In a bid to stop the chain from collapsing, Pizza Hut’s landlords have agreed to cut their rent after voting through an insolvency deal which will see 29 restaurants close and let up to [...]
After cancelling his much-expected autumn budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak last week instead outlined the UK government’s plans to try and protect jobs with the threat of a second lockdown looming. Addressing MPs at the House of [...]
The government’s decision to extend measures in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act is a double edged sword which ultimately amounts to short-term sticking plaster, says insolvency specialist Steven Mason. The provisions were designed to [...]
Is insolvency all bad? As a participant at a recent online event, I was asked to link my business ‘offering’ to the fast-approaching festive season. Not an easy task when people usually consider the [...]
The end of August marked the culmination of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s popular Eat out to Help Out scheme. Despite the misery caused by COVID-19, one of the few high points of recent months arrived in [...]
Significant news emerged this week of a letter from Rishi Sunak to the Office of Tax Simplification requesting a review of how capital gains are taxed ‘for both individual and smaller businesses’. Despite being referred [...]
Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak pumped another £30bn into the economy as his plans to tackle the immediate economic crisis now greatly exceed last year’s total health spending. In the summer statement [...]
At the end of March, the government announced a package of measures to protect the economy from complete collapse due to COVID-19. The Act has now received Royal Assent. The Act is very much designed [...]
In early May, the government launched the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) to support SMEs struggling with cashflow as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The loan has a flat interest rate, no upfront fees [...]
We are delighted to welcome Matthew Titcomb to the new role of marketing manager as we gear up for the next phase of growth. Matthew Titcomb has relocated from London to Manchester to join us. [...]