The banking and finance industry is today confirming its continued support for commercial landlord customers as part of its ongoing commitment to help business customers through these difficult times. With the June/July rent quarter soon approaching, lenders recognise that commercial landlords and their tenants may have concerns about their ability to make their payments. Banks […]
HMRC is restarting its enquiries into taxpayers’ affairs as a matter of urgency say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Fiona Fernie a tax dispute resolution partner at the firm said: “The recent pause in HMRC’s routine enquiry work is over and they are starting to contact both taxpayers and their agents again. A […]
Pluto Finance has launched a new lending product for professional landlords in the UK’s private rental sector. With loan sizes from £5m to £50m, Pluto Finance will provide loans of up to 65% LTV for fixed terms of 10 years or longer at a margin of c. 2.5%. Simon Chapman, lending director at Pluto Finance, […]
The Board of Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) today publishes the fourth update from Pool A recipients, third update from Pool B and D recipients and second update from Pool C recipients, providing a summary of performance against their public commitments to the period 31st March 2020. The updates of those awarded, their original commitments […]
Nucleus Commercial Finance has provided a £50,000 facility to Energy Angels, enabling the business to continue operating at full capacity during the crisis and provide energy services to social and private landlords. Based in Wolverhampton, Energy Angels is a leading energy intermediary, helping households and businesses switch providers during void periods and supporting in negotiations […]
NatWest has announced the launch of free online education sessions for 16-18 year olds, designed to help inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, coinciding with research that predicts a growth in entrepreneurship in the UK throughout 2021. The programme aims to encourage young people to develop awareness of entrepreneurship as a future career option, increase […]
Higher earners in the UK are increasingly reviewing and revising their tax planning strategies as the government is likely to raise taxes and slash perks due to the pandemic. deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations, says it has noted “a considerable upswing” in clients looking to mitigate the […]
Gorgie Dental is a four-surgery, mixed-income dental practice which has been established for over 100 years. The selling Partners, Stephen Clark (manager) and Gareth Forde (principal), bought the practice in 2014, and in recent years they structured the business to be mainly Associate led – an appealing proposition for owners. Commenting on the sale, Stephen […]
Modern motorcars are far more demanding of their owners than many of us might suspect, highlights Iain Robertson, as he contemplates the ‘cost’ of delayed MOTs, ‘missed’ services, SORN and road tax arrangements, let alone being parked up for weeks. According to recent reports that our Prime Minister’s ‘political advisor’, Mr Dominic Cummings, may have […]
The government’s plans to widen the job retention scheme to include part time working could see widespread abuse and fraud, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Simon Rothenberg, a senior manager at the firm said: “With the widening of the job retention scheme to include part time working, the temptation for employers to […]
