Construction output suffers steepest decline since 2009. Builders have suffered the sharpest slump in more than a decade as new orders for homes, commercial property and civil projects all fell last month. UK Businesses are delaying new construction projects or

Banks treating small fintech start-ups ‘unfairly’ 3rd July 2019 Experts are warning fintechs to exercise caution when considering takeover offers from big banks, as reports of SMEs being taken advantage of increase. Several senior fintech executives have pointed to recent

Britain’s oldest builder folds. 03/07/2019. Britian’s oldest builder has folded as a business (sadly, not just his arms as our picture suggests). R Durtnell & Sons Limited, Britain’s oldest builder is no more having issued notices to all known creditors

Suspended Equity Income fund 40% illiquid. 02/07/2019. Nearly half of the Equity Income fund run by leading UK fund manager Neil Woodford was invested in “illiquid” stocks by the end of 2018, it has emerged one month after the fund

SMEs under strain. 2nd July 2019. A new survey highlights how SMEs under strain from late payment problems. Research by Xero, the accountancy software firm, and Paypal, the online payments service shows more than one in three owners of small