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Selling a Care Home: Full Guide
Selling a Care Home: Full Guide

Selling a care home is a complex process and to undertake it successfully requires a deep understanding of both the care sector and real estate market together with specialist knowledge of company sales and their tax consequences. The process of selling a care home...

Rural Accountancy Group IHT Impact Report

We have contributed to a report on The Real Impact of the 2024 Autumn Budget IHT Announcements. This report was put together by the Rural Accountancy Group (RAG) in which includes 10 accountancy firms across England and Scotland who specialise in farming, estates and...

Defra pauses offers for new capital grants regime
Defra pauses offers for new capital grants regime

Due to a surge in applications Defra has taken the decision to pause offers for the capital grant scheme. This has led to some frustration from farmers who have been waiting for three months in some cases for Defra to come back to them regarding their application....

Advice on employing farm staff for the first time
Advice on employing farm staff for the first time

Many farm owners are self-employed and do not need to employ any staff. However, in some cases many farmers come to a point where they need to employ staff to cope with the high volume of work. Therefore, if you are employing staff for the first time you will need to...

Top Tips for Managing a Fleet of Vehicles Efficiently
Top Tips for Managing a Fleet of Vehicles Efficiently

Top challenges faced by Fleet Managers Fleet manager’s face multiple challenges on a daily basis that they need to tackle when it comes to managing a fleet of vehicles efficiently. These challenges include: ·         Administrative tasks ·         Fuel usage (rising...

Pharmacy First Uptake Rising
Pharmacy First Uptake Rising

When pharmacy first was first launched earlier this year almost half of people in the UK that utilised pharmacies were unaware of the schemes launch.   Uptake increasing In January, there were 125,275 consultations and in July there were 186,190 consultations...

Effective GP Management Strategies
Effective GP Management Strategies

When it comes to running a GP surgery, effective management is paramount. In this article, we discuss how GP practices can optimise their financial sustainability, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and HR management in the long term.   GP Finance: focus on...

Care Home Budget Update
Care Home Budget Update

The Autumn Budget unveiled some key changes to tax policy as the Chancellor looks to raise £40bn of additional funding. In this article, we look at how these changes will affect the care home sector.   Staff costs From April 2025, the care home sector among many...

Legal aid a top priority for new government
Legal aid a top priority for new government

The new Justice Minister, Shabana Mahmood, has said she is pledging to make public funding a priority and to smooth relations with the Legal Aid Agency. The Legal Aid Minister, Heidi Alexander admitted that the legal aid system was on life support and it would be a...