I bought into these in December last year, primarily for the yield, but also for the potential growth of one of the better companies in their sector.


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Gentrification is the word I agree, your pub doesen't get much of a write now here either http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/18/1844/Clock_House/East_Dulwich but sadly after the merger with Wells the Young pubs and ale have gone downhill in what Youngs pubs used to be like.

Yes it used to be a 'proper' Young's pub - the other one we used more in the summer was the Dulwich WoodHouse, but again, looking at the pictures - it too has been sanitised - it used to have a garden bar which was basically a flap in the wall that they opened during the summer.

It looks like they've built a bloody conservatory where it was and as for that fountain monstrosity!!!!

I see your link has a reference to The Uplands Bar and Brasserie what a laugh - it used to be a dive which transformed itself at the weekends into a disco pub - Brasserie my a*se!

On Hols. for 3 weeks now so hope to get down there at some point, will report back later. We can never rely on any pub being the same unfortunately these days sadly.. including the poxy prices of course!

Have fun - there there was a pub near by your Nunhead pub, called the Waverly - another dump, but it had a good pool table - probably a gastro pub now!

Thanks will do our best -):

JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 149.20 146.20 170.00 170.00 Retains

4 year high @158.10p

Yes, SP on the up to the trading statement on Thursday I expect, must have done very well over the last month of hot weather like most.

Skinny on a separate note looks like your old pub hasn't been messed about with to much going by this review http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24171/

Interesting Stan, thanks - it was never the most salubrious of areas!

Doom Bar at £2.80 a pint, is very palatable!

Yes indeed, exceptional for London.

HSBC Neutral 160.00 159.00 140.00 160.00 Reiterates

Interim Management Statement

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As expected, our trading performance since the announcement of our interim results has been strong.

In Destination and Premium pubs, like-for-like sales for the 42 week period were 2.1% ahead of last year, including like-for-like food sales growth of 3.7% and like-for-like wet sales up 0.5% on last year. Like-for-like sales over the 10 weeks to 20 July were 6.0% ahead of last year. We have opened 16 new pub-restaurants in the year to date.

In our Taverns community pubs, performance in the second-half year to date is in line with last year with growth in our franchise pubs against strong comparatives that included the positive impact of the Euro 2012 football tournament as well as disposals, which are ahead of schedule.

In our Leased pubs, performance for the second half year to date is in line with last year.

In brewing, we have made excellent progress against a declining market, with year to date own-brewed beer volumes up around 6%.

We are ahead of target in disposing of our non-core pubs, with proceeds to date of £35 million and a revised forecast of around £50 million by the year-end.

Numis Add 158.85 164.50 - 185.00 Retains

N+1 Singer Buy 160.85 161.00 161.00 Reiterates

Jefferies International Hold 158.25 157.50 150.00 155.00 Downgrades

My local Morrisons are doing 6 bottles of Pedigree for £7.

just closed half my position here as they are 70% up on the original purchase.

Director purchase http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4676109 Do I read that right as an option taken up and not an award Skinny?

Yes it looks like exercise of 2010 3YR SAYE Option.