The popular Elm Tree pub near Ringwood has been put up for sale as the current owners plan to move abroad.
The Greene King lease, which is located in Hightown, a small village near Ringwood in Hampshire, has been put on the market with Fleurets, the Salisbury Journal reported today (23 April). The pub has a price tag of £245,000 plus stock at value.
The two current licensees, Tim Buckle and Alan Douglas, who have run th... Continue Reading
Sussex-based Chauffeur Monkey has been put up for sale with the company’s current owner hoping a fellow entrepreneur can continue the business.
Chauffeur Monkey provides a service in which a driver will meet customers on a small moped and then stow the bike away and drive the customer home in their own car. The chauffeur service removes the hassle of leaving your car overnight somewhere if you wish to drink, while also claiming to ... Continue Reading
The Brewery Theatre in Bristol has been put up for sale for £640,000.
Located on the site of a former garage, the area also includes a bakery, café and visitor centre as well as the theatre. Kwik Fit owns the freehold which is up for sale, while Bristol’s mayor George Ferguson owns the leasehold on the theatre and as such it is said that the use of the building will not be affected by the potential sale.
The theatre ... Continue Reading
Krimo’s restaurant in Hartlepool has been put for sale and is facing closure later this year after almost 30 years of serving diners, the Hartlepool Mail reports.
Krimo’s is one of the coastal town’s best known and highly regarded restaurants. Opened in May 1985, it serves Mediterranean and North African cuisine.
It was announced at the end of last week that the restaurant has now been put up for sale by owners Kri... Continue Reading
A trio of shops are up for sale in the Suffolk village of Boxford, with locals hoping that the stores will remain in business.
The three shops in the popular village’s Swan Street are a newsagent, Boxford Village Store and a post office. According to the East Anglian Daily Times, all three of the shops currently up for sale have been running for decades and have come on the market either due to the owners retiring or passing away a... Continue Reading
Oddies bakery in Brierfield has been put up for sale and might close in the near future because of poor earnings.
The Lancashire Telegraph has described the bakery as “an institution”. Despite its popularity in the small East Lancashire town, however, this branch of the Oddies chain may be closed amid possibilities it will be moved to Blackburn town centre.
This has meant that the current premises are now up for sale... Continue Reading
A fish and chip shop in Mortehoe, which was heavily damaged by fire, has been put up for sale.
The Mor-T-Eat chippy in the north Devon village of Mortehoe suffered extensive damage as a result of a fire in July 2013, which required 35 firefighters to extinguish. It has since undergone major refurbishments and the shop now includes a new gas frying range, new freezers and fridges, a new venting and a complete cosmetic makeover.
... Continue Reading
The only pub in the North Lincolnshire village of Goxhill has ceased trading and been put up for sale, it was announced last week.
The Brocklesby Hunt, Goxhill’s only local boozer, closed on Sunday night (23 February) and it has been declared that the owners are going to sell the freehold building. The 19th Century pub is owned by Enterprise Inns and the building has been valued at £360,000.
In the 2011 census Goxhill... Continue Reading
MPs are planning an inquiry into small business lending amid widespread criticism of the big banks’ behaviour towards them.
The state-backed Royal Bank of Scotland has found itself at the centre of the furore along with a number of other big banks, all of which are to come under heavy scrutiny over the coming weeks for not offering sufficient credit to SMEs.
Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury Committee, firmly stat... Continue Reading
A pub in Blackpool is to be put up for sale as part of an auction of multiple businesses in the area.
The Bloomfield, located on Ansdell Road, will be on the block on 27 February and bidding is due to start at £140,000 for the venue.
While the price is low, trading has not been easy for The Bloomfield of late. The pub was closed down in June of 2010 before being reopened in April of the following year. However, by June... Continue Reading
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are being put at risk by ongoing problems with prompt payment.
A consultation organised by the Government has received various responses from business groups suggesting that more needs to be done to tackle the matter.
The CBI, for example, said that although the majority of businesses stick to fair payment terms with their contractors and suppliers, the national late payment debt ... Continue Reading
A pub in Broom, The White Horse, is up for sale as a freehold with offers invited in the region of £350,000.
The 18th Century pub is Grade 2 listed and enjoyed 20 years of continuous management by the same family. However, over the past two years it has traded under a temporary tenancy and the pub is now looking for a new owner to take it forward.
Within the building there is a front lobby that leads into a tiled bar ar... Continue Reading
Problems with late payments, often a contributing factor for businesses entering administration, are still proving to be a problematic issue for small businesses in the UK.
New data from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) found that the rate at which the Government pays its suppliers on time has slowed by 3.5 percentage points since the end of last year. This is the poorest performance seen since September 2011 and poses a serious cash flow issu... Continue Reading
A hotel in Bideford, which was subjected to fire damage back in 2011, has now been put up for sale.
Located on the town's quay, Tantons Hotel was one of the largest hotels in Bideford before it was hit by the fire. It had 53 en-s1`uite bedrooms, a large restaurant and bar and a number of function rooms.
However, it has stood vacant since the fire and although work was started in 2011 to rebuild the property, it was... Continue Reading
The Richmond Arms pub in Lansdown has been put up for sale again after it was previously taken off the market when planning permission to convert it to residential property was denied.
Located near Bath, the property is owned by Punch Taverns and is part of a broader sell-off by the company of what it has seen as under performing assets.
Reports from the Bath Chronicle stated that the company was told by the local counci... Continue Reading
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