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Four-day week: could it work for contractors?

May is one of our favourite months here at Kingsbridge. It’s not just the blossom falling from the trees, that…

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Substitution Clauses: What, Why and How

One subject that has come up repeatedly in our recent blogs, especially those focusing on IR35 regulations, is the idea…

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Being Lorraine Kelly: IR35 status explained

HMRC’s most recent defeat by the queen of daytime TV, Lorraine Kelly, has thrust IR35 regulations in the spotlight once…

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Private Sector IR35 reform: what will it mean for contractors?

Off-Payroll working ? What is it? Most contractors probably already have a basic understanding of IR35 legislation: HMRC’s framework to…

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Five signs that you`re ready for self-employment

Everything is starting to feel a bit fresher and warmer. But sometimes the signs of spring can make going into…

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Nice try: dubious expenses claims

We can’t imagine a job at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is always a barrel of laughs, but we’re sure…

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The biggest unexpected costs of self-employment

Self-employment as a contractor can seem like an easy way to keep your costs down: low overheads, no wage bill,…

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Fees in the Mortgage Process

We’ve already spoken about the steps self-employed workers should take in order to make the process of getting a mortgage…

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Statement of Work Contracts: What You Need to Know

The issue of Statement of Work (SoW) contracts, and the rise in requests that many recruiters are seeing from their…

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The Ongoing Issue of Late Payment

Although (like everything else) it might have been a bit overshadowed by Brexit, there was good news for contractors and…

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What risks am I taking by operating without insurance?

Every contractor wants to keep their business outgoings to a minimum. When you’re looking to reduce your business spending, it…

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Gotta Have IT: IT skills in demand this year

IT is still one of the biggest-expanding sectors in the UK economy. There are over 1.5 million jobs in the…

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Choosing an Accountant

For contractors juggling busy work schedules, complex contracts and irregular payments, good accountants can be worth their weight in gold.…

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Brexit: What could it mean for contractors and freelancers?

As the Brexit debate rumbles on in Parliament and the UK seems no closer to clarity on what Brexit will…

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IR35 reforms for private sector – consultation released

Businesses to be responsible for sorting out status disputes, notes Larsen Howie’s new Head of Tax Andy Vessey. A little…

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The Duty of Care

It is generally well understood that contractors owe a duty of care to the clients they are working for. What…

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Jobs to get on with over Christmas

Christmas as a contractor or freelancer can be a time of mixed emotions. Yes, it’s a relief to have some…

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Rail trouble: tips for commuting contractors

Price hikes and poor service have seen the UK’s troubled rail transport system hitting the headlines again over the last…

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10 things you might not know about self-assessment

It’s that time of year again! As every contractor and freelancer knows, January is the time to get those accounts…

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Specialist broker Kingsbridge announces number of senior promotions

Tewkesbury-based specialist insurance broker Kingsbridge Contractor Insurance, part of the Kingsbridge Group, is pleased to announce a number of promotions…

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The Slinky principle: When is the right time to expand your recruitment business?

A guest blog from Boomerang’s Paul Dewick: Remember Slinky’s? They were essentially a long, very flexible spring that you placed…

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BBC in IR35 Trouble

Released yesterday (15th November), a report from the National Audit Office has stated that the BBC required some freelancers to…

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Self-employment in retirement

65 is the new 35, and many of us are finding that we’re not quite ready to stop working when…

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Independent Broker of the Year

We’ve had a busy few months at Kingsbridge HQ. September to December is very much awards season in the business world.…

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Contracting mistakes: Why it pays to have the right cover in place

We’ve written many times on these pages in the past about the importance of having insurance in place. Whether you’re…

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Don`t let your contractor CV become clich`d

Your CV (or, indeed, LinkedIn profile) is the first thing prospective clients will see when you apply to work with…

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The future of self-employment

At Kingsbridge, we work predominantly with contractors and freelancers, who still make up a large number of self-employed people in…

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Making the switch to self-employment

It’s happened. You’ve finally had enough of the day-to-day grind in your job, you’ve gone as far as you can,…

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Self-employment and the gender pay gap

While improving, the extent of the UK gender pay gap ? the difference in average earnings between men and women…

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How not to email

Email has become one of the most common methods of communication in the modern workplace. It’s easy, quick, and enables…