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Spring Statement 2022

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his Spring Statement on 23 March 2022. With inflation increasing, fuel prices rising and the debt of COVID still to be worked on, we’ve taken a look at the main points that will affect businesses from this year’s budget.

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Update on leasehold reform: Bill making its way thro...

Earlier this year The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill was published, which aims to put an…

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Claiming the next SEISS grant may not be straightfor...

News announced in the Budget of a fourth and fifth round of the Self-Employment Income Support…

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Budget 2021 Bulletin

We’ve summarised the main take home points from Rishi Sunak’s 2021 budget.

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Optimum Newsletter – January 2021

With Coronavirus taking its toll on lives and the economy, spring seems a long way off. We are also post-Brexit, and we are at the start of a new year. Is there a better time for doing some planning?

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Preparing for Brexit: 14 VAT dos and don’ts

Preparing for Brexit? The transition period for the UK to leave the EU is on 31 December 2020. Here are VAT steps your business should take.

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A third of probate cases face delays, survey reveals

As probate solicitors in Swindon we were interested, but not surprised, to read the results of…

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Flexible Furlough – the introduction

FLEXIBLE FURLOUGH INFORMATION COLLECTION FORMS The big news this week is the introduction of Flexible Furlough…

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C19 BUSINESS NEWS UPDATE

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme changes from the 1 July. Flexible Furlough starts on that date…

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REVERSE CHARGE VAT FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES –...

This brief explains that the introduction of the domestic reverse charge for construction services will be…

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JOB RETENTION SCHEME – FLEXIBLE FURLOUGHING AN...

From 1 July 2020, Businesses will have the flexibility to bring previously furloughed employees back to…

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CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME extras

Do you employ Apprentices? Apprentices can be furloughed in the same way as other employees and…

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We have a superb opening for an ambitious, self-driven individual to join our growing Legal team as a conveyancing paralegal in a modern, innovative and progressive company.

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Landlord tax rules for rental sales

The UK property market is undergoing one of its most significant shifts in a generation. With the first major phase of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 having officially come into force on 1 May 2026, the private rented sector looks very different.

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