The latest NFRC State of the UK Roofing Industry survey, covering the second quarter of 2024, has been released. It shows continued positive trends in terms of workloads and enquiries for roofing contractors’, as well as signs of reduced material cost pressures. However, it also highlights UK regions and areas of the industry where challenges […]
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 looks set for a flat start, having traded in a very tight range throughout the week, despite the rising fear of the middle east conflict dragging in a wider group of nations. But beneath the seemingly calm surface it’s been a challenging week for […]
Covering the five weeks 25 August 2024 – 28 September 2024 According to BRC-Sensormatic data: Total UK footfall increased by 3.3% in September (YoY), up from -0.4% in August. High Street footfall increased by 0.9% in September (YoY), up from -0.3% in August. Retail Park footfall increased by 7.3% in September (YoY), up from from […]
Analysis from The Global Payroll Association (GPA), reveals that the number of accountancy, bookkeeping and auditing companies operating in the UK has fallen by -3% in the past year and almost -8% over the past five years. The Global Payroll Association has analysed the changing market size of the UK Payroll, Auditing, & Bookkeeping industry between […]
LegalforLandlords Group CEO Sim Sekhon didn’t mince words when talking about the reforms affecting the property rental sector and advised that landlords must ensure they focus on letting to ‘quality’ tenants. Sekhon was speaking after a recent landlord-focused event held in Bristol. Naturally, the upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill was a hot topic. Alongside his seminar […]
Newcastle Building Society has announced the appointment of Amanda Shepherd as group chief operating officer, expanding its executive leadership team as it makes progress on its ambitious strategy of growth and investment. Amanda joins Newcastle Building Society after undertaking the role of chief operating officer at Hargreaves Lansdown, bringing with her a wealth of experience […]
A new report, The Economic Footprint of Home Building, produced in association with United Trust Bank, shows that last year home building in England and Wales generated £53.3bn of economic output and supported 834,000 jobs, underlining the economic potential of delivering the homes the country needs. Hitting the new government’s 1.5m homes target could deliver […]
NatWest Group has today announced a progress update on its ambition to provide £5bn in new lending[i] to the UK social housing sector, with the bank confirming £2.8bn has already been provided up to 31 August 2024. This progress means the bank has been able to support even more delivery and maintenance of housing within […]
The UK’s banking sector is on the brink of a financial crisis due to a potential two-year delay in rolling out a redress scheme for mis-sold motor finance agreements, particularly Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) contracts. Sentinel Legal, the leading authority on PCP claims, is urging banks and lenders to pressure the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to […]
The majority of landlords (75.4%) are very concerned about plans to abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, announced as part of the government’s recently published Renters’ Rights Bill. In a survey conducted by buy-to-let lender Landbay, landlords revealed that their main concern was a loss of control of their property and their ability to remove […]
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