Challinors has joined the ranks of regional firms announcing redundancies with the
News of the redundancies comes as it emerges that real estate jobs at both Eversheds and CMS Cameron McKenna could also come under the spotlight as housebuilder Taylor Wimpey looks to bring some of its work in-house.
Challinors is halfway through its consultation, which is expected to see most of the job losses confined to the firm’s support staff. It follows a decision by chief executive Andy Hodges to bring in a new IT system across the firm.
He said: “It did not take long to see we could make some changes and raise our service levels to our clients. There are bound to be work types more affected, such as those prone to systemisation like personal injury and the non-contentious side of domestic property; however, corporate is unlikely to be affected.”
He added: “We are very mindful of the welfare of our staff and do not want to lose people unnecessarily. Therefore, even though we have notified 35, that number could vary as we try to redeploy people.”
Meanwhile, Eversheds and Camerons are likely to review their real estate groups after longstanding client Taylor Wimpey told the firms that it would be taking some work in-house following the merger of Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey last year.
Plot conveyance work carried out by Eversheds’
Eversheds would not confirm what measures it will take until the extent of Taylor Wimpey’s review becomes clear, with the company set to implement the changes next year. Camerons declined to comment.
News of the potential cutbacks follows a series of redundancy announcements from regional firms, with TLT and Bevan Brittan among those announcing consultations on job cuts.
In addition, Halliwells — which announced a redundancy programme in February — this week denied claims that fee earners in its
