Uk Economy

Consumers can now spend a maximum of £30 using contactless payments, a rise from a previous limit of £20.

Since October 2012, legislation states that every employer must automatically enrol their workers into the workplace pension scheme, if they meet certain criteria.

Between April and June of this year, the UK economy grew by 0.7%, in contrast to first quarter growth of 0.4%.

Recent research commissioned by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) suggests that the North-South divide is set to widen in the next decade. It indicates that London businesses expect to grow on...

Apple Pay has officially landed on UK soil and is set to fundamentally change shopping habits as we know it. The contactless iPhone payment system enables shoppers to pay for items using just their iPhone 6, 6 plus...

This afternoon, George Osborne delivered his Summer Budget 2015 unveiling his main announcements. We’ve highlighted some of the key-points that will affect small businesses across the UK.

Survey results released this week revealed the UK construction industry has seen a spike in consumer confidence indicating an 11-year high.

In conjunction with the North West Insider magazine, LDF surveyed a selection of North West businesses to understand whether finance will play a part in their business growth. The results were excellent and indicated...

Last year, the turnover of the UK restaurant industry hit £21.6 billion, rising by 39% from £15.5 billion since the recession, according to our latest research.

According to the latest ONS figures, unemployment has fallen to 1.83 million, its lowest in seven years. This figure makes encouraging reading for the UK economy.

The UK public turned out in their millions at polling stations the length and breadth of the UK yesterday. Results are emerging thick and fast and it’s looking likely for another Conservative Party win, in what was...

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, Economic Growth fell to 0.3% in the first quarter of 2015, down from 0.6% in 2014. With the economy being an important policy for many parties this...

Hosted from 20^th to the 26^th April, Responsible Business Week is a great opportunity for businesses, of all sizes, to come together to support their local communities, to help the economy and to protect the...

With the general election taking place in exactly three weeks, the main political parties are campaigning for people's votes and are expressing their party manifestos.

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