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Our Knowledge team are here for one reason – to be ahead of the headlines affecting your business or rental. But we’ll also point you in the right direction for business insurance - be it public liability insurance for tradesmen or insurance for shops and other professionals - while also giving you the steer on landlord insurance (it’s what we do, after all!).

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19 July 2017
Debit and credit card surcharges to be banned by 2018: what it means for UK small business owners

Small businesses will be banned from charging fees for card payments from next year.
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18 July 2017
Are you competing against overseas buy-to-let investors in the UK property market?

We often hear about British landlords coming head-to-head with overseas-based investors who are looking for a slice of the lucrative British buy-to-let market.
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17 July 2017
Work-related injury statistics in UK small businesses: claims data reveals a 41% rise over the last 5 years

Our data reveals a 41 per cent rise in small business injuries over the past five years, with some very susprising results about which trades are the most dangerous.
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17 July 2017
Tradespeople rated healthier than fitness instructors, according to new study

Tradespeople rank amongst the healthiest workers in the UK, according to research from IronMongery Direct.
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17 July 2017
Meet the 9 PropTech businesses set to change life for landlords

Property and technology are businesses that you might not think of as working particularly well together. But that hasn’t stopped a few pioneering firms looking to shake up the property industry.
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14 July 2017
Construction sites to be ‘almost human-free’ by 2020 claims Balfour

Automated builders will be manning construction sites across the UK in less than five years.
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14 July 2017
Have you considered this one way of boosting your buy-to-let returns?

You’ll often hear property experts say that an investment property needs a different approach to buying a home to live in.
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12 July 2017
How to run a successful small business for over a decade: a Simply Business customer's 8 top tips

Starting your own business, while exciting, can also be an uphill battle at times. Many businesses don’t make it past the first year, let alone reach a decade.
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12 July 2017
Small business owners overwhelmingly against quarterly tax returns

More than 90 per cent of small business owners are against the introduction of quarterly tax returns.
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12 July 2017
What is blockchain technology and how does it work for small businesses?

Blockchain has become the defining tech buzzword of the last few years. Most of us have heard of Bitcoin, and for many that’s the first thing that comes to mind when we read about the blockchain.
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