Manufacturing Sector Saw A Disappointing December 3rd January 2018. A slowdown in consumer spending last month pushed UK manufacturing to a disappointing year-end. IHS Markit’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reported that while there was some growth within the manufacturing sector

03/01/2018 Ticket touts to be banned from using ‘bots’ to bulk buy (UK) New legislation will ban ticket touts from using automated software to dodge security measures and buy more tickets than events organisers allow so they can sell them

03/01/2018 New measures to improve standards in the private rented sector (E) Landlords renting properties in England occupied by 5 or more people from 2 or more separate households (‘houses in multiple occupation’) will need to be licensed and anyone

03/01/2018 Investigating the abuse of CCJs by rogue companies (E, W) Concerns that rogue companies are damaging consumers’ credit ratings by deliberately sending money claims to incorrect addresses so County Court Judgments (CCJs) are issued by default has resulted in

 Economic news 2nd January 2018 UK fails to match global business optimism Global business optimism has reached a record high but sentiment among UK companies has fallen in the last year, according to a survey by Grant Thornton. The firm’s