Supply of housing is starting to outstrip the demand, according to one body. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released its latest UK Housing Market survey, which shows that the sector has recovered from the dip in January. Jeremy Leaf,...

A recent move by equity release into mainstream retirement funds is "gratifying", according to one expert. Andrea Rozario, director general of Safe Home Income Plans (Ship), noted that a debate by the All Party Parliamentary Group had hopefully...

The Budget needs to showcase plans for public finances that will restore confidence, an expert has claimed. Richard Lambert, the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) director-general, noted in a letter to Alistair Darling that the UK's fiscal...

Individuals believe that pensions remain the best way to save money, a body has claimed. The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has released research that found 77 per cent of employees would look more favourably on a company that offered a...

There is just one week left for people looking to use the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) on offshore accounts. It means that in order to put their affairs in order at a 10% penalty rate, individuals need to settle any outstanding tax, duty and interest...

Small businesses are paying a higher flat rate than they should have to, it has been claimed. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) noted that the agricultural services sector is paying 2.5 per cent extra, while newsagents, grocers and tobacconists are...

Pension schemes are coming under increasing pressure and immediate action needs to be taken, it has been claimed Mark Brooks, spokesperson for the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), noted that his organisation wants to see a Budget that will...

The decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to retain the 0.5% base rate is unsurprising considering that a general election is only around the corner, according to one expert. Robert Sinclair, director of Association of the Mortgage Intermediaries,...

The more complicated a tax system is, the harder it becomes for small businesses to follow it, an expert has stated. Steve Hughes, economic adviser at the British Chambers of Commerce, noted that the cost of compliance can sometimes hinder companies from...

Over £5 billion worth of tax has been rescheduled by HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) Business Payment Support Service (BPSS) in its first 15 months, newly released figures have suggested. The BPSS allows companies to make...