PCA Discovery Report
Today sees the publication of the Pubs Code Adjudicator Discovery Report The latest report covers the communications with (or from) the PCA office. It identifies a large number of short-comings with the service since its inception in 2016 The PCA outline some recommendations and propose further engagement with Tenants who wish to use their code […]
Community Ownership Fund
New scheme announced today in the Budget: This summer 2021 community groups will be able to bid for up to £250,000 matched-funding to help them buy or take over local community assets such as Pubs The bidding does not open until later in the year – i.e. June 2021. The prospectus will outline how groups […]
Budget 2021
Today’s Budget announcement impacts pubs/hospitality directly but also has some indirect support for anyone running a business. The key takeaways from the Budget are: Growth is starting from a low base and is still expected to be 3% below where it should be in 5 years’ time – i.e. the pandemic has a long-lasting effect […]