Small Business

Do I need an import licence?

By Paula Bellamy on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Import licenses are...

3 Ways Small Businesses Can Encourage Customer Reviews

The 2021 holiday shopping season is underway and for many businesses this means emphasizing best practices in customer satisfaction. As...

FCA confirms fee increase proposal

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that it wants to up its minimum fee for the cost of regulation...

Leasehold Reform Bill passes Commons unopposed

The Leasehold Reform Bill, which looks to restrict ground rents on newly created long residential leases to one peppercorn per...

Do I Have To Make A Down Payment On An FHA Mortgage?

One variation of a commonly asked question about FHA home loans is, “Do I have to make a down payment...

Knowledge Bank’s 12 days of Christmas returns for fourth year

Knowledge Bank is bringing back its ‘Twelve days of Christmas’ campaign this December, following its immense popularity in previous years....

FCA plans to increase minimum fee for cost of regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out plans to increase the fees financial services firms pay to cover the...

Real mortgage prisoner number may be double FCA figure: Hargreaves Lansdown

The true number of mortgage prisoners may be up to 100,000 – vastly more than official figures – says Hargraves...

Head to Head: Will a base rate rise slow the housing market?

Dominik Lipnicki Unlike during the 2008/09 economic crash, the UK housing market has remained strong throughout the pandemic, and I...

The graduate job market – advice for current students

Anne Wilson, Head of Careers at the University of Warwick, reports from an Institute of Student Employers event on the...

Metro improves BTL offering; joins MBT

Metro Bank has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let (BTL) product line, including upping the maximum LTV and...

Combine Love of the Earth with Smart Banking

Many well-known banks fund the use of fossil fuels, causing extensive environmental problems. You may choose one of these banks...