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Self-employed to get rough deal says new report
Freelancers and small business owners looking to apply for business loans and credit cards this year can expect to see less competitive rates and even less funding, finds a report
Small business lending is not looking rosy in the UK.…
Brendan Fraser: the actor that showed us the value of perseverance in life and work
Actors and actresses every so often have what Hollywood likes to call a comeback. John Travolta, Ke Huy Quan, Sharon Stone, Robert Downey Jr., Rob Lowe, Betty White, Ellen Degeneres, Patrick Dempsey and of late Brendan Fraser have all…
Umbrella companies to be regulated, but when?
Labour Market Enforcement Strategy promises umbrella regulation to ‘root out non-compliance. Industry commentators respond to the news and how they still fear a long wait ahead for something concrete to materialise.
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Want to start trading stocks? Here are the top educational trading podcasts to give you an edge
New study reveals searches for ‘how to start trading’ have risen 203%. Could we see more freelancers take an interest in self-investment?
The increase in population over stock trading has become increasingly popular and searches for…
New OBR report says house prices to slide
Houses prices are expected to fall in the UK, but when will they recover?
Liberal Democrats are calling for a £3 billion Mortgage Protection Fund
Polling finds house price fall could cost Conservative party votes at the next…
Spring Budget: will we be better off?
The Spring Budget offered a few reasons to celebrate, but freelancers should prepare for some tax and interest rate hikes over the course of 2023
Alcohol tax to jump to 10% in August
Draft beers pulled in pubs will be 11p cheaper…
Energy price guarantee to be kept until June 2023
The Chancellor has announced before the Spring Budget that The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will be kept at £2,500 for an additional three months from April to June, saving a typical household £160. But what can we expect after June?
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New Public Accounts Committee report finds £5bn in COVID support lost to error and fraud
COVID support fraud: £5 billion paid to self-employed and employers whose incomes did not drop, finds a Public Accounts Committee report
Dame Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Committee: "Bad actors in British business are running rings…
Has the Chancellor forgotten his self-employed roots now that he is in politics and made his money?
OPINION
How can a once entrepreneur-turned-Chancellor sit comfortably with the "immorality of IR35's double-taxation"? This is just one of the concerns that the UK's self-employed, umbrella company workers and those advocating for their…
Freelancers working in these industries claim the best work-life balance
Does the sector you work in determine your happiness and work-life balance as a freelancer? According to a new study, it just might. See if your specialist area is among those that rank the highest.
Three in four (76%) freelancers in…