Category Archives: Blog

Managing time in your estate agency

Estate Agency

As the owner of an estate agency, your time is one of your most valuable assets. But running a business can feel like you’re constantly trying to beat the clock. When there never feels like enough time in the day, you lose the ability or motivation to do key business […]

Eight Fun Facts About Payroll

Payroll

  To wrap up a blog series to celebrate National Payroll Week we have complied eight fun historic facts for people interested in a career in the profession or for business owners who are generally interested in knowing more about outsourcing your payroll.   1. The word payroll came into […]

‘Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’ (CJRS) Coming to an End

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which has supported many employers since March 2020, will come to an end on 30 September 2021.   Considerations to prepare for the CJRS end   CJRS claims for September must be submitted to HM Revenue & Customs by 14 October 2021 and any […]

What data does my payroll team need?

Why does my payroll team need so much data

To celebrate National Payroll Week, Robson Laidler’s Payroll team are running a series of blog posts to help people understand more about the professional and what’s involved from an employers and employee’s perspective. It can’t be that complicated, can it?   Just give me your sort code and account number, […]

National Payroll Week – payroll as a profession

National Payroll Week

If you are looking for a new career in a professional financial environment you may be interested in learning more about payroll. Likewise if you are a business owner and / or just about to take on staff you may be interested to learn more about what’s involved in payroll […]

When should I start planning my retirement?

planning retirement

Whether you are a busy professional, medic or business owner, the simple answer to the question, “when should I start planning my retirement?” is – now! It’s never too early. If you organise your life now you will minimise stress for yourself and your family in future.   Holiday season […]

Parents financial planning for university

university planning for parents

If your offspring are flying the nest next month to university you’ve probably got mixed feelings. You may feel happy for them but wondering if you’ll feel bereft/glad that you won’t be getting woken up at 3am when they come home from the nightclub.   You’ve probably also done most […]

What is the difference between profit and cash?

profit versus cash

When you are running a business it’s easy to confuse cashflow with profit. After all both could be considered to indicate that you’re making money, so what exactly is the difference between the two? Profit Profit looks at the total financial gain (or loss) that a business experiences over a […]

Emma excels into financial planning role

Emma Purvis

Robson Laidler Wealth is moving forward with a senior financial planning promotion and a raft of new appointments as it continues to grow.   The financial planning firm has seen a 14% increase in turnover in its last financial year and is set to growth by a further 10% this […]

Hospitality sector – promote advance payments for Christmas parties now!

Christmas party VAT

To those of you in the hospitality and tourism sector, you have been enjoying a reduced rate of VAT (5%) since 12 July 2020. This reduced rate applies to most supplies made by hotels, tourist attractions, members’ clubs and most places that host events. It also applies to the food […]