For the first time since the number of job vacancies were recorded in 2001, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that they topped 1 million in August 2021. Despite much speculation that it would be unemployment figures that would peak at this point, following the pandemic and the winding down of the furlough […]
In the third post in our mini-series looking at what changes Brexit will bring, we consider the idea of owning property and living overseas and how that may be impacted post Brexit. There has been much discussion about the significant number of UK nationals that own property in the EU and what will happen to […]
In the second in our mini series about life after Brexit, we look at travel, both for tourism and business after 31st December 2020. We are edging ever closer to the point at which we will know whether a comprehensive deal has been agreed between the UK and EU to cover us from the end […]
In this short series of blog posts, we are going to consider what is known to be or likely to be changing after the end of the Brexit transition period on 31st December 2020. Whilst a trade deal remains a possibility, it may not include all of the elements we will be featuring and even […]
Long awaited, and in the end overtaken by global events, new Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first budget on Wednesday 11th March 2020. Just weeks in to the top job, and with Coronavirus requiring him to think on his feet, it was hardly a relaxed period of planning for Mr Sunak. The Chancellor certainly ensured […]
In considering what 2020 holds for our clients and business in general, this has to be written with a general election outcome caveat. Economic analysts are beginning to upgrade their economic forecasts for the country for 2020 which is good news. However, these upgrades are partly based on the spending pledges of the main Political […]
We have recently noticed a trend in feedback when speaking to clients and other local businesses, with both groups suggesting that recruitment is becoming increasingly difficult. In particular, we are repeatedly hearing of a dearth of workers from across Europe, most notably Eastern Europe. But despite the ongoing Brexit saga, employers do not believe this […]
You would be forgiven for having missed the fact that the Chancellor delivered his Spring Statement on Wednesday 13th March. Hidden deep beneath the Brexit debate and seemingly endless votes, the Chancellor stood up and delivered his regular update on the economy. Historically the budget was delivered in March and the statement was saved for […]
As he delivered the Budget 2018, Philip Hammond joked that he had avoided giving his speech on Halloween night itself because it would have been simply too tempting for the caption writers, and had avoided Christmas because he did not want to appear in cartoons disguised as Santa Claus. Even so, he was determined to […]
The Government has published a series of technical Brexit notices about what would happen in the event of no Brexit deal being agreed. For businesses, these are likely to be the most useful pieces of information published to date regarding preparation for Brexit. Whilst the Brexit notices consider the worst possible outcome, if they are […]
Every time I turn on the TV or open up a newspaper, headlines are still dominated with two of 2016’s biggest controversies – Trump and Brexit. From Donald’s latest race rant to the next MP fighting against Brexit plans, it feels like we’ve not heard about much else in recent months. But don’t let these […]
In recent years, I have taken the chance over the Christmas break to sit and consider the factors most likely to impact our clients over the year ahead. I do not profess to be a commentator nor economic forecaster, although even they missed most of the big events of 2016; but I do think it […]