Dec 16, 2019 | Current Affairs
The UK's housing crisis could be deepening following a report which shows a shortage of new private rental properties on the market. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) latest residential market survey reported a decline in the number or rental...
Dec 13, 2019 | Current Affairs
Business groups have called for clarity and direction, following the Conservatives' resounding general election victory. Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a 78-seat majority in the 12 December 2019 election. And business leaders have cautiously welcomed the clear...
Dec 12, 2019 | Current Affairs
Both the Conservatives and Labour intend to hold a Budget within 100 days of forming a new government after today's general election. Setting out plans on 4 December for the eventuality of a Conservative victory, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised "a post-Brexit...
Dec 5, 2019 | Current Affairs
A quarter of small business owners in the UK believe their business will fold in the next five years, research from Xero has claimed. Late payments (54%), tax rates (44%) and cyber-attacks (27%) were some of the biggest concerns among the 500 owner-managers polled....
Dec 2, 2019 | Current Affairs
The planned extension of off-payroll rules to the private sector will be included in a review into how the Conservatives could better support the self-employed. The admission by former chancellor Sajid Javid potentially increases the prospect of the tax measure being...
