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News in brief
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- 15 Jul 2025
Read our daily summary of what is happening in the worlds of accountancy, business and finance.
What RICS’s new Professional Standard means for accountants
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- 09 Jul 2025
An updated RICS Professional Standard revises the way that commercial property service charges are managed, with implications for accountants providing assurance to clients on the annual statement of service charge expenditure.
ICAEW member Insights: June 2025
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- 30 Jun 2025
This month, an event at Chartered Accountants’ Hall highlighted some of the major challenges members in the retail, hospitality and real estate sectors face, including rising employment costs and cybersecurity.
Renters Reform Bill could see takeover by large institutional landlords and PRS stock flipped to temporary accommodation
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- 26 Jun 2025
Small private landlords could be pushed out of the sector because of the Renters (Reform) Bill, the Housing 2025 conference heard, as their homes are snapped up by institutional landlords offering those homes to councils as temporary accommodation.
Government announces £132m for 40,000 construction jobs
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- 26 Jun 2025
More than 40,000 industry placements, ranging from bricklayers to project managers, will be funded through £100m from government, alongside a £32m contribution from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).
Government will take ‘test and learn’ approach to Awaab’s Law as it sets out further details
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- 25 Jun 2025
The government will “clarify and adapt” its approach to Awaab’s Law “if we need to”, the housing secretary has said.
Economic update: Why UK economic conditions have taken a turn for the worse
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- 25 Jun 2025
The UK economy weakens as domestic and global challenges continue to grow. ICAEW’s Economies Director Suren Thiru discusses the implications.
Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill
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- 24 Jun 2025
There is to be a new tax, the Scottish Building Safety Levy, to be charged on the construction or conversion of residential property developments. Money raised through this devolved tax will be used to fund building safety expenditure in Scotland (a similar tax is being developed in England).
The infrastructure strategy opens the door to private finance
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- 23 Jun 2025
Last week’s infrastructure strategy put off a final decision about using private finance for social infrastructure until the autumn. But, Joey Gardiner writes, it has still set out an important principle that such schemes are not entirely off-limits.
Construction industry reacts to new infrastructure strategy
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- 20 Jun 2025
The UK construction industry has been energised by the government’s 10 year infrastructure strategy announcements- read more about their reactions here.
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