Travel to EU after 1 January 2021

A reminder, if one was needed, is that we seem to be heading for a no-deal Brexit from 1 January 2021. One of the issues we will all have to confront is the raft of regulation that we will need to observe from this date if travelling to the EU and certain affiliated...

Problems booking a driving test?

The driving test online booking service reopened on Friday 21 August and then crashed due to the unexpected demand for places. By 8pm that evening the site had been visited seven million times. In a recent announcement the Drivers and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA)...

Support clients with grant aid 

At the end of July, the government announced £20m of new grant funding was to be allocated to Growth Hubs, specifically to help smaller businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to access much needed professional support. These...

COVID measures – tougher fines announced

The Home Office has announced tougher measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions. In most cases they will come into effect on Friday 28 August 2020 ahead of the bank holiday weekend. In their announcement issued 23 August, the Home...

Banks stand up to be counted

The fifth publication has been released ranking the service quality league table of personal and business current account providers.  For personal and small business customers, the survey is designed to show clearly how the quality of services compares across...