UKALA is urging letting agents to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes (for buy-to-let landlord taxation) to be scrapped. Launched by Simon Foster, a Midlands-based landlord, the petition calls on the Government to enable landlords to offset all the running costs against their tax, as they were able to do up until 2015. Tim Clark, Chairman of UKALA says: “This is merely a reversal to a situation, before 2015, where landlords could offset all the costs of running their business, including mortgage interest. This is perfectly acceptable in any other business. It seems unreasonable to treat…
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Often in the lives of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, there is a pivotal moment when a decision was made that sets them on a particular trajectory. Javad Marandi is certain when that moment came for him. Marandi is synonymous with investments in high-end, exclusive fashion brands such as Anya Hindmarch and Emilia Wickstead. He’s also the owner of Soho Farmhouse in the Cotswolds, the Soho House Group’s country hotel and club that is a firm favourite of A-listers including the Beckhams and Adele. The British entrepreneur believes his life could have been very different if he hadn’t heeded the…
Marketing and Business Transformation consultancy Chesamel announced on Monday their partnership with the Corporate Governance Institute (CGI), the leading provider of corporate governance education. The partnership will provide access to university-recognised diplomas in corporate governance and ESG (Environment, social, governance) and a comprehensive set of certificate courses to navigate the complex and ever-changing corporate governance landscape. From developing and implementing effective governance structures to providing training and education on best practices, Chesamel and CGI will work together to deliver specialist change management. The partnership will provide access to CGI’s extensive research and educational resources*, giving a 360-degree insight into the…
New research shows Gen Z are leading the charge on London’s revival Four and five-day weeks in the office are on the cards for Gen Z as over half plan to increase their office attendance in 2023 Premium London experiences are a major draw for the generation as over four fifths choose high-quality and more expensive places when they go out Gen Z are leading the charge on London’s revival, as they head back into the office and look for premium experiences in the city, new research reveals. Return to a working week According to the study of 2,000 London…
SWIFT will begin the migration of its cross-border payments system onto the new ISO 20022 standard on 20 March 2023. FXC Intelligence has published a report detailing everything payment professionals need to know about the ISO 20022 standard and what the transition means for cross-border payments. The migration is no easy feat and although there could be real benefits to cross-border payments, there is a risk that the benefits will take longer to materialise if financial institutions de-prioritise what is looking to be a complex and long road ahead. After numerous delays, 20 March will see SWIFT finally beginning the…
Black Culture Market, a social enterprise that celebrates black culture and commerce, has beat over 1100 other small businesses to win Simply Business’ ‘Win a Billboard’ competition, which gives one lucky small business free design and advertising space in their home region. The competition, run by one of the UK’s leading small business insurance providers Simply Business, was launched to give UK small businesses a helping hand in the face of wider economic challenges. Simply Business have bespoke designed and paid for the billboard to be installed. Black Culture Market is a social enterprise that celebrates black culture and commerce.…
Influencer marketing on social media has become essential for multiple brands in recent years. According to the numbers presented by SafeBettingSites.com, the Spanish fashion brand Zara (besides Instagram itself) was the most popular among Instagram influencers in 2022. Overall, Zara was mentioned by 664,000 Instagram influencers past year. Shein Second Most Popular With Mentions From 57.2k Influencers Influencer marketing is still in its early stage, but it has become highly crucial to some industries. However, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that social media influencer marketing is more critical to some brands than others. Generally, fashion and tech brands benefit most…
Over a quarter of Brits (27%) now more likely to discuss their final wishes and funeral plans than they were before the pandemic Remember A Charity’s new research reveals that 21% of Brits are more likely to support charitable causes and 19% want to leave the world a better place, since covid Further research of charity givers aged 40+ finds almost three in 10 of those with a will say they’ve included a charitable gift Over half (58%) are unaware that leaving a gift to charity could reduce the amount of inheritance tax Gifts in wills raise over £3.5 billion…
Are you itching to put your money into an investment? You’re not the only one. It turns out that many people want to protect their future and that means not having to worry about money issues ever again. instead of continuously making poor financial choices, you can start saving and start investing. Buying an expensive watch will only bring you temporary happiness. Sure, you will show it off, you will get compliments, but at the end of the day it’s just a watch. You also have the option of selling it, but it will be for a much lower price…
Those pictures of you skydiving and wheeling your motorcycle look cool on Instagram, but mean you’re also leaving behind a digital footprint. The more data you put out into the world, the more data there is to be used during the insurance risk assessment process. Did you know that your insurance needs are constantly changing based on what you post to social media and other consumer behaviors? Lê Nguyễn, Marketing Manager at Insurance Technology Zelros says, “Today’s insurance companies are able to leverage data across from a variety of sources, including lifestyle changes via social media, medical records and more…
