The Bull at Sissinghurst

Posted by on Mar 6, 2009 in Abaddons Musings, pubs | 0 comments I visited the Bull in Sissinghurst yesterday evening. The new owners have spruced it up nicely, there is a good, friendly, busy atmosphere and the food is of very good quality and well-priced: whitebait followed by lamb cutlets at £8.95 is hard to beat, and the quality of the gambas I had (at £7.95) was ecellent!A couple of good pints of Harveys Sussex Bitter went down a treat, too!
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Stage 2: draft contract

Posted by on Feb 10, 2009 in Blogs, business, buying, buying-pubs, English Pub, legal-procedure, pub-buying, pub-sale, pub-sales, pubs, solicitor | 0 comments If the seller has prep’d his or her solicitor, so that the solicitor has the relevant title documents, getting a draft contract out to the buyer’s solicitor should not be a lengthy process or involve any delay. Selling a single pub is much like selling any other small business, except for the need to deal with the transfer of the premises licence and the fact that the inventory is...
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Mexican stand-off (or: It’s good to talk)

Posted by on Feb 8, 2009 in Blogs, buying, English Pub, pubs, selling, solicitor | 0 comments There should be no problems with stage 1 of the sale and purchase procedure: it should be a simple matter for the selling agents to contact the buyer’s and seller’s solicitors with details of the transaction – what can possibly go wrong? Assuming that the agent does not have a “senior moment” and simply forget to contact the solicitors – not unknown, for a...
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The sale and purchase procedure

Posted by on Feb 5, 2009 in Blogs, English Pub, legal-procedure, pub-buying, pub-sales, pubs | 0 comments Having shared those initial tips for pub buyers and sellers, it may be useful to give an overview of the conveyancing process once a buyer has been found. Later, I can identify particular problems, difficulties or reasons for delay, and suggest ways of avoiding them or overcoming them. So, once a buyer is found – STAGE 1: The selling agents will notify the seller’s solicitor and the...
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Another tip for sellers

Posted by on Feb 5, 2009 in Blogs, English Pub, legal, pub-sales, pubs | 0 comments As well as making sure the property is ready, make sure your business is ready: your buyer will (probably) want to see – -an up-to-date (ie: less than one year old) electrical installation inspection certificate and Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) certificate – contact an NICEIC-registered electrician for these; a gas safety inspection certificate for any gas appliances – contact a...
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