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Job vacancies surge past one million in new record The number of vacancies in the three months to August, rose above one million for the first time since records began in 2001. However, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce, said that [...]

How much national insurance hike will cost your business The Government's £11bn national insurance tax grab to pay for social care will hurt economic recovery and create unemployment, warn small businesses and economists. The Federation of Small Businesses has warned that more than 50,000 jobs in [...]

Firms given extra year to apply new Post-Brexit product safety standard After pressure from business groups, the government has given UK firms an extra year to comply with Post-Brexit product safety marking rules. The changes to product safety, had an original deadline set for the 1st [...]

Make December 31st end of tax year, says small business A poll shows that 91% of small businesses want to move their tax year from April 6 to January 1, which is in line with other countries. This will however, create longer deadlines to accommodate the change. [...]

House price growth slows as housing market cools Reports suggest that last month, average house prices were 8.7% up on a year ago. These prices are, however, expected to settle with stamp duty set to revert to normal. From October, rates are due to return to [...]

'We lost our life savings in a cryptocurrency scam' With the popularity of cryptocurrency on the rise, many people are encountering fraudsters. The older generation are falling into the trap of handing over large quantities of money to withdraw their money from cryptocurrency accounts.Martin Lewis,said: "The UK is [...]