27 May 2010

Pub for sale East Riding of Yorkshire, Pub for sale Beverley

Lord Nelson
Flemingate
Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire
HU17

Gross Site Area: 4183 sq/ft*
£ 250,000 Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Beverley-East-Riding-...

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Pub for sale East Riding of Yorkshire, Pub for sale Beverley

Pub for sale Greater Manchester, Pub for sale Wigan

Harrow Inn
Edge Green Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN4

Gross Site Area: 1 acres*

£ 225,000 Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Wigan-Greater-Manches...

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Pub for sale Abertawe, Pub for sale Swansea

Found Out Inn
Killan Road, Dunvant
Swansea
Abertawe
SA2

Gross Site Area: 13808 sq/ft*

£ 250,000 + VAT
Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Swansea-Abertawe-SA2-1

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Pub for sale Essex, Pub for sale Maldon

Pub for sale Lancashire, Pub for sale Blackburn

24 May 2010

Pub for sale West Yorkshire, Pub for sale Dewsbury

Butchers Arms
Halifax Road, Staincliffe
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF13
GIA: 2900 sq/ft*
£ 100,000 + VAT
Freehold
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Pub-for-sale-Dewsbury-West-Yorkshire-WF...

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Pub for sale Lincolnshire, Pub for sale Grimsby

Melt Bar
Old Market Place
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
DN31
Gross Site Area: 3806 sq/ft*
£ 0 + VAT
Leasehold Lease length: Short Leasehold expires 2032 @ £62,500

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Grimsby-Lincolnshire-...

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Pub for sale South Yorkshire, Pub for sale Tinsley, Sheffield

Fox & Duck
Sheffield Road
Tinsley, Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9
Gross Site Area: 8287 sq/ft*
£ 300,000
Freehold
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Sheffield-South-Yorks...

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Sales up at Marston's managed pubs - General news - Pubcos - Morning Advertiser

The company, which has embarked on an ambitious new build plan, said revenue had seen a slight increase of 0.6% to £309.2m and profit before tax and exceptional items had grown incrementally by 0.4% in the period to £27.8m, up from £27.7m for the 26 weeks to 3 April.

Underlying profit was slightly ahead by 0.2% at £65.5m, up from £65.4m.

Sales at the Marston’s Beer Company improved by 8.6% and operating profit at the brewing division grew by 1.4%.

Ralph Findlay, chief executive at Marston’s, said: “We are pleased with the encouraging performance of the business in the first half year.

"The economic environment remains challenging, but there are two key areas that provide the basis for continuing out performance in this market: our new-build programme for large managed pub restaurants; and the introduction of innovative agreements in our tenanted and leased pub estate.”

Findlay added that recent trading had been in line with expectations, with a 1.2% hike in like-for-like sales at its managed houses for the six weeks to 15 May and that trends in Marston’s Pub Company and in Marston’s Beer Company were consistent with the half year.

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Bitter fight for our pubs (From Oxford Mail)

OXFORDSHIRE faces a fight for the future of its traditional British pubs after it emerged one closes every 28 days, say campaigners.

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) fears 15 per cent of pubs in the county could call final last orders within 10 years after 13 more pubs closed in the past year.

The Oxford Mail reported pubs had been shutting at a similar rate a year ago and the decline shows no sign of slowing down.

There are now estimated to be 797 pubs in Oxfordshire after the loss of 68 in the past five years.

The warning comes as South Hinksey faces being without a pub for the first time in 170 years after owners Vale Brewery submitted a planning application to convert the General Elliot into a house. The venue was CAMRA’s pub of the year for Oxford in 2007 and 2008.

Meanwhile, more than 70 villagers staged a sit-in at the Gardiner Arms’ beer garden in Tackley on Saturday night to show how much they value their local after it closed 10 days ago.

CAMRA members fear dozens more landlords are on the brink, with increased taxes on alcohol, the smoking ban and cheap supermarket booze leading more people to drink at home.

