Scottish Pubs Code for tied pubs

introducing this code will impact negatively on the pub trade in Scotland, reducing opportunities for ordinary people with limited ingoing funds from being able to run their own businesses while being supported by experienced pub operators and business development managers.
the onset of the code has seen pub co's only offering 1 and 3 year agreements when they would prefer to offer 5 year agreements allowing more stability for all concerned.

depending on the process and time line for this process we should keep the start point around 3 months at best from the half way point

this code will cost both Pub Co's and tenants when starting the MRO process.

Pub Co's will lose profits and the ability to improve sites via capital investment in their properties, pubs/venues will be seen as commercial lets which will lead to redundancies within our sector.

tenants will see an increase in repair and statutory testing and maintenance costs normally covered by larger pub owning companies

operators will require a larger investment when taking over a commercial lease, pub co's currently offer low in going costs/funds required to allow you to run your own pub business with the support of experienced pub companies supporting them as was through covid.

to make sure the assessment has been completed fairly and as pre the process

they already do this as part of the recruitment process, providing links to various industry bodies to assist when completing their business plans and financial projections from the likes of the BII and BBPA

as above pub co's already supply industry information on trade costs as part of the recruitment process covering key expenses and comparisons, such as utilities, staff costs, rates, entertainment, satellite TV, repairs and maintenance

this may prove difficult depending on how long the site has been owned by the Pub co. 5 years would seem more reasonable, its more important to look forward and assess the opportunity and offer in line with the tenants vision, while being mindful of what has worked and not worked in the past

Greene King already have this in place, tenants are required to keep and return the premises in the same condition as when they took over, which is fair

not sure what purpose this would be for, although if available it could be presented

Greene King already provide repairs history/information as part of the recruitment process and before any agreement is signed

flow monitoring is a great tool for both tenant and pub co providing a host of information in relation to product quality, rate of sale, yields to improve profit -

dispense figures matching till sales (staff give free pints, theft etc)
provide true/accurate assessment for new agreement rents
line being cleaned as per industry recommendations
ensure only guest product is going through the line

no negative impact, pub co's don't/can't just put up rent if sales increase, a full assessment of the business is completed when required as part of any new agreement or rent assessment

loss of profit if tenant was putting tied product through a guest line, how would this be monitored.

how would be responsible for the maintenance/tech services for the guest line when a fault appears and stops the line from being used