03/01/2018 Help for businesses hit by ‘staircase’ tax (E) Up to 1,000 businesses operating in adjoining rooms accessed from a common corridor or staircase need no longer fear a so-called ‘staircase tax’ arising from separate rate bills for each room,

The Latest Insolvencies to 02 Jan 2018. The Credit Protection Association Plc has compiled the latest insolvencies published up to 02 Jan 2018 for its members and visitors. Administration – Meetings of Creditors 21/12/2017 FRAZER CARTER GROUP LTD RUT 5

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

03/01/2018 Creating a countrywide ‘major road network’ (E)  5,000 miles of the busiest and most economically important local authority ‘A’ roads will be incorporated in a new Major Road Network (MRN) that can draw on the National Roads Fund *