With the latest stage of lockdown restrictions being eased, economists and forecasters are predicting UK consumer spending will help to boost the recovery. The backdrop to the prediction is the record level of personal savings that UK households have squirrelled away during the pandemic. With opportunities to spend restricted, records have been set and broken […]
People working from home are being warned about the risk of invalidating their home insurance. With the stay-at-home order issued in March 2020, two subsequent national lockdowns and government guidance still recommending people work from home wherever possible, the number of people making adaptations to residential properties to create a long-term workspace is on the […]
Reports show an increase in the number of co-operatives having been established in 2020/21 as businesses search for recovery solutions. Faced with cancelled orders, falling sales and a lack of wholesale trade opportunities, hundreds of smaller enterprises were staring down a bleak future when the Covid pandemic took hold in Spring 2020. Whilst many took […]