Government Move Will Put Pressure on Pubcos

The Fair Pint Campaign has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will revoke the land Agreements Exclusion and Revocation Order which is one of the legal obstacles which have prevented proper scrutiny of ‘pubco’ leases by the competition authorities.

Fair Pint have worked with CAMRA and other members of the IPC to put pressure on the Government to take action to revoke the order.

The removal of the order which will happen in April next year a small bit of good news for the pub sector as it does lift a significant barrier to future regulatory intervention in the sector.

The removal of the order is the beginning of the dismantling of the legal structure which has allowed companies who own leased pub estates to wreak havoc on the  pub sector unimpeded.

The new requirements for  pub owning companies  to ensure that their agreements aren’t anti-competitive  through a process of providing a self assessment about the impact of their lease agreements will open them to future challenges.

Fair Pint were over in Brussels last year along with the GMB  to lobby MEPs and the European Commission on the reforms to the Block Exemption which gives pub companies protections from EU competition law.

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2009 has been a momentous year for the pub sector in Britain and for the Fair Pint Campaign. Our campaign has become a force to be reckoned with and is recognized as a key player in the ongoing debate on the future of the pub sector.

As you know, we have been really successful in getting the problems faced by tied pub tenants on the political and media agenda.

The Fair Pint Campaign has notched up a number of major achievements; review some of our key achievements so far – but there is still a long way to go if we are going to end the exploitation suffered by tied pub tenants at the hands of pub owning companies.

Our success relies on donations and the support from Fair Pint members.  If we are to see real change, stop rising beer prices for consumers and help the many thousands of tied pub tenants who are being driven out of business we need your help. 

Please, please join the Fair Pint Campaign today and/or give what you can to help us deliver real change in the tied pub sector.  We have come so far and with your support we can do so much more. Without your support we can’t carry on. 

For just £3.00 per month (less than a pint of beer in most tied pubs) you can become a member of the Fair Pint Campaign. If all tenants and those who care about the future of the pub sector in the UK signed up we could make an even bigger noise and win. 

If you have already joined up please help us spread the word and tell others about the Fair Pint Campaign. The more paid up members we get the more we can do to help. 

Together we can make 2010 a better place – we just need you to sign up now!

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