Advice to new and renewing tenants
1. Should pub-owning businesses be required to provide information about pre-entry training to tenants?
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2. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the code should require pub-owning businesses to do the following activities in relation to the tenant’s business plan?
| Advise tenants to seek appropriate advice to develop a suitable business plan Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Advise tenants to seek appropriate advice to develop a suitable business plan Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Advise tenants to seek appropriate advice to develop a suitable business plan Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Advise tenants to seek appropriate advice to develop a suitable business plan Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Advise tenants to seek appropriate advice to develop a suitable business plan Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Advise tenants to seek appropriate advice to develop a suitable business plan Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| Provide tenants with information on sources of independent advice Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Provide tenants with information on sources of independent advice Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Provide tenants with information on sources of independent advice Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Provide tenants with information on sources of independent advice Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Provide tenants with information on sources of independent advice Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Provide tenants with information on sources of independent advice Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| Ask to see any business plan prepared by the tenant Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Ask to see any business plan prepared by the tenant Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Ask to see any business plan prepared by the tenant Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Ask to see any business plan prepared by the tenant Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Ask to see any business plan prepared by the tenant Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Ask to see any business plan prepared by the tenant Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| Take into account the tenant’s business plan when negotiating the lease Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Take into account the tenant’s business plan when negotiating the lease Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Take into account the tenant’s business plan when negotiating the lease Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Take into account the tenant’s business plan when negotiating the lease Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Take into account the tenant’s business plan when negotiating the lease Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Take into account the tenant’s business plan when negotiating the lease Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
Rent assessment statement and rent review
5. When preparing a rent assessment statement, should pub-owning businesses, or someone acting on their behalf, be required to take into account guidance on rent assessment issued by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)?
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Right to request a rent review
6. To what extent do you agree or disagree that tenants should be able to request rent reviews in the following circumstances?
| The rent has not been reviewed within the past 5 years Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | The rent has not been reviewed within the past 5 years Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | The rent has not been reviewed within the past 5 years Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | The rent has not been reviewed within the past 5 years Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | The rent has not been reviewed within the past 5 years Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | The rent has not been reviewed within the past 5 years Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| The lease is longer than 12 months Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | The lease is longer than 12 months Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | The lease is longer than 12 months Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | The lease is longer than 12 months Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | The lease is longer than 12 months Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | The lease is longer than 12 months Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| Where there is a material change in circumstances affecting the pub Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Where there is a material change in circumstances affecting the pub Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Where there is a material change in circumstances affecting the pub Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Where there is a material change in circumstances affecting the pub Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Where there is a material change in circumstances affecting the pub Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Where there is a material change in circumstances affecting the pub Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| The tenant is not currently in MRO negotiations Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | The tenant is not currently in MRO negotiations Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | The tenant is not currently in MRO negotiations Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | The tenant is not currently in MRO negotiations Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | The tenant is not currently in MRO negotiations Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | The tenant is not currently in MRO negotiations Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
7. To what extent do you agree or disagree that tenants can request a rent review when the following material change in circumstances occur?
| Change to local infrastructure Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Change to local infrastructure Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Change to local infrastructure Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Change to local infrastructure Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Change to local infrastructure Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Change to local infrastructure Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| Change to local employment Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Change to local employment Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Change to local employment Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Change to local employment Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Change to local employment Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Change to local employment Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| Change to local environmental factors Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Change to local environmental factors Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Change to local environmental factors Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Change to local environmental factors Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Change to local environmental factors Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Change to local environmental factors Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
| Long-term change to the local economic environment Strongly agree Radio button: Checked Strongly agree | Long-term change to the local economic environment Tend to agree Radio button: Not checked Tend to agree | Long-term change to the local economic environment Neither agree or disagree Radio button: Not checked Neither agree or disagree | Long-term change to the local economic environment Tend to disagree Radio button: Not checked Tend to disagree | Long-term change to the local economic environment Strongly disagree Radio button: Not checked Strongly disagree | Long-term change to the local economic environment Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know |
8. What kind of leases should a tenant be able to request a rent review for? (please select all that apply)
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New leases
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9. To what extent do you agree or disagree that a legal right to request a rent review under the code is workable alongside existing contractual rent review rights?
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Timescales and disputes on rent review and rent assessment
11. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the proposal that a rent assessment statement should be provided within 4 weeks of a request?
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12. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the proposal that the statutory rent review process should take no longer than 12 weeks, beginning from the date of the tenant’s request?
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13. To what extent do you agree or disagree that disputes on rent review and rent assessment should be referred to the Adjudicator only after dispute resolution processes in the lease have been exhausted?
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Repairs and dilapidations, flow monitoring devices and gaming machines
16. Should additional evidence be required before a pub-owning business can take action as a result of a reading from a Flow Monitoring Device?
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18. Should gaming machines be covered by the code?
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Financial penalties
23. Do you think that the maximum penalty for a pub-owning business or group that has failed to comply with the code should be 1% of turnover?
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Fees and expenses for arbitration
25. Do you think that the fee for a tenant to submit a dispute for arbitration should be set at £250?
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26. To what extent do you agree or disagree that a tenant should be required to pay towards the expenses of an arbitration where the arbitration has resulted in an award in favour of the pub-owning business?
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28. To what extent do you agree or disagree that a tenant should be required to pay expenses in excess of any ordinary limit where an arbitrator has decided that the pub-owning business has no liability on account of the dispute having been submitted for arbitration by the tenants vexatiously?
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About you
31. What is your name?
Name
Glen Dawkins
33. Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?
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Organisation
34. What is your organisation?
Organisation
Steel Coulson Ltd