Bettesworths - Freehold Pub Sale UK

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A delightful 16th century inn set in the heart of beautiful West Dorset which was immortalised as the ‘Sow and Acorn’ in Thomas Hardy’s ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ has come onto the open market with leading licensed property agents Bettesworths of Torquay.
Evershot is the quintessential English village….. complete with a deer park. The centre has remained largely unchanged and was the setting for the period drama ‘Emma’.
The Inn is a perfect base for exploring West Dorset as there are many historic houses and gardens close by, including Forde Abbey and Athelhampton House.
It has masses of olde worlde charm, oak paneling, open fires, beamed ceilings and flagstone floors. Guests are able to enjoy superb food in the two bars or in the non smoking restaurant. The unashamedly British menu offers fresh local fish, meats and game complimented by a fine selection of real ales and wines. There is also a skittle alley which doubles as a function room for up to 60.
The inn has nine comfortable en-suite letting bedrooms, three of which have four poster beds, which are all very popular and a lucrative source of income. It also has generous car parking facilities.
Bettesworths are inviting offers of £****** for the valuable freehold interest, excellent trade inventory and goodwill. The 2002 turnover is in excess of £****** excluding VAT, with excellent returns.


The ******, is a unique inn and restaurant with frontage onto the River Teign and was on the market for the first time in over one hundred years. The inn, situated on the edge of Dartmoor, included the pub, a house, a three-bedroomed flat and gift shop. There is great potential to increase the current turnover of £****** per annum, excluding VAT.
Summarising the freehold market, stressed that there are plenty of buyers around, but in order to effect a sale, it is important that up to date trading figures are available. The size of premium obtained for a lease on assignment, very much reflects the profitability of the business. Ric pointed out that leasehold businesses do not appreciate in value, unless there is a reasonable term of years left on the lease and there has been an increase in profitability, which is not eaten up by a large hike in the rent. With the large number of freehouses being purchased by pub companies, more and more leases are likely to become available in the foreseeable future. This could, warns Ric, result in lower prices being obtained on assignment as the supply of leasehold pubs on the market increases. So if you are thinking of a move, now may be a good time to take action, particularly as it appears likely that interest rates may increase later in the year as well.