Estate Planning

The Labour government’s reforms to farmers’ inheritance tax announced in the Autumn Budget has been branded as “Keir Starmer’s Poll Tax”. William Lees-Jones, who owns and runs Manchester-based JW Lees, …

Small business’s confidence in London has plummeted, with confidence in some sectors at an all-time low. According to a new report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), London small …

Merlin Entertainments, the global giant which runs the likes of Alton Towers, Legoland and Madame Tussauds, has named a new full-time chief executive. Fiona Eastwood has been appointed to the …

Anglo American has said it is pressing ahead with the demerger of Anglo American Platinum, targeting a June separation. The mining giant, which owns approximately 67 per cent of the …

Moneysupermarket’s parent company has announced a £30m share buyback programme amid a jump in profit. Mony Group reported a two per cent increase in revenue to £439.2m for the year …

Springfield Properties, one of Scotland’s leading housebuilders, has reported a 13 per cent drop in revenue to £105.6m for the first half of its 2025 financial year, reflecting a subdued …

FTSE 250 healthcare real estate investment trust Assura has rejected a takeover offer worth more than £1.5m – the fourth such deal it has turned down in the last six …

Brits have become too cautious, and business is suffering because of it. It’s time for us all to embrace risk, writes the City of London Corporation’s Chris Hayward The UK …

Around six pubs shut their doors for good every week last year, resulting in around 4,500 job losses, according to industry figures. The British Beer and Pub Association warned that …

Banks have been given a boost after new data predicted borrowing growth would rise throughout 2025.  After the Bank of England slashed interest rates three times in the last six …