Sole traders still due to pay their deferred 2019/2020 Self Assessment return face a double bill this month A quarter (26%) say it will be harder to pay their tax due to the economic impact of COVID-19 Two in five (42%) have been fined previously for making mistakes or missing the deadline – and 21% are less confident in completing their return accurately this year Self […]
SMEs have potential to power an ambitious and vigorous post-Brexit UK economy, reveals new research from Sage and Capital Economics today. Capital Economics’ analysis identifies significant untapped trade potential within the UK SME community. 375,000 SMEs have exportable products and services but are not currently exporting. If all 375,000 businesses began to trade internationally, Capital […]
The quarterly survey, conducted between 23rd November to 15th December with 137 respondents, found that business volumes grew in the three months to December, for the first time since September 2018 and at the fastest pace since June 2017. The majority of sub-sectors saw growth, however life insurance saw a decline in volumes, and business […]
#3rdgen lender, Octane Capital, today announced that it has been appointed to the panel of the Legal & General Mortgage Club, the largest and longest-running mortgage club in the UK. With immediate effect, L&G Mortgage Club members will have access to Octane Capital’s unique ‘zero stress-tested’ buy-to-let products and its full ‘product-less’ proposition, covering bridging, […]
The types of investments available to Canadians used to be more restrictive, but far more investment vehicles have become available recently to change all that. Now people there can gain access to many different investment types and often at affordable rates too. Let’s now examine the investment options available to Canadians. Mutual funds The modest […]
A 19th century Hampshire pub is expanding into holiday lettings to increase revenue with the support of a six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank. The Northbrook Arms, the only pub in the village of East Stratton, Winchester, was purchased from Lord Northbrook by Kate and Adam Shanley in 2019. With a background in holiday accommodation letting […]
The institutionally-backed development and bridging lender Atelier Capital Partners has funded more than £100m of loans since launch. Atelier, which specialises in short-term finance for professional residential developers and SME property companies, reached the milestone after posting its strongest ever quarter – £35m lent in the last three months of 2020. The lender’s record-breaking performance […]
Supply@ME (LSE:SYME), the innovative fintech platform which provides a unique, market leading Inventory Monetisation© service to European manufacturing and trading companies, today announces it is authorised to offer SYME’s Shariah-compliant Inventory Monetisation Platform to companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Further to the announcement on 3 November 2020, in which Supply@ME […]
The UK F&B M&A market showed encouraging signs of recovery in the last four months of the year (“T3 2020”). Total deal volume for the period amounted to 28 transactions which represents a 75.0% increase from T2 2020 Deal value for T3 2020 also experienced a marked increase with a total estimated deal value for […]
LendInvest, the UK’s leading platform for property finance, has launched its first virtual conference, the LendInvest 2021 Kick off Event, which will be running on the 26 January 2021. The LendInvest Broker Day will host a series of online sessions led by a range of speakers including LendInvest’s chief executive officer, chief commercial officer, director […]
