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Government reveals investment into brownfield land developments…
The government has revealed that it will be investing £1.8 billion in brownfield land developments to provide housing to “improve

HGV road user levy suspended…
Rishi Sunak unveiled plans last week to continue the freeze on the collection of levies for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs)

Government introduce new alcohol levy…
As part of the Autumn Budget 2021 Spending Review, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the “most radical simplification

New residential development tax introduced…
The government will be introducing a new tax on larger residential property developers to provide funding towards the prevention of

Levelling up funds allocated…
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced the allocation of funds from the Levelling Up Fund during the Autumn Budget

MAF expands with appointment of senior director…
MAF Finance Group (MAF). has appointed seasoned director, Jon Bennett, to head up its sales operation in the East Midlands.

How do businesses need to prepare for the ending of COVID financial aids?
Government support has been quintessential to supporting businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With many of these schemes having closed already

What is an unsecured loan?
What is an unsecured loan and how can it help your business? Unsecured loans are facilities that enable you to

The autumn budget and what to take from it…
The 2021 Autumn Budget was issued by Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week and we’ve broken down what it means for businesses.

The Recovery Loan Scheme extended for six months…
The scheme was due to end on 31st December this year, however, the Treasury refused to make concrete decisions on this after claiming it was always “subject to review”, and it will now end on 30 June 2022.

UK autumn budget preview: What to watch?
What can we expect from this years autumn budget… When is the Autumn Budget? After last year’s Autumn Budget was

What is a hire purchase agreement?
What is a hire purchase agreement and how can it help your business? Hire purchase (HP) lets you spread the

What is invoice factoring?
What is invoice factoring and how does it work? Invoice factoring is sometimes referred to as ‘factoring’, or ‘debt factoring’,

What is invoice discounting?
What is invoice discounting and how does it work? Invoice discounting enables businesses to gain access to cash tied up

Why is the semiconductor shortage affecting so many industries across the world?
COVID-19 has caused ripple effects across the world for almost two years now. Supply chain issues and petrol shortages are