After a long, long year filled with uncertainty, the ongoing vaccination plan coupled with Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown makes it feel as though there’s finally an end in sight. While it’s exciting to see a sense of normality on the horizon, there’s still a great deal of risk to the British public. COVID-19 will continue to spread through … [Read more...]
Why You Need to Conduct Workplace COVID-19 Tests Regularly
As the nightmare of 2020 fades into the distance, one thing that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere in a hurry is the COVID-19 virus. Despite the government rolling out the COVID vaccines in force, experts warn that it could be as long as two years before life goes back to what it was before the coronavirus.source 1 This leaves both individuals and … [Read more...]
Introducing Testrak: Workplace COVID-19 Testing
Even after so much time has passed, COVID-19 is still causing issues across the UK. The effects of the virus have hit the workplace hard, and millions of employees are now doing their jobs from home. However, a great deal of the UK’s workforce needs to be on-site to get their jobs done. Supermarket staff, care home workers and anyone working in … [Read more...]
Designing BTR for the Socially Distanced era
The Build-to-Rent market has faced unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic this year. During lockdown, the industry suddenly became responsible for the health and happiness of people living their entire lives out of one building. While some residents have returned to work, many remain working from home, and social distancing practices are … [Read more...]
A chance for PBSA to get involved in ‘protective bubble’ housing
Coronavirus has been devastating for students, universities and private sector student housing over the last few months. The exponential rise in cases in the UK in March set off chaos across the board, with students fleeing universities to head home. This has had huge impacts on the private rental market, with the National Code estimating that … [Read more...]