In June the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report predicting that Britain’s economy is likely to suffer the worst damage from the Covid-19 crisis of any country in the developed world. Predicting a slump in the UK’s national income of 11.5% during 2020 it ruled out the possibility of a V-shaped […]
Legislation laid in parliament yesterday sets out additional permitted development rights intended to boost housing supply and revitalise town centres in England. The Use Class Order in England has also been amended to group town centre uses, learning institutions and community uses. From 31 August 2020, full planning applications will not be required to demolish […]
Knock Castle Hotel & Spa dates back to 1870 and is well-known as the grand former home of Scottish shipping magnate, Lady MacBrayne. The hotel comprises a total of 30 letting bedrooms, nine of which are situated in the adjacent ‘Castle Lodge’ building. The site sits within approximately three and a half acres of mature […]
More than three quarters of people say they are “very concerned” about the environment and feel companies should be doing more to address their impact on the planet. As consumers look for ways to help tackle climate change through their own positive actions, many are limiting their use of single-use plastics. To address this growing […]
The governments’ latest tax statistics to June 2020 show that after falls in April and May tax revenues have almost recovered to normal levels for most taxes, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Robert Pullen, a partner at the firm said: “ The total tax receipts for June were down only 15% on […]
Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, today announced that it is partnering with DBS Bank, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, to integrate digital trade financing capabilities into the Infor Nexus global network of more than 68,000 businesses. The two companies’ first joint programme recently went live with one of the world’s […]
Bibby Line Group has today announced that Jonathan Andrew will join their Bibby Financial Services business as global CEO on 1st September. Jonathan joins the leading independent financial services company having served as global chief operating officer at Peac Finance, an International B2B lender focussed on supporting SMEs with their financing requirements. Additionally, he serves […]
Cotswolds-based garden products retailer Wildlife World has seen a 400% increase in online sales compared to this time last year, after securing a six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank. The Tetbury business initially experienced a sudden downturn in orders when garden centres were forced to close their doors in March and had to furlough almost half […]
According to a survey conducted by the P2P lending platform Robo.cash, more than a third of P2P investors expect the industry to recover by the end of this year. Investors see regular payments and a decrease in the number of loan defaults as two main signs of the market’s recovery. 37.7% of investors believe that […]
LendInvest, the UK’s leading platform for property finance, has launched a new structured property finance team to offer a tailored service to brokers and borrowers with complex property finance cases. The team will be headed up by Tom Madden, sales director, working alongside senior business development managers Gary Clark and Michael Minnie, offering over 55 […]
