Accountancy firm Monahans has continued to expand its Bath office with the appointment of Jill Robson, who joins to assist relationship partner Martin Longmore in providing a full range of accountancy services to business and personal clients. Jill, pictured, has extensive knowledge of company and personal tax matters, along with experience in producing business...
West chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, has completed its second merger in six months. Smaller Bristol practice David Cottrell & Co completed the tie-up with Milsted Langdon last Friday and its staff have relocated from its Westbury-on-Trym base into Milsted Langdon’s Bristol city centre offices at One Redcliff...
Alliance Pharma, the Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical company, has negotiated new £55m enlarged bank facilities partly to help it hit the acquisition trail. The group signed the deal with Lloyds Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland on improved terms. The new facilities, which replaced earlier facilities and will be available until June 2018, are made...
Consumer confidence fell to a four-month low in August as the economy continued to struggle, a Nationwide survey has shown. The building society said it was a relief the drop was not bigger during a month when many UK major cities hit by the worst rioting in decades and global economic uncertainty hit share...
Holidaymakers are being charged too much for their foreign currency because of complex charges and misleading information, according to watchdog group Consumer Focus. UK travellers exchange around £27bn each year and Consumer Focus questions whether much of the estimated £1bn charged in fees is warranted. It has submitted a so-called super-complaint to the Office...
Securing a mortgage is not impossible if you look beyond the high street. That’s the message from Dick Jenkins, chief executive of the Bath Building Society which in recent months has increased its lending book and launched a series of new mortgage products designed to help new entrants get on the housing ladder. According...
How can parents support their children through university and also save tax? It's a question many are facing for the first time as the 2011/12 university year begins. The Clifton office of national accountancy firm Saffery Champness suggests that investing in residential accommodation for student children could allow parents to minimise income tax, generate capital...
Around two-thirds of divorces in the South West are being put on hold due to the tough financial climate, according to a new survey from accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton. The firm’s annual matrimonial survey reveals that a lack of value or liquidity of assets has caused 67% of divorces to be delayed...
