4/23/2020 12:00:00 AM New measures announced to curtail "aggressive rent collection" By Howard Kennedy On 23 April 2020, the Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, announced that temporary measures would be taken to restrict the use by landlords...
4/23/2020 12:00:00 AM Call for hospitality businesses to give evidence for UK Pathways to Recovery By Howard Kennedy Inquiry into measures for UK hospitality and tourism business recovery The All Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism has...
4/22/2020 12:00:00 AM Two thirds of hospitality businesses "won't survive 3 month lockdown"; ask for 9 month rent holiday By Howard Kennedy A recently-published survey of hospitality businesses indicates that two thirds of them believe that they will not survive another three...
4/20/2020 11:34:16 AM Portal now open to claim wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme By Howard Kennedy The portal for businesses to claim 80% of employees' wages plus any employer National Insurance and pension contributions, if they have...
4/20/2020 12:00:00 AM Hotel chains with leased properties trying to negotiate rent concessions By Howard Kennedy As expected, hotel chains with leased premises, like so many businesses in hospitality and retail, are asking for rent concessions amid...
4/16/2020 12:00:00 AM The Impact of COVID-19 on Hotel Values By Howard Kennedy HVS have published an insightful article on the valuation of hotels and hotel/hospitality businesses while they are in effect shut down...
4/9/2020 12:00:00 AM Commercial Rents and Coronavirus By Antonia Frangakis In recognition of the immediate and material disruption to businesses, the government has recently published guidance for businesses in...