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· 6 expert responses
Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays
Tourist tax, but not for tourism: England levy lacks safeguards used elsewhere
England's proposed Overnight Visitor Levy could allow local authorities to impose a percentage-based tax on overnight stays without a national cap or a requirement to reinvest the proceeds in tourism. That differs from…
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- scrapstampduty
- Bitcoin
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- corporation tax
- wills
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- Meme coins
- tax avoidance
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- business wellbeing
- FCA
- pensioners
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- mortgage network
- purpose-led business
- silver
- Ethical Investing
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- corporate events
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- derivatives
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- HMRC
- airport queues
- Grants
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- office space
- Personal Independence Payments
- Power of Attorney
- welfare
- AML
- bad driving
- bad parking
- beauty spots
- benefits
- council workers
- Cruises
- Fractional CFO
- Fractional CMO
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- hotels
- management consulting
- nightmare flights
- office rentals
- pawnbroker
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- catering
- events gone wrong
- nightmare holidays
- Property118
- road rage
- hotel nightmares
- pot holes
- terrifying landings
· 5 expert responses
Source: Mark Alexander, Property118.com
L&G’s reported two-year landlord licensing gap: could tenants really reclaim £15m?
BREAKING NEWS L&G could be facing civil penalties and rent repayment orders of up to £15million on just one of their many build-to-rent developments. I completed a Deep Dive into what is known so far here:…
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- local authorities
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- commercial property
- development finance
- landlords
- rental market
- scrapstampduty
- property management
- property law
- holiday lets
- property porn
- business rates
- planning
- rip-off landlords
- commercial office space
- council fails
- office working
- surveying
- office leasing
- office space
- council workers
- office rentals
- Property118
- pot holes
· 5 expert responses
Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays
Mansion Tax Loophole? Could £2m+ Holiday Lets Escape the New Surcharge?
The Government’s proposed High Value Council Tax Surcharge (dubbed the Mansion Tax) will apply from April 2028 to owners of residential properties in England valued at £2 million or more. However, the current…
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- expat mortgages
- wealth management
- foreign national mortgages
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- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- personal tax
- SME finance
- financial health
- tax tips
- inheritance tax
- accountancy
- business tips
- savings
- accounting
- money saving tips
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- money tips
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- corporation tax
- wills
- Meme coins
- start-up
- commercial finance
- money hacks
- tax avoidance
- financial scams
- business bullshit
- corporate governance
- IHT
- Business insurance
- business wellbeing
- debt
- FCA
- NMI
- pensioners
- business rates
- mortgage network
- purpose-led business
- silver
- Ethical Investing
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- probate
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- trading
- Consumer Duty
- debt issues
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- metals
- social enterprise
- Bad Banking
- corporate events
- council fails
- derivatives
- Estate Planning
- Fractional service provider
- Risk management
- CFDs
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- HMRC
- invoice finance
- airport queues
- cool homes
- Grants
- Options
- quirky homes
- risk
- supply chains
- Trusts
- counterfeit
- crowdfunding
- logistics
- Personal Independence Payments
- Power of Attorney
- remote homes
- welfare
- AML
- bad driving
- bad parking
- beauty spots
- benefits
- council workers
- Cruises
- Fractional CFO
- Fractional CMO
- Fractional consulting
- hotels
- management consulting
- nightmare flights
- pawnbroker
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- catering
- events gone wrong
- nightmare holidays
- road rage
- furniture
- hotel nightmares
- payin30days
- pot holes
- terrifying landings
· 4 expert responses
Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training
The 999 Service That Runs On Goodwill Is Running Out Of Volunteers
July 2026 was the busiest month on record for wildfires, with fire crews across England and Wales tackling 393 in a single month and more than 716 so far this year, per the National Fire Chiefs Council . Outdoor fires…
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- community
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- small business
- Business finance
- SME finance
- business tips
- start-up
- workplace culture
- business bullshit
- corporate governance
- business wellbeing
- business rates
- employee rights
- purpose-led business
- employment law
- workplace stress
- community interest company
- employer rights
- social enterprise
- broken society
- council fails
- culture
- Fractional service provider
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- Parental leave
- councils
- crowdfunding
- local heroes
- Paternity leave
- social norms
- council workers
- events
- Maternity leave
- pub closures
- culture wars
- independent pubs
- pubs
- WDN
- bars
- locakl authorities
- payin30days
- pot holes
· 5 expert responses
Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training
Last Orders: A Green MP Asked About The Booze. Westminster Laughed In Her Face.
