The End of a Cornerstone — What Cutting BPR and APR Means for the UK Economy
The decision to start a business does not rest with this specific tax relief, however and what is completely bad for the UK, the decision to CONTINUE a business rest entirely on protecting this concept. A businessperson starts a company with the belief that they may have a project to support them and find during […]
Britain’s Demographic Turning Point Was Built into Its Housing Policy
Britain is approaching a demographic watershed. As the Resolution Foundation warns, deaths are poised to exceed births for the first time outside exceptional years, driven overwhelmingly by collapsing fertility rather than rising mortality. The UK’s total fertility rate has fallen to around 1.4 children per woman—far below the replacement level of 2.1 and less than […]
Inspire to Aspire
A growing number of GCSE pupils are still failing to pass English and Maths despite a slight rise in top grades, continuing a trend since the pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of teenagers received their GCSE results on Thursday 21st of August 2025, which overall showed a slight rise in top grades across England, Wales and […]
Taxing Times
Today there is a genuine concern that our benefits claimant’s volume is increasing considerably, and we believe that there is a range of reasons why this situation exists. There is always a need for taxation to deliver a range of public services and today there are many services delivered by government. The population that works […]
We Can Save the World
As someone who lost both of my wonderful parents to Cancer and consequently has been proud to support the development work in these sciences in Stevenage, I am today mindful of the developments of personalised vaccinations to cure this significant disease. A company based in Hertfordshire has advised me that they now have the technology […]
When Brexit Became Braccess
As Donald Trump unveils what looks like a permanent set of tariffs on imports into the American market, one point is absolutely clear: Britain’s 10pc rate is now the best deal in the world and is 33.3% lower than the rate applied to the EU.
Inspire to Aspire
Businesses and the hard working people of this country has established this small island in the world. In 2020 the year of the Covid pandemic, what was the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and is now Hertfordshire Futures fully integrated into the Hertfordshire County Council created Generation Skills events the first being held in Stevenage. On […]
Business Property Relief
The recent UK Budget introduced significant changes to Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR) from Inheritance Tax. Starting April 6, 2026, the full 100% relief will be limited to the first £1 million of combined agricultural and business property. For property values exceeding this threshold, the relief rate will decrease to 50%. […]
Economic uncertainty as an entire generation gets set to quit
The UK is facing a ticking time bomb as an entire generation of SME owners look set to exit their industries. What should be an exciting period of change, which could see us stand on the brink of the largest generational wealth transfer in history, may well prove to be a massive body blow to […]
Where do I start with my Succession Planning?
Succession planning is somethings everyone should have in place for their business. At some point, we all need to hand it over to someone else. The question is, will you be ready?