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News from Simply Business - providers of independent business & tradesman's insurance, business finance, commercial & buy-to-let mortgages and landlord's insurance. A building firm in Leicester has come first in a regional builders' award, it has been revealed. According to...

Would-be mortgage borrowers with an adverse history of credit are rarely refused mortgages, an expert has claimed. According to comments made by Mike Pendergast, a representative from advice firm Zen Financial Services, full rejection only occurs in the rarest of...

Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the south-east of England are encountering significant problems with their commercial premises, it has been claimed. According to comments made by Philip Moody, head of member services for the Forum of Private Business (FPB),...

News from Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages and business information for SMEs Great marketing opportunities exist for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) if they can create a great viral marketing campaign,...

A postal strike can have serious negative consequences for a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME), it has been suggested. According to comments made by Belinda Webb, a representative from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), a postal strike can impact...

News from Simply Business - independent providers of buy-to-let mortgages, commercial mortgages, landlord insurance, business insurance & business finance. The Bank of England should make itself ready to reduce interest rates, it has been claimed. According to the Organisation for...

News from Simply Business - independent providers of business information for SMEs, business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance & buy-to-let mortgages Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should maintain an internet presence, it has been claimed. According to comments made by...

The Bank of England's recent credit conditions survey contains encouraging news, it has been claimed. According to comments made by Michael Coogan, director general of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), it is encouraging that lenders participating in the survey...

Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) may be more appropriate for struggling small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) than bankruptcy, it has been claimed. According to Stephen Rose, director of the Debt Advice Bureau (Dab), it may be better for a struggling SME...

News from Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, invoice finance, landlord insurance and buy-to-let mortgages Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the UK should seek advice on employment law, it has been claimed. According to comments made by...

Female entrepreneurs are more risk adverse than their male counterparts, an expert has claimed. According to comments made by Karen Gill, one of the founders of business service Everywoman, female entrepreneurs are more likely to be risk adverse than their...

Evidence of mis-selling within the UK's sub-prime mortgage market has been uncovered by the BBC. According to reports by the broadcaster, it has emerged that a number of sub-prime mortgage applicants have been advised to misrepresent their annual incomes when...

By becoming more conscious of environmental issues, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can generate cost savings, it has been claimed. According to comments made by a representative from Envirowise, a firm specialising in environment-related business issues, the implementation of environmental...

Former soap and pop-star Jason Donovan has advised Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse to consider changing their profession, it has been revealed. According to comments made in the Mirror, Jason Donovan has advised both currently troubled stars to consider becoming...

The UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning on employee safety following an accident at an electronics manufacturing firm in Enfield. Following the accident, which resulted in an employee losing the tip of his finger, the HSE...

News from Simply Business - independent provider of business insurance, invoice finance, landlord insurance & buy-to-let mortgages Although email marketing is a tool that offers a great deal of potential, businesses should be careful not to break spamming laws. According...

News from Simply Business - providers of business insurance, invoice finance, landlords insurance and buy-to-let mortgages Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should ensure marketing campaigns are preceded by research, an expert has claimed. According to comments made by a representative...

News from Simply Business - providers of business insurance, invoice finance, landlord insurance and buy-to-let mortgages to small and medium sized businesses. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be faced with problems when it comes to the recruitment of graduates,...

New from Simply Business - providers of landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages, business insurance and invoice finance Gross mortgage lending fell in August according to newly released data. According to figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), over the...

News from Simply Business - providers of business insurance, invoice finance, landlord insurance and buy-to-let mortgages The uptake of VoIP telephony is stronger among smaller firms, an expert has claimed. According to comments made by Maren Bennette, head of the...

News from Simply Business - provider of business insurance, invoice finance, landlord insurance and buy-to-let mortgages Many landlords are paying too much tax through ignorance of the allowances that they are due, according to the letting agent Leaders. There are...

Simply Business offers business insurance and finance, landlord insurance and buy-to-let mortgages. Fast, easy, online. Many small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that their employees are not contributing to their pensions and are stressing the importance of doing so, according...

News from Simply Business, specialists in business insurance and finance for SMEs. Small businesses who wish to expand their position in the market must have some kind of online presence, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has stated. Almost no matter...

Insurance costs will not necessarily rise for victims of the floods that hit large parts of England during the summer, it has been suggested. According to a spokesperson for the Association of British Insurers (ABI), many factors influence insurers' decisions...

Offering employees the opportunity to work from home is giving employers access to a wider pool of candidates, according to an industry observer. Nesta Holden of the National Group on Homeworking (NGH) said that businesses can benefit from higher levels...

Specialist insurance is needed for holiday homes that are not used frequently, according to the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba). The insurance organisation's technical service manager, Graeme Trudgill, explained that unoccupied properties require special insurance. Specialist cover for a holiday...

