot property is conveniently located close to both North Road Railway Station and the A1(M) providing excellent transport links. Central Borough Hotel is situated approx 1 mile north from the bustling Darlington town centre where the Cornmill Shopping Centre is located.

PROPERTY
Ground floor comprises a bar and lounge. There is a pool table area to the rear of the pub. To the side of the property there is a good sized beer garden.

Private accommodation comprises , lounge, domestic kitchen, bathroom and 3 bedrooms

FURTHER INFORMATION
Offered with Vacant possession
Development potential (STPP)
Approx gross site area: 2,727 sq ft*
Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,321 sq ft*
Rateable Value: £8,300

Darlington Pub for Sale, Durham

Live music restrictions to be lifted in pubs

Pubs and clubs wanting to offer live music would no longer be forced to apply to the local council for an entertainment licence under a planned deregulation aimed at supporting grassroots music.

The proposal is part of a government consultation to be unveiled by John Penrose, the tourism and heritage minister, amid warnings that small venues have been abandoning live music because of the bureaucracy introduced by the 2003 Licensing Act.

While there has been an explosion in music festivals over the last decade – mirrored in sell-out audiences at large, modern venues such as the O2 in east London – research conducted in 2007 suggested there had been a 5% decrease in the amount of music played in pubs, clubs and other so-called "secondary music" venues, venues whose core business is not staging live music.

Feargal Sharkey, chief executive of UK Music, which represents the UK's commercial music industry, said: "We're optimistic that this will be positive news for the industry, and especially for emerging talent."

Barnsley Freehold Pub for Sale, South Yorkshire

Freehold Pub For Sale In Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Cranberry
Dodworth Road
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70

Ground floor footplate: 1513 sq/ft*

£ 175,000 + VAT
Freehold

LOCATION
Located on the corner of Dodworth Road (A628) & Westfield Street the Cranberry is just 1km from Central Barnsley and within convenient distance of Barnsley Rail Station.

PROPERTY
Ground floor conprises open plan bar area and a small catering kitchen. Private accommodation comprises a domestic kitchen, 3 Bedrooms, bathroom and lounge.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Offered with vacant possession
Development potential (STPP)
Approx gross site area: 2,536 sq ft*
Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,513 sq ft*
Rateable Value: £2,850

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.

South Barnsley Pub for Sale

The Scottish Beer and Pub Association Launch "Challenge 25"

Pub bosses have backed a new campaign to ask for proof of identification to any customers that look like they might be under the age of 25.

The Scottish Beer and Pub Association has launched the new "Challenge 25" drive ahead of it becoming the law at the beginning of next month.

Among the pubs taking part in the campaign is the Kilderkin pub, formerly Jenny Ha's, on the Canongate. Pub operator James Nisbet said: "We fully support the introduction of Challenge 25 in our pub. We would encourage younger customers who wish to buy alcohol in Edinburgh to make sure that they carry appropriate ID so they can purchase alcohol if they are challenged by pub staff.

SBPA chief executive Patrick Browne said: "From today, 25,000 'Challenge 25' posters, 55,000 badges and thousands of guide documents will be distributed to pubs in Scotland to support the introduction of Challenge 25."

Historic Yorkshire Pub Gets Planning For Conversion

The Yorkshire Post reports that councillors have unanimously agreed to allow a “remarkably rare” 200-year-old pub to be converted into a house, despite opposition from real ale enthusiasts.

The Eagle Inn, at Skerne, which opened as a licensed house in 1822 and closed in 2004, was only one of only 11 in England not to have a conventional bar or even a serving hatch.

The Campaign for Real Ale tried to save the pub, but its members were accused yesterday of “shooting themselves in the foot” by starting the process to get it listed.

Originally owner Angus Naylor wanted to redevelop the pub, adding a 30-seat restaurant and new entrance.

But Camra objected saying while it accepted the need for more amenities, it didn’t want to see internal walls ripped out and the pub’s historic interior destroyed.

Planners had recommended approving the conversion stating: “While the Eagle Inn has obvious significance as a rare form of public house, the interest appears to be more to the unusual method of operation (no bar) and its plain, unimproved historic layout.

“The proposed scheme respects the character and architectural and historic interest of the building and is therefore considered acceptable and provides a satisfactory solution to the future use of this building.”

Among those to object was Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland. Mr Mulholland, chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, described the Eagle Inn as “one of the last remaining examples of a simple, rural pub with a historic form of pub-planning and operation that has otherwise disappeared from Yorkshire.”

In a letter to the council, he said village pubs provided “the backbone of many communities, encouraging sociable and responsible drinking.”

