Falling investment squeezes UK commercial property

Falling investment squeezes UK commercial property

by | Aug 30, 2023 | News

Large investors with strong stomachs for choppy waters may well prosper from UK  commercial real estate in the medium to long term, but the market remains fragile and administrations have spooked even those with the deepest pockets. New research from BNP Paribas Real...
SMEs face tax bill crisis

SMEs face tax bill crisis

by | Aug 23, 2023 | News

There are 5.5 million Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, representing three-fifths of the employment and around half of turnover in the UK private sector. That’s a big chunk of the nation’s total business activity, but with an average turnover of less than...
Landlords call time on rental party

Landlords call time on rental party

by | Aug 15, 2023 | News

The Bank of Mum and Dad, one of the fastest growing financial institutions of recent years, has expanded into interim accommodation services – AKA live rent-free at home indefinitely. The dramatic rise in young people returning to their pre-university bedrooms, even...
Who advises the advisers?

Who advises the advisers?

by | Aug 9, 2023 | News

Office life in city centres is likely to be quieter in August,  even in those firms where staff don’t come in every day. But while many left town for good after Covid, surprised by how easy it had been to operate remotely, those based on daily relationships and...
Zombie Apocalypse

Zombie Apocalypse

by | Aug 1, 2023 | News

The day of reckoning looms for The Walking Dead. In December 2021 our newsletter highlighted the huge rise in ‘zombie companies’, businesses that had been artificially propped up by Covid loans and relatively low interest rates on their core borrowings. Many of these...