OPINION Great Britain needs a consumer spending barometer we can all relate to (and afford) Did you know that The Bank of England uses transactions from coffee chain Pret a Manger to gauge consumer spending and economic activity? “Pret” as it is commonly referred to, is used as an economic indicator because it has a […]

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A spike in conditional selling, whereby estate agents pressure and insinuate that buyers will have a better chance of landing a property from a vendor if they are “financially verified” in-house, means independent workers must be able spot when they are being unlawfully pressured. Now that many contractors have had to join umbrella companies, they […]

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PROPERTY SPECIAL REPORT Property market specialists share their expectations over what shape the UK property market will take in 2022 now that there’s talk of The Bank of England loosening mortgage criteria. Plus the latest on the Better.com Zoom call fiasco and the Purple Bricks class action suit involving self-employed estate agents. “We wrote the […]

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On the 2nd of September, the Insta villagers revolted. Ok, that’s a bit dramatic, but Instagrammers did voice their outcry when the platform was not refreshing posts, was “down” or “compromised”. Social media for some freelancers and business owners is indispensable, especially if it is the main platform for promoting or selling their products or […]

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