Tax

Self-employed hit with interest rate hike on overdue tax bills

HMRC imposes 7.5% interest rate on overdue self-employed tax bills from Monday, July 31

Business management

Preparing for the interest rate rise as a small business

The Bank of England has finally raised rates to half a per cent, from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. Here, we look at the implications for small businesses.

Legal advice

How small businesses can prepare for a hike in interest rates

Rising interest rates are often a sign of economic change in a country, we take a look at how businesses can prepare for the hike.

Small Business Banking

Negative interest rates: Concern over charge for business deposits

Amid warnings from Natwest that businesses might have to pay to hold cash, we look at the implication of negative interest rates in the SME community.

Blog

The interest rate swap fiasco

Andrew Brown, partner at London and Cardiff-based law firm Capital Law, discusses the legal ramifications of the sale of controversial derivatives which has put thousands of small businesses at risk.

Small Business Banking

BCC: Bank of England must cut rates

The longer the Bank of England takes to cut rates, the worse the economic situation will be, according to the British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC's) quarterly economic forecast.