All Legislation articles – Page 2
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Analysis & InsightLondon pub rateable values jump 24% as West End leads growth
Research from Colliers reveals 82% of London’s pubs recorded increases in rateable value, while 40% saw values rise by more than 30%
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NewsBurnham pushes for greater mayoral control over tourist taxes
The Prime Minister is pressing ahead with plans to give metro mayors greater autonomy over the introduction of overnight visitor levies, with legislation expected within weeks.
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NewsGreene King warns of ‘punishing cocktail of costs’
The pub company’s CFO Jonathan Fearn has warned that UK pubs are approaching a tipping point, urging the Chancellor to use next week’s Budget to deliver meaningful relief before more venues are forced to close permanently.
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NewsHospitality wages fall for first time in nearly three years
ONS labour market figures show average weekly earnings in the accommodation and food services industry were down 1.4% year-on-year in August 2026 with vacancies across the sector also falling
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Analysis & InsightAttack on hospitality sector ‘absolutely unprecedented’
With Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget days away, UKHospitality chief executive Alan Simpson said the sector has lost more jobs in hospitality and retail two years than the entirety of the miners’ strikes
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NewsCalls for minimum wage freeze to boost job creation
Berenberg has said that up to 100,000 new jobs could be created if minimum wage levels were kept at current levels, and that successful rises have done more harm than good.
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Weekend PressBudget to bring business rates relief for pubs and restaurants
Chancellor John Healey’s upcoming Budget is expected to raise the Small Business Rates Relief threshold, exempting up to 75,000 properties from business rates altogether
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NewsMarco Pierre White: Labour doesn’t understand business
The celebrity chef and restaurateur predicted the economics of the hospitlaity sector would push restaurant operators towards simplified kitchen models
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NewsClimate change moves from future threat to urgent boardroom priority
Burger King UK CFO Tim Doubleday told UKHospitality’s Environmental Sustainability Seminar climate change is becoming an increasingly tangible reality with sustainability now a commercial imperative
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NewsCasinos boosting high-street footfall
Britain’s casinos are generating footfall for surrounding hospitality businesses, with 72% of customers visiting at least one other local business during their visit
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News#VATsTheProblem petition submitted to Downing Street
The campaign, which has now attracted more than 400,000 supporters, says the submission is an important milestone to demonstrate the growing support behind a fairer tax burden for hospitality
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Analysis & Insight‘Not tonight lads’ - balancing safety and equality in the night-time economy
The complaints of a disgruntled solo male customer denied entry to a Brighton bar have thrown a spotlight on the balance night-time operators must walk in trying to keep venues safe without falling foul of the law
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NewsBBPA warns pubs on course to close at rate of one a day this year
Around 360 pubs are expected to shutter in 2026, putting the sector on course to surpass last year’s net closure figure of 336 closures
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NewsUKHospitality: ‘Sector’s ability to offer young people job starts at risk without budget action’
The warning comes as new analysis by the trade body reveals the stark impact of rising employment costs, with 45% of all jobs lost in the economy in hospitality
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NewsRank agrees £5m Gambling Commission settlement
Rank Group has agreed a £5m regulatory settlement with the Gambling Commission following an investigation into anti-money laundering (AML) and safer gambling failings at its Grosvenor casino businesses
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NewsUKHospitality unveils high street blueprint
The trade body’s Placemaking report sets out 33 recommendations for government and local authorities to reduce ‘the costly and burdensome red-tape holding hospitality businesses back’
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Weekend PressTravelodge victim calls for hotel security guidelines
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has called for government involvment in setting up and regulating mandatory guidelines that all hotels have to follow, reports the BBC
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Weekend PressCasino owner warns it will shut more than one in three sites over Labour tax raid
Paul Willcock, chief executive of Genting UK, told The Telegraph 13 of the group’s 32 venues would be ’unprofitable or unsustainable’ if the tax raid goes ahead
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NewsHigher costs hit Wetherspoon profits
The pub giant saw pre-tax profits fall 28% in FY26 despite a 5.2% revenue rise
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Analysis & InsightHospitality has highest tax burden in the economy
Analysis by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) suggests for every £1 of pre-tax profit generated by the hospitality sector, businesses pay 82p in taxes