Stand up in your own workplace and ask why the senior team are drinking between big decisions, and you'd expect, at the very least, a polite answer. Hannah Spencer tried it in hers. They laughed at her. The Green MP…
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- law
- independent business
- independent business
- crypto
- bad business practice
- human resources
- human resources
- recruitment
- innovation
- artisan
- corporate guff
- local authorities
- Alcohol
- headhunting
- maritime
- Networks
- bridging finance
- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- wealth management
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- SME finance
- jobs market
- savings
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property law
- wills
- Meme coins
- Brand management
- workplace culture
- financial scams
- corporate governance
- Business insurance
- business wellbeing
- FCA
- pensioners
- UK politics
- business rates
- employee rights
- purpose-led business
- silver
- employment law
- Ethical Investing
- financial crime
- probate
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- job hunting
- workplace stress
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- employer rights
- Geopolitics
- metals
- social enterprise
- underpaid jobs
- Bad Banking
- commercial law
- council fails
- derivatives
- Estate Planning
- family law
- Fractional service provider
- Risk management
- bad job ads
- CFDs
- climate change
- divorce law
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- HMRC
- Parental leave
- Reputation management
- working wage
- Alcoholic beverages
- decarbonisation
- Fake reviews
- Grants
- International politics
- job ads
- Options
- risk
- Trusts
- WFH
- criminal law
- Labour Party
- patent law
- Paternity leave
- Personal Independence Payments
- Power of Attorney
- welfare
- yachts
- AML
- benefits
- boats
- CMA
- Conservative Party
- council workers
- European politics
- fishing
- human rights
- international law
- Maternity leave
- pawnbroker
- politicians
- recycling
- sailing
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- confrontations
- Liberal Democrats
- Marxism
- politicians spotted
- powerboats
- real ale
- sewage
- upcycling
- vodka
- whisky
- gin
- jet skis
- lager
- pot holes
· 5 expert responses
Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training
Any other employer would call this an onboarding failure. Why should this be different?
Reform councillors at Kirklees Council this week admitted in the chamber they didn't understand standing orders, the council constitution or what an amendment even was. One councillor suggested it would be…
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- SME finance
- jobs market
- workplace culture
- corporate governance
- business wellbeing
- UK politics
- business rates
- employee rights
- purpose-led business
- employment law
- job hunting
- workplace stress
- community interest company
- employer rights
- social enterprise
- underpaid jobs
- council fails
- Fractional service provider
- bad job ads
- big business bullying tactics
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- Parental leave
- working wage
- job ads
- WFH
- late payments
- Paternity leave
- council workers
- Maternity leave
- pot holes
· 3 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
Digital ID legislation arrives before the People's Panel finishes. What does the evidence say about cost, security and scope?
