Freelancer Lifestyle & Tales
French Chateaus for sale: turning a dream home into a business
Some French chateaus and manor houses are coming in less expensive than the average sale price of a London home, so it is worth a look. The benefit...
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'Startup Starmer': what he will do for entrepreneurs if he gets voted in as PM
Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer and The Institute of Directors (IoD) have something in common. They are both calling to put entrepreneur...
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Are Contractors now King? Uber Supreme Court judgement has wider implications for all UK freelancer rates and contracts
The 'Uber' Supreme Court case judgment Aslam & Farrar v Uber if tested wider could instigate a major shakeup of the UK's freelancer and contra...
Freelancer Finance
Challenger banks - do small business owners trust them?
Alongside self-employed and side hustlers who are estimated to contribute £125 million to the UK's economic recovery in 2021, it’s thought that sma...
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Freelancers, take a bow. You will contribute £125bn to the UK's economic recovery. But which age group is leading the way?
Self-employed workers and side hustlers are estimated to contribute £125 billion to drive the UK’s economic recovery in 2021, according to a report...
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IR35 and the government's broken equalisation argument: "Employment law doesn't cover self-employed people because they are their own boss."
Could the Treasury's argument for private-sector IR35 tax equalisation scheme of freelancers be flawed? In some ways verging on the unjust? Will ce...
Freelancer Finance
Which mortgage lenders have tightest restrictions on self-employed and contractors?
It’s becoming harder to get a mortgage if you’re self-employed, which is nothing new for those that have tried to apply for a self-employed mortgag...
Freelancer Finance
Help to Buy mortgage range launched for self-employed and contractors
The Mortgage Lender has expanded its recently launched residential range with the addition of Help to Buy in England and Wales. Initial rates, whic...
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Could your skills be adapted for the booming electric vehicle market?
The Electric vehicle (EV) market is booming. Sales are expected to reach 62 million units per year by 2050, with a total global EV stock of 700 mil...
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Latest government funding for electric vehicles and charge points - plus the latest models and prices - how to claim up to £3,350
The UK's Department for Transport has reported that it will provide funding to small businesses and those in leasehold and rented accommodation to ...
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PR and Comms salaries revealed - is it time to negotiate your pay rate and benefits?
Despite movement in salaries for in-house communications teams or agencies remaining stagnant, if you don't know how your pay and benefits package ...
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Freelancers behind this top stock's growth in 2020 (only Tesla beat it)
The economic ramifications of the pandemic drove companies to pivot to digital business models and simultaneously cut back on permanent, office-bas...
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'Mask doubling and knotting' method nearly doubles protection against COVID according to CDC research
Many of us believe we are protecting ourselves and curbing the spread of the COVID virus by wearing a mask, but new research from the global health...
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Kickstart Scheme: small businesses can now apply thanks to gateways
Kickstart Scheme axes 30-job minimum requirement Employers no longer need a minimum of 30 job placements to access the government’s Kickstart Schem...
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HMRC deferred VAT pilot scheme volunteers awarded interest-free perks - deadline to sign-up 12 February
HMRC is urging businesses that deferred VAT payable between 20 March and 30 June 2020 to participate in a pilot scheme this week to test the new pa...