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UK: 1 million New Homes on Brownfield Land Set to Save Greenbelt

The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England - CPRE's - annual State of Brownfield report shows that there is enough suitable brownfield land available in England for more than 1 million homes across over 18,000 sites and over 26,000 hectares. A new analysis of councils’ Brownfield Land … [Read more...]

UK Employment Rate Hits Record High

The UK employment rate is at an all-time high as the jobs market continued into 2019 with 473,000 more people in work in January compared to a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The UK’s employment rate reached an all-time high of 76.1%. New … [Read more...]

UK: Business Energy and Industry Strategy to Support SMEs

The Department for Business Energy and Industry Strategy has said its modern industrial strategy is helping to support SMEs and improve productivity across the UK. So what support is available for small businesses across the UK? Here we outline some of the help available to small businesses from … [Read more...]

UK: Spring Statement Supports Modern Industrial Strategy

The Chancellor's Spring Statement has unveiled ambitious plans to support the UK's modern industrial strategy to invest in innovative research and development, creating jobs, growth and opportunity across the country. Ambitious plans to boost the UK’s economic ambition to invest 2.4% of GDP by 2024 … [Read more...]

Stockport Based Hallidays Report on Spring Statement

Amidst all the Brexit debates, the Chancellor Philip Hammond has presented his second Spring Statement. In his speech the Chancellor provided an update on the economy and responded to the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts. In addition he launched consultations on various aspects of the tax … [Read more...]

UK: ONS – UK Goods Exports Grow by 3.1%

New ONS statistics reveal that UK goods exports grew at the second fastest rate of the top five major economies between 2017 and 2018. UK exports continue to increase despite a challenging global outlook, new figures from the ONS reveal. On the whole British exports grew by 2.7% to … [Read more...]

Brexit – BEIS Announce Dates for Business Ready Webinars

The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy - BEIS - has joined forces with the British Library’s Business and IP Centre Network to host a series of webinars to help businesses understand the possible changes they face, once the UK leaves the EU. These webinars start on Monday 11 … [Read more...]

Flights protected in No Deal Brexit Scenario

The UK government has confirmed details of measures that will ensure flights will continue without disruption in the event of a 'No Deal Brexit' scenario. This announcement comes as the EU is also about to finalise its no deal aviation regulation that will protect UK airlines flying into Europe. … [Read more...]

SME Action Plan Unlocks £35m Gov Contracts

SMEs are set to have easier access to government contracts as the SME Action Plan will unlock opportunities for smaller businesses as part of a £35 million promise. The SME Action Plan reveals the government's target for £1 in every £3 spent to be contracted with smaller … [Read more...]

IN Accountancy issue Brexit VAT Update

While you may be rather bored of Brexit dominating the news at present, Stockport based IN Accountancythought it important to try to cut through the noise and give you some really clear bullet points on how a ‘no deal’ Brexit might impact you, particularly relating to your VAT processes if you … [Read more...]