Today's King's Speech included the Digital Access to Services Bill , giving the government legal powers to create, issue and verify a national digital ID through the GOV.UK app. “My Ministers will also proceed with the…
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- business
- management
- management
- technology
- law
- tax
- independent business
- bad business practice
- human resources
- innovation
- innovation
- artisan
- consumer rights
- corporate guff
- local authorities
- society
- headhunting
- NHS
- AI
- AI
- Business finance
- personal tax
- SME finance
- tax tips
- inheritance tax
- accountancy
- accounting
- cyber security
- machine learning
- corporation tax
- OpenAI
- property law
- Brand management
- tax avoidance
- Banking technology
- ChatGPT
- corporate governance
- IHT
- business wellbeing
- digital privacy
- software
- UK politics
- bank issues
- business rates
- purpose-led business
- hacking
- tax evasion
- online privacy
- community interest company
- Geopolitics
- social enterprise
- Big Data
- broken society
- commercial law
- consumer scams
- council fails
- culture
- family law
- Fractional service provider
- IT support
- divorce law
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- hacked
- IT
- Reputation management
- Fake reviews
- fraud
- International politics
- Managed IT services
- Apple
- criminal law
- Labour Party
- Microsoft
- open source
- operations
- patent law
- rip-offs
- social norms
- CMA
- Conservative Party
- council workers
- European politics
- GPs
- holiday nightmares
- human rights
- international law
- mobile phones
- politicians
- confrontations
- culture wars
- dentists
- hardware
- Liberal Democrats
- Marxism
- politicians spotted
- A&E
- dental nightmares
- pot holes
- wait times
- waiting times
· 6 expert responses
Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays
Holiday Tax Backlash Grows as New Poll Warns Britons Could Cut UK Breaks
A proposed UK holiday tax is coming under increasing political and public pressure following new polling suggesting it could reduce domestic tourism, cost jobs and damage coastal economies. The research, commissioned by…
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- bridging finance
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- residential property
- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- commercial property
- wealth management
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- economics
- forex
- landlords
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- SME finance
- financial health
- savings
- rental market
- money saving tips
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- money tips
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property management
- wills
- holiday lets
- Meme coins
- money hacks
- financial scams
- corporate governance
- property porn
- Business insurance
- business wellbeing
- debt
- FCA
- pensioners
- business rates
- purpose-led business
- silver
- Ethical Investing
- financial crime
- probate
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- debt issues
- planning
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- metals
- rip-off landlords
- social enterprise
- Bad Banking
- commercial office space
- corporate events
- council fails
- derivatives
- Fractional service provider
- office working
- Risk management
- surveying
- CFDs
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- HMRC
- airport queues
- Grants
- Options
- risk
- supply chains
- logistics
- office leasing
- office space
- Personal Independence Payments
- welfare
- AML
- bad driving
- bad parking
- beauty spots
- benefits
- council workers
- Cruises
- hotels
- nightmare flights
- office rentals
- pawnbroker
- Spreadbetting
- universal credit
- walking
- catering
- events gone wrong
- nightmare holidays
- road rage
- time out
- WDN
- hotel nightmares
- pot holes
- rambling
- terrifying landings
· 3 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
One AI data centre will produce 23 atomic bombs worth of heat a day, physics professor claims
AN ENORMOUS new AI data centre that has been approved would dump the heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs per day into the environment, a physics professor has claimed. The Stratos Project would be three times the size of…
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- independent business
- bad business practice
- human resources
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- industries
- society
- headhunting
- nature
- land management
- weather
- science
- AI
- Business finance
- SME finance
- corporate governance
- business wellbeing
- bank issues
- business rates
- purpose-led business
- construction
- manufacturing
- property damage
- community interest company
- social enterprise
- broken society
- consumer scams
- council fails
- culture
- Fractional service provider
