In this month's landlord news, we cover costly EPC upgrades, the "Make Things Right" government advertising campaign, how the heat pump scheme is failing and we look at the recent "ghost landlord" court ruling.

In this month's small business news, we cover the value of teamwork, getting your strategy right, fulfilling demand and why contextual pricing is important.

Ah, the joys of navigating through the labyrinthine world of tax updates and budget revisions…

Welcome to my UK Budget Summary: where complexity meets... well, more complexity, with a sprinkle of bureaucratic charm.

Grab your calculators and a cup of strong coffee, for we're about to embark on a rollercoaster ride through personal tax adjustments, business tax reliefs, and the ever-mysterious realm of excise duties!

In this month's small business news, we cover tackling the gender pay gap, building an internal AI search engine, setting objectives, and finally, global trends for 2024.

Welcome to the Feb '24 tax for small businesses newsletter. There is a lot to get through in this edition, covering tax year end, capital gains, capital expenditure and pension planning, how to use a Lifetime ISA (LISA) to save for a house, and getting ready for more R&D changes.

Phew!

In this month's small business news, we cover how cultivating curiosity in your team can help drive innovation, how customers crave in-person/in-store experience and how AI is already changing the workplace.

And finally, we delve into financial engineering and how it can help your business.

In this month's tax news, we look at what's best; salary or dividends in 2023/24, year-end planning idea for your business and charging cars at home. We also discuss LLP. In particular, not all members are self-employed, and HMRC is challenging the LLP scheme for property business. Finally, we cover reclaiming input VAT on the sale of shares.