However there were also nine letters of support for the proposals, including two from Skerne.

Greene King Interim Statement

At its AGM today, Greene King make an Interim Management Statement for the 18 weeks to 4 September 2011.

Like-for-like sales within its retail business were up 2.6% after the first 18 weeks of its current year, with growth of 4.3% over the past 10 weeks.

Greene King said the performance by the division, which consists of managed pubs and is the largest and fastest-growing part of the group, had been achieved despite a tough comparison with last year when sales benefited from the FIFA World Cup.

Food sales, a key element of Greene King’s strategy in response to challenging trading conditions within the pub trade, continued to drive the growth, with like-for-like growth of 4.2% after 18 weks and 4.7% in the last 10 weeks.

Greene King added that its recent acquisitions, Cloverleaf and Realpubs, were both “trading strongly” while its latest deal, for the Capital Pub Company, which was announced in July, had now been declared unconditional, allowing it to go ahead with integration plans which should achieve efficiencies of £2million.

Within the group’s tenanted pubs business, average earnings per pub were up 2.4% after 16 weeks. Total earnings for the division were down 1.0% on a like-for-like basis, but the like-for-like figure for its core estate was ahead of last year, Greene King said.

In its brewing and brands business, core brand own-brewed volumes were up 1.8%, with 5.0% growth in the last ten weeks, compared with a decline of 8.0% in the overall UK ale market in the last quarter.

The trading outlook remains uncertain as UK consumers are having to cope with rising costs, falling disposable income and the prospect of increased unemployment.

The End of the Gastro Pub

The Good Food Guide, which has chronicled the nation's best restaurants for 60 years and is about to publish its 2012 edition, will deem the word unpalatable in these tough economic times. It has banned it from this and future editions of the guide.

Widely credited with launching the gastropub revolution in 1991, the Eagle in Clerkenwell, London, began offering customers quality food from an open kitchen alongside the bar, starting a trend that many followed.

But Elizabeth Carter, consultant editor for the guide, believes that the term had become a byword for an establishment's ambitions and, at a time when pubs have been hit hard by the recession, this inflexible attitude was becoming a thing of the past. "Our feeling with the gastropub was that it was a bit of a bandwagon that a lot of people have jumped on to. A lot of chains have taken that gastropub style.

"I think customers are getting bored with it. Pubs have to be socially diverse, they have to offer many things whether you pop in for a drink and a snack or you want a proper meal."

This view is supported by a Leisure Wallet report released last week by financial advisers Zolfo Cooper, which showed that the average number of pub visits per person a month had dropped from five to four in the past year and that the average spend per visit was down by 19 per cent to £15.08

The Independent

Change of Use - A4 - Betting Shops & Bookmakers

The British High Street is changing, a large number of retail units have been closed and available to buy or rent with little hope of finding new owners. However bucking the trend slightly are bookmakers or the "bookies" Betting shops are poised to prop up many ailing high streets statistics from the industry shows.

"Bookies" are opening at a rate of 11 a month according to the gambling commission. It says betting shops number 8,927, with the two chains - William Hill & Ladbrokes accounting for 67 new shops in the last ten months of 2010.

Pubs meantime are closing at a rate of 29 per week, In many cases new betting shops are springing up in premises abandoned by the pub trade. This is because both are similar category under planning law.

A pub is classed as A4 and a bookmaker's A2, under planning law you are able to change A4 establishment to A3, A2 & A1 under permitted development.

London Estate Agents Paramount Investments have been selling pubs for alternative use for years. "The similar planning consent makes it easier for potential buyers when considering opening up a new branch with a lot less red tape to deal with.''

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Selby Pub for Sale, North Yorkshire

Freehold Pub For Sale in Drax, North Yorkshire

Huntsman
Main Road
Drax, Selby
North Yorkshire
YO8

Gross Site Area: 7906 sq/ft*

£ 225,000 + VAT

LOCATION
The Huntsman Public House is located on Main Road in Drax not far from Selby, North Yorkshire. There is easy access to the M62 and surrounding A roads.

PROPERTY
The detached building benefits from a large rear car park and prominent position on Main Road

FURTHER INFORMATION
Vacant possession
Approx gross site area: 7,906 sq ft*
Approx ground floor foot plate: 1,955 sq ft*
Rateable Value: £2,500

All 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 North Yorkshire

Stratford-upon Avon Pub for Sale, Warwickshire

Warwickshire Pub for Sale

Bird In Hand
Stratford Road
Newbold on Stour
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37

Gross Site Area: 10783 sq/ft*

£ 350,000 + VAT
Freehold

LOCATION:
The Bird In Hand is located in the village of Newbold On Stour, which is approximately 8 miles south of Stratford Upon Avon. It is a beautiful and welcoming village consisting of mainly residential units with local amenities and some small businesses. Next door to the property is the Newbold & Tredington Primary School.

