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15th September 2015 James Rosa Associates are delighted to confirm that we have renewed our sponsorship of the Harlequins’ tighthead prop for a second season. Collier made his senior Harlequins debut in 2011 during the special LV= Cup match against Wasps in Abu Dhabi and has played for the club on more than 50 […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 9th September 2015 In previous articles, we’ve looked at limited companies and directors liabilities as well as personal guarantees. In this piece, I’d like to look at one of the most common pitfalls directors face – overdrawn director’s loan accounts. For the uninitiated, the director’s loan account is an internal company account […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 27th August 2015 So, you’re the director of a limited company and things aren’t going so well. You decided to close the business, but that’s ok as the debts are the company’s, not yours, right? Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case – there are circumstances where company directors can be held personally […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 29th July 2015 In previous articles, we’ve examined such questions as “Should you go bankrupt?” and looked at issues such as “bankruptcy and your home”. In this article, we should look at another common element of personal bankruptcy (in England and Wales) called Income Payment Agreements/Orders – both ostensibly the same […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 4th August 2015 Now I have your attention, I must stress that this is not representative of the sort of results we frequently get – I find it an interesting case study as it does highlight some interesting points in relation to personal guarantees (PGs) issued by the banks. Generally speaking, banks […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 29th July 2015 In a previous blog, we addressed the question “Should you go bankrupt?”. We looked at some of the common questions/misconceptions about modern personal bankruptcy (specifically in England and Wales) following the introduction of the 2002 Enterprise Act. As the fate of your home is usually by far the […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 24th July 2015 For an individual dealing with unmanageable debt, there are several options out there which can be used to resolve the situation, such as: Looking at the household budget to see where/if savings can be made; Speak to your creditors directly and see what they can do to help; […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 21st July 2015 I find it interesting that things seem to be going almost full circle in the banking sector, almost back to how it was when I first started in 1990. With the re-appearance of TSB (“the bank that likes to say yes”), we could also see the resurgence of another […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 22nd May 2015 As a firm that currently generates all of its business by referral and recommendation, we tend to spend a lot of time at business networking events. I consider these events a fantastic way of developing lasting and meaningful business relationships providing you approach them in the right way and with […]
Read moreBy Julian Donnelly 8th April 2015 This is a question that I am asked frequently by clients at the consultation stage. The simple fact is that whether you are a limited company or a private individual, there is usually a variety of options, each of which has their own pros and cons. There isn’t a […]
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