End of life for Sage v2012
Do you currently work on Sage v2012 software to manage your accounts? You need to be aware that Sage has announced that they are bringing v2012 to its end of life starting from January 2015 and will end 26th January…
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Housing prices rise
According to ONS (Office for National Statistics) UK house prices are rising by 7% a year. This October the average cost of a UK home rose by 0.8%, meaning that the average UK home now costs £287,000. This increased pressure…
Supermarkets cut diesel prices
Supermarkets have now cute diesel prices to below £1 a litre. As a result of the falling in oil price, last Sunday Morrisons cut there diesel to below £1 a litre and quickly following were Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s. It is…
Rail delay payouts to be made by Virgin Trains
All delayed passengers on the east and west coast on Virgin Trains are to receive compensation in the form of money back rather than as travel vouchers. Payouts are to be made automatically by cheque. Virgin are the first operators…
Housing sales decrease in April
According to surveyors across the UK, the number of people interested in buying a house fell to its lowest level for nearly eight years in April. Last month the number of inquiries dropped by 22% that is the highest figure…
Government warned over pension cut plan
The government plan to cut pension benefits to help save Tata Steel’s UK operations, however they have been warned that if they do so this could take ministers down a dangerous path. Ministers are considering changing the measure use for…
Help to Buy Schemes
There are many ‘Help to Buy’ schemes available in the UK to help first time buyers afford to buy a house. Here are just a couple of the different schemes explained; Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee This is also known…
House Prices Fall Three months in a row…
Since 2009 it is the first time house prices have fallen three months in a row. Nationwide Building Society said that the prices dropped 0.2% in may, while the annual rate of price growth slowed to 2.1%- the slowest pace…
Quoting fees to new clients
There are many frustrations with business owners when trying to figure out what to quote clients. Here are the five classic mistakes made when quoting fees to new clients; 1) The value of the client is obviously at the forefront…
Rising national living wage hits SME profits
64% of small businesses are seeing profits fall as a result of the national living wage (NLW) rise, according to research. The NLW increased from £7.20 to £7.50 per hour on 1 April 2017. Out of 835 businesses surveyed by…
Credit card charges to be banned!
The Government has said that from January next year, consumers are no longer to be charged for paying by debit or credit card; charges to be banned. The greatest spent in charges was in 2010. Consumers spent £473m alone on…
The rise and fall (and rise again) of the hospitality sector
Restaurant boom In the not too distant past, the hospitality sector has enjoyed a highly positive surge in business. Eating out was very popular among millennials, who generally have a different attitude to meals out than their parents. Baby boomers…