Covid timeline – Commercial Property

23 Sep 2020 | 1 minute read

Our timeline lays out the key commercial property dates you need to be aware of that could see changes that will affect your business, covering key legislation, policy and legal updates.

31 March 2021 - Restriction on recovering unpaid rent by exercise of CRAR ends today

Please note, all information and upcoming dates in the timeline are subject to change and apply to England. Please contact us for other jurisdiction variances.

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Head of Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Real Estate | Private Wealth

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Ian Stubbs

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Head of Energy & Infrastructure | Head of Projects, Infrastructure & Construction | Real Estate

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Imam Qazi

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Head of Islamic Finance | Real Estate | Banking and Finance

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John Catchpole

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Developer (Sector) | Energy & Infrastructure | Space and Satellite

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Kate New

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Developer (Sector) | Property Litigation | Real Estate

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Mark Li

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Developer (Sector) | Real Estate | Energy & Infrastructure

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Patrick Wetherall

Partner

Head of Developer (Sector) | Head of Property Litigation | Real Estate

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Philip Brown

Partner

Developer (Sector) | Real Estate | Real Estate Finance

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Rebecca Kibby

Partner

Head of New Homes & Conveyancing | Head of New Homes | Real Estate

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Richard Sutton

Partner

Real Estate | Development Projects | Farms, Estates and Rural Land

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Suriya Edwards

Partner

Projects, Infrastructure & Construction | Real Estate | Developer (Sector)

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Tim Wheen

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Developer (Sector) | New Homes

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Tris Tucker

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Projects, Infrastructure & Construction | Real Estate | Dispute Resolution

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Zahir Nayani

Partner

Islamic Finance | Real Estate | Banking and Finance

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Alasdair Hall

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Real Estate

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Anna Phillips

Legal Director

Property Litigation | Real Estate | Legacies

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Anne Poole

Consultant

Real Estate

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Brian Hitchcock

Legal Director

Projects, Infrastructure & Construction | Real Estate | Public Sector

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James Barnett

Legal Director

Real Estate

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Kate Taylor

Legal Director

Real Estate

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Kee Evans

Legal Director

Developer (Sector) | Development Projects | Energy

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Lara Borrett-Lynch

Legal Director

Developer (Sector) | Real Estate

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Marina Wickens

Legal Director

Real Estate | Developer (Sector) | Development Projects

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Nicola Sutton

Legal Director

Real Estate | Developer (Sector) | Development Projects

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Robert Stangroom

Legal Director

Real Estate | Real Estate Finance

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Simon Gregory

Consultant

Real Estate

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Stephanie Kingdon

Legal Director

Property Litigation

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Becki Biscoe

Managing Associate

Property Litigation | Dispute Resolution | Real Estate

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Daniel Kidson

Managing Associate

Real Estate

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Danielle Spalding

Managing Associate

Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Private Wealth | Real Estate

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Georgina Massey

Managing Associate

Developer (Sector) | Real Estate

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Jane Armitage

Managing Associate

Real Estate

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Joanna Upton

Managing Associate

Real Estate

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Jodie Lang

Managing Associate

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Kate Dawe

Managing Associate

Real Estate

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Lingxi Wang

Managing Associate

Islamic Finance | Real Estate | Receiverships

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Rachel Langley

Managing Associate

Real Estate

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Yanthe Richardson

Managing Associate

New Homes | New Homes & Conveyancing | Developer (Sector)

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Ayah Snober

Senior Associate

Islamic Finance | Real Estate

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Beth Nash

Senior Associate

Real Estate

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Georgina Veale

Senior Associate

Real Estate | Public Sector

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Hannah Slade

Senior Associate

Property Litigation | Dispute Resolution | Real Estate

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Jemma Rawle

Senior Associate

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Kate Heard

Senior Associate

Islamic Finance | Real Estate

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Kate Lucas

Senior Associate

Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Private Wealth | Real Estate

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Marina Leigh

Senior Associate

Legacies | Real Estate

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Mark Stutter

Senior Associate

Real Estate

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Rachel Small

Senior Associate

Property Litigation | Dispute Resolution | Real Estate

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Aiden Wiffen

Associate

Dispute Resolution | Legacies | National Charities

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Arron Jolliffe

Associate

Property Litigation | Dispute Resolution | Real Estate

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Aziz Deen

Associate

Islamic Finance | Real Estate

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Ben Delany

Associate

Property Litigation | Real Estate

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Charlene Armstrong

Associate

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Emily Hendy

Associate

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Farzan Ebrahimi

Associate

Property Litigation | Real Estate

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Hannah Coppen

Associate

Real Estate

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Hannah Day

Associate

Projects, Infrastructure & Construction | Real Estate

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Jade Hawksworth

Associate

New Homes & Conveyancing | Real Estate

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Jennifer Martin

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New Homes & Conveyancing

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Jessamy Warren

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Developer (Sector) | Development Projects | Real Estate

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Leena Payyappilly

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Islamic Finance | Real Estate

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Marta Sicinska

Associate

Real Estate

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Peter Rooney

Associate

Real Estate | Real Estate Finance

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Rose Westwood

Associate

Farms, Estates and Rural Land | Property Litigation | Dispute Resolution

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Sam Smith

Associate

Real Estate

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Samantha Dare

Associate

New Homes & Conveyancing | National Charities

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Sara Brown

Associate

Real Estate | Property Litigation

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Alice Cutler

Solicitor

Developer (Sector) | Real Estate

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Cara Snow

Solicitor

Real Estate

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Jane Last

Solicitor

Property Litigation | Real Estate

01392685303

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Neil Major

Solicitor

Real Estate

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Shifa Begum

Solicitor

Dispute Resolution | Legacies | Property Litigation

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Toby Prowting

Solicitor

Real Estate

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Tom Humphries

Solicitor

Energy & Infrastructure | Real Estate

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Emma Phillips

Executive Director of Legal Operations

New Homes & Conveyancing | New Homes

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Amy Burke

Senior Conveyancer

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Ollie Wilson

Senior Conveyancer

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Victoria Warmington

Senior Conveyancer

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Jacqueline Goodwin

Plot Sales Manager

Developer (Sector) | New Homes | Real Estate

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Justine Parsons

Plot Sales Manager

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Laura Bethell

Conveyancer

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Patricia Ngayan

Conveyancer

Real Estate

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Rebecca Davies

Conveyancer

New Homes & Conveyancing

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Stephanie Dean

Plot Sales Manager

New Homes & Conveyancing | New Homes

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Covid timeline – Commercial Property

31 May 2021 - End of Government ban on enforcement of certain lender repossessions

31 May 2021 - End of Government ban on enforcement of certain lender repossessions

30 June 2021 - Temporary restrictions on presenting winding-up petitions end today

30 June 2021 - Final date for residential mortgage deferrals applications (or payment holiday)

30 June 2021 - Restriction on forfeiture of commercial leases for rent arrears ends today

30 June 2021 - Return to standard SDLT rates for residential properties worth up to £500,000

31 July 2021 - Mortgage payment deferrals end

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