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

CPA – Prompting Punctual Payment SME BUSINESS NEWS A weekly round-up of press news and comment affecting your business Tuesday, 2nd January 2018   TAX   Staircase tax reversal Communities Secretary Sajid Javid is publishing draft legislation to reverse the

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22/12/2017 Cutting out ‘unfair and abusive’ leasehold practices (E) A ban on the sale of new-build leasehold houses, unless there are exceptional circumstances such as the houses being built on land with special restrictions or having shared services, heads a