Two fifths of UK employers (40%) are actively hiring people returning from a career break, while around a third are actively hiring (31%) – or looking to retain (37%) – older workers, new research from independent consultancy Barnett Waddingham reveals. The findings reflect an environment of mounting pressures both within, and outside, of businesses. Internally, […]
EU countries only partially addressed problems with the business environment by implementing the reforms and investments they had pledged in return for money from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). While some reforms have started to deliver improvements, most have been delayed, […]
A growing number of new housing developments are being left with roads, sewers, and drainage that are ‘unadopted’ by the relevant local authority or utility provider, creating a fragmented, unfair system for homeowners and builders alike, according to new research from The Home Builders Federation. Without public bodies adopting responsibility for roads and essential infrastructure, home builders […]
Liberis, a leading global embedded finance provider, has today announced the US launch of its new Buy Now, Pay Later product, Pay with Liberis. Vagaro, a leading business management platform for the beauty, wellness, and fitness industries, is the first of Liberis’ strategic partners to adopt the new product – which will be offered to […]
The UK manufacturing sector endured another challenging period in the quarter to October, with output and orders falling sharply, sentiment deteriorating and investment plans cut back sharply, according to the latest quarterly CBI Industrial Trends Survey. Manufacturing output fell in the three months to October. The downturn was broad-based across sub-sectors, but driven by metal products, metal manufacture and electronic engineering. Firms expect output to fall again over the quarter to January. […]
The government has recognised that housebuilding in London has become unviable and has announced a raft of measures to help get London housing projects off the ground. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), said: “The government inherited a set of policies which made many housing projects unviable, so supply was […]
Barclays’ latest mortgage data reveals that the proportion of first-time buyers choosing properties priced under £300,000, surged after April due to Stamp Duty changes, but has since returned to more typical levels, suggesting that buyers have adjusted to the new rules. Meanwhile, homeowners moving up the ladder, so-called ‘second-steppers’, are prioritising long-term security, but many […]
Doctors, lawyers, accountants, and other professional services firms are facing the potential of a major shakeup of their tax and business structures. Rachel Reeves is expected in the upcoming Autumn budget to introduce Employer national insurance contributions (NICs), at around 15% to members of limited liability partnerships (LLPs). This, in theory, would bring them in […]
Xeinadin, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading accountancy, audit and business advisory practices for SMEs, has announced the acquisition of Cooper Dawn Jerrom (CDJ), a West London-based practice known for its close ties to the Western International Market and deep commitment to longstanding client relationships. CDJ has built a reputation for lasting relationships and […]
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Global markets are kicking off the week in upbeat fashion as geopolitics takes centre stage, with trade optimism giving investors something to cheer about. The UK joined the positive trend, though the celebrations are a little more restrained – a familiar pattern as London has been less sensitive to […]
