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Insolvencies fall, but sharp rise expected

20.10.09
The number of firms in financial distress has fallen sharply in recent months — but this could be the lull before the storm, Begbies Traynor said ... more

Citigroup sounding alert on supermarkets as prices fall

02.10.09
Lessons from across the pond are not always relevant but here’s one that might turn out to be a timely early warning. Severe food price falls in the United States are likely to have a major impact on supermarket earnings in the States and a similar flood of cheaper food here could be the signal to get out of the UK supermarket sector ... more

Chef’s Soho venture hails restaurant ‘green shoots’

05.08.09
London chef Mark Hix is opening a restaurant in Soho on the site of a high-profile establishment that fell victim to the credit crunch... more

UK recovery hopes grow as pain eases

14.07.09
The UK economy showed tentative signs of stabilising if not recovering, as the Bank of England weighed up whether to print more money to drive demand... more

Boom time for Begbies as more firms go bust

09.07.09
Insolvency and turnaround specialist Begbies Traynor is, not surprisingly, benefiting from other companies’ misfortunes ... more

Brown-Darling power struggle casts a shadow

09.06.09
The one glimmer of hope to emerge during the latest "worst week" for Gordon Brown and the Labour Government is a sign that the economy is staging something of a fightback ... more

Begbies looks to recession lift as insolvencies surge

04.06.09
Insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor today warned its bulging profits will be lower than many in the City hope, but forecast a flood of new business in the coming years as the recession grinds companies into the ground ... more

Hextalls orchestrates plan for its survival

17.04.09
A City law firm that advises bailed-out insurance giant AIG has been rescued from administration by its partners... more

Southampton's owners in administration

02.04.09
Football: Southampton have confirmed that their parent company, Southampton Leisure Holdings plc, has gone into administration ... more

Retailers on the rack as rent bills arrive

24.03.09
Hundreds more retailers are struggling to survive as they face their first quarterly rent payment day in 2009 tomorrow... more

Sofabed maker becomes a victim of UK recession

14.01.09
Retail: Another sofa company has just gone under, victim of the recession and tumbling pound. Europa Sofabeds made sofas for retailers like Land of Leather — which is itself in administration ... more

'Thrilling' restaurant Aaya calls in administrators

14.01.09
A Soho restaurant has called in administrators less than a year after it opened... more

Christmas comes at last as sales spark £100m spree

22.12.08
Shops in the West End enjoyed one of their best weekends of the year as consumers, lured by unprecedented pre-Christmas discounts, spent more than £100million in just two days... more

Insolvencies 'will run into next decade'

05.12.08
One of the country's busiest insolvency firms expects the avalanche of businesses going bust to continue well into the next decade... more

Risky business from the HBOS dealbreakers

11.11.08
Sir Peter Burt is back, but the soundbites haven't changed... more

Bookie fear as US buyout firm targets Gala Coral

20.10.08
Gambling: Aggressive US buyout firm Apollo Management has built up a position in Gala Coral from which it may force a takeover... more

2000 firms in South-East on the critical list

21.07.08
The number of companies in London and the South-East whose problems are deemed "critical" is piling up, insolvency firm Begbies Traynor is warning... more

It's time to bid farewell to Fannie and Freddie

17.07.08
You may not have heard of the Federal National Mortgage Association, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, but if you haven't heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nicknames for these two vast businesses, you certainly will... more

So who is going to beat the squeeze?

10.07.08
Some will rise and some will fall... Which services are analysts predicting to beat the credit squeeze?... more

...but credit crisis is good for business at buoyant Begbies

09.07.08
The insolvency company had to issue a profit warning in December but has since seen revenues soar... more

Silverjet staff axed as rescue fails

13.06.08
All 300 employees of collapsed business class-only airline Silverjet have been laid off... more

S-E is bearing brunt of crunch

29.04.08
The credit crunch is hitting business in London and the South-East harder than anywhere else in Britain... more

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