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Autumn Budget Uncertainty Could See House Prices Continue To Fall
The latest research by nationwide cash buying company and quick sale specialists, Springbok Properties, has found that those looking to sell could see the value of their home fall over the remainder of the year, as historic data shows that major fiscal events such as Autumn Budget often trigger short-term price declines in the housing market.
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Law Firm Launches Social Mobility Programme In The North West
Andrew Spence, one of 10 mentors from Mills & Reeve who will be taking part in the programme
Law firm Mills & Reeve has launched a new social mobility programme, kicking off a 12-month pilot scheme in the North West. Broadening Horizons, which is designed to support students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, has been formed together with the Social Mobility Business Partnership (SMBP).
1:00 AM 18th November 2025
SPG Resourcing Enters The Resource Augmentation Market
Sam Hameed
SPG Resourcing is entering the resource augmentation market to provide technology-driven companies with access to specialist talent, eliminating the delays associated with traditional recruitment. The launch comes as UK businesses grapple with an intensifying skills crisis.
5:41 PM 17th November 2025
Yorkshire Print Firm Delivers Festive Treat For Chocolates For Chocoholics
Leeds-based print specialist, Zebra Print Group, has completed a major brochure project for Chocolates for Chocoholics Ltd, producing the confectionery brand’s high-impact autumn and winter catalogue ahead of the crucial Christmas period.
1:01 AM 18th November 2025
Extend Salary Sacrifice To Lower Paid
Andrew Timpson, employment tax partner at RSM UK explains why the Autumn Budget presents the ideal opportunity to extend salary sacrifice to lower paid workers. “Recent reports suggest the Government is planning to impose an employer national insurance (NIC) charge on employer’s pension contributions, which is likely to be implemented in one of two ways.
7:19 AM 17th November 2025
Twisted Acquires Carbon Fibre Specialist
Twisted has acquired high-end carbon fibre specialist KS Composites. The deal marks a major step forward in Twisted’s long-term growth strategy. KS Composites retains all employees, with Jamie Smith remaining as Managing Director.
1:00 AM 17th November 2025
Bertie Bott’s Water Footprint Whitepaper
Water scarcity is one of the top global environmental risks, threatening ecosystems, communities and supply chains alike.
1:00 AM 17th November 2025
Creative Futures: Idris Elba Helps Young Talent Across England
The government is investing £500,000 to expand the Creative Futures programme, delivered by The King’s Trust in partnership with Idris Elba’s Elba Hope Foundation, aiming to open up creative industry careers for young people across England.
1:00 AM 17th November 2025
Fix Digital Foundations To Unlock Growth
Ahead of the Budget, the President of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging the Government to prioritise fixing the UK’s digital foundations, to support growth, and capitalise on AI opportunities.
1:00 AM 15th November 2025
Opinion
Market Analysis: eToro, Flutter Entertainment:
Market Analysis text across a b&w screen of economic data
eToro: Buyback is welcome; the future hinges on its cross-selling abilities and use of AI. Flutter Entertainment: Future growth driven by new state openings and increasing US penetration; a cat-and-mouse race between DraftKings and FanDuel.
1:00 AM 15th November 2025
Students In Pole Position Thanks To Santander’s UK-First App Launch
Paul Watson, Provost, hosting the UoB Digital app launch event
Students at the University of Bradford were firmly in the driving seat during the launch of a new one-stop-shop app developed in partnership with Santander Universities UK. Bradford is the first UK university to join the Santander network – with its UoB Digital app – which contains a campus map, timetables, news, student support services links, Santander benefits and more.
1:00 AM 15th November 2025
Northern Talent Tracker: This Week's Key Appointments
Helen Kitchen
Deputy Business Editor
Azets Leeds: Office managing partner Becky Maguire, centre, congratulates from left, John Low, Louise Best, Tom Craddock and Ben Thompson
International accountancy and business advisory group, Azets has announced 42 promotions across its three Yorkshire offices in Leeds, Bradford, and York, where it employs 335 people. This regional boost is part of a wider UK-wide round of 372 promotions. The York office saw the largest number of appointments with 26, followed by Leeds with 13 and Bradford with three.
