Cross Keys Hotel, Saffron Walden
Highlights
- Set in vibrant market town
- Full refurbishment with £230,000 proposed development
- Historic 670yr old coaching inn
- Six brand new letting rooms
Address
Cross Keys Hotel
32 High Street
Saffron Walden
CB10 1AX
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Our knowledgeable team will help find the perfect pub for you
Application Process
Personal License
If you're planning to run a pub you'll need a Personal Licence. If you don't already have one, you should start making enquiries to take the one day course and exam to get the National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (NCPLH).
For information on getting a Personal Licence and training courses available, please visit our Licence page or phone us for the relevant details.
Application Form
To make an application for this pub tenancy vacancy, please complete an enquiry form and return it to us as quickly as possible. You can apply online, by post or by calling our Recruitment Team on 01234 244423.
Please fill in as fully as possible and give us a call if you've any queries.
Initial Interview
When we've had a chance to consider your application, you may be invited to attend an initial interview. This will give you and Charles Wells Pub Company the chance to learn more about each other. You will also have the chance to ask any questions you have.
Business Plan and 2nd Interview
If your initial interview is successful, we'll ask you to prepare a business plan for the pub for presentation at a 2nd interview. You'll need to include your ideas for developing the pub's potential and must also include the source of funding that will be used to purchase the business and any developments that may be needed.
Appointment
If your application is successful, an offer will be made and confirmed in writing. This will include the legal position or 'Heads of Terms' of the appropriate agreement. You'll be expected to attend our five day retailer induction course (CRISP). This will help prepare you for your new business venture and you'll meet a number of key Charles Wells Pub Company staff. If this is your first tenanted or leased pub, we also offer the chance to spend time with one of our experienced retailers in their pub.
Business Support
Charles Wells Pub Company provides a high level of business support, some of which will be provided through the Monthly Service Charge.
- AWP Consultancy
- Short term loans for business purposes
- Technical Services
- Accountancy support
- Stocktaking
- Payroll support
- Menu planning and catering advice
- Award winning training courses
- Wine list planning
- Licensing and rate reviews
- Facilities and compliance assessments
- Central point of contact through customer helpdesk
For further information please contact Yvonne Bates, Recruitment Co-ordinator on 01234 244423 or email yvonne.bates@charleswells.co.uk
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Charles Wells gives notice that the contents of these particulars are believed to be correct but are given without responsibility and interested parties should satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise to their correctness. These particulars do not form any part of any offer or contract and no person in the company has any authority to make any representation of warranty to this property.


