Record High For UK Services Export Sales
The UK services sector exports rose to an all-time high in the first quarter of this year according to the latest Quarterly Economic Survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).Continue reading
Happy New Tax Year For Some
Today (April 7) is the first working day of the new tax year 2014-15 and with it comes a number of changes to taxes, pensions, savings and the financial environment generally.Continue reading
Pensioners Can Pay A Weekly Top Up
Pensioners over the age of 61 will be able to get higher pensions by topping up their payments by up to £25 a week from the autumn of 2015 under new Government plans. Continue reading
A New Tax Year Approaches
With the new tax year ending this weekend (April 5), there are a number of important allowances and tax reliefs that will be lost if people do not use them now, although others can be carried over to the 2014-15 tax year.Continue reading
House Price Rises Showing ‘Moderation’
Although house prices in the UK rose in March for the 15th consecutive month, taking the average value of a home in the UK to the highest since January 2008, the rise was only 0.4 per cent, compared with a 0.7 per cent rise in February.Continue reading
Surge In High-Growth Firms Across The UK
New research shows that the number of high-growth firms in the UK increased by 30 per cent last year, with the rise in such operations being spread out across the country, not just centred on London and the South East.Continue reading
Biggest Tax Cuts In A Generation
Chancellor George Osborne will claim later today (March 31) that the reductions in personal and business taxes set to come into effect this week represent the biggest tax cuts in 20 years.Continue reading
Politicians Courting Small Business
Politicians from both the Conservative and Labour parties are laying out plans for what they will do for small businesses, should they get into power at the next general election, at the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) 40th anniversary conference being held in Manchester at the moment.Continue reading
House Prices Rise In January
House prices in the UK were 6.8 per cent higher in January than at the same time in 2013, a faster rate of growth compared with the previous month, which showed a rise of 5.5 per cent, according to official figures out this week.Continue reading
Retail Recovery Forecast
Although shoppers reined in spending earlier this month, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is predicting a recovery for the retail sector in April, particularly with the later timing of Mother’s Day and Easter this year.Continue reading
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