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                 Small businesses across the UK are still being forced to wait months for money they have already earned, with late payments contributing to an estimated 38 business failures every day. Now a new Commercial Payments Bill making its way through Parliament aims to tackle the problem by capping payment terms, banning controversial constructionContinue reading “Late payment crisis costs Britain 38 businesses every day”

                 The UK’s property sector is suffering its worst wave of business failures in more than a decade, with hundreds of firms already going bust this year and industry leaders warning that the fallout could spread far beyond real estate. Estate agents, developers, management companies and property businesses are being squeezed by high borrowingContinue reading “Property firms collapsing at fastest rate in a decade”

                 The economy may have grown by 0.7% over the past three months, but a surprise contraction in April raises a bigger question: are politicians too obsessed with GDP? Growth makes headlines and helps governments balance the books, but it doesn’t measure thriving high streets, resilient communities, business confidence or quality of life. ForContinue reading “Growth at all costs? Why GDP doesn’t tell the whole story”

                 Housebuilding crisis deepens across the UK The foundations of Britain’s construction industry are beginning to crack. New industry figures reveal the sharpest downturn in construction activity for six years, with builders cutting jobs, delaying projects and warning that rising costs are making many developments unviable. From housebuilders to subcontractors, firms across the sectorContinue reading “Building trade in freefall as confidence collapses”