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Builders Merchants Federation supports Family Business UK
The trade association backs cross-industry campaign calling for formal consultation on Inheritance Ta
UK businesses cutting staff at fastest rate since 2021 after…
UK businesses are cutting staff numbers at the fastest rate since the global financial crisis, according to a closely watched business survey blaming the govern
Risk to renters as buy-to-let lending predicted to fall
People stuck renting when they want to buy a first home may be offered some hope in the latest forecasts.Falls in mortgage rates and rising wages improved affor
UK remains world’s largest net exporter of financial services, new…
With a trade surplus of £92.2bn, the UK remains the largest net exporter of financial services globally – larger than S
UK private sector employment shrinks at fastest pace since 2021
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK employment myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.UK private sector employment contracted at th
Royal Mail remains based in UK in deal to bolster…
Business Secretary reaches agreement with Royal Mail’s prospective new owners after in latest example of government working hand in hand with private
UK businesses risk disruption as PSTN switch-off approaches | Computer…
Critical systems such as payment processing, CCTV, security devices and internet of things (IoT) solutions, as well as voice services, are at risk of disr
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky approved
The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been approved by the government. Mr Kretinsky's company EP Group will buy the pos
Jonathan Keane appointed as UK strategy and consulting head for…
Accenture has appointed Jonathan Keane as the head of its strategy and consulting business across the UK, Irelan
UK to compensate developers if £8bn gas plant project is…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The UK government has agreed to compensate develo
Voters broadly accept Reeves’s £40bn of tax rises, research shows
Voters have broadly accepted that the £40bn in tax rises in Rachel Reeves’s first budget are “necessary” to improve public services, despite the majority
India, UK business booms on hopes of a big deal…
Business between the UK and India has boomed this year as firms in both countries anticipate their governments will be able to seal a free trade agreement, HSBC
