<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Pressure on the Tory Party chairman increases as the head of HMRC says there are no penalties for ‘innocent errors’. Nadhim Zahawi has authorised HM Revenue & Customs to pass details of his tax affairs to the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser – who is investigating if he broke the rules for ministers […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> With the increased threat of industrial strike action looming across the UK, we consider whether a force majeure clause can strike the right chord during such action. As we emerged from the pandemic, many businesses had hoped to move forward and leave the struggles and difficulties of the pandemic behind. However, industrial […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> TSB’s 5,700 staff and executives are to share a 10% bigger bonus pot this year, after rising interest rates pushed the bank’s annual profits to record highs. The high street lender confirmed the pool had risen to £29.8m, up from the £27m distributed a year earlier. For most staff, that will mean […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> NatWest is to shut another 23 branches in England and Wales, adding to a raft of high street banking closures already announced this month. The sites will close in the first half of this year. The bank said the closures were due to more customers moving to mobile and online banking. It […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> Shell has put more than 2,000 jobs in the UK at risk after launching a “strategic review” of its domestic energy and telecoms supply division. The oil and gas supermajor said on Thursday that it had told staff in Shell Energy, which has operations in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany, that […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> British taxpayers have become shareholders in a further 53 companies backed by a government rescue funding scheme. These firms include a company that makes carbon negative period products, a firm producing meat cultivated directly from cells without the use of animals, and a “holistic” whisky distiller. The British Business Bank’s Future Fund […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> The chain announced last year that it would be selling nearly 40 of its pubs due to the combined impact of the pandemic and soaring prices. It said more closures would be on the cards in November after sales dropped 1.1 per cent. So far, 11 of the pubs have been sold […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> The highest taxpayers in the UK include a scrap metal dealer, JK Rowling, the founder of Gymshark, Sting and the Duke of Westminster. When taken together the 100 wealthy individuals or families revealed in this year’s Sunday Times tax list were liable for a total of £5.181bn of UK tax last year. […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> According to Xeinadin Group founder Feisal Nahaboo, private equity companies are routinely undervaluing accountancy firms, leading to sellers receiving a “derisory” return on the businesses they and their teams have worked so hard to build up. We speak exclusively to Nahaboo, who offers key advice to accountancy owners to ensure they enjoy the […]Read More

<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> The cost of living crisis is taking its toll on every industry these days, and weddings are no exception. Gone are lavish destination ceremonies and top-shelf booze; as consumers economise, new trends are heating up. Read on to learn more about the new money-saving trends in weddings! 1. Online Ring Shops Offer […]Read More