Shapps: Government to review £27bn roads plan after Covid-19 reshaped travel July 22, 2021 The government is set to review its £27bn roads investment plan after Covid-19 reshaped travel, the transport secretary said today. Lockdown measures like working from home and online shopping have had permanent impacts on the UK’s travel routines. “In the last eighteen months, fundamental changes have occurred in commuting, shopping, and business travel, which before [...]
60 Uber Eats and Deliveroo drivers arrested amid Home Office ‘crackdown’ on illegal working April 24, 2023 Some 60 fast food delivery drivers have been arrested across London as the Home Office cracks down on alleged illegal working. Gig workers employed through Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat were arrested between 16-21 April following a “week long crackdown” on illegal workers led by the Home Office. Following the arrests, the department said [...]
Hybrid working: Out of office… forever? September 8, 2021 During lockdowns, many started working from home for the first time. Now, 91% don’t want to go back to the office full-time. With hybrid models of work being adopted by many, Christian Koch talks to leading CAs about the chances of a new workplace revolution… This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. What does [...]
Commute and save with Shared Ownership homes in the home counties and the coast September 5, 2024 With an exciting collection of new homes available through Shared Ownership in the Home Counties, the coast and throughout the UK, at Places for People we have apartments and houses designed to suit everyone. Due to higher property prices in central London, you can find a wider selection of new homes with a lower market [...]
The future of the office – What will be the ‘new normal’? May 14, 2021 As we slowly contemplate a return to “normal” life following the disruption caused by the Government’s response to Covid-19, office-based employers are trying to figure out what that return looks like for their businesses. There is a real difference of opinion, both between sectors and in-sector, with some firms advocating that everyone should immediately return [...]
Nike gives burnt out staff in its head office a week off – CityAM : CityAM August 31, 2021 Nike has announced that staff working in its Oregon headquarters will be given a week off to destress after the “traumatic” events of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a message posted to LinkedIn last week, Matt Marrazzo, the firm’s head of insights, said Nike would be “powering down” for a week starting Monday. He said: “Our [...]
John Lewis: £80m plans create new homes at site in Elizabeth Line-linked Reading September 4, 2024 The John Lewis Partnership has submitted plans to transform one of its disused warehouses in Reading into an £80m residential complex featuring more than 200 rental units. The plans, which were submitted to Reading Borough Council this week, lay out the company’s vision to demolish the current structure and replace it with 215 homes, plus 6,000 [...]
NatWest chairman warns City will never return to pre-Covid state July 21, 2021 The chairman of one of the UK’s largest banks and former director of the London School of Economics has warned that the City will never return to its pre-Covid state. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, said the days of thousands of workers flowing into the City for 8am – 6pm working days “are gone” [...]
The future of cities: The age of urban miracles is not over February 18, 2021 Will the Covid-19 pandemic permanently derail our urban world and end the eminence of the greatest global cities, like London? The answer depends on whether the switch to working from home is permanent. Our city centres are ghostly quiet because so many of us have stopped commuting and are dialling into our jobs. But not [...]
London legend Charlie Mullins sells his Pimlico Plumbers empire for nearly £100m September 21, 2021 London’s best-known plumber, Charlie Mullins, is selling the company he founded more than 40 years ago – Pimlico Plumbers – to U.S.-based Neighborly. Fnancial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but Mullins reportedly pockets close to £100m, according to various media reports. Founded in 1979, Mullins started the company by working from home with [...]