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21 May 2010

Property Refurbishment for sale Greater London, Property Refurbishment for sale London

Property Refurbishment for sale London, Greater London
Property Refurbishment for sale London, Greater London Property Refurbishment for sale London, Greater London

Walnut Tree House
High Road Leyton
London
Greater London
E10
Existing: 9100 sq/ft*
£ 800,000 Freehold
A substantial and prominent Grade II listing building close to the centre of Leyton, situated at the junction of High Road & Jesse Road.

The property is arranged over ground and first floor levels and boasts numerous entertaining rooms, a gymnasium and residential flat. There is also an attractive rear garden with its own access and off street parking.

The property which is 9100 sq.ft (gross external area) sits on a site of 19, 793 sq.ft and is suitable for owner occupation or conversion (subject to consents) with development potential on the rest of the site.

The property is subject to three existing short term tenancies and currently produces £42,000 pax.

Please telephone us to arrange a viewing or for further information.

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-London-N7-3?id=1784

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Pub for sale Greater London, Pub for sale London

Redland Hotel
Seven Sisters Road
London
Greater London
N4
£ 1,650,000
Freehold

Freehold hotel situated on Seven Sisters Road directly opposite Finsbury park and within immediate proximity to Manor House Underground Station.

The hotel is in excellent working order and measures approximately 6,000 sq.ft. comprising 23 rooms with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.

With good road and underground links into Central London this building has huge investment potential for the economy tourist industry and short term letting market.

Offers are invited on the basis of full vacant possession.
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-London-N7-3?id=1828

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Pub for sale Greater London, Pub for sale London

Thane Villas for sale London, Greater London

Thane Villas

Thane Villas
London
Greater London
N7

GIA: 6500 sq/ft*
 

£ 2,250,000

Freehold

A stunning pair of period buildings for sale on this popular street off the Seven Sisters Road, nearest tube stations being Finsbury Park (Piccadilly and Victoria lines) and Holloway Road (Piccadilly Lines) and close to local bus services and shops.

The property is currently run as a hotel and let on short term agreements but is arranged as 13 self contained flats (2x studio flats, 7x1-bedroom flats, 3x2-bedroom flats and 1x3-bedroom flats). The property will be sold with full vacant possession.

This building has investment and redevelopment angles with potential for 'break-up'. There is also potential for infills and extensions to the rear. The garden extends to some 100ft.

Approximate measurements (6,500 sq.ft GIA) taken from scaled plans.

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-London-N7-3

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Cheapest Pubs For Sale - UK Pubs For Sale - Freehold Pubs For Sale UK

Devon Pub For Sale
Fri, 07 May 2010 12:39:00 +0000


Exeter Freehold Pub for Sale

Artful Dodger (Seamus O'Donnells)
Red Cow Village
Exeter
Devon
EX4

Gross Site Area: 4429 sq/ft*

£ 275,000 Freehold

Artful Dodger Pub For Sale Devon

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South London Pub For Sale
Mon, 17 May 2010 08:25:00 +0000


Property for Sale, Greater London

Prince Of Wales
Plumstead Common Road
London
Greater London
SE18

Gross Site Area: 2948 sq/ft*

£ 450,000 + VAT Freehold

Prince of Wales Pub for Sale

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Cheapest Pubs For Sale - UK Pubs For Sale - Freehold Pubs For Sale UK

Gravesend Pub and Development Land For Sale
Thu, 20 May 2010 09:06:00 +0000

Kent Pub for Sale

Rising Sun
Seymour Road, Northfleet
Gravesend
Kent
DA11

Gross Site Area: 3026 sq/ft*

£ 250,000 + VAT Freehold

Rising Sun Pub For Sale

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UK Development Property For Sale: Property For redevelopment, modernisation, refurbishment

Development Property For Sale: UK Property Investments

This property investments database offers hundreds of property development opportunities for sale such as pubs, hotels, hostels, care homes, petrol stations, factories, churches, hospitals, post offices and other former public buildings. Paramount Investments also offer UK properties for sale with planning permission and UK properties for sale without planning permission.

UK Pub Sales: Buying a Freehold Pub or Hotel Suitable for Redevelopment

Pubs in the UK have a flexible A4 planning 'use class' that normally can be changed to A1 use, A2 use or A3 use

A1 Use: Shops, retail warehouses, hairdressers, undertakers, travel and ticket agencies, post offices, dry cleaners, pet shops, butchers, sandwich bars, showrooms, domestic hire shops and funeral directors.

