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News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's mortgage market is slowing at a 'less dramatic' rate than had been previously thought. Sue Anderson, the...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Companies across the country are more aware of the need to ensure the safety of electronic data, it has...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has announced fresh concerns over the UK's rate of inflation....

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Following a recent spate of pandemics, business continuity planning in the UK is improving, it has been claimed. Sheila...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Britain's business culture is leaning towards employees working longer and longer hours, it has been claimed. Data highlighted by...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The UK's market for Islamic mortgages has not performed at the initially expected rate. Data released by the Financial...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. There are renewed fears over the effect of the recent market difficulties for the UK's housing market. According to...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has drawn attention to the difficulties faced by small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The prevalence of mortgages with unconstrained application fees has increased significantly over the last 12 months, a new survey...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The positive impact of flexible working arrangements have been highlighted by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA). According to...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Franchising is a less risk-prone strategy for anyone considering starting up a business, it has been claimed. Pip Wilkins,...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are finding it increasingly difficult to communicate with graduates, it has...

As part of the recently agreed rescue deal for Northern Rock, Sir Richard Branson is to contribute a percentage of his own personal wealth. Under the terms of the Virgin proposal, Northern Rock would be refinanced with £1.3 billion of...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A fall in the cost of the UK's housing stock has been predicted by the City. Reports by the...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Mortgage approvals fell in October 2007, new data has revealed. Figures released by the British Bankers' Association (BBA) have...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Fresh data from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has indicated that the number of insolvencies in the UK could increase next year....

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Buy-to-let property investments have face form of regulation, it has been claimed. Reports by Reuters confirm that a number...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A British apprentice has been awarded a bronze medal at the recent Skills Olympics in Japan. Simon Noble, an...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. New doubts over the future of the UK's buy-to-let market have been expressed following the emergence of difficulties at...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Bank of England's current rate of interest could fall within a short period of time, it has been...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Britain's Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has highlighted details of the financial squeeze experienced by many small to medium-sized...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A group of French apprentice plumbers were recently welcomed in Barnsley as part of a work placement programme. Staying...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Businesses have been urged to show a degree of caution when outsourcing database management in matters relating to direct...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. With output figures described as "resilient", there has been a decrease in the pressure on the Bank of England...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The creator of an online tradesmen directory has said he wants to champion the cause of customers and reliable...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Stuart Greer, a welder from Scunthorpe, is representing the UK in an international tradesmen competition called WorldSkills. The 20-year-old...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Workplace progression for young people is dependent upon the tuition of vocational skills, an expert has claimed. Charlotte Moore-Bick,...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A new survey has identified the UK as a good location for business start-ups, it has emerged. The results...

The onset of a crisis in the UK's buy-to-let sector is leading to a number of city centre housing developments being placed on hold, it has emerged. Reports by the Financial Times have revealed that a number of new housing...

An expert has asserted the supremacy of London as a place in which to engage in business. Marc Hardwick, the research manager of Think London, an agency specialising in foreign direct investment, believes that the economic progress of the UK's...

A number of office-based businesses are "pretty bad" in terms of energy wastage, it has been claimed. Nicolas Schoon, the editor of the Ends Report has identified that energy wastage in office-based environments is a significant issue, especially given the...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The Bank of England has offered new insight into the future prospects of a cut in interest rates, it...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Britain's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has offered new advice to small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The HSE has...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Although seemingly a world away from VAT returns and company insurance, new research suggests celebrities such as Victoria Beckham...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The cost between buying and renting a property has dropped by almost £18,000 over the last year, according to...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Due to limited resources, smaller firms are more likely to settle employment tribunal cases before a hearing takes place,...

A primary motivating factor for women who start their own business is that they "want to follow their dream", according to the president of the British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE). Tanya Hine suggests that there a number of reasons...

Introducing flexible working patterns can help small firms to adapt to their customers' needs, according to one expert. Lynette Swift, of Swiftwork, has said that although less rigid working patterns can be disruptive to small firms, it can "make a...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A group of politicians and business leaders have highlighted a need for unbiased, employer-led financial education schemes. Organised by...

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is looking for new and "thriving" firms in the UK. The federation is searching for firms that have been operating for over five years, have fewer than 50 employees and which are "highly regarded...

Businessman Peter Jones - of BB2 TV series Dragons' Den - is investing £100,000 in a scheme designed to promote entrepreneurial activity among schoolchildren. Part of the National Enterprise Week, the Make Your Mark with a Tenner scheme sees young...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The cost effectiveness of the nation's tradesmen have been called into question by the results of a new survey....

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Great news for homeowners and landlords, as the Bank of England yesterday decided to keep interest rates on hold....

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. A buy-to-let property investment is now only an affordable proposition for the wealthy, it has been claimed. Given the...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The recently announced reforms to capital gains tax (CGT) have come under fresh assault. Criticism has been voiced by...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The value of formal qualifications for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in recruitment has been queried. Given the...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Prime minister Gordon Brown yesterday pledged to broaden the scope of flexible working in Britain. According to reports, Mr...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The salary gap between the male and female executives is widening, a new survey has found. According to the...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The results of a new survey have uncovered the costs of bullying in Britain's workplaces. According to the results...

Interest rates are expected to remain on hold when the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) meets on Thursday, it has been claimed. According to reports, a majority of economists expect interest rates to remain at 5.75 per cent...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Recent figures announced by Blackmore Quality Management Services show that businesses generate an average of 65 per cent of...

The future prospects for Britain's housing market have been viewed positively by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). According to comments made by Peter Williams, executive director of the IMLA, although there exists the possibility that the housing market may...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Camden is to lose two of its colourful, historic marketplaces to a new, futuristic, shopping complex development. Visitors to...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. New statistics released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show a decrease in the number of landlord possessions made...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Capital gains tax (CGT) has been singled out as "the big issue" affecting business finance in the current climate....

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. The government has been accused by the opposition of lacking preparation as fears of an economic slowdown grow around...

Fresh concerns have been raised over the current difficulties in the global financial markets, it has emerged. According to comments made by Charlie Bean, chief economist for the Bank of England, the UK's mortgage market could buckle under a tightening...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Despite the current difficulties in the UK housing market, first-time buyer enquiries remain strong, new research has shown. According...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been advised that it may be necessary to show flexibility in order to...

News by Adfero for Simply Business - independent providers of business insurance, business finance, landlord insurance, buy-to-let mortgages & commercial mortgages. Applicants to some apprenticeship schemes find it exceptionally difficult to obtain a place, it has been claimed. According to...