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2020 – Proplend year end review

Proplend Summary 2020 There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.’ Vladimir Ilyich Lenin The opening sentence of my 2019 review was “There’s no ducking it, 2019 has been a tough year for the P2P sector”, little did I know what was in store for

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A virtual 300 restaurant chain – overnight.

Is this genius or what? A you tube ‘star’ who goes by the name of Mr Beast Burgers, with a sizeable online following has just mike dropped 2020, by overnight opening a virtual 300 chain restaurant business in the US. By making use of existing dark kitchens, who cater to

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Permitted Development Rights; Class E to Residential

MHCLG yesterday launched a “surprise” consultation on its latest shake up of the general permitted development order. The proposal is for a new permitted right allowing buildings to change use from Class E to Residential. Class E of the Use Classes Order 1987 (as amended) was introduced on 1st September