by admin | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
The Property Market Commercial Property It seems Brexit is the sitting duck when something’s not too good, and GDP growth expectations aren’t going to be the exception for being in the fallout zone. Although there doesn’t appear to be the 2008 crash vulnerabilities, it won’t be a surprise to expect property prices to follow-through and [...]
by admin | May 30, 2016 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Insight, Monthly Musings, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
"According to......." According to @enf collecting data about housing costs is a worthwhile exercise. Kudos. 1979 was the year that San Francisco’s Mayor imposed a rent control, 70 years later, data inspection shows an average 6.6% increase (mostly year on year since 1956) – rent control or not. Eric Fischer cites ‘It would take a [...]
by admin | May 3, 2016 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Insight, Monthly Musings, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
Tell Me What You Want! I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire….. According to house-hunters, as surveyed by Go-Compare, central heating and double glazing, followed by a garden, secure doors and windows, off-road parking, a bath tub, local shops and amenities, friendly neighbours, good broadband connection, good energy efficiency rating, a landline telephone, [...]
by admin | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Finance, In Business, Miscellaneous, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
I see and hear enough people pouring ‘blood, sweat and tears’ into their businesses to understand that any numbers that maximize and translate to profit help to stop cold sweats. Lenders ask tough questions and expect full answers; they have the power to reduce an applicant’s options, as economic imbalances are making risk variable, distorted [...]
by admin | Mar 2, 2016 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Insight, Market Update, Monthly Musings, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
Rules Change What’s Changing? Accounting Standards Financial instruments (debts and liabilities) of a company. When? Mainly accounting periods on or after 1 January 2016 What’s the Difference? Various including, where loans have been made at non-market rates (i.e. shareholder interest free), the company is required to fair value the loan assuming that a market rate [...]
by admin | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
Slipping and Sliding into the New Year Chicken Licken seems to be making an appearance in the headlines; oil’s plummeting in price, stock markets are rocking all over the world, China’s economy is in turmoil and George O kicked off the year warning that Britain faces a ‘dangerous cocktail’ of new threats to the economy. [...]
