UK Finance News

If you are thinking about starting your own business there are a few things that need to be considered in advance, many of which might not become apparent until you are in the thick of the action.
One such issue could be the facility to make payments for day-to-day items without having to draw cash from [...]

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The new UK coalition government announced today that it would focus on reducing the record deficit running at 11% GDP as a priority during their elected term.
“The deficit reduction programme takes precedence over any of the other measures in this agreement, and the speed of implementation of any measures that have a cost to the [...]

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For many of us the festive season is a time for over indulgence, be it over eating or drinking or over spending on presents for our families and loved ones. It is often our credit cards that take the brunt of the cost for the season and nothing brings on the January blues quite like [...]

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A report today from the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) is critical of UK bank’s over their reluctance to offer finance to small and medium sized businesses despite the Bank of England’s £200 billion quantitative easing programme.
The BCC say that a third of the businesses it has surveyed have reported that access to finance has [...]

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