Automotive manufacturers are facing a perfect storm of international trade uncertainty, challenging manufacturing conditions and a global EV transition that’s proving tougher than expected – issues that affect the UK amid key model changeovers on factory lines. It’s not unexpected, therefore, that the latest SMMT data published this week showed a -17.7% dip in UK vehicle production […]
The luxury hotel market continues to go from strength to strength, as the cost-of-living dissipates and consumers upgrade their choice of hotel, with the budget market being hit the hardest, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker: Focus on Asset Classes. The data, which is compiled and produced by Hotstats and analysed by RSM UK, shows […]
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The Footsie has surged into the green in a spurt of Monday motivation, with the index hitting a fresh record level. Better prospects for China’s economy and the expectation of increased state spending on military capabilities are offsetting jitters about fraught geo-politics and US tariffs concerns. […]
Gen Z and millennial women in the UK are more likely than previous generations to want to start their own business, according to research commissioned by Mastercard ahead of International Women’s Day 2025. 63% of Gen Z women in the UK and 58% of millennial women have considered running their own business compared with 37% […]
DF Capital, a specialist bank providing working capital solutions to businesses across the UK, announces the launch of Structured Finance, designed to help businesses improve their cash flow and access the funding they need to achieve their ambitions, backed by a dedicated team. Structured Finance provides a variety of tailored solutions to meet customers’ working […]
Sentiment across the services sector deteriorated again in the quarter to February, according to the CBI’s latest Service Sector Survey. Business volumes also fell faster for the fourth consecutive rolling quarter. In particular, consumer services saw a heavy fall in volumes, alongside a more tempered, but still significant, decline in business & professional services. Furthermore, […]
Brickflow, the digital market place for specialist property finance has formalised its first Broker Network partnership with Connect, one of the UK’s Leading Specialist Networks of Appointed Representatives (ARs) and Packagers. The agreement reflects a continued shift towards digitisation in specialist property finance as an increasing number of large-scale organisations strive to optimise process and […]
The percentage of small business owners that say workplace worries keep them awake at night has hit 10-year peak, according to new research from Novuna Business Finance. Nationally, eight in 10 (82%) business owners say they get broken sleep or lie awake at night worrying about pressing business issues – up from 75% this time […]
As part of the group’s biggest period of growth, Duncan & Toplis has acquired Derby-based Underwood Green Duncan & Toplis, one of the largest accountants and business advisers in the UK, has acquired Derby-based accountants, Underwood Green. With locations across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, North London and now Derbyshire, the acquisition is part of Duncan & Toplis’ […]
KR8 Advisory has secured the future of award-winning Cornwall-based book printing company TJ Books Ltd (“the Company”), which employs over 130 people. TJ Books, located in Padstow, has a heritage dating back over 50 years, establishing an impressive reputation as a world-class book manufacturer. Jimmy Saunders of KR8 Advisory was appointed as administrator of TJ […]