A2 Use: Banks, building societies, estate and employment agencies, professional and financial services, betting offices

A3 Use: Restaurants, pubs, snack bars, cafés, wine bars, shops for sale of hot food

Alternatively, buyers can apply for planning permission to convert the pub or hotel into a residential property.

Often UK pubs come with land, beer gardens or car parks that can be developed. Unless it's a village pub, where community issues come into play, planners are sympathetic to alternative uses. Pubs close because they are not successful businesses and redevelopment helps regenerate the area. In run-down areas, planners often want to keep a commercial use for the pub because this boosts local employment.

Before you buy a run down pub or hotel in need of refurbishment or redevelopment, explore different ways of achieving the best return on your property investment

Modernising a pub. A general decorative overhaul can push up the value of a run down pub or hotel without involving planners, architects and a big investment,.

Converting a pub. At its most simple you might buy a large public house or hotel and turn it into flats, but this still involves complex investment budgeting and financing. There's often a large gap between the value of a pub and what it might fetch if redeveloped or converted to offices, shops or flats - but there are also a lot of costs involved, and often a lot of pitfalls. Sometimes it's more profitable to convert the pub into a single house. Planning permission will normally be required in both scenarios. Many Victorian pubs are listed, which can complicate conversion projects.

Change of use as a pub. The conversion of a building from one of business use into housing is a more complex proposition. For example, when converting a pub or hutel into flats, the big, initial risk is trying to buy the property without first applying for planning permission for 'change of use'. You should never buy an investmnet property on the assumption that 'change of use' is possible without serious research into the planning issues and a detailed conversation with local planning officers. Many hotel and pub sales like this are achieved only when they are 'subject to planning', that is, the deal will only be completed, and the full purchase price paid, when planning permission is granted.

The practicalities. With any prospective pub or hotel redevelopment or refurbishment, you'll need to have a good understanding of building regulations and of the architectural possibilities of your property. When converting larger and more substantial pubs, you'll probably need a professional team and you'll need to budget for their services.

http://www.paramount-investments.co.uk/property-developers.htm

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Investment Property News: Property Investment News, Reviews, Views & Analysis

Pub for sale in West Midlands - Dartmouth Arms

ALL OFFERS INVITED - Public house/development land for sale subject to an occupational tenancy until 2014 @ current rent of GBP10,000 p.a. In addition any potential purchaser will have the benefit of additional income from beer sales. Rateable Value: GBP4,450

Pub for sale in Merseyside - Bell & Barrel

ALL OFFERS INVITED Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. Rateable Value: GBP15,000

Pub for sale in Staffordshire - King William IV

ALL OFFERS INVITED Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. Rateable Value: GBP11,250

.Pub for sale in Durham - Queens Head

ALL OFFERS INVITED - Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. The property represents excellent value for continued licensed use / owner occupation. Please note that VAT is applicable in this matter.

Pub for sale in Somerset - Rock Gardens

Live music venue/land for sale with full vacant possession. Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. May be suitable for redevelopment subject to gaining the appropriate local authority consents. This pub could either be converted or redeveloped into residential or mixed use accommodation.

http://www.paramountmagazine.co.uk/property-investment-news.html

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UK Property News: Property Investment News, Reviews, Views & Analysis

London Investment & Development Property News Archive

 

Paramount Investments offer freehold properties for sale in need of redevelopment, modernisation, restoration. or refurbishment and other distressed buildings.or brownfield sites with the potential for change of use, with or without planning permission across London and the rest of the UK

 

Paramounty Investments also offer residential investment properties , commercial investment properties, investment properties with planning permission, investment properties witout planning permission, HMO's, hostels & care homes, distressed investment properties suitable for redevelopment and ground rent investments

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Our knowledgeable and experienced investments team can advise on all sectors of investment and development such as residential, commercial, leisure, office, retail, industrial, healthcare and student housing.

