This isn’t a new Dan Brown novel; it’s actually something
that CAMRA has been campaigning to bring into effect for some time. Known in
the trade as the Market Rent Option, these new government guidelines will give
licensees who are tied to pub companies the choice to buy their supplies from a
supplier other than the owning pub company. This option could give licensees a
greater choice over which real ales they have on sale and allow them to stock
beers from local breweries at a reduced cost; though they may have to pay a
higher rent in return. The legislation was due to come into effect in late May;
but has now been delayed owing to conflicts with the Landlord and Tenant Act of
1954; and is now being redrafted so that tenants choosing to become free of tie
are not being disadvantaged as a result.
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