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This blog shares lessons learned both professionally and personally following urgent surgery and reflects on why business owners must prioritise their own health alongside their responsibilities.

After months of uncertainty, lobbying and very vocal campaigning from farmers and business owners, there is finally some genuinely good news to share. In December 2025, HM Revenue & Customs confirmed a welcome improvement to the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR), following widespread concern about the original plans. The result does not go as far as some would hope but is better than expected and one that will come as a relief to many...

The Employment Rights Act 2025 is not a single moment of change, but a phased programme of reform running from 2026 through to 2027. For small businesses, understanding when  each obligation takes effect is just as important as understanding what  changes. Below I look at the practical timeline for the changes, setting out the reforms in the order they are expected to be implemented, with an emphasis on the areas most likely to affect SMEs: paternity leave, statutory sick pay, unfair...