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17 May 2010

UK Pubs For Sale: UK Pubs For Sale; New Instructions for May 2010

UK Pubs For Sale; New Instructions for May 2010

We have this afternoon been instructed on 24 new pubs across the UK
(detailed below).

Locations include: Greater Manchester, Midlands, Lancashire, Cheshire, Sheffield, Norfolk, London, Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Flintshire, Suffolk, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Suffolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Essex,Rhondda and Durham

A number of the properties have exciting investment and development angles
and will be very sold quickly without prolonged marketing.

So no time to ponder, click on the pub name links below to be diverted to
our website for further information.

Contact me in the office 0207 644 2307 with any queries or to arrange
viewings..

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'Pubs minister role is axed' - General news - Pubcos - Morning Advertiser

Lib Dem MP and Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland had been the candidate favoured by Fair Pint and the Campaign for Real Ale to take the reins from John Healey. Tory MP Nigel Evans was the other name in the frame.

Healey was only appointed in February meaning Britain had a pubs minister for just over three months.

But in that time he did set out a 12-point plan to help pubs, including action to force pubcos to offer tenants a free of tie lease, forcing Brulines equipment to be officially calibrated and offering £3.3m worth of funding for community run pubs (Pubcos face new Beer Orders).

Mulholland tweeted: “Seems clear there will be no Minister for Pubs. Not that John Healey ever really was that, but we do need to know who in DCLG will do the role.”

The Lib Dems had been keen to keep the post.

The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has so far not commented on the position.

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Home Office 'will control licensing' - Morning Advertiser

Rumours that the Conservatives wanted to put the Home Office, the law-and-order department, back in charge of licensing were circulating before the election. These were stoked by the party telling the MA it wanted to "rationalise" the number of departments that deal with pubs in March.

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport was put in control of licensing under Tony Blair's Government, which pushed through the Licensing Act.

The Conservatives have said they want to "overhaul" alcohol licensing and moving the brief to the Home Office could be said to signal a tougher approach.

The well-placed Conservative Party source told the MA: "The licensing brief has been taken over to the Home Office."

The claim has been supported by the fact that the licensing brief has not been allocated to any of the new DCMS ministers flagged up on the department's website.

A Home Office spokeswoman was unable to confirm the claim

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Pubs with quirky names could attract more trade - General News - Morning Advertiser

The study of thousands of UK businesses found that pubs continued to play it safe in the name stakes with the most popular ones being the Red Lion and the Royal Oak or Crown.

But experts thought customers are more likely to remember — and return to — pubs and companies with unusual names.

“Everyone knows a Red Lion pub or Taj Mahal restaurant, but we want to find the businesses with unusual names that really stand out on the high street and bring a smile to people’s faces,” said ThomsonLocal.com spokesman Mark Cox.

“The UK’s independent businesses have had a hard time in the last two years but, as we slowly come out of recession, it’s the businesses with the most memorable, quirky names that will truly stand out.”

The funniest business names revealed by the study include a fish and chip shop called A Salt and Battered, a hairdressers named Curl Up and Dye and an opticians called Spex in the City.

The most common names were the Flower Shop for florists, Taj Mahal for Indian Restaurants and Mr Chips for chippies.

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Pub for sale Greater London, Pub for sale London

Pub for sale Durham, Pub for sale Crook

White Swan
Hope Street
Crook
Durham
DL15

Ground floor footplate: 1422 sq/ft*

£ 150,000 + VAT

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Crook-Durham-DL15-1

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Pub for sale Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, Pub for sale Porth

Wattson Town
Aberllechau Road
Porth
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
CF39

Gross Site Area: 6910 sq/ft*

£ 150,000

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Porth-Rhondda--Cynon-...

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Pub for sale Essex, Pub for sale Braintree

Swan
Bank Street
Braintree
Essex
CM7

Gross Site Area: 6998 sq/ft*

£ 500,000 + VAT

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Braintree-Essex-CM7-4

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Pub for sale Shropshire, Pub for sale Market Drayton

Squirrel
Wollerton
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9

Gross Site Area: 18387 sq/ft*

£ 225,000 + VAT
Freehold
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Market-Drayton-Shrops...

