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Mileage Allowance Rates: The first increase in 15 years

05 June 2026 - Joy Shaw

For the first time since 2011, HMRC has increased the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment (AMAP) rate for employees and self-employed individuals using their own vehicle for business travel. From 6 April 2026, the approved rate for the first 10,000 business miles in a tax year rises from 45p to 55p per mile for cars and...

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Property & Construction Newsletter – Summer 2026

03 June 2026 - Ben Cussons

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Construction retentions come under the spotlight

03 June 2026 - Scrutton Bland

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Is your construction business ready for its first audit?

03 June 2026 - Stewart Halton

If you’re the owner of a limited company, you’ll already be familiar with the requirement to prepare and file annual accounts with Companies House. However, as your construction business grows, you may reach a point – sometimes without realising – where preparing accounts is no longer sufficient and a statutory audit becomes mandatory. Stewart Halton,...

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