David Floyd
Editor at Barnet Post
Managing Director at Social Spider Community News
MD, Social Spider CIC - Community newspaper publisher @WFEcho / @HaringeyCP / @EnfieldDispatch / @EC1Echo / @BarnetPost / @NewhamVoices https://t.co/6byWnX4YfB
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barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd
406 people in Barnet entered insolvency in 2024, up from 362 the year before reports Sonja Tutty, Data ReporterMore people in Barnet entered insolvency last year, new figures show. The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs the National Debtline advice service, said the rise in personal insolvencies across England and Wales shows how significantly high costs have impacted people’s finances.
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barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd
The council tax rate for a Band D property in Barnet, excluding local parish precepts, is £1,545.14 reports Adam Care, Data ReporterBarnet Council charges less for council tax than the average across England, new figures show. It comes as a think tank warned the “relentless rise” of council tax was “unsustainable”, and called for a complete rethink of the tax system.
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barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd
3.2% of the £243.3 billion total exports from London were estimated to be goods to the US in 2022 reports Clara Margotin, Data ReporterLondon could be among the UK cities least exposed to the United States’ new tariffs, research suggests. Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump has introduced tariffs on goods imported into the US from many countries, including the UK.
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barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd
The average private rent in Barnet reached £1,820 per month in the year to February – up 6% from £1,714 a year prior reports Sonja Tutty, Data ReporterRent in Barnet rose 6% over the past year, new figures show. It comes as campaign group Generation Rent said it is “nonsensical” not to have price caps on rent increases, adding it “leads to poverty and homelessness”.
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barnetpost.co.uk | David Floyd
The bootcamps will take the form of flexible courses focused on eleven ‘priority sectors’ identified in the mayor’s London Growth Plan, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy ReporterSir Sadiq Khan has welcomed £27m in government funding for ‘skills bootcamps’ to help “fast-track Londoners into good jobs” while growing the capital’s economy.
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