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

Small firms charged 20% interest by big banks. 02/01/2018. New research reveals that high street banks are charging some business customers more than 20% in interest, despite receiving billions in taxpayer support to ramp up lending. The financial information start-up

Warning issued over late payments. 2nd January 2018. Mike Cherry, chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, has accused late payers of holding Britain’s small firms to ransom, suggesting this covers £18bn in payments, and has warned that the issue