Insights
Push to encourage women to invest in scale up businesses
04 Aug 2025Leandros Kalisperas, Chief Investment Officer at British Business Bank writes about how the Bank is championing diversity within the VC industry and how up to £250 billion of new value could be added to the UK economy if women started and scaled new businesses at the same rate as men.
Data, data everywhere - what can we learn from HMRC's inheritance tax liabilities statistics?
04 Aug 2025I embrace the benefits of data for the unremarkable reasons of analysis and forecasting which enables informed decision-making.
Renters' Rights Bill: what it means for lenders
31 Jul 2025The Renters' Rights Bill (Bill) promises to transform the private rented sector (PRS), with tenants set to receive significant new protections. For lenders with exposure to residential investment portfolios, these reforms raise important risks and operational considerations.
MHRA proposes sensible new plan for boosting medical devices in UK
25 Jul 2025Was Brexit good for the UK? It depends on your perspective. For UK life sciences businesses, the “B” word still provides strong opinions. Some people have accepted the decision even if they think it was a mistake. Others think that Brexit provided a good opportunity for the sector, but the UK could have done more to benefit from the opportunities or “Brexit freedoms”. The debate rumbles on.
Renter's Rights Bill - what next?
25 Jul 2025The Renter's Rights Bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 21 July 2025 and is now back with the House of Commons for consideration of the Lords' amendments. It is expected that the Commons will review those amendments on 8 September 2025. The Government is keen to see this bill receive Royal Assent as soon as possible.
UK Government’s Plan to Ban Ransom Payments: Impacts on Public Bodies and Private Companies
22 Jul 2025The UK Government is set to introduce legislation that will ban public bodies from paying ransoms to hackers in the event of a cyberattack. At the same time, the intention is that private companies will be required to notify authorities if they intend to meet ransom demands. These measures form part of a broader effort to combat the growing threat of ransomware attacks, which have disrupted critical services and caused significant financial and reputational harm to organisations across the UK.
