Sep 18, 2020 | Current AffairsGovernment Announcements
The Government has announced it is extending a ban on business evictions to the end of this year. Measures were introduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to protect struggling businesses from being evicted from premises but were due to expire by the end of...
Sep 10, 2020 | Current AffairsGovernment Announcements
Businesses in England which have been forced to close due to local lockdowns are eligible for grants worth up to £1,500, the Treasury has confirmed. To qualify for the grant, a business must have been required to close due to local COVID-19 restrictions. The...
Aug 20, 2020 | Government Announcements
The British Business Bank has written to accredited lenders confirming that they have until 30 November to consider and approve applications for the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS), effectively extending the deadline. Though applications for...
Aug 19, 2020 | Government Announcements
More than 35 million meals were claimed in the first two weeks of the ‘eat out to help out' scheme, according to new figures from HMRC. As of 16 August, a total of £180 million had been claimed by restaurants offering discounts through the scheme. The scheme offers a...
Aug 17, 2020 | Government Announcements
From today, self-employed people can claim grants worth up to £6,570 each to make up income lost due to the coronavirus after 14 July. This second round of the self-employed income support scheme (SEISS) is less generous than the first, which closed on 13 July. While...
