Being a landlord should be simple – tenants live or work in your property, and in return, they pay you for it. You both sign a lease, and everything is clear. But, If either party doesn’t keep up their side of the bargain, problems can snowball. Unpaid rent is the holy grail of landlord challenges. Continue Reading…
The pandemic put the issue of urban air quality into the limelight and its place of primacy in the public imagination is not waning. Hurried policy responses of Low Emission Zones and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have wreaked havoc on SMEs and taxi firms operating within our cities. With little government support for fleet greening or Continue Reading…
European Manufacturers Feeling the Heat For Their Role In The Dieselgate Scandal French authorities have recently indicted Renault, Peugeot and Citroen for fitting alleged ‘defeat devices’ in their diesel vehicles, leading many to suggest that the dieselgate scandal is an industry-wide problem. The list of UK claims now extends to BMW, Fiat-Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai, Mercedes, Continue Reading…
Addison Lee buys ComCab, creating “the biggest Private Hire & Taxi Company” in the nation’s capital. Addison Lee is acquiring black taxi operator ComCab. This is huge news for those in the private hire and the taxi industry. Once the deal is done, the business will have a combined fleet of 7,000 vehicles. Alongside the Continue Reading…
The mainstream media seem fixated on doom and gloom. When it comes to EV’s and the UK motor trade a lot clearly still needs to be achieved. However there are plenty of positive announcements being made by manufacturers at the moment. Plans have recently been submitted for a new electric vehicle battery gigafactory at Coventry Continue Reading…
New figures show that fleet safety policies aren’t being kept up to scratch. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 dictate the standards that all employers must sustain. Employers (including the self-employed) should ensure ‘so far as is reasonably practicable the health, safety and welfare of all employees while at work.’ Employers Continue Reading…
Following UBER’s announcement that they wish to mandate which insurers and brokers insurance can be purchased from by drivers using their platform, our Head of Innovation Daniel Severin has been in discussions with the GMB Union. He has provided the open letter below to Steve Garelick, GMB Regional Organiser Logistics, Gig Economy & Local Government. Continue Reading…
The government has extended a ban on commercial evictions. This is reportedly putting the survival of some of Britain’s biggest landlords at risk. The ban on commercial evictions has allowed some of the worst-hit industries to survive the bleak days of the pandemic. This ‘moratorium’ has been welcomed by those in the retail and hospitality Continue Reading…
Last week, on national clean air day we joined a Freight in the City seminar updating fleet operators on the latest fleet decarbonisation developments. Here we pass on the information to help HGV and van operators plan their route towards emission reductions. Freight in the City, which aims to inform operators regarding the very best Continue Reading…
The Government’s Covid eviction ban is ending, so what happens now? On Monday, England’s Coronavirus eviction ban comes to an abrupt end. Around a million British households fear losing their homes. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, about 400,000 renters have either already had eviction notices or have been told to expect them. Eviction notice Continue Reading…