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Pub for sale Oxfordshire, Pub for sale Oxford

ALL OFFERS INVITED - Public house/development land for sale with full vacant possession.

Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest. 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.

Ground floor comprises bar, trade kitchen and ladies and gents wc's. First Floor has 4 bedrooms, 1 bedroom with ensuite, bathroom.

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Oxford-Oxfordshire-OX...

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Pub for sale Suffolk, Pub for sale Haverhill

Vixen (Scarlet Pimpernel)
Millfields Way
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9

Gross Site Area: 8898 sq/ft*

£ 275,000 + VAT
Freehold
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Haverhill-Suffolk-CB9-1

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Pub for sale Kent, Pub for sale Gravesend

Pub for sale Buckinghamshire, Pub for sale Brackley

Reindeer Inn
Westbury
Brackley
Buckinghamshire
NN13

Gross Site Area: 15644 sq/ft*

£ 325,000 + VAT
Freehold

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Pub for sale Suffolk, Pub for sale Ipswich

Pub for sale Flintshire, Pub for sale Leeswood, Mold

Pub for sale Greater London, Pub for sale London

Prince Of Wales

Plumstead Common Road
London
Greater London
SE18

Gross Site Area: 2948 sq/ft*
 

£ 450,000 + VAT

Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-London-Greater-London...

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14 May 2010

Pub for sale Greater London, Pub for sale London

Pub for sale Norfolk, Pub for sale Costessey, Norwich

Harte of Costessey
Townhouse Road
Costessey, Norwich
Norfolk
NR8

Gross Site Area: 22588 sq/ft*

£ 300,000 + VAT
Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Norwich-Norfolk-NR8-1

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Pub for sale Tinsley, Sheffield

Fox & Duck
Sheffield Road
Tinsley, Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9
Gross Site Area: 8287 sq/ft*
£ 300,000
Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Sheffield-South-Yorks...

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Pub for sale Cheshire, Pub for sale Congleton

Durham Ox
West Street
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12
Gross Site Area: 3668 sq/ft*
£ 200,000
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Congleton-Cheshire-CW...

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Pub for sale Lancashire,

Commercial
Newchurch Road
Bacup
Lancashire
OL13
Gross Site Area: 3073 sq/ft*
£ 225,000 + VAT Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Bacup-Lancashire-OL13-1#

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Pub for sale Lancashire, Pub for sale Bacup

Commercial
Newchurch Road
Bacup
Lancashire
OL13
Gross Site Area: 3073 sq/ft*
£ 225,000 + VAT Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Bacup-Lancashire-OL13-1#

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Pub for sale Lancashire, Pub for sale Bacup

Commercial
Newchurch Road
Bacup
Lancashire
OL13

Gross Site Area: 3073 sq/ft*
£ 225,000 + VAT Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Bacup-Lancashire-OL13-1

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Pub for sale West Midlands, Pub for sale Birmingham

Bash Bar
New Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2
Gross Site Area: 1531 sq/ft*
£ 25,000 + VAT Leasehold
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Birmingham-West-Midla...

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Pub for sale Hindley, Wigan

Balmoral Hotel
Atherton Road
Hindley, Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2
Gross Site Area: 4714 sq/ft*

£ 175,000
Leasehold Lease length: Virtual Freehold
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Wigan-Greater-Manches...

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13 May 2010

Pub for sale Greater Manchester, Pub for sale Wigan

Balmoral Hotel
Hindley
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN2

Gross Site Area: 4714 sq/ft*

£ 175,000
Leasehold

Lease length: Virtual Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Wigan-Greater-Manches...

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The Publican - Home - James Wilmore:

James Wilmore: Can we trust Cameron and Clegg on pubs?

12 May, 2010

'In the past two years I have interviewed both our new Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, about our beloved trade'

David Cameron and Nick Clegg are both 43, are both privately educated and both have young children.

Similar backgrounds then, but the question for everyone in the trade is: do they care about pubs?

As yesterday's extraordinary events unfolded, it dawned on me that in the past two years I had interviewed both our new Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, about our beloved trade.

