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How will building 300,000 new homes a year affect the UK’s housebuilders?

August 27, 2024

Within a week of its election in early July 2024, the new government was shouting from the rooftops about its ambitious plans to address the […]

What is really going on with corporate insolvencies?

The corporate insolvency statistics for July 2024 published by the Insolvency Service showed that it was another worryingly busy month for business failures, although it […]

Having the right forensic accounting expert on your side

August 16, 2024

The threat of litigation in a commercial dispute can be a daunting prospect. Getting a high-quality, experienced forensic accounting Expert with relevant experience and knowledge […]

August 2024 economic and business overview

Does the new government necessarily herald a new economic era?  There has certainly been a change of tone, even if it seems rather more difficult […]

How cross-border insolvency works in practice

Decades of increasing globalisation and the dominance of ever more complicated multi-national corporate groups have meant that even quite small and otherwise straightforward UK businesses […]

How is the hotel industry being forced to change?

According to a 2024 Bismart report the global hospitality market is on track for remarkable expansion in the next three years, projected to reach $1,063 […]

Staffing challenges in the hotel industry

Unfortunately, there is a maddening lack of meaningful sub-analysis of employment data for the hospitality sector, but there’s little doubt that the hotel industry has […]

What does a new Labour government mean for business?

July 18, 2024

Thursday, July 4, 2024, was not just another Independence Day for the US; it marked the end of one political era and the beginning of […]

What happens if I consult an Insolvency Practitioner?

There are so many misconceptions about talking to IPs about a business’s problems that it’s hard to know where to start with de-mystifying the process. […]

Why do insolvency regimes differ so much around the world?

Trade has grown increasingly global in recent decades, generating greater volumes of cross-border issues. Some of these inevitably need resolving through some form of restructuring […]