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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Judge rules Uber ‘fit and proper’ to operate in London
A judge has ruled that Uber is “fit and proper” to hold an operating licence in London despite “historical failings”.
Regus owner IWG slammed by landlords after threat to dissolve £790m of lease guarantees
The serviced offices giant formerly known as Regus has declared war on landlords by threatening to dump hundreds of lease commitments unless they agree to swingeing rent cuts.
Treasury relaxes rescue funding rules to allow private equity firms to apply
Private equity groups have won a concession allowing UK companies they own to access emergency state-backed loan schemes. The Treasury has relaxed the criteria used by banks to assess firms’ eligibility.
Chancellor’s new support scheme ‘will see one million lose jobs’
Rishi Sunak’s new job support scheme will do little to prevent more than one million people losing their jobs as UK growth stalls, economists warned.
60% of West End shop rents left unpaid for past six months
Shaftesbury, one of the biggest landlords in central London, has said struggling high street businesses had paid less than half of the rent due since March
6 million poor families could be £1,000 worse off under Sunak’s plan
Rishi Sunak’s failure to announce an extension to more generous help to those on low incomes threatens to leave six million poor households £1,000 a year worse off from next April, a leading thinktank has said.
Government borrowing records smashed as Sunak prepares coronavirus war chest
The Treasury borrowed the third-highest sum for any month on record in August, according to official figures – as the chancellor prepares to unleash his latest support for the coronavirus-hit economy.
Norfolk, Wiltshire and Cornwall emerge as work from home property hotspots
Norfolk, Wiltshire and Cornwall have emerged as hotspots for properties on sale at £1m or more, as wealthy buyers hunt for larger homes near the sea or in the countryside.
Car production in Britain at half the volume of 12 months ago
British car factories are sending vehicles down assembly lines at barely half the rate they were a year ago.
Rishi Sunak unveils emergency support for UK business but is criticised for not going far enough
The government and firms will top up workers’ wages covering up to two-thirds of their hours for the next six months, the chancellor has said.
Brits still love the office, but want one closer to home post covid
New research from has revealed commuting is the biggest barrier to the return to office life post-Covid, with only 8% of Brits now prepared to travel more than an hour to get to work.
Sunak to put billions into new Coronavirus business rescue plan
Rishi Sunak will announce a multibillion-pound package of support for the economy in an attempt to avoid mass redundancies this winter.
Cineworld issues warning over future after £1.3bn loss
Cineworld raised doubts over its ability to survive a second lockdown as it reported a £1.3bn loss for the first half of the year because of the Covid-19 crisis.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney make shock bid for Wrexham AFC
Wrexham AFC have announced that the actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are in talks to invest in the Welsh football club.