The UK government has in effect suspended the country’s property market, stopping estate agents from marketing new homes and banning visits to those already for sale, as it seeks to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
The government’s move on Thursday evening followed calls from banks to freeze the market. In talks between lenders and ministers, banks have expressed concern about the impact of the pandemic on valuations.
They are also concerned about granting credit when the economy is in freefall, according to senior bankers.
They have told ministers it has become impossible to survey properties, according to people briefed on the discussion. Bank call centres have also been inundated with anxious homeowners requesting mortgage holidays.
The government had already urged buyers and sellers to delay moving unless it was unavoidable for “contractual reasons”.
Yesterday, it went further, saying no visitors were allowed into properties while the ‘stay-at-home’ measures were in force, including estate agents, surveyors or potential buyers. The edict in effect blocks any new transactions taking place after the current round of pending completions.
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Friday, March 27, 2020
Ocado Has Crashed
@Ocado crashed
Clean up on aisle five!
It looks like the Ocado website is having a little bother, but don’t panic — we’ll have everything up and running again in no time.
It’s probably best to go back and try again, or you can call our Customer Service team on 0345 656 1234
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Rishi's Self Employment Life Raft
Applies to self employed only, not Ltd companies:
- Maximum amount paid £2500/month for 3 months
- It is taxable
- Maximum profits £50K per annum
- Based on average of last 3 years monthly profits max 80%
- No money until June
- Payments backdated to 1 March
- Use the government backed loan facility, mortgage/rent holiday and universal credit in the meantime to cover the period up until June
- HMRC will contact you if you are eligible
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- Maximum amount paid £2500/month for 3 months
- It is taxable
- Maximum profits £50K per annum
- Based on average of last 3 years monthly profits max 80%
- No money until June
- Payments backdated to 1 March
- Use the government backed loan facility, mortgage/rent holiday and universal credit in the meantime to cover the period up until June
- HMRC will contact you if you are eligible
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Thursday, March 26, 2020
Banks Being Banks - Who Would Have Thought It!?
Banks have been criticised by firms and MPs for insisting on personal guarantees to issue government-backed
emergency loans to business owners.
It means that the banks can go after the personal property of the owner of a firm if their business goes under and they cannot afford to pay off the debt.
Their main home would be protected but the bank could go after other assets.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The $6 Trillion Dollar Relief Package
Tax Investigation InsuranceNational Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow says the coronavirus relief package will be $6 trillion https://t.co/KQ4PiXdNRb pic.twitter.com/lHGFL3nxrR— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 24, 2020
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Financial Support For Self Employed Coming
NEW: Chancellor says there will be further announcements on support for self-employed - genuine practical reasons why it hasn't happened yet he says— Nick Eardley (@nickeardleybbc) March 24, 2020
"We absolutely understand the situation... and are determined to find a way to support them"
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Monday, March 23, 2020
The $2 Trillion Stimulus Package
Tax Investigation InsuranceThe stimulus bill being debated in the Senate is now reportedly $2 trillion. That is two thousand billion dollars(!!) Believed to be the biggest government intervention in US economy since the Great Depression.— Ben Riley-Smith (@benrileysmith) March 23, 2020
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Friday, March 20, 2020
COVID-19: Support for Businesses
COVID-19: support for businesses
Updated 20 March 2020
The Chancellor has set out a package of temporary, timely and
targeted measures to support public services, people and businesses
through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19.
This includes a package of measures to support businesses including:
Businesses that received the retail discount in the 2019 to 2020 tax year will be rebilled by their local authority as soon as possible.
You can estimate the business rate charge you will no longer have to pay this year using the business rates calculator.
Further guidance for local authorities is available in the expanded retail discount guidance.
Any enquiries on eligibility for, or provision of, the reliefs and grants should be directed to the relevant local authority.
The government will provide lenders with a guarantee of 80% on each loan (subject to a per-lender cap on claims) to give lenders further confidence in continuing to provide finance to SMEs. The government will not charge businesses or banks for this guarantee, and the Scheme will support loans of up to £5 million in value.
Businesses can access the first 6 months of that finance interest free, as government will cover the first 6 months of interest payments.
You should talk to your bank or finance provider (not the British Business Bank) as soon as possible and discuss your business plan with them. This will help your finance provider to act quickly once the Scheme has launched. If you have an existing loan with monthly repayments you may want to ask for a repayment holiday to help with cash flow.
The scheme will be available from early next week commencing 23 March.
This will support your company if it has been affected by a short-term funding squeeze, and allow you to finance your short-term liabilities.
It will also support corporate finance markets overall and ease the supply of credit to all firms.
We will provide information on how to access the scheme here shortly.
More information is available from the Bank of England.
These arrangements are agreed on a case-by-case basis and are tailored to individual circumstances and liabilities.
