Treasury instructions to HMRC re SEISS

On 30 April 2020, HM Treasury published its Direction to HMRC giving statutory footing for the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The document makes it clear that one of the conditions for using the scheme is that the self-employed must have been adversely...

Furlough scheme extended to 30 June 2020

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will now be available until at least 30 June 2020. Payments under the scheme can be backdated to 1 March 2020 for employees who met the eligibility criteria on that date. The scheme is designed to help employers furlough their...

Self-employed Income Support Scheme

If you are self-employed and qualify for the Self-employment Income Support Scheme you will receive a cash grant from HMRC based on 80% of profits, up to £2,500 per month. The initial grant will be for the three months, from 1 March through to the end of May...

Aggressive rent collection banned

The government has announced the introduction of temporary new measures to protect commercial tenants on UK high streets from aggressive rent collection and closure during the Coronavirus pandemic. These measures will see statutory demands and winding up petitions...