Pub Tie Issue Should Go To Competition Commision, MPs Say

A unanimous Report today from the Business and Enterprise Select Committee raises a series of questions about the pub company (pubco) tied pubi business model and calls on the Government to act urgently, in particular, to refer the matter to the Competition Commission. It challenges the pubcos which operate a tie to prove its benefits [...]

Need Help With Rent Appeals

If you are having trouble with a rent appeal contact David Morgan FRICS at CookseysDMP 01454 419900 he will always talk to you on the phone and steer you in the right direction. Both he and I are involved with the Licensed Trade Charity in trying to help licensees in trouble. Sadly he is one [...]

Brulines

I had a phone call from am old friend who runs an advisory help line for licensees in trouble asking how much did I know about Brulines. I said that I had been involved in a meeting with a Brulines Manager and he had said that the present system was only a monitoring service and [...]

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

It would appear that the RICS are now looking into a number of activities and decisions made in respect of pub rental and valuation policies over the last few years. They have up and until now refused to accept that their Surveyors would not over rent or over value pubs, causing the demise of lessees [...]

Thoughts on the RICS Valuation of Licensed Premises

Please Note the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) failed to respond to this? We would appreciate your comments on the Web Site Dear Sirs, I have been asked by a the Editor of a National Publication to write an article on the present RICS Valuation system in respect of Licensed Premises. I have drafted out what [...]