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Delivery Driver Tax Rebate: Mileage, Phone, and Expenses You Can Claim
Whether you deliver parcels for Amazon Flex, food for Deliveroo, or packages for DPD, you could be missing out on a delivery driver tax rebate worth hundreds of pounds. Delivery driver tax rebate claims allow you to get tax relief on mileage, phone costs, vehicle maintenance, and other work-related expenses, but most drivers never claim.…
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Getting To Know You: James Doyle, Managing Director of Endeavour Group
We sit down with James Doyle, Managing Director of Endeavour Group, a building safety consultancy and training provider supporting duty holders responsible for some of the UK’s most complex and high-risk buildings. Based in the North West and operating nationally, Endeavour Group brings an evidence-led, engineering discipline to the built environment as regulatory scrutiny continues…
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Nine in 10 high-risk pension funds fail to beat FTSE 100 over five years
Nearly nine in 10 higher-risk pension funds have failed to match the performance of the FTSE 100 over the past five years, according to new analysis that raises fresh concerns about retirement outcomes for millions of savers. Research by Investing Insiders examined almost 13,000 personal and workplace pension funds holding more than £1tn in assets…
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Youth unemployment hits 11-year high as rate cut expectations build
Youth unemployment has surged to its highest level in more than a decade, raising fears of a “lost generation” and intensifying expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates next month. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in the three months to December 2025, the unemployment rate among 16 to…
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Household energy bills set to fall by £117 from April
Household energy bills are forecast to fall by around £117 from April, as government policy changes outweigh modest increases in wholesale prices. Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight predicts that the Ofgem price cap will drop 7 per cent to £1,641 a year for a typical dual-fuel household when it is reset on 1 April. The forecast…
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Virgin Media O2 owners strike £2bn deal for Netomnia in fibre consolidation push
The owners of Virgin Media O2 have agreed a £2bn takeover of challenger fibre network Netomnia, marking a significant step towards consolidation in Britain’s crowded broadband market. Liberty Global and Telefónica, alongside InfraVia Capital through their Nexfibre joint venture, will acquire Netomnia, currently the UK’s second-largest alternative network provider. The deal will expand Nexfibre’s footprint…
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Small businesses warn of April ‘perfect storm’ as costs surge
Small businesses are bracing for what they describe as an “unprecedented cost crunch” in April, with more than a third warning they may shut down or scale back operations as a raft of higher expenses take effect. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has written to Rachel Reeves warning that the cumulative impact of rising…
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Tax After Bereavement: Dealing With a Deceased Person’s Tax Affairs
Dealing with tax after bereavement is one of the many difficult tasks that falls to family members or executors when someone dies. Understanding the tax after bereavement process can help you navigate HMRC requirements during an already overwhelming time. Even if the deceased had straightforward finances, there are tax after bereavement steps you must take.…
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Luxury brands urged to protect margins as profits slide
Profit margins at the world’s largest luxury goods companies have almost halved in just three years, prompting calls for more disciplined cost management that preserves brand equity while restoring profitability. Research from supply chain consultancy Inverto, part of Boston Consulting Group, shows that the average operating margin across the 20 biggest luxury groups has fallen…