Metro Bank has reduced rates by up to 50bps across its residential, near prime and buy-to-let ranges. As part of these changes the lender is also re-entering the 80% LTV buy-to-let market. The new rates are effective from today, 14 November. Charles Morley, director of mortgage distribution at Metro Bank comments: “As a specialist lender […]
Choosing the right location can make or break a business budget. While factors like transport links and workforce availability often dominate property decisions, one major cost frequently gets overlooked: commercial property tax. For many UK businesses, this represents one of their largest fixed overheads, yet the amount varies dramatically depending on where you set up […]
New figures released today show that tax debt reached £43.8bn at the end of September 2025, a slight rise vs the end of June 2025 when tax debt levels stood at £42.6bn. Meanwhile, HMRC winding up petitions reached a year high with 423 petitions filed in October, the highest monthly level since October 2024. While tax […]
New analysis from investment platform Lightyear shows that UK firms are now holding £597bn in deposits – up 27% since the pandemic began. The figures, which combine data from the Bank of England and ONS, reveal that business cash holdings have grown slower in the five years since Covid than in the years before it […]
Serial entrepreneur and founder of Entrepreneurs Circle, Nigel Botterill, has launched a major new initiative designed to help young people think differently about their future. The Young Entrepreneurs Programme is open to 14–23-year-olds across the UK and is built to give the next generation the mindset, skills, and confidence to take control of their own […]
Unity Trust Bank, a social impact bank that plays a strategic role in the UK economy, has announced the appointment of Kiran Samra as chief risk officer. Leicester-born Kiran started her career in finance and chartered accountancy 18 years ago at Deloitte, before moving to the Co-operative Bank, and then joining Unity in 2018 as […]
Data-driven core banking engine, SaaScada, today released a new report – AI in Banking: Big Ambitions, Broken Foundations. The report shows that despite AI’s promise, adoption in UK banking remains lacklustre, held back by legacy technology, poor data quality and regulatory uncertainty. Based on a survey of 150 UK banking innovation leaders, the research shows that gaps persist between […]
The US government shutdown has ended but now all investors’ eyes turn to critical data that has been missing, says the CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group. The comments from Nigel Green come as federal agencies begin recovering after being inactive since October 1, with employees returning on Thursday and departments preparing for a […]
Nicholas Hyett, investment manager at Wealth Club said: “A shrinking economy is not what any chancellor wants days before a Budget. However, in this case it’s the cyberattack on Jaguar Land River that has slammed the brakes on UK economic growth, and without it economic activity would be showing a modest pick up. The massive […]
In the run-up to the Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards on Monday, 17 November, a new survey of 534 established business owners by Allica Bank reveals that while many businesses continue to navigate tough conditions, investment plans remain strong. The findings highlight a cohort that, despite rising costs and economic uncertainty, remains firmly focused […]