If you’re worried about a future payment, please call us nearer the time.
Insurance policies differ significantly, so businesses are encouraged to check the terms and conditions of their specific policy and contact their providers. Most businesses are unlikely to be covered, as standard business interruption insurance policies are dependent on damage to property and will exclude pandemics.
This includes a package of measures to support businesses including:
- a Statutory Sick Pay relief package for SMEs
- a 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England
- small business grant funding of £10,000 for all business in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief
- grant funding of £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
- the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme offering loans of up to £5 million for SMEs through the British Business Bank
- a new lending facility from the Bank of England to help support liquidity among larger firms, helping them bridge coronavirus disruption to their cash flows through loans
- the HMRC Time To Pay Scheme
Support for businesses who are paying sick pay to employees
We will bring forward legislation to allow small-and medium-sized businesses and employers to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for sickness absence due to COVID-19. The eligibility criteria for the scheme will be as follows:- this refund will cover up to 2 weeks’ SSP per eligible employee who has been off work because of COVID-19
- employers with fewer than 250 employees will be eligible - the size of an employer will be determined by the number of people they employed as of 28 February 2020
- employers will be able to reclaim expenditure for any employee who has claimed SSP (according to the new eligibility criteria) as a result of COVID-19
- employers should maintain records of staff absences and payments of SSP, but employees will not need to provide a GP fit note. If evidence is required by an employer, those with symptoms of coronavirus can get an isolation note from NHS 111 online and those who live with someone that has symptoms can get a note from the NHS website
- eligible period for the scheme will commence the day after the regulations on the extension of SSP to those staying at home comes into force
- the government will work with employers over the coming months to set up the repayment mechanism for employers as soon as possible
Eligibility
You are eligible for the scheme if:- Your business is UK based.
- Your business is a small or medium-sized and employs fewer than 250 employees as of 28 February 2020.
How to access the scheme
A rebate scheme is being developed. Further details will be provided in due course once the legalisation has passed.Support for businesses that pay business rates
Business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses
We will introduce a business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England for the 2020 to 2021 tax year.Businesses that received the retail discount in the 2019 to 2020 tax year will be rebilled by their local authority as soon as possible.
Eligibility
You are eligible for the business rates holiday if:- Your business is based in England.
- Your business is in the retail, hospitality and/or leisure sector.
- as shops, restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas and live music venues
- for assembly and leisure
- as hotels, guest & boarding premises and self-catering accommodation
How to access the scheme
There is no action for you. This will apply to your next council tax bill in April 2020. However, local authorities may have to reissue your bill automatically to exclude the business rate charge. They will do this as soon as possible.You can estimate the business rate charge you will no longer have to pay this year using the business rates calculator.
Further guidance for local authorities is available in the expanded retail discount guidance.
Cash grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses
A £25,000 grant will be provided to retail, hospitality and leisure businesses operating from smaller premises, with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000.Any enquiries on eligibility for, or provision of, the reliefs and grants should be directed to the relevant local authority.
Support for businesses that pay little or no business rates
The government will provide additional funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBBR). This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to businesses currently eligible for SBRR or rural rate relief, to help meet their ongoing business costs.Eligibility
If your business is eligible for SBRR or rural rate relief, you will be contacted by your local authority. You do not need to apply.How to access the scheme
Funding for the scheme will be provided to local authorities by government in early April. Guidance for local authorities on the scheme will be provided shortly.Support for businesses through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
A new temporary Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, delivered by the British Business Bank, will launch early next week to support primarily small and medium-sized businesses to access bank lending and overdrafts.The government will provide lenders with a guarantee of 80% on each loan (subject to a per-lender cap on claims) to give lenders further confidence in continuing to provide finance to SMEs. The government will not charge businesses or banks for this guarantee, and the Scheme will support loans of up to £5 million in value.
Businesses can access the first 6 months of that finance interest free, as government will cover the first 6 months of interest payments.
Eligibility
You are eligible for the scheme if:- Your business is UK based, with turnover of no more than £41 million per annum.
- Your business meets the other British Business Bank eligibility criteria.
How to access the scheme
The full rules of the Scheme and the list of accredited lenders is available on the British Business Bank website. All the major banks will offer the Scheme once it has launched. There are 40 accredited providers in all.You should talk to your bank or finance provider (not the British Business Bank) as soon as possible and discuss your business plan with them. This will help your finance provider to act quickly once the Scheme has launched. If you have an existing loan with monthly repayments you may want to ask for a repayment holiday to help with cash flow.
The scheme will be available from early next week commencing 23 March.
Support for larger firms through the COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility
Under the new Covid-19 Corporate Financing Facility, the Bank of England will buy short term debt from larger companies.This will support your company if it has been affected by a short-term funding squeeze, and allow you to finance your short-term liabilities.