1:01 AM 14th November 2025
Eroded Trust: The Hidden Cost Of Tax Reform On SMEs
Michael Ball, Tax Partner at Streets, warns that changes to tax are undermining confidence among the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and will continue to stifle business growth. He argues that constant adjustments to policies such as National Insurance, the minimum wage and inheritance tax are creating uncertainty that prevents businesses from planning for growth.
1:00 AM 14th November 2025
September Trade Slump Rounds Off Weak Q3
Commenting on the latest ONS trade data, BCC Head of Trade Policy, William Bain, said: September was a poor month for UK trade. Goods exports fell to the US, EU and the rest of the world. The impacts of the JLR cyber-attack were clearly felt in a slump in automotive exports to the US, but other export sectors also declined. It is also a concern that services exports took a hit too.
1:00 AM 14th November 2025
Weak GDP Figures Set The Stage For A Difficult Budget
Business organisations have been commenting on ONS data that showed GDP rose by 0.1% in Q3 2025, following growth of 0.3% in Q2
9:16 AM 13th November 2025
More Than One In Two Small Businesses Need Funding To Power Growth
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, with small business owners already worried about the prospect of tax hikes, 53% of UK small business owners say they need to secure funding or finance in order to invest in growth plans for 2026.
1:01 AM 13th November 2025
Taxing Time For Company Directors Over Dividends Reporting Requirements
Company directors and shareholders face new mandatory reporting requirements for the first time when it comes to declaring dividends from profits for owner-managed and family-run ‘close’ companies. Close companies are usually privately owned limited companies controlled by five or fewer participants, including shareholder directors.
1:00 AM 13th November 2025
Firms Urged To Plan Partner Retirement Sooner
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Planning needs to be a career-long preparation to avoid dangers of a ‘cliff-edge’ finish in the legal and accountancy professions
1:02 AM 12th November 2025
Hydes Brewery Pub Tour Draws Record Numbers
Guests enjoy the annual Hydes pub trail at The Fletcher Moss in Didsbury
Salford-based brewer and pub retailer Hydes is toasting success following its popular annual pub tour, which saw more than 500 participants hop aboard a specially commissioned fleet of buses and enjoy the event’s fourth year.
1:00 AM 12th November 2025
Thousands Of UK Black Friday Searches Could Be Lost To Slow Websites
As search demand for Black Friday deals surges, brands urged to optimise their websites before 28 November 2025
1:00 AM 12th November 2025
How Flexible Workspaces Are Powering Leeds Businesses Amid City’s £20 Billion Projected Growth
Orega Broad Gate, Leeds
The recent launch of Leeds’ ambitious economic vision plan, which sets out a roadmap to generate £20 billion in economic growth and create 100,000 new jobs across the city, shows that the West Yorkshire city is set for huge investment over the coming decade.
3:36 PM 11th November 2025
UK Labour Market: Self-Inflicted Wound
There will be no pre-budget comforts that can be taken from today’s employment data as the un-employment rate hits its highest level since May 2021. This self-inflicted wound rather than heeling continues to weep. Not only has the unemployment rate risen, but wage growth, albeit still rising ahead of inflation continues to shrink.
9:20 AM 11th November 2025
Make-Or-Break Budget Must Deliver Growth
Chambers are calling for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to focus her second Budget on key growth drivers to lift the gloom that has settled over the economy. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC’s) budget submission focuses on policies to encourage investment, strengthen the workforce, support exports and develop infrastructure.
1:06 AM 11th November 2025
Great North Mayors And Leaders Call On Chancellor To Back North Of England In The Budget
The Great North mayors and leaders have written to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget, calling for investment that will unlock investment and opportunity across the North.
1:03 AM 11th November 2025
Getting Through Christmas Is Harder Than It Looks And SMEs Know It
January’s challenges are often made in October and it’s a truth that many small business owners across the North of England know all too well. The festive period can be as demanding as it is rewarding so while major retailers announce seasonal hiring surges and extend trading hours, independents in places like Wetherby face a very different set of pressures.
1:00 AM 11th November 2025
Dudleys Secures Further Brief At Leeds Bradford Airport
Dudleys Consulting Engineers has secured a new brief to carry out inspection works for key infrastructure including radar masts at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA). This is alongside its ongoing expert engineering consultancy on the second phase of works to support the £100 million terminal upgrade plans.
