Companies prepare to support employees in new lockdown
HR departments put in place mental health support, counselling and buddy schemes to help staff remotely
Developers prepare for new targets in Environment Bill
Delays to the bill’s progress through parliament make it difficult for developers to plan future schemes
Funding options limited for removal of unsafe cladding
Critics say timeline for applications is unrealistic and many owners and leaseholders are ineligible for funding
Draft regulations introduced to scrutinise pre-pack sales
As more retailers face insolvency, government proposes measures to oversee controversial administrations
Concerns raised over timing of business rates revaluation
PDR developments to face minimum space standards
Socioeconomic diversity is ‘deeply lacking’ in real estate
Industry experts question the extension of the evictions ban
Government outlines changes to the English planning system
Proposed algorithm results in higher housing need figures
Countrywide boss Long quits as investors reject Alchemy deal
Countrywide boss Peter Long has quit the company with immediate effect following the rejection of a £90m rescue fundraising by shareholders.
Time Retail Partners expands team with new hire
Boutique retail property consultancy Time Retail Partners (TRP) has appointed former CBRE senior director Tony Carroll as a director.
Quintain appoints first chief technology officer
Quintain has appointed Jim Eaton-Terry as its first chief technology officer (CTO) to integrate technology systems and to support the company’s ambitious plans for growth in London, the UK and internationally.
James Thornton steps down as Mayfair Capital CEO
Mayfair Capital Investment Management’s chief executive and co-founder, James Thornton, will be stepping down from his role at the end of this year, with executive director Giles King taking his place from January 1 2021.
