The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Stellantis expects a €2.3bn first-half loss as US tariffs, scrapped hydrogen projects, and soft demand in Europe weigh on the Vauxhall and Fiat owner’s global operations.
The estate of Autonomy founder Mike Lynch has been ordered to pay over £700m to Hewlett Packard in one of the UK’s biggest corporate fraud cases,…
Angela Rayner has thrown her weight behind calls from regional mayors for the introduction of a local ‘tourist tax’ on hotel stays
The British Business Bank posts a £144m profit after two years of losses, as its portfolio grows 19% and it prepares for an expanded role backed…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collected a staggering £2.2 billion in inheritance tax (IHT) in the first three months of the current tax year, new data…
The ASA has upheld four complaints against Luxury Lodge Estates over a Sunday Times advert promising “guaranteed returns” on lodges, calling the claims misleading and unclear.
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces criticism over plans to sell 61,000 seized Bitcoin, with deVere CEO Nigel Green warning it could repeat past asset blunders and…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces backlash over plans to raise business rates for large retailers, with the BRC warning it could drive up food prices and worsen…
UK listed companies issued a record number of profit warnings in Q2 2025, with 46% citing geopolitical tensions and Trump-era tariffs, according to EY’s latest report.
Rightmove has halved its 2025 UK house price growth forecast to 2% as property listings reach their highest level since 2015, cooling the market amid growing…
UK company insolvencies fell 16% in June 2025, offering cautious optimism, but experts warn economic uncertainty, rising costs, and inflation continue to challenge businesses.
Netflix has used generative AI to create visual effects in an original series for the first time, cutting costs and production time on Argentine sci-fi drama…
Ocado CEO Tim Steiner says Rachel Reeves’s Budget, including higher NI and minimum wage increases, is driving up food prices as UK inflation hits 3.6% in…
Uber will roll out 20,000 self-driving Lucid Gravity SUVs from 2025 in a $300m investment deal, signalling a major push into autonomous ride-hailing in the US…
FCA proposes new rules requiring affordability checks on even the smallest ‘buy now, pay later’ loans, aiming to protect vulnerable borrowers as the market hits £13bn.