Leaseholders facing big bills for remediation include many who themselves work in construction, but even those in the know have become powerless victims.
Ian Weinfass investigates
Peter Vince had expected the consultancy he founded in 2011 would be growing strongly by now. Like everyone, he had not factored in a global pandemic, but the virus is not the only reason for a cashflow setback he thinks might take four years to clear.
In March 2020, his modest company was hit with a £140,000 bill to fix the building where one of his offices is based, a financial blow that could prove worse than the revenue impact of COVID-19.
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Humans are the only species for which tears can be an emotional response. We are all vulnerable to feelings of hurt, disappointment, etc.
Even the simple reading of the morning paper can trigger feelings of mourning.
Stories of reported pain and conflict can be glossed over with a cold feeling of indifference. We can easily dismiss our feelings by saying, “Why should I care? It’s no skin off my nose.”
The daily sad happenings are all around us. They can both threaten and overwhelm our comfortable status quo.
Ms. Silverberg’s column has this profound, punch line: “As we all struggle to make sense of the events of the past year … it may help to appreciate the vulnerability of each human being, to never again take for granted the importance of relationships and to give ourselves the time to grieve for people and things we have lost.”
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