Running a pub

are there any members who are involved in the pub trade? i mean running a pub not just pulling pints!  :wink:

Reason i ask is because i would like some advice on how i go about getting my personal licence? are there any books i need to read before i take the test? whats this about premises licence? do i need to worry about that before taking on a tenancy?

any help would be great! ta.

blackhorse runs a pub/hotel so he's your man  :y:

cheers!

ive been looking on ye olde tinterweb and cant find anything apart from course dates with various companies! some want ?160 while others want ?500+ its all very confusing!!

hi mate i have a pub my assistant manager has just done her exams she paid ?170 plus vat,wtih vt training.if you want to speak to my assistant just give her a ring she will tell you more mate.01453543777 just ask for claire

thats great. cheers.  :y:

Most pub owners I've known ends up drunk 24/7 and ends up in the blond barmaids bed  :mrgreen:

thats good enough reason to get my own pub on its own!  

bigdave said

thats good enough reason to get my own pub on its own!  

       

Yeh, perks of the job ehh? :wink:

I will only be sellin drinks that I like thou! oh and the blond barmaid..... and my old man (gotta keep the investors happy!).

U gotta go to the local court to obtain a licence! do you have any criminal convictions?

got a warning for being drunk and sitting on the bonnet of a police car when i was 16 but that'll have come off my record by now so nope! im clear! unless a speeding ticket counts??

looked into this at the begining of year not to hard to get the license but its the working 24/7 that can be a killer
 :cry:

im doing it anyway at the moment so may as well be doing it for my self!!

Mate

Make sure you know what you're doing!  I've been a pub manager and Area Manager - neither are as easy as they look from other side of the bar.

You will need to apply to the local authority for a personal license (they will help with this) and the pub you will be running will also need a premises license.  I would try and get a personal license while you are in you're current job (in case there are any isues).

As a suggestion I would apply to one of the bigger pub companies and get some experience as a pub manager first then when you're happy you like it and confident you can do it branch out on you're own!  If you go to pub company first they will do the licensing bits for you - remember declare everything.

Be careful about leases they're designed to fleece you! and buying a business freehold is expensive?????????

Any questions let me know!