Savills latest Quarter One figures reveal that the Covid-19 lockdown is impacting Scotland’s development sector after a positive start to 2020, pausing housebuilding and slowing the new build sales market, despite pent up demand. However the strategic development land market has been less immediately effected as it is based on longer time horizons, according to […]
Tilney and Smith & Williamson are pleased to announce that they have agreed a revised transaction structure for their proposed merger. The merged group will be known as Tilney Smith & Williamson and will be the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services business. As part of the revised transaction, funds advised by Warburg […]
A new international study of over 6,000 respondents from smart money app, Yolt, has quantified the impact of the coronavirus on adults’ financial income in the UK, France and Italy. Consumers in the UK, Italy and France saw their income considerably reduced in April compared to March. In the UK, 39% of consumers confirmed that […]
Ever keen to introduce you to some of the world’s most novel forms of transport, Iain Robertson, no fan of SUVs, believes that the ultimate off-roader is produced by a Czech manufacturer with aspirations for greatness and recent recipient of a German Red Dot design award. With a design base in the Ukraine, a manufacturing […]
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed the announcement that the government is extending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) until August. However, IPSE has also warned that the government has “patently forgotten” groups like limited company directors and the newly self-employed and urged it to do more for them. The […]
Responding to the chancellor’s latest announcement, Helen Dickinson OBE, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium said: “Retailers are working extremely hard to prepare shops for reopening and we welcome the furlough scheme extension which will continue to provide much-needed support. “Businesses, however, will remain under pressure as discretionary spending is likely to remain subdued […]
Landbay, one of the UK’s leading buy-to-let lenders, today launches a new product range, with loan to values up to 75% LTV. Landbay, which is institutionally funded, has continued to lend on buy-to-let properties throughout the lockdown. Rates on the new range start from 3.39% and it will also lend both on large and small […]
The chancellor’s announcements on the Job Retention Scheme are welcomed and more generous than anticipated, but the flexible furlough could lead to higher government costs and hit productivity, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Nimesh Shah, a partner at the firm said: “To take advantage of the flexible furlough scheme, businesses will need […]
When you’re learning a new skill, it’s important to learn the fundamentals first. The same goes for starting up your own business. Learn the basics, so you have the correct foundation on which to build a sustainable business. Take a look at these five basic startup requirements for […]
Today the British Business Bank has announced that it has approved a new lender for accreditation to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme for small business across the UK. The scheme is intended to target small and micro businesses in all sectors, with loans from £2k up to 25% of the business’ turnover with a maximum […]
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