New pubs code of practice unveiled

The Government has unveiled moves to help pubs struggling to pay rent or beer prices with the aim of saving them thousands of pounds a year and stemming closures.

Ministers announced plans for a new code of practice and the backing of a "powerful" adjudicator following complaints about a so-called "beer tie" under which landlords have to buy supplies from the companies which own pubs, often at high prices.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%