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Autumn Budget 2026: what it could mean for business finance and borrowing
The Autumn Budget 2026 will be delivered on Wednesday 28 October 2026. Nothing in it is confirmed until the Chancellor speaks, and most of what you…
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SME lending at a post-pandemic high: what the UK Finance figures mean for you
UK Finance figures show lending to small and medium-sized businesses is at its highest level since the pandemic. Gross SME…
NACFB Commercial Lender Awards 2026 shortlist: where lenders are active
The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has published the shortlist for its Commercial Lender Awards…
Late payment crackdown: where the Commercial Payments Bill has got to
The Commercial Payments Bill, the government's late payment crackdown, completed its report stage in the House of Lords on 15…
Credit for small businesses tightened in Q3 2026: what the Bank of England survey found
The Bank of England's Credit Conditions Survey, published on 8 October 2026, found that lenders reduced the availability of…
UK construction PMI, September 2026: activity falls at the slowest rate in eight months
The UK construction PMI rose to 46.1 in September 2026 from 44.3 in August, the slowest decline in activity for eight months…
Hospitality news, October 2026: 295 pubs closed this year as the sector looks to the Budget
Hospitality goes into the 28 October Budget under pressure. The British Beer & Pub Association says 295 pubs closed permanently…
UK tech funding, Q3 2026: record VC fundraising, but early-stage money is scarce
UK venture capital funds raised a record $6.9 billion in the third quarter of 2026, according to HSBC Innovation Banking UK and…
Company insolvencies in August 2026: what the figures mean for your cash flow
The Insolvency Service recorded 1,946 company insolvencies in England and Wales in August 2026, 1% more than in July and 3%…
Bank Rate held at 3.75%: what the September decision means for business loans
The Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75% on 17 September 2026, by six votes to three, with three members voting to raise it…
KPMG and REC Report on Jobs, October 2026: permanent placements rise for a second month
Permanent placements rose for a second month running in September 2026, at the strongest pace in four years, according to the…
Adult social care workforce, 2026: vacancies fall to a decade low but growth slows
Vacancies in adult social care in England fell to around 96,000, their lowest level in a decade, according to the Skills for…
Hair and beauty salons call for a 10% VAT rate ahead of the Budget
Around 2,000 salon owners and workers have signed an open letter asking for VAT on hair and beauty services to be halved to 10%…
UK manufacturing, September 2026: PMI rises to 51.9 as costs climb
The UK manufacturing PMI rose to 51.9 in September 2026 from 51.7 in August, showing factory activity still growing, with new…
Diesel prices, autumn 2026: hauliers squeezed as fuel nears a record high
The average price of diesel reached 198.32p a litre on 25 September 2026, just short of the all-time high of 199.09p, according…
New car registrations, September 2026: the strongest September since 2017
UK new car registrations rose 12.1% to 350,518 in September 2026, the strongest September since 2017, according to preliminary…
Online retail sales, autumn 2026: online share rises to 28.8% of spending
The share of UK retail spending made online rose to 28.8% in August 2026, up from 28.4% in July, the Office for National…
Retail sales, September 2026: growth slows to 1.3% as shoppers wait for the Budget
UK retail sales rose by 1.3% year on year in September 2026, down from 2.3% growth a year earlier, according to the BRC-KPMG…
Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026: window 2 opens with £233 million
The second application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) opened on 22 September with £233 million of…
NHS dentistry, autumn 2026: most dentists expect to cut NHS work after the contract changes
Nearly two thirds of dentists in England (63%) expect to reduce their NHS work after this year's contract changes, and just 1%…
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