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Business debts : don’t get trapped in a vicious circle
Mar
In the continuing fragility of the economic climate, late payments can be a serious threat to businesses; especially SME's who depend on prompt payment to retain cashflow. Statistics show that companies in the North West are paying bills 37 days late on average, over a week longer than anywhere...
North West firms are slowest for paying bills
Dec
Businesses within the North West are the slowest in the country for meeting deadlines for paying bills, a recent surveys shows. The survey, by Experian, found that the situation is getting worse as businesses are trying to stretch the amount of time until they have to pay their bills....
68% of North West businesses hit by late payments
Aug
A survey has found that 68% of businesses in the North West have been hit by late payment problems in the first half of 2011. The Britain in Business survey, conducted by Lloyds TSB, found that the number of companies in the region facing problems with late payments was 5% higher than the...
Reds get the green light
Oct
Jubilant scenes by the red half of Merseyside greeted the decision of the High Court in London to reject the attempt by Liverpool Football Club's American Co-Owners, Hicks & Gillett, to oust fellow board members, to prevent the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures. The case...
Tenancy deposit schemes and scams
Oct
With the new university year well underway, students are becoming wiser to tenancy deposit schemes and their rights. The tenancy deposit scheme was introduced in April 2007 to ensure that landlords couldn't keep the deposit at the end of the tenancy without justification for doing so....
