16th April 2025 - Credit Connect

Inflation falls to 2.6%

16th April 2025 Commercial Credit Management | #economy

Latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown that inflation fell slightly to 2.6% in March, down from the 2.8% reported in February. Annualised inflation was forecast to come in at 2.7%. Core Inflation (excluding food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco) came in at 4.2% in the 12 months to March, down from…

Business confidence falls into negative as tax and tariff woes set in

16th April 2025 Commercial Credit Management | #business confidence

Business confidence fell into negative territory for the first time in over two years in the first quarter of 2025, as worries over this month’s surge in business costs and US tariffs wreaked havoc, according to ICAEW research. The Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) for Q1 2025 put confidence at -3 on the index, the weakest…

Business growth outlook hits four year low

16th April 2025 Commercial Credit Management | #economy

The percentage of UK small businesses predicting growth has fallen to a four-year low (29%) – with significant falls in the manufacturing, construction and retail sectors – according to new figures from Novuna Business Finance. Nationally, growth outlook now stands at its lowest level since Q1 2021 (26%), and – if the first lockdown periods…

Findings from new Civil Justice Council report on enforcement backed by HCEOA

16th April 2025 Consumer Collections | #government report

The High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) has backed the Civil Justice Council’s (CJC) Enforcement report and is calling on the Ministry of Justice and HMCTS to act to bring forward its key recommendations with a clear timeline for implementation. The aim of the Civil Justice Council Enforcement report was to consider ways in which…

Cafe owner took £150,000 in Covid funds for dormant companies

16th April 2025 Commercial Credit Management |

A cafe owner who took £150,000 in Covid support funds for two companies which were not trading at the start of the pandemic has been sentenced. Mehmet Akyuz, fraudulently obtained three maximum-value bounce-back loans worth £50,000 each in 2020 for his Green and Hove Limited and Leathers Wear Limited companies. Both Green and Hove, trading…

Building contractor sentenced for £50,000 Covid loan fraud

16th April 2025 Commercial Credit Management |

A building contractor who fraudulently claimed a £50,000 Covid Bounce Back loan has received a 13-month suspended sentence. Florin-Petrica Bodale operated as a building contractor offering plumbing, heating and air-conditioning installation and was based in Harrow, London. In November 2020, he successfully applied to a bank for a Covid Bounce Back loan of £50,000. But…

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