1:00 AM 11th November 2025
Property & construction
Why Yorkshire’s Iconic Textile Mills Must Be Treasured – Or Be Lost
Sunny Bank Mills
West Yorkshire’s iconic textile mills must be treasured or they will be lost for ever, warns William Gaunt, joint managing director of Sunny Banks Mills in Farsley. Mr Gaunt explained: “Mills are such a huge part of the West Yorkshire landscape but sometimes we take these important heritage buildings for granted.
1:00 AM 10th November 2025
Hydes Backs Apprenticeships To Build Future Talent
Salford-based brewer and pub retailer Hydes is stepping up its investment in apprenticeships across all areas of the business, encouraging employees of all ages and experience levels to take part in structured training designed to support long-term career growth.
1:00 AM 10th November 2025
Human Nature And The Principles Of Managing Creative Teams
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay
So many organisations struggle to get the best from their technical teams, yet three fundamental principles have been present in the best creative and technical teams of the past 150 years. 1. Creative Work Requires Systems Thinking Creative problems are never isolated; change one variable, and everything else shifts.
1:01 AM 8th November 2025
Widd Launches Accessibility Spotlight Series During UK Accessibility Week
Widd, one of the UK’s longest-established sign makers, is marking Accessibility Week (until 9 November 2025) by shining a light on the importance of inclusive, well-designed signage in public and educational spaces. The campaign follows Widd’s recent involvement in Purple Tuesday, a global initiative that encourages businesses to improve accessibility and inclusivity for disabled customers.
1:00 AM 8th November 2025
Opinion
Market Analysis: IWG, Hugo Boss China, Sainsbury's, Metro Bank
IWG: Capital-light shift offers faster build time and lower CAPEX; US listing possibilities. Hugo Boss China: Continued Market Share Contraction Expected Over the Next 2–3 Years; Pricing in China Remains Too Premium.
1:00 AM 8th November 2025
Business Book Review: Buy Run Build, A Guide To Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition By Charles Skinner
Author Charles Skinner is an expert in entrepreneurship through acquisition. As a CEO, he transformed one company from a value of £3 million to a £100 million sale and led another firm to a 30-fold share price increase, reaching £300 million and earning AIM Company of the Year in 2016.
1:00 AM 8th November 2025
Is ESG Past Its Sell-By Date? The Rise Of The Next Corporate Social Buzz Phrase
ESG, Environmental, Social, and Governance, has dominated the corporate responsibility landscape for over a decade, shaping boardroom discussions, investor mandates, and brand reputations. But as the business world faces mounting scepticism and shifting stakeholder expectations, an intriguing question emerges: Is ESG past its sell-by date?
1:00 AM 8th November 2025
David Frost, The Rt Hon Lord Frost Of Allenton CMG, To Become IEA Director General
The Rt Hon Lord Frost Of Allenton CMG
The Board of Trustees of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is delighted to announce that David Frost will become Director General and Ralph Harris Fellow of the Institute in January 2026. His appointment marks the beginning of a new chapter for the IEA, one focused on rebuilding public understanding of how freedom, markets, enterprise, and limited government create prosperity.
1:01 AM 7th November 2025
Northern Talent Tracker: This Week's Key Appointments
Helen Kitchen
Deputy Business Editor
Wesley Jones and Will Rough
The Owl in Hawnby, a historic drover’s inn in North Yorkshire, has appointed Will Rough as its new Head Chef. Rough, who previously worked at the award-winning Skosh in York and the Michelin-starred Star at Harome, succeeds Sam Varley, who will remain involved with the Owl while moving on to Brancusi in York.
1:00 AM 7th November 2025
Yorkshire Market Business Nurtures Next Generation Trader
As many businesses face a difficult trading climate, a Yorkshire student is bucking the trend - lighting up local Christmas markets with handmade lanterns and festive spirit, supported by the same business that began on Yorkshire’s markets nearly 30 years ago. Harriett Wilson, 17, from Richmond, is launching her first market stalls this winter, selling handcrafted paper star lanterns.
1:00 AM 7th November 2025
NPIF II Support Will Help Seaweed Pioneers Expand UK’s ‘Blue Economy’
L-R: Andy Clough, My-Ha Hoang, Wave Crookes and Laura Robinson
A Yorkshire company that has found a way to improve ocean health through the cultivation of seaweed and shellfish is set for expansion after securing a six-figure loan from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Debt as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).
