LGA Statement On Lockdown Business Grant Funding
Responding to the new lockdown grants for businesses announced by the Chancellor today, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, said:
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Business
All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade industry.
£4.6 Billion In New Lockdown Grants To Support Businesses And Protect Jobs
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the Chancellor has announced.
Read more...Business Evictions Ban Extended Until March
Business owners affected by the pandemic will be protected from eviction until the end of March 2021, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announced today (9 December 2020).
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Businesses In England To Receive £2.2bn To Manage National Restrictions
Small businesses in England will receive a significant £2.2 billion from the government to help them through the current period of national restrictions.
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Business Insurance Test Case Heads To Supreme Court
A test case has begun this week brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against eight insurers for Business Interruption insurance
Read more...RSM Calls On Government To Delay HMRC’s Move To Preferential Creditor To Protect ‘Fragile’ Businesses
Restructuring and advisory consultants RSM has called on the Chancellor to urgently consider a twelve-month delay to the introduction of HMRC’s preferential creditor status.
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Mayor Calls For ‘Urgent’ Support To Protect Businesses Through COVID19
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan met businesses in the heart of London’s West End to highlight the urgent action needed to protect its future in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Government Support For H&L Is Not A Silver Bullet
By Dave Gosling, a partner specialising in the hospitality and leisure sector at accountancy firm, Menzies LLP (www.menzies.co.uk)
Read more...Hospitality Sector Sees Rise In Confidence From 11% To 16% In Three Months
The proportion of UK small businesses predicting growth has almost doubled in just three months – from 14% to 27% – giving one of the first tangible
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HSE Urges Businesses To Ensure They Are Continually COVID-Secure
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling for businesses in Great Britain to make sure they continue to remain COVID-secure as more sectors and outlets open their doors.
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40% Of Small Businesses Believe It Will Take AT LEAST Five Years For Economy To Fully Recover
London, 15 June 2020 — Four in ten (39%) small business owners believe it will take at least five years for the UK economy to fully recover from the impact of lockdown and Covid-19, according to a new poll out today.
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Expert Webinar Goes Beyond the COVID-19 Headlines and Catch-Cries for Hospitality
Workforce management platform Planday has teamed up with experts from across the UK hospitality industry to offer businesses exclusive insights and tangible tips to bounce back from COVID-19 on Wednesday 20 May, from 3:00pm.
Read more...One In Three Closed Small Businesses Fear They Will Never Reopen
A new study from the UK’s largest business group underscores the threat posed to millions of livelihoods by a sudden retraction of support for small…
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Chancellor Extends Furlough Scheme Until October
The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October, the Chancellor announced today (Tuesday 12 May 2020). Coronavirus Job Retention…
Read more...Business Rates Revaluation Postponed
A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 to help reduce uncertainty for firms affected by the impacts of coronavirus, Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP has announced. Legislation had been introduced to bring the next revaluation forward by one year from 2022 to 2021, but following the recent economic…
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