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Lord Philip Hammond shares his perspective on the UK’s economic outlook following the Autumn Budget 2025, highlighting what SMEs and entrepreneurs should focus on as they navigate a challenging but manageable environment.
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What does the Autumn Budget 2025 mean for UK real estate and development? Lord Philip Hammond shares his views on sector stability, financing conditions, planning barriers and new tax considerations for developers, owners and investors.
Explore how the Autumn Budget 2025 affects hospitality, retail and service-led businesses. Lord Philip Hammond shares sector insights, and we offer practical recommendations for operators, owners and investors navigating rising costs and shifting demand.
Lord Philip Hammond shares his perspective on the UK’s economic outlook following the Autumn Budget 2025, highlighting what SMEs and entrepreneurs should focus on as they navigate a challenging but manageable environment.
The 2025 Autumn Budget has set out a series of measures that will influence how UK individuals save, invest and plan over the coming years. We’ve outlined the changes most likely to affect personal finances, explains their implications, and highlight the areas you may want to review to stay informed and make confident decisions.
Co-written with Aventur, a financial wellbeing platform.
Surplus cash shouldn’t sit idle. Learn how OakNorth’s business notice accounts help UK SMEs earn more on reserves – with variable, tiered returns and full control over access. Built to align with your real-world cashflow, not get in the way of growth.
At OakNorth, we’re always looking for ways to make saving simpler, clearer, and more rewarding. But the best ideas don’t just come from us – they come from you, our savings customers.
The comments, ratings, and suggestions we receive help us understand what’s working in your OakNorth savings experience, and what could be better. You might have noticed short surveys pop up while using the OakNorth savings app or online banking, and this is how we stay connected to what matters most to you.
The economy’s shifting: costs are on the rise, margins are tighter, and regulation’s increasing. For growing businesses, that means bigger hurdles and tougher decisions. So where do entrepreneurs find confidence when making those business-critical decisions? It’s not just their optimism or a go-getter attitude. The most successful leaders surround themselves with the right partners, those […]
