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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
House price continue to grow but hit near six-year lows
UK house prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, according to the Nationwide.
Legal blow for Asda in shop staff equal pay case
Asda has lost the first of three stages of its appeal against a ruling that store and warehouse staff deserve an equal hourly pay rate.
Brits could save £2,400 every year if they stopped buying single-use plastic on-the-go products
New research looking at the monetary spending on single-use plastic products, has found that Brits’ takeaway habits costs the UK population £65 billion a year.
Government set to introduce mandatory electric checks in rented homes
Plans for mandatory five-year electrical safety checks in privately rented homes in England have been confirmed by the government.
IoD head in surprise resignation
The boss of one of the UK’s largest business lobby groups has left abruptly just two months before the UK is due to leave the European Union.
Barclays prepares to trigger £166bn no-deal Brexit plan as it ‘can wait no longer’
Barclays is preparing to pull the trigger on no-deal Brexit plans to shift assets worth £166bn (€190bn) to its Irish division as it “cannot wait any longer” amid continuing political uncertainty, a High Court judgment has revealed.
Women in short skirts at work are more likely to get promoted, study says
How a woman chooses to dress can still have a knock-on effect on her career, with those who wear ‘sexy’ skirts and plunging neck lines more likely to be promoted according to a new study.
Wizz Air sees profits nosedive nearly 90% but reveals UK licence cheer
Budget airline Wizz Air has revealed quarterly profits crashed nearly 90%, but confirmed its UK arm has been granted a route licence to..
London Stock Exchange Group buys minority stake in Euroclear
London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) is to buy a 4.92% stake in settlement house Euroclear for 278.5 million euros (£241.9 million), as th..
Santander’s 2018 pre-tax profit drops on higher costs
High street banking giant Santander has posted a double-digit drop in UK profits on higher regulatory costs.
The Spanish-owned lender p..
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank suffers investor backlash over pay plans for bosses
Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG has seen an investor backlash over bonuses for top bosses.
Estimated 10,000 applications to create garden annexes being made per year
An estimated 10,000 applications to create garden annexes are being made to councils per year, according to calculations from a home in..
Shop prices up slightly on a year ago despite discounting
Shop prices in January were slightly up on a year ago – despite heavy post-Christmas discounting – to mark the fourth consecutive month..
Challenger banks among ‘winners’ from current account switch service
The number of current account customers ditching their old bank and switching to a new one jumped towards the end of last year, figures..