Investing in a VoIP system will save most businesses money, an expert has recently stated. Using VoIP can make it easier for employees to change location and can be much cheaper than conventional phone systems, a spokesperson from the Communications...

According to new research from Bradford & Bingley, 76 per cent of women that manage investment properties also have a day job. Furthermore, 42 per cent of women who invest in property do much of the refurbishment work themselves. Fiona...

The development of a business plan is an essential component of any business, it has been claimed. According to comments made by Denis Palmer, a client service manager at Business Link London, not only should a business plan be developed...

The UK's housing market is witnessing a return of the buy-to-let property investor, it has been claimed. According to data released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), compared with the previous quarter, of those chartered surveyors polled, 29...

A trainee Scotland-based tradesman is to compete against his contemporaries in Japan, it has been revealed. According to reports from the Scotsman, Chris Blake of Telford College in Edinburgh is to compete at the WorldSkills Competition in Japan as the...

Many UK-based small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are averse to taking on staff, it has been claimed. According to comments made by a representative from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), many SMEs avoid employing staff in an effort...

House prices in the UK have started to decline, it has been revealed. According to the results of a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), house price growth has entered into a period of decline, with 1.8...

The implementation of green initiatives would be a positive move for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it has been claimed. According to comments made by Envirowise, a UK-government funded programme for sustainable resources, the implementation of green initiatives is not...

Britain's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to UK-based builders in relation to work on refurbishment sites. According to the HSE, following the inspection of more than 1,500 separate construction sites for refurbishment, almost one out of...

Some drivers are prepared to economise on the truth when dealing with their insurance company, new research has found. According to data released by comparison site Confused.com, when it comes to penalty points or driving-related convictions, 21 per cent and...

The European Commission has confirmed it has dropped its requirement to convert the UK fully to the metric measurement system, it has been revealed. According to reports, although it will still be a requirement for current legislation governing metric measurements...

The declining membership base of trade unions in the UK has now plateaued with no significant new memberships, it has been claimed. According to comments by Nigel Stanley, head of communications at the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the membership base...

Landlords should remember to conduct safety tests on rented property. According to comments made by West and John, a firm of plumbing and heating engineers, landlords are legally obliged to arrange gas-safety checks each year and incoming tenants should ask...

An influx of Polish tradesman into Edinburgh is easing the shortage of workers such as builders, electricians and plumbers, it has been revealed. According to reports from the Scotsman, with approximately 30,000 migrants from the EU's recent accession countries coming...

The UK's employers should take action to close the training divide, a new report has claimed. According to the results of a study by the Trade Union Congress (TUC), there is a marked difference between the training of unskilled and...

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has expressed relief at yesterday's interest rate decision, it has been revealed. According to comments made by Stewart Lilly, president of the NAEA, yesterday's decision by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee...

A fall in US employment levels is sparking fresh fears of a recession, it has emerged. According to reports, for the first time in four years the number of employed workers fell in the US, bringing the national level of...

Those coming to the end of their fixed-rate mortgage deals should chose their replacement mortgage carefully, it has been claimed. According to Nationwide Building Society, borrowers with fixed-rate mortgages who will come to the end of their fixed period between...

The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) has decided to keep interest rates on hold for another month. Announced on September 6th, the MPC has decided to keep interest rates static at 5.75 per cent and confirmed that its...

UK-based landlords are benefiting from higher rental yields, new data has revealed. According to the results of data released by Paragon Mortgages, since February 2007 rental yields have increased from 6.1 to 6.3 per cent for buy-to-let investors with three...

Employers are currently facing the problem of a shortage of .net IT developers, it has been revealed. According to reports from Computer Weekly, over the last three months of the year, compared with the same period last year, the number...

Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should be aware of the security issues surrounding wireless internet access, it has been claimed. According to Tony Neate, managing director of Get Safe Online, SMEs with wireless internet connections should ensure networks are encrypted...

Recent rises in interest rates are impacting upon the UK's consumer sales sector, it has been claimed. According to comments by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), retail sales have fallen over the last three months in areas of the...

Interest rates are expected to remain on hold this month, according to experts. According to reports, a recent poll of economists by Reuters has found the belief that interest rates will remain static this month to be held unanimously. The...

New research has revealed that British homeowners expect to own five properties during their lifetime. A study by Zurich reveals that, although 53 per cent of homeowners say they do not enjoy the moving process, the average respondent has already...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who are looking for a new way to publicise their businesses may find some benefits from online marketing, it has been suggested. Peter Hawtin, director of marketing consultancy Brand New Way, said that SMEs are...

September is one of the most popular months for mortgage and insurance renewals, according to new research. A study by Abbey Mortgages reveals that homeowners are set to spend more than half a million hours researching their next mortgage deal...