Stonegate's Pub Model Shift: From Managed to Tenanted – Lessons for Property Owners Stonegate Group, Britain's largest pub operator, is aggressively converting managed houses to tenanted and leased models to tackle its £3.2 billion debt mountain, reveals The Sunday Times [ https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/stone-gate-pubs-debt-boss-turnaround-xqhspj5n3 ]. (April 19th 2026) According to the article, the number of managed pubs fell from 674 to 544 last

A National Churches Trust survey found that over 20% of churches experienced deterioration in the past five years, while nearly 38% said their roofs were either at risk or in urgent need of repair. The findings underline the scale of pressure facing heritage buildings, where ageing materials, weather exposure and limited maintenance budgets can quickly turn small defects into serious structural issues. For churches, roof deterioration is not just a conservation concern. It ca