Landlord is selling pub after a year
The licensee of a landmark Sandwell pub has put his business up for sale only a year after taking it over. Narinder Sangha has put the Perry Hill Tavern in Oldbury on the market for £150,000.
He said he wanted to do a nine to five job so he can spend more time with his family. The 47-year-old, who lives above the pub and restaurant, in Perry Hill Road, with his wife and two children, said: "It's such a big job, I just want something now that takes up a bit less time.
"It's a good business though, it a big premises and we get a lot of customers through the door, it's just too big for us."
He added: "It's been on the market for three weeks now, we haven't had any interest at all yet but but I feel quite confident, I'm sure it will sell. People still want a good business in the credit crunch."
Mr Sangha is a former brewery manager but decided to diversify into more hands-on work behind the bar.
He bought the lease of the Tavern in 2008 and says he has full control of the business, which he is now looking to sell on for around £150,000.
He added: "It's got a really big garden and a bar and a lounge area, and a living area upstairs."
The pub, which also has an 80-seat restaurant, currently turns over £12,000 a week.
Managers at The Croft in Wednesbury are also looking for a new landlord after the last boss left six months ago.
On Tuesday they held an open day to look for potential new managers so they could learn about what is involved in running a pub and are continuing to ask for interested people to come forward.
The pub in Hydes Road is currently being run by a holding company while owners Everards try to find a permanent new boss.
