economy

Bad News For The Professional Sector from tryme1 345 days old

I was a little surprised to see this news piece on Reuters over the weekend. The CBI are reporting that "Jobs, profits and trade at British accountancy, ...

Oh What Fun It Is...To Cope With The New VAT Rate from tryme1 353 days old

We've been having great fun at the office over the last couple of days, what with issuing invoices and the new VAT rate and all. The thing is - you ...

It's Capitalism, Jim, But Not As We Know It from tryme1 415 days old

One of the main tenets of 80s Thatcherism and its big brother Reaganomics was that it is 'the market that decides'. Free market capitalism has been ...

Rental Demand Increases...It's Just Paying The Actual Rent That's The Problem from tryme1 466 days old

As spin goes, this article in Property Wire does a good job of suggesting that, as the property prices fall, the increased demand for rental property ...

Bank of England Decides...Not To Make A Decision from tryme1 471 days old

Despite economic forecasts looking fairly bleak and strong arguments for both raising or lowering interest rates, The Bank of England has chosen to ...

Will Anybody Buy My Island from tryme1 545 days old

I don't know how one goes about showing someone around this type of thing, but apparently the lease on the Island of Herm (in Guernsey, but, of course, ...

You're Not Paying For The Time It Takes from tryme1 584 days old

Generally, we at Just Accountants have a great deal of sympathy for people who aren't happy with their current accountant and are looking to change. If ...

Accountants Not Blogging...Shocker from tryme1 591 days old

Accountancy Age seem a little surprised at the low numbers of accountants in the UK who have blogs - suggesting that the number is barely in the double ...

No More 100% Mortgages For Accountants from tryme1 598 days old

Accountants and other 'professionals' such as solicitors and teachers who are looking for a 100% mortgage will no longer find any joy with Scottish Widows. The ...

Backlash To Alcohol Tax Rises from tryme1 606 days old

It looks like attempts to cut down the amount of binge and teenage drinking in the UK might backfire as major off license chains and supermarkets are ...