It will also support corporate finance markets overall and ease the supply of credit to all firms.
Eligibility
All UK businesses are eligible.How to access the scheme
The scheme will be available early in week beginning 23 March 2020.We will provide information on how to access the scheme here shortly.
More information is available from the Bank of England.
Support for businesses paying tax: Time to Pay service
All businesses and self-employed people in financial distress, and with outstanding tax liabilities, may be eligible to receive support with their tax affairs through HMRC’s Time To Pay service.These arrangements are agreed on a case-by-case basis and are tailored to individual circumstances and liabilities.
Eligibility
You are eligible if your business:- pays tax to the UK government
- has outstanding tax liabilities
How to access the scheme
If you have missed a tax payment or you might miss your next payment due to COVID-19, please call HMRC’s dedicated helpline: 0800 0159 559.If you’re worried about a future payment, please call us nearer the time.
Insurance
Businesses that have cover for both pandemics and government-ordered closure should be covered, as the government and insurance industry confirmed on 17 March 2020 that advice to avoid pubs, theatres etc is sufficient to make a claim as long as all other terms and conditions are met.Insurance policies differ significantly, so businesses are encouraged to check the terms and conditions of their specific policy and contact their providers. Most businesses are unlikely to be covered, as standard business interruption insurance policies are dependent on damage to property and will exclude pandemics.
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
China To Step Up Fiscal Stimulus
Tax Investigation InsuranceCHINA TO STEP UP FISCAL STIMULUS TO REVIVE VIRUS-HIT ECONOMY || CHINA TO SPUR INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING 5G NETWORKS - SOURCES— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) March 19, 2020
CHINESE LEADERS CONSIDER PLANS TO CUT 2020 ECONOMIC GROWTH TARGET - SOURCES
Follow the story live: https://t.co/m2JBwOmVug
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Rishi's £330BN Corona Bridge
Tax Investigation Insurance1/ We will support jobs, we will support incomes, we will support businesses, we will help you protect your loved ones. We will do whatever it takes.— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) March 17, 2020
Today, I am making available an initial £330bn of guarantees – equivalent to 15% of our GDP. Measures include:
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Iran Asks IMF For a Loan
I can't see the USA allowing this!BREAKING: Iran asks for loan from the IMF, the first such request since the 1960s.— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 12, 2020
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Rishi Splashes The Cash in His Corona Busting Budget
Rishi Sunak has splashed the cash in his first Budget (the Corona Busting Budget).
- Whatever the NHS needs it will get
- £6BN for the NHS on top of the above
- £650M for rough sleepers
- NI threshold raised to £9500
- Fuel and booze duties frozen
- Business rates abolished this year fro SME's
- £30Bn Corona fund to manage and mitigate the effects of #COVID19 on people and businesses
- Statutory sick pay available for all who need to self-isolate from day one, even with no symptoms
- Businesses with less than 250 people not liable for sick pay
- Banks to offer instant business interruption loans to SME's with no charge
- £500M hardship fund for vulnerable people
- Self-employed and people on zero hours contracts to get benefits from day one
- £2.5BN pothole fund
- Tampon tax scrapped etc etc
The magic money tree has been rediscovered, in the form of increased borrowing.
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Bank of England Cuts Rates By 0.5%
The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in interest rates to shore up the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The Bank said it would also free up billions of pounds of extra lending power to help banks support firms.
Later today the Chancellor will deliver his Budget.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
RBS To Allow 3 Month Mortgage Holiday
Tax Investigation InsuranceNEW: RBS says it will allow payment holiday for mortgage payments for up to three months for people impacted by coronavirus— Anna Mikhailova (@AVMikhailova) March 10, 2020
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Italy Suspends All Mortgage Payments
As per Reuters:
Payments on mortgages will be suspended across the whole of Italy after the coronavirus outbreak, Italy’s deputy economy minister said on Tuesday.
“Yes, that will be the case, for individuals and households,” Laura Castelli said in an interview with Radio Anch’io, when asked about the possibility.
Italy’s banking lobby ABI said on Monday lenders representing 90% of total banking assets would offer debt moratoriums to small firms and households grappling with the economic fallout from Italy’s coronavirus outbreak.
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Payments on mortgages will be suspended across the whole of Italy after the coronavirus outbreak, Italy’s deputy economy minister said on Tuesday.
“Yes, that will be the case, for individuals and households,” Laura Castelli said in an interview with Radio Anch’io, when asked about the possibility.
Italy’s banking lobby ABI said on Monday lenders representing 90% of total banking assets would offer debt moratoriums to small firms and households grappling with the economic fallout from Italy’s coronavirus outbreak.
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