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OpinionThe revival of the West End starts here
Since the first lockdown just over 12 months ago, we have seen a major shift in eating habits.
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Analysis & Insight
Rent debt: ‘There’s going to be pain on both sides’
Rent debt remains the biggest unsolved problem of the pandemic, a looming prospect which threatens to wreck the recovery of a sector before it has begun.
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Opinion
From roadmaps to tightropes: UK hospitality’s rally to revival relies on relationships
The light at the end of the tunnel is finally getting brighter for some in the hospitality sector. A roadmap is now in place, and while there may be some traffic delays, it is at least looking like the worst of the pandemic is in the rear-view mirror.
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Interviews
Kris Gumbrell: ‘People will churn the bottom of their estates for cash’
“I don’t foresee good quality managed houses becoming available any time in the near future,” Kris Gumbrell, chief executive, Brewhouse & Kitchen told listeners to MCA’s The Conversation.
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News
Shaftesbury looks to ‘revival of West End economy’
West End landlord Shaftesbury has collected less than half of owed rents for the quarter to December 2020, but has heralded the upcoming “revival of the West End’s economy” with the relaxation of restrictions in months ahead.
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News
Rates review final report postponed until Autumn, Treasury confirms
Publication of the Government’s final business rates review report will be delayed until Autumn 2021, the Treasury has confirmed.
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Interviews
Rob Pitcher: ‘Landlord’s behaviour in crisis will determine future partnerships’
Hard-lined landlords refusing to “play ball” in rent negotiations will be remembered by the industry going forward, MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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News
Tasty achieves rent reductions and concessions on more than half of estate
Wildwood operator Tasty has achieved rent reductions and lease concessions on more than half of its estate, two months after it announced it was exploring a potential company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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News
Wetherspoon completes £30.4m development in Dublin
JD Wetherspoon has made the largest investment in its 41-year history in the development of a pub and hotel in Dublin.
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News
Hugh Osmond: ‘Curtains for most operators without rent arrears write-off'
Thousands of pubs and restaurants will collapse unless the bulk of their rent arrears are permanently written off, Hugh Osmond has said.
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News
Eviction moratorium extended
The eviction moratorium on commercial property tenants has been extended until the end of March 2021.
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News
Slim Chickens signs second franchise deal
Slim Chickens, the Boparan Restaurant Group-owned fast causal concept, has entered into its second franchise agreement. The new deal between Boparan and franchisee KK Restaurants SW will see the brand open five restaurants across the south west of England, with the first due to open in Exeter next month. The Exeter restaurant will be Slim Chickens’ tenth UK site, and second franchise-operated location following its Manchester Trafford Centre opening last month with partner JRK Restaurants.
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Opinion
Shelley Sandzer: No more unicorns, cash is king
The longer the pandemic goes on, the greater the acceptance in the industry that life has to go on in some way. What is interesting, is the form that is taking.
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News
British Land counts cost of CVAs and administrations
The pandemic has wiped almost £1bn off commercial landlord British Land’s portfolio, with retail worst affected due to administrations and CVAs.
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News
Wadworth sells 21 pubs to Liberation Group
Wiltshire-based pubco and brewer Wadworth has announced the sale of 21 pubs to Liberation Group.The sites, sold for an undisclosed sum, are primarily in Gloucestershire, Hampshire and Wiltshire, and comprise more than a tenth of Wadworth’s estate across the south west and London.
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News
The Inn Collection lands Whitby site
The Inn Collection Group has landed a third Yorkshire site, with prime Whitby venue The Stables at Crossbutts.
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News
New Liverpool concept for Manchester Hall owner
Vanitas Bar operator Stephen Cliff is launching a new venue, Boujee Restaurant & Bar, at Liverpool One shopping and leisure complex.
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Opinion
Ted Schama: Next stage of rising to the challenge
I am currently writing this piece in Bratislava, Slovakia, as I am lucky enough to share the birth of my second baby, Zara Schama.
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News
Greene King increases rent concessions for tied tenants
Greene King Pub Partners has increased the rent concessions for its tied pub tenants to at least 40% until Christmas. Until the end of December, its 975 tied tenants will be granted at least a 40% rent reduction, with pubs that are forced to close in local lockdowns receiving a 90% rent discount for at least four weeks. The move brings its total estimated financial support for its tied tenants to more than £25m since March.
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News
Star extends rent support
Star Pubs & Bars is to extend rent concessions for its leased and tenanted pubs throughout November.
