Reading Time: 7 minutesUK: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances that was estimated by the Office for Budget Responsibility [OBR].
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the 75 per cent discount on business rates [up to £110,000] for businesses in the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors has been extended by another 12 months as part of his Autumn Statement.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Gresham, an aparthotel in a grade II former department store building, has opened for business. The £17 million, two-year project by developer Aimrok
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