Small businesses could boost their savings by up to £190 a year by being more aware of how interest rates are structured on business savings accounts, according to new analysis by Moneybox. The findings highlight a significant opportunity for small businesses to improve their cash flow by making simple, informed decisions about where to hold […]
Take up this year across the South East office market has been slow to date, with few transactions happening over 5,000 sq ft, according to SHW’s Q3 2025 South East Office Focus. Office to residential conversions under Permitted Development Rights (PDR) are driving the market in some areas, where businesses are being forced to relocate […]
Rob Morgan, chief investment analyst at Charles Stanley: The jobs market continues to paint a glum picture for UK households. The unemployment rate has ticked up steadily through this year from 4.4% in the three months to March to 4.7% in the period to May and, as today’s figures confirm, the same level in June. […]
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “There’s more optimism in the air as a tariff truce between the US and China holds, with hopes the global economy will withstand the trade blow a little better. Oil prices have crept higher in expectation of higher demand for energy around the world. The FTSE […]
London has been named the UK’s top city for residential investment opportunities for the first time, according to Colliers’ Top UK Residential Investment Cities report. The capital’s rise to the top reflects a broader shift in what people want from the places they call home. Colliers’ report, now in its ninth edition, tracks how UK cities […]
Scotland’s economy continues to show signs of improvement as it enters the second half of 2025– with increasing confidence across mid-market businesses, solid performances across technology media and telecommunications (TMT) companies, and the fastest uptick in business services activity since 2024. The findings are contained in a new report from Royal Bank of Scotland reflecting […]
A worldwide survey of corporate occupiers by Savills, carried out with global real estate association CoreNet Global, has found that 63% of respondents reported decreased talent availability in their headquarters location in the past three years, with 79% saying that the availability of skilled talent is either important or very important to where they’re based. […]
Covering the four weeks 06 July to 02 August 2025 UK Total retail sales increased by 2.5% year on year in July, against a growth of 0.5% in July 2024. This was above the 12-month average growth of 1.9%. Food sales increased by 3.9% year on year in July, against a growth of 3.3% in July 2024. […]
BTL lender Landbay has strengthened its popular Limited Edition range of AVM products, increasing both the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) and loan amount. The Limited Edition AVM range consists of four standard five-year fixed rate products, with rates starting at 4.59%. Across all four products, the maximum LTV available has increased from 65%, with 70% and […]
The BFA (British Franchise Association) has been praised for its role in strengthening UK–Malaysia franchise relations following a recent high-level meeting in London with the deputy prime minister, Honourable Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Bin Hamidi and the Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA). About the BFA Established in 1977, the BFA (British Franchise Association) is the […]
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