New Year

It is that time of year when everyone takes stock as to what has happened of any major consequence in the past 12 months; how does it affect them; and what can be expected over the next 12 months?

None of the financial headlines gives us hope for any short term fix, but perhaps people are now getting used to reality and are prepared to transact business at 2012 levels rather than hanker back to the halcyon days of 2007. There seems little doubt that banks will continue to keep the pressure on, causing large and smaller groups to consider disposals where they cannot secure new funding on reasonable terms.

Opinion seems to be divided as to whether the Olympics will be good or bad for the London market with the majority view that it will not bring extra profit to London and will be strongly negative for the rest of the UK.

To find out more about what our team of experts think about what 2012 will bring for the Pub, Hotel, Restaurant and Nighclub sectors, click here