- climate change
- engineering
- ESG
- Fair Work Agency
- hacked
- services
- decarbonisation
- fraud
- telecoms
- oceans
- physics
- rip-offs
- social norms
- astrophysics
- biology
- council workers
- fallen trees
- holiday nightmares
- mobile
- recycling
- rough seas
- scientific research
- sunrises
- sunsets
- chemistry
- culture wars
- extreme weather
- floods
- life sciences
- pharmaceuticals
- sewage
- upcycling
- WDN
- earthquakes
- pot holes
- semiconductors
· 10 expert responses
Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays
Backing or Breaking SMEs? Labour’s Messaging Meets Reality
Labour has launched a full-blown social media blitz claiming “Labour is backing small businesses.” Rachel Reeves has echoed the line on LinkedIn, while Keir Starmer insists that “small businesses are the beating heart…
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- business
- financial services
- property
- HR
- mortgages
- mortgages
- marketing & media
- entrepreneurship
- management
- management
- insurance
- insurance
- law
- hospitality
- money
- independent business
- independent business
- crypto
- crypto
- health and fitness
- bad business practice
- bad business practice
- human resources
- recruitment
- education
- innovation
- innovation
- artisan
- consumer rights
- charity
- corporate guff
- corporate guff
- Communities
- journalism
- local authorities
- crime
- industries
- Academia
- Alcohol
- headhunting
- breakdowns
- land management
- farming
- NHS
- cattle farming
- bridging finance
- House prices
- Housing market
- residential property
- Financial Advice
- investments
- property finance
- financial planning
- equity release
- pensions
- Macroeconomics
- small business
- commercial property
- expat mortgages
- wealth management
- AI
- foreign national mortgages
- life insurance
- Business finance
- wealth manager
- equities
- digital marketing
- economics
- forex
- Social media
- landlords
- Critical Illness Cover
- IFA
- impact investing
- SME finance
- financial health
- business tips
- jobs market
- savings
- rental market
- SEO
- money saving tips
- Bitcoin
- money coach
- money tips
- bonds
- Fintech
- gold
- property management
- property law
- wills
- advertising
- holiday lets
- Meme coins
- start-up
- media
- money hacks
- workplace culture
- financial scams
- business bullshit
- business bullshit
- corporate governance
- property porn
- business wellbeing
- debt
- FCA
- pensioners
- sales
- UK politics
- bank issues
- business rates
- employee rights
- online
- purpose-led business
- silver
- construction
- employment law
- financial crime
- manufacturing
- probate
- trading
- Consumer Duty
- Copywriting
- debt issues
- job hunting
- news
- planning
- workplace stress
- Anti-money laundering
- community interest company
- employer rights
- Geopolitics
- metals
- rip-off landlords
- social enterprise
- underpaid jobs
- agritech
- Bad Banking
- bad schools
- commercial law
- consumer scams
- corporate events
- council fails
- derivatives
- family law
- Google Ads
- PPC
- Risk management
- bad job ads
- CFDs
- customer service
- divorce law
- engineering
- ESG
- hacked
- HMRC
- services
- TikTok
- working wage
- Alcoholic beverages
- fraud
- Grants
- International politics
- job ads
- local journalism
- Options
- pr fails
- risk
- teaching
- telecoms
- aeroponics
- bad teaching
- criminal law
- crowdfunding
- fundraising
- Labour Party
- operations
- patent law
- Personal Independence Payments
- PR garbage
- rip-offs
- TV
- welfare
- AML
- benefits
- Conservative Party
- council workers
- donations
- European politics
- factually incorrect
- GPs
- holiday nightmares
- hotels
- human rights
- international law
- mobile
- pawnbroker
- politicians
- radio
- Spreadbetting
- third sector
- universal credit
- verticulture
- catering
- confrontations
- dentists
- events gone wrong
- Liberal Democrats
- life sciences
- Marxism
- pharmaceuticals
- politicians spotted
- real ale
- tip-off
- vodka
- WDN
- whisky
- A&E
- dental nightmares
- Ethereum
- gin
- glaring typos
- hotel nightmares
- lager
- payin30days
- pot holes
- semiconductors
- wait times
- waiting times
· 5 expert responses
Rental affordability getting worse in England: "Many are in an impossible position"
Rental affordability is getting worse in England with property experts saying “many are in an impossible position”. In 2024, private renters on an average household income could expect to spend 36.3% of their income on…
- property
- mortgages
- home
- local authorities
- land management
- House prices
- Housing market
- Housing market
- residential property
- commercial property
- landlords
- rental market
- rental market
- property management
- property porn
- business rates
- planning
- rip-off landlords
- council fails
- cool homes
- quirky homes
- remote homes
- council workers
- furniture
- pot holes