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News Archive - April 2006
Majority content with level of borrowing
19 Apr 2006
The majority of British borrowers claim to be happy with their current level of borrowing, according to a new poll.
FPB voices opinion on Sunday trading
19 Apr 2006
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has called for a revision of the Sunday trading restrictions in response to the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) request for views on the laws.
Buy-to-let investors enable continuing growth
19 Apr 2006
First-time buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to get onto the property ladder but buy-to-let investors are picking up the slack, making it likely that the sector will continue to experience further growth.
HMRC confirms unequal SME tax burden
18 Apr 2006
HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed that the burden of tax regulation placed on small and medium-sized enterprises is harsher than on large companies.
Fleet slashes premiums by 40% with risk reduction
18 Apr 2006
Barnes Group UK has managed to slash the cost of its premiums by 40 per cent after installing the RiskMaster road risk management programme.
Self-employed work longer for less
13 Apr 2006
Self-employed males tend to work longer hours for lower wages, according to a new study.
Small business owners motivated by family
13 Apr 2006
The desire to become rich is no longer the main motivation behind starting a business, a survey has discovered.
Small businesses victims of anti-social behaviour
13 Apr 2006
Over half of the UK's small business owners have been the victim of abusive and threatening behaviour either at work or while away on company business, a new survey has shown.
Pensioners may become landlords to finance retirement
13 Apr 2006
New research has discovered that a significant number of pensioners are worried that they might have to take in lodgers to afford their retirement.
Motorists could save enough for a holiday
13 Apr 2006
Consumers who borrow money to finance their car could save enough to pay for an Easter break, a personal loans provider has said.
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