Aside from policies, what did I pick up from these encounters? Are they genuine pub people, or just PR-savvy political operators who know the right thing to say at the right time?

Let’s take Cameron first.

When I came face-to-face with him at a pub in his Witney constituency in 2008, the first thing that struck me was he had come to his local pub for a low-key event, on his own.

No PR attack dog, no assistant, just him on his Jack Jones.

This wouldn’t happen now, of course, but he was leader of the opposition at the time. The other thing that struck me was his immaculate turn-out, probably an ingrained thing from his days at Eton – but it definitely put me in my crumpled shirt to shame.

When it came to our interview which lasted 20 minutes, he was confident, intelligent and well briefed. His seven years as a PR man for broadcaster Carlton had clearly held him in good stead in dealing with the media.

On pub matters, he claimed to have been to “most” of them in his constituency, which includes 85 parishes.

He boasted that he loved drinking real ale in pubs – Sharp’s Doom Bar was a particular favourite – and he liked “family friendly” venues.

One quibble, as I read back on the interview now, is this problem of detail, which has been an accusation levelled at him on wider issues. Cameron is clearly keen on promoting the idea of “personal responsibility” which he stressed in the interview.

He said: “What we want is a continental social drinking culture. But you don’t get there just by changing the law, or increasing taxes, you get there by a big cultural change.”

Sounds nice on paper, but how do you argue that when you have the health lobby breathing down your neck to get tough on booze?

My other concern was his ease at flicking his internal switch from passionate concerned pub-goer, to vote-grabbing politician appeared scarily slick.

As the interview drew to close, I mentioned the beer we were drinking – Timothy Taylor’s Landlord – was brewed in Keighley, West Yorkshire. “Ah, Keighley, that’s a key marginal seat, I must remember that,” he fired back.

My interview with Nick Clegg was less memorable – not helped by the fact it was not in a pub.

I asked for it to be in a pub, but Clegg’s people did not seem keen on that.

Again, the Liberal Democrat leader talked the talk very well and appeared very knowledgable about the industry. In fact, his criticism on the pubco model even provoked a defensive response from Enterprise Inns chief Ted Tuppen.

And even during this interview he cleverly referred to his own personal experience of meeting licensees, to show he understood the problems.

But there was little evidence of a strong personality.

Now the chances of Clegg or Cameron walking into a pub to enjoy a quiet pint have evaporated.

And the issues and opportunities facing the trade will be well down their list of priorities. But let’s hope they are not just all talk when it comes to pubs. Watch this space.

http://www.paramount-investments.co.uk/

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4 May 2010

Pub for sale South Yorkshire, Pub for sale Sheffield

Hallamshire
Lydgate Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10

Gross Site Area: 6437 sq/ft*

£ 175,000 + VAT
Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Sheffield-South-Yorks...

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Pub for sale Flintshire, Pub for sale Deeside

Lifeboat Inn
Sandycroft
Deeside
Flintshire
CH5
Gross Site Area: 8925 sq/ft*
£ 200k
http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Deeside-Flintshire-CH5-1

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Pub for sale Devon, Pub for sale Exeter

Pub for sale Hampshire, Pub for sale Aldershot

Pub for sale Wiltshire, Pub for sale Pewsey

Greyhound
North Street
Pewsey
Wiltshire
SN9

Gross Site Area: 14046 sq/ft*

£ 350,000 + VAT
Freehold

http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Pewsey-Wiltshire-SN9-1

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Pub for sale Hampshire, Pub for sale Southampton

Bevois Town Hotel
Middle Street
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14

£ 400,000 + VAT
Leasehold

Lease length: Long Leasehold 1000 years from 24 June 1858
ALL OFFERS INVITED - Long Leasehold public house/development land for sale 1000 years from 24 June 1858.

Unconditional offers are invited for our clients unencumbered interest.

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).

Ground floor contains two bar areas and ladies and gents WCs. First Floor comprises 2 double rooms, 3 Single rooms and a bathroom/WC.

Outside Yard at rear, car park which can hold circa 15 vehicles. Cellar to side of the main building.

Rateable value (April 2010): £4,900

Please note that VAT is applicable in this matter.

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