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High street closures fall to seven-year low

30-Aug-2022 By Georgi Gyton

There has been a significant drop in the numbers of high street chain stores closing, with restaurants seeing net growth, according to new data from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

'Multiple' hospitality businesses hit with court action over unpaid rent

18-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

'Multiple' hospitality businesses have faced court action over unpaid rent accumulated during the pandemic, despite the protections afforded by the lease forfeiture moratorium.

Hospitality 'unreservedly welcomes' extension to commercial eviction ban

16-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The lease forfeiture moratorium, which prevents the repossession of commercial premises if businesses are unable to pay their rent due to the pandemic, has been extended until March 2022.

Lease forfeiture moratorium to be extended until 2022

16-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The ban on commercial evictions introduced during the pandemic is set to be extended until 2022.

Government launches call for evidence to assess progress of commercial rent negotiations

07-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

The Government has launched a call for evidence to help monitor the overall progress of commercial rent negotiations and assess whether it needs to take further steps to protect businesses.

Government urged to pursue 'active measures' to address issue of growing rent arrears

01-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

A Government report has said more must be done to address the issue of growing commercial rent arrears, warning that business indebtedness remains a major barrier to recovery.

Campaign calls for legislation to protect hospitality tenants by deferring rent arrears for two years

26-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

A campaign is calling on the Government to confirm another extension to the lease forfeiture moratorium and legislate to allow hospitality tenants to defer half of arrears for two years.

Lease forfeiture moratorium to be extended beyond March

15-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

Ministers are drawing up plans to extend the lease forfeiture moratorium beyond the end of March.

Hospitality in crisis: what will happen when the lease forfeiture moratorium expires?

28-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

The end of the lease forfeiture moratorium will leave the hospitality sector facing a multibillion-pound arrears bill, with fears that a bloodbath for small businesses is just around the corner

6 things you need to know before you go al fresco

07-Aug-2017 By David Rawlence

David Rawlence at law firm Boodle Hatfield on what you need to do before you fire up your outside cooking kit.

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Six steps to assigning a restaurant or pub lease

28-Sep-2015 By Paul Davey

Paul Davey, managing director of Davey Co, talks through how restaurant and pub owners can assign the lease on their properties if they want to move on. 

Property: Finding the perfect pub

23-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

In the second part of our special feature on property, we discuss how to find the perfect pub and make sure it has a profitable future.

Property: Buying a restaurant

22-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

In the first part of our special feature on property, we look at some of the things to consider when buying a restaurant business, with advice from specialist agents.

Brasserie Bar Co secures £13.5m of new funding

17-Feb-2014 By Mark Wingett

Brasserie Bar Co, the owner of the Brasserie Blanc chain and White Brasserie Company, has secured £13.5m of new funding to support the expansion of the group by at least 20 new sites over the next three years

Lording it up in London?

02-May-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Shifts in landlord behaviour are making it harder for smaller players to get on the property ladder in the capital, writes Restaurant magazine's Joe Lutrario.

BIS admits misinterpretation of BII data in statutory code consultation

29-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) have issued a joint statement clarifying 'a misinterpretation of BII data' after a Government paper claimed the BII had received more complaints...

BBPA ‘deeply disappointed’ with statutory code

21-Sep-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed it is ‘deeply disappointed’ with a recent report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.

Ask the Experts: What should I consider when buying a property?

26-Jul-2010 By NULL

BigHospitality puts one reader's question about what to look out for when acquiring a new restaurant, pub or hotel property to Simon Chaplin, director at property agent Christie & Co