IR35, Employment Status and Rules & Regulations Apr 28, 2021 On 06 April 2021, delayed a year due to Covid 19, the Off-Payroll Working rules (IR35) changed, rules designed to help HMRC assess whether a contractor is a genuine contractor rather than a ‘disguised’ employee. Contractors who work through their limited company enjoy a level of tax efficiency; they don’t usually get employee benefits (like […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Landmark Deal For Spring And Sequence Land & New Homes Apr 27, 2021 In a landmark deal, residential home buying service Spring has signed a national partnership agreement with national estate agency network Sequence’s Land & New Homes business to offer fully-funded part exchange and home buying services across the UK. Sequence Land & New Homes can now offer Spring’s guaranteed home buying service to its customers to […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Octopus Electric Vehicles Bets Big On EV ‘Tipping Point’ With Launch of Salary Sacrifice Service Apr 26, 2021 Octopus Electric Vehicles launches new 100% electric car leasing service – Electric Dreams Response to seven-fold increase in businesses looking for EVs, especially salary sacrifice Huel and Purple Bricks are already signed-up, withover one hundred new enquiries every week Octopus Electric Vehicles has announced the launch of a new dedicated company car leasing service, Electric […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Challenging My Own Authenticity: The LGBTQ+ Mentoring Programme Apr 26, 2021 Last year I joined our in-house LGBTQ+ mentoring programme, hoping to inspire and support others. I’m currently a mentor to two colleagues. I’ve never been fully in the closet at work, but for 20 years I was careful about how open I was, and I side-stepped questions about a husband. My mantra was ‘I’ve never […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Government offers £150m self-build incentive Apr 26, 2021 The government hopes its new ‘Help to Build’ initiative, supported by more ‘£150m new funding’, will make it easier and more affordable for people to build their own homes, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced over the weekend. The scheme is designed to ensure self and custom home building can become a realistic option to […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Beyond Time, Cost & Quality – The Unforeseen Benefit of MMC Apr 25, 2021 When we talk about the benefits of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), we often focus on the time/cost/quality triangle. Yet the more I work in MMC, the more I see it has wider opportunity than improving delivery – it can be a key component in increasing diversity. With safer and more welcoming environments and innovative […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Left of Zero: The Benefits of Early Engagement Apr 25, 2021 The Construction Playbook and the Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) strategy have set ambitious targets for the sector, proposing a collaborative and standardised approach designed to deliver better value, and setting a digital mandate to transform processes and support better ways of working. What is left of zero? A left of zero approach considers what we […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
‘It will be more accessible to a wider range of people’ Apr 23, 2021 Senior figures from two of the UK’s most respected development companies explained why they think UKREiiF has a lot to offer. Paul Kelly, who is the Development Director at the Scarborough Group, and Elizabeth Peckett, who is an asset director at Allied London, were joined by two other members of UKREiiF’s Advisory Group as they […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Morgan Sindall performing ahead of ‘previous expectations’ Apr 22, 2021 Morgan Sindall is predicting its 2021 results will be ‘significantly ahead of our previous expectations’ with its construction division leading the way after last spring’s Covid shock. The total secured workload for the Group, as of March 31st 2021, was £8.1bn, up 8% from the corresponding prior year position (down 2% from the 2020 full […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
‘It’s always good when we all get together’ Apr 21, 2021 Manchester City Council chief executive Joanne Roney highlighted the importance of senior industry figures, across all sectors, meeting up en masse when she spoke at UKREiiF’s latest monthly webinar. Joanne was joined by three other members of UKREiiF’s Advisory Group as she outlined why an event like UKREiiF has been badly missed. The first annual […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
