In 2024, there were about 25,155 estate agency businesses registered in the UK, a 24% increase versus 2017. From 2018 (20,720 agencies) to 2023, the number grew by 20%.
The Chancellor should protect workers’ pay packets and level the playing field on how different forms of income are taxed. This would include a 2p cut in employee National Insurance (NI) offset by a 2p rise in Income Tax (IT) – in order to raise £6 billion in a Budget that will require significant tax increases, according to major new Resolution Foundation research published today (Tuesday 23 September 2025).
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will declare the UK ‘open for business’, following a £110 billion investment surge from major financial services firms in the past week alone. £3 billion investment from Revolut will create 1,000 new high-skilled jobs in the UK, including a new global headquarters in London.
The UK suffers from a finance curse. Far from being our economic jewel, the City of London has drained trillions from the economy.
Highland Council is pleased to announce that discounted parking will be in place in Fort William throughout the duration of the Royal National Mòd, which is being held in Lochaber from 10-18 October. The Royal National Mòd is the country’s biggest annual celebration of Gaelic language, music and culture, with thousands of people expected to visit Lochaber to take part and enjoy various competitions, concerts and fringe events.
New rules have been issued to all Civil Service staff networks to ensure their activities remain within the Civil Service Code. New rules issued to all Civil Service staff networks to ensure they remain impartial and represent the Civil Service.
What if the UK’s most successful industry was also its biggest curse?. The City made billions of Pounds, but did it also make the country weaker?.
Here are some updates + examples of currencies that are rising (or have recently strengthened) versus the US dollar, and the reasons behind why. Dollar Weakness: The Context.
Largest number of major infrastructure projects green-lit by the current government in the first year of a Parliament. Largest number of major infrastructure projects green-lit in the first year of a Parliament in push to ‘build, baby, build’.
Are you running the most tax-optimal director salary?. Because HMRC has quietly made some of the old salary strategies obsolete.
Border Force has seized £72 million worth of cocaine following a tense operation that risked a huge compensation bill had their search proved unsuccessful. Criminal gangs had hidden more than one tonne of deadly drugs from South America inside two industrial generators valued at £720,000.
A new programme helping Scottish companies seize the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) has been launched. Supported by nearly £1 million of Scottish Government funding, it will offer small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) a range of support – including tailored consultancy services and grants – to introduce or expand the use of AI in order to develop new products and services, grow market share and attract new investment.
Communities across Scotland will benefit from £100,000 to tackle disruptive urban gull populations. Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie will chair a summit in Inverness today bringing together local councillors, housing associations, business representatives, waste management organisations and community groups, scientific experts and NatureScot.
Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Maree Todd has underlined her unwavering commitment to continue reducing alcohol harms, as new figures show the number of alcohol-specific deaths at a five-year low. According to statistics released by National Records of Scotland (NRS), the number of alcohol-specific deaths fell by 7% to 1,185 in 2024.
TRA proposes anti-dumping duties on engine oils and hydraulic fluids from Lithuania and UAE to protect UK producers. The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has (22 September 2025) proposed a new anti-dumping measure to protect UK producers of engine oils and hydraulic fluids.
Ofgem is has confirmed the 77 projects entering the final assessment stage of a government-driven super battery support scheme. This is designed to secure investment, promote growth and stop green energy going to waste.. Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) will play a key role in Great Britain’s grid expansion, storing extra renewable energy when the weather conditions are producing more than we need, and use later when the wind is not blowing. As the UK accelerates its transition to clean power, we’re all familiar with the technologies at either end of the energy journey — from solar farms and wind turbines generating renewable power, to electric vehicle chargers and heat pumps using it. But what’s happening in the middle of that net zero journey is just as vital. Innovations in grid infrastructure and LDES are quietly transforming how we manage renewable energy.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the US Treasury Secretary establish a Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future to enhance collaboration on capital markets, digital assets and other innovative financial activities. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, welcomed US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, to Downing Street last week for a joint industry roundtable where they reaffirmed the deep and historic connection between the world’s leading financial hubs in the United Kingdom and United States.
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Something called country-by-country reporting, which I created, changed the tax world forever. It forced multinationals to reveal how much profit they were shifting into tax havens.
A massive banking collapse is coming — and the cause isn’t speculation this time. It’s climate change.
