Mortgage Update from our mortgages expert, Joanne Osborne of Scarlett Financial Services In case any of you are not clear about the current mortgage options available to you/friends/family in the event of Covid-19 related financial hardship lenders are currently offering: Residential mortgage – 3 month payment holiday (please note this is a payment break and […]
Covid 19 – Position with sick pay – (SSP)
In light of the many enquiries being received regarding the impact of Covid-19 we set out below some issues/options below that may be of assistance. In normal circumstances this is payable to a person who is actually sick. However, on 13 March 2020 the Coronavirus (CV) amendment regulations were introduced to say that someone is […]
Rent “holidays” in the context of COVID-19
Due to additional pressures on businesses caused by the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak, business tenants are asking their landlords for rent “holidays” to help them get through. Though the government has announced support for businesses, there is no specific government help for businesses to pay rent – rather, access to an as-yet unspecified scheme whereby business can […]
Covid-19 – Emergency measures announced
In the last few days, the Government has made major announcements about help for small businesses and individuals affected by coronavirus. Below is a summary of the significant points, although details are awaited as to how some of these schemes may be accessed. The following measures were announced in the Budget and have not (to […]
A guide to home educating your child during Coronavirus – and staying sane through the process
You don’t need me to tell you that this is a testing time for parents and children. The schools will shortly be shutting up shop and it will be up to you to make sure that in the months ahead your children’s education doesn’t suffer as a result. The good news is that home-schooling provides […]
Bringing Businesses Together – even in times of crisis
Like many business concerns in Kent and further afield, Wealden Business Group has had no option but to suspend its activities while CV-19 sweeps through the land, devastating thriving SMEs that have been nurtured from scratch with hard graft, providing much valued products and services to the area. The government is taking steps to help […]
Buy to Let Mortgages – An Overveiw
Presentation by Joanne Osborne Joanne delivered a concise and well informed update on Buy to Let Mortgages to the Wealden Business Group today. Joanne Osborne – Scarlett Financial Services
Letters of Credit Demystified
Letters of Credit are an involved subject. Bankers spend lots of time studying the various types and rules and regulations. “But hold on” I hear you say. I thought this article was entitled ‘Demystified.’ Well, for the typical importer or exporter dealing in individual transactions, they can be quite straightforward. Why Letters of Credit? Imagine […]
The First 100 Days: How Was It For You?
Though it’s hard to believe, it’s been over 100 days since I became WBG Chair, so it seems an opportune moment to assess what’s happened to the group in that time. Though the group exists to serve its members and foster mutual business, WBG has always deemed it important to support a deserving cause; keen […]
WBG welcomes Tenterden Memory Café as their charity for 2019
It’s a shocking statistic: one in fourteen people over 65 suffer from dementia. But that wasn’t my only reason for choosing Tenterden Memory Café as WBG’s designated charity when I became Chair three weeks ago. I’ve witnessed both my parents succumb to this cruel illness, on occasions acting as my mother’s night-watchman, trying to prevent […]
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