1:00 AM 7th November 2025
Rathbones CEO Urges Government To Back Those Building Prosperity
Camilla Stowell, CEO Wealth, at Rathbones, a wealth management group with offices and clients across the UK, has called on the government to support those whose effort and hard work delivers growth, with five key recommendations ahead of the Budget to drive long-term and sustainable investment.
1:00 AM 7th November 2025
Building Tomorrow’s Manufacturing Leaders
Cumbrian businesses build collaboration, confidence and capability through Leading Digital Transformation programme
1:00 AM 7th November 2025
MPC Makes Narrow Vote To Hold Rates At 4%
Commenting on the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England to hold interest rates to 4.0%, Anna Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “The MPC voted once again to hold Bank Rate at 4%, but with a narrower 5-4 split this time, reflecting the tight balance of risks.
1:36 PM 6th November 2025
Business Leaders Warn Budget Must Deliver On Growth
Business groups across the UK have issued a stark warning to the Government ahead of the Autumn Budget, calling for decisive action to support enterprise, encourage investment, and resist further tax rises on firms already facing mounting pressures.
1:05 AM 6th November 2025
Pensions In The Spotlight Ahead Of Autumn Budget As Tax Changes Loom
As the Autumn Budget approaches on 26 November, speculation is mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could target pensions as part of a wider fiscal reset. Rumours suggest potential reforms to pension tax relief, salary sacrifice schemes, and even the long-standing 25% tax-free lump sum may be heading toward the UK pension sector, prompting concern among savers and employers alike.
1:04 AM 6th November 2025
Opinion
The Absurdity Of Binary Debates: What Really Defines Effective Leadership?
Ian Garner
Business Writer
Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay
It’s very common to hear people saying one group is better than another group in all sorts of examples, which are based on some sort of binary characteristic. I recently listened to a radio programme, aimed at an audience of businesspeople.
1:02 AM 6th November 2025
West Yorkshire Firm Powers Up For The Future With Solar Investment
Nimra Properties, a Dewsbury-based property investment firm, is future proofing its Caldervale Mills headquarters and trading estate with the installation of 565 PV solar panels.
1:00 AM 6th November 2025
Haydock Announces Four New Roles To Support Service Delivery
Haydock Finance has announced four new Deal Fulfilment Manager roles following the recent restructure of the operational landscape to meet the fast-changing needs of introducers and their SME clients. Both Vicky Turner and Bryony Perks have been promoted internally. Vicky has been part of the payout team for over 10 years.
1:54 PM 5th November 2025
National Survey Launched To Tackle Skills Gaps In The UK Screen Industries
A major new UK-wide survey has been launched to identify current and emerging skills gaps across the screen industries — spanning film, television, visual effects (VFX), animation, and post-production. ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body, is inviting professionals across the industry to share their insights to help shape the future of skills training.
1:00 AM 5th November 2025
Hotel Group Marks 10th Anniversary With AI Revolution Creating 100 New Jobs
A go-ahead hotel group is celebrating its 10th anniversary and investing in the power of Artificial Intelligence to drive growth and create 100 new jobs. The Everbright Group, which operates Stonecross Manor in Kendal in the Lake District and The George Hotel in Penrith, says using AI is enabling them to significantly reduce costs and provide a better, more personal service for guests.
1:00 AM 5th November 2025
Techworks Launches Women In Techworks To Meet UK Tech Workforce Challenge
The UK’s global position in technology depends on building and sustaining the strongest workforce possible. Yet, women remain noticeably under-represented in the tech sector—highlighting both a pressing challenge and a major opportunity for growth.
1:00 AM 5th November 2025
Confidence In North West Mid-Market Remains Resolute
Confidence remains resolute among North West mid-market companies as they end the year on a strong footing. Mid-market now increasingly investing in AI, with 74% planning to maintain or grow headcount while adapting their skills mix in the next 12 months. Mid-market leaders call for stability and targeted support on costs ahead of Autumn Budget.
1:04 AM 4th November 2025
North East Brassware Firm Secures Six-Figure Investment
Burnside Distribution, The Qualis Collection
The Qualis Collection Ltd, a Middlesbrough-based supplier of premium brass fixtures and fittings, has secured a six-figure investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II) – NEL Smaller Loans fund. The funding, managed by NEL Fund Managers, is set to boost the company’s expansion plans, including product range growth and technology development.
1:01 AM 4th November 2025
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