4/24/2020 12:00:00 AM Government strengthens tenant protections as landlords’ enforcement rights are further restricted By Cate Taylor In a move that is likely to spark concern amongst investor landlords but provide relief to many tenants particularly in the retail and...
4/21/2020 12:00:00 AM Covid-19: property industry bodies call for rent support By Cate Taylor The British Retail Consortium has joined forces with the British Property Federation and Revo to ask the government to support what is...
4/20/2020 12:00:00 AM Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme goes live – practical tips for employers By Macfarlanes The claims process for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme went live today. The scheme allows employers to apply for grants to cover...
4/20/2020 12:00:00 AM Covid-19: an insight into the impact on the hotel Industry By Kirsty Childs Last week Ernst & Young LLP chaired an insightful webinar regarding the impact of Covid-19 on the hospitality industry, with particular...
4/15/2020 12:00:00 AM Covid-19: FCA estimates that most business interruption insurance provides no pandemic cover but urges insurer flexibility on claim payments By Andrew Barton On 15 April 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wrote to the CEOs of all insurance firms regarding business interruption (BI)...
4/9/2020 12:00:00 AM FCA sets out priorities for the next financial year By Laura Bridgewater The FCA has published its Business Plan for the 2020/2021 financial year. The headlines are as follows: COVID-19 Unsurprisingly, the...
4/7/2020 12:00:00 AM Sprinklers to be compulsory in all new build blocks of flats over 11m in height By Angus Dawson The Government has announced “the biggest change in building safety for a generation”. Following on from the Grenfell tragedy and the...
4/3/2020 12:00:00 AM Covid-19 presents difficult decisions for remuneration committees By Rasmus Berglund On 18 March, Pensions Investment Research Consultants (PIRC), an adviser to shareholders including the UK’s local authority pension...
4/3/2020 12:00:00 AM Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020: The thin end of the wedge? By Cate Taylor The Coronavirus Act 2020 is now in force and Section 82 of that Act effecting the postponement of the landlord’s right to forfeit for...
4/2/2020 12:00:00 AM Covid-19: Instead of new arrangements for stamp duty, why not abolish it altogether? By Macfarlanes Last week, HMRC published new arrangements for the payment of stamp duty on share transfers during the Covid-19 crisis. These...
4/1/2020 12:00:00 AM Covid-19 and UK immigration: Home Office temporarily relaxes right to work check procedure By Edward Reed As Covid-19 forces the UK and much of the world into social isolation, employers have been adapting to the new reality and rapidly...
4/1/2020 12:00:00 AM Coronavirus has made AGMs much, much harder By Dominic Sedghi Harry Coghill Public companies are rapidly having to deal with the difficulty of holding their annual general meeting (AGM) under the social distancing...