PROPERTY:
This pub has one bar downstairs with eating area and has 2 private rooms on the 1st floor offering Bed & Breakfast accommodation. There is also owners accommodation on the first floor.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Offered with full vacant possession
Development Potential (STPP)
Approx gross site area: 10,783 sqft*
Approx ground floor area: 2,108 sqft*
Rateable Value: £10,500

Bird In Hand Pub for Sale, Warwickshire

The Britannia Inn, Darwen, Blackburn

People interested in investing in pubs for sale might be pleased to hear of a new opportunity in Darwen near Blackburn in Lancashire.

The Britannia Inn located in Darwen, near Blackburn, has been put on the market for £160,000 and could undergo a change of use if it is snapped up by a canny buyer.

Its owner, Thwaites, claims the pub trade is no longer viable in its estate, the Blackburn Citizen reported.

Another pub, the Mill Gap, which stood down the road from the Britannia Inn, was also shut down by Thwaites in 2009 and was transformed into a commercial building.

Councillor Brian Taylor told the newspaper: "The Brit has been a popular pub ever since I was a lad and with the Mill Gap shutting across the road it's a sign of the times.

"Because the two pubs were such a short distance from each other people used to go in to the two probably on the same day. It's the end of an era," he added.

UK Pub Sales Agents News

Spirit Reports Growth of 3.8%

Morning Advertiser reports that managed pub company Spirit has reported like-for-like sales in its managed division grew by 3.8% for the 12 weeks to 20 August — driven by strong food sales.

The company, which completed its demerger from Punch Taverns on 1 August, revealed that like-for-like food sales were up by 7.9%.

Drink sales in the managed division were up by 1.2% (4% for 52 weeks).However, the company said like-for-like sales comparables in its fourth quarter were affected by the strong World Cup results for the same period in 2010.Uninvested pub sales grew by 0.9% in the quarter and 3.6% in the year.

Over the whole year like-for-like sales were up 5.2%, food sales 7.2% and drink sales 4%.The fourth quarter saw an intensive period of investment with 56 pubs undergoing major refurbishment.

The company has refurbished 215 pubs during the year and is focused on expanding the Chef & Brewer, Fayre & Square and Flaming Grill brands with 60% of the estate now refurbished.In the leased division, like-for-like net income for the quarter was down 3.3% (-4.1% 52 weeks).

Spirit said the estate has an “operational upside potential” and provides a source of growth for the managed estate through leased to managed conversions.It has already begun the process converting up to 100 leased pubs to its managed brands, with two conversions already completed.

London Pub For Sale

Forest Hill
Hob, Devonshire Road
London
Greater London
SE23

GIA: 7000 sq/ft*

£ 1,100,000
Freehold

The property is located on Devonshire Road opposite Forest Hill Railway Station which provides a direct service to London Bridge.

The premises comprise a three storey end terrace A4 unit (beer garden, cellar and fully fitted bar and kitchen) with a comedy club and offices above.

Neighbouring businesses include Boots and Sainsbury's and a mix of independent shops and restaurants.

The entire property is at present let to ENTERPRISE INNS PLC for a term of 35 years from July 2010 at an initial rent of £70,000 per annum, exclusive of rates.

The lease provides for rent reviews every fifth year of the term and contains full repairing and insuring covenants. The lease also contains a lessees break option in the 25th year on service of six months notice.

The property has been sub-let on a tied lease to Ed Comedy Ltd.

Forest Hill Pub for Sale, London

Shipston-on-Stow Pub for Sale

Warwickshire Pub for Sale, Shipston-on-Stow

Royal Oak
Whatcote
Shipston-on-Stour
Warwickshire
CV36

Gross Site Area: 10210 sq/ft*

£ 150,000 + VAT Freehold

LOCATION
The Royal Oak occupies a prominent and central positon in the picturesque village of Whatcote. Whatcote Village lies equally between both Straftord-upon-Avon and Banbury, approximately 12 miles from each.

PROPERTY
Grade II listed, 2 storey detached brick built property. There is a car park to the side for approximately 10 cars.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Offered with full vacant possession
Approx gross site area: 10,210 sqft*
Approx ground floor area: 2,281 sqft*
Rateable Value: £9,100

Royal Oak Pub For Sale, Warwickshire