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<item><title>Best AI office assistants for UK trades firms in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-office-assistant-uk-trades/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-office-assistant-uk-trades/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five AI tools for a trades office, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, approval, support, a price you can read and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for small UK law firms in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-small-uk-law-firms/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-small-uk-law-firms/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six AI tools for a high-street law firm, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, solicitor approval, support, a clear price and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for small UK online shops in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-small-uk-online-shops/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-small-uk-online-shops/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six AI tools for a small UK online shop, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, approval, support, a price you can read and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for UK accountancy practices in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-accountancy-practices/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-accountancy-practices/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five AI tools for small UK accountancy practices, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, approval, support, a clear price and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for UK block managers in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-block-managers/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-block-managers/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six AI tools a UK block manager will meet, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, approval, support, a price you can read and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for UK dental practices in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-dental-practices/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-dental-practices/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six AI tools for a UK dental practice, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, approval, support, a price you can read and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for UK financial advisers in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-financial-advisers/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-financial-advisers/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six AI tools for a small UK advice firm, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, adviser approval, support, a clear price and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for UK letting agents in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six AI tools sold to UK letting agents, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, approval, support, a price you can read and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for UK recruitment agencies in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-recruitment-agencies/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-recruitment-agencies/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six AI tools for a small UK recruitment agency, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, approval, support, a clear price and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best AI tools for UK restaurants and pubs in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-restaurants-pubs/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-ai-tools-uk-restaurants-pubs/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six AI tools for an independent UK restaurant or pub, scored on the jobs each covers, set-up, approval, support, a clear price and track record.</description></item>
<item><title>Best block management software for UK managing agents in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-block-management-software-managing-agents-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-block-management-software-managing-agents-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven block management systems for UK managing agents, scored on the jobs each covers, independent reviews, a price you can read and client accounts.</description></item>
<item><title>Best cashflow modelling software for UK financial planners in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-cashflow-modelling-software-financial-planners-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-cashflow-modelling-software-financial-planners-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six cashflow modelling tools for UK advice firms, scored on the planning jobs covered, evidence, a price you can read and UK tax rules stated as kept current.</description></item>
<item><title>Best EPOS systems for UK pubs and restaurants in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-epos-systems-uk-pubs-restaurants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-epos-systems-uk-pubs-restaurants/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven till systems for an independent UK pub or restaurant, scored on jobs covered, review evidence, published prices and table and kitchen features.</description></item>
<item><title>Best job management software for UK trades firms in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-job-management-software-trades-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-job-management-software-trades-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven job management apps for UK trades firms, scored on the jobs each covers, Capterra UK reviews, a price you can read and a link to Xero or QuickBooks.</description></item>
<item><title>Best lettings software for small UK letting agents in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-lettings-software-small-letting-agents-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-lettings-software-small-letting-agents-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six lettings and property management systems for a small UK letting agent, scored on jobs covered, independent reviews, published price and client accounting.</description></item>
<item><title>Best practice management software for small UK accountancy practices in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-practice-management-software-accountants-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-practice-management-software-accountants-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven practice management systems for small UK accountancy practices, scored on jobs covered, independent reviews, a readable price and UK filing dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Best practice management software for UK physio and aesthetics clinics in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-practice-management-software-physio-aesthetics-clinics-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-practice-management-software-physio-aesthetics-clinics-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven clinic systems scored on the front-desk jobs each covers, Capterra UK reviews, a UK price you can read and whether booking and reminders are included.</description></item>
<item><title>Best practice management software for small UK law firms in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-practice-management-software-small-uk-law-firms/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-practice-management-software-small-uk-law-firms/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven practice and case management systems for a small law firm, scored on jobs covered, independent reviews, a UK price you can read and SRA accounts.</description></item>
<item><title>Best recruitment CRM and applicant tracking software for UK recruitment agencies in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-recruitment-crm-recruitment-agencies-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-recruitment-crm-recruitment-agencies-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven recruitment CRMs for a five-recruiter UK agency, scored on jobs covered, Capterra UK reviews, a pound price on the vendor's page and UK GDPR tools.</description></item>
<item><title>Best shipping and label software for small UK online shops in 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-shipping-label-software-small-online-shops-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/best/best-shipping-label-software-small-online-shops-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven shipping and label tools for a small UK online shop, scored on the jobs each covers, independent ratings, a price you can read and UK carrier choice.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Sick Pay: £123.25 a week or 80% of earnings, whichever is lower, for up to 28 weeks, worked for a client's employee</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/statutory-sick-pay-123-25-a-week-or-80-percent-of-earnings-lower-28-weeks-client-employee-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/statutory-sick-pay-123-25-a-week-or-80-percent-of-earnings-lower-28-weeks-client-employee-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets Statutory Sick Pay at £123.25 a week or 80% of average earnings, whichever is lower, for up to 28 weeks. The £154.06 crossover, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>A married couple own a rental together: the 50/50 income split, Form 17 and its 60-day limit, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/form-17-married-couple-joint-rental-property-50-50-default-60-day-deadline-letting-agents-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/form-17-married-couple-joint-rental-property-50-50-default-60-day-deadline-letting-agents-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HMRC splits a married couple's joint rental income 50/50 unless a valid Form 17 arrives within 60 days. A worked example shows the effect.</description></item>
<item><title>A 17-year-old temp: the 8-hour day, the 40-hour week, the 30-minute break, and two clients added together</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-aged-17-8-hours-a-day-40-a-week-30-minute-break-two-clients-added-together-recruitment-agency-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-aged-17-8-hours-a-day-40-a-week-30-minute-break-two-clients-added-together-recruitment-agency-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Young workers aged 15 to 17 are capped at 8 hours a day and 40 a week, with hours at every employer added together. Five rotas and a two-client week tested.</description></item>
<item><title>The ICO data protection fee for a law firm: £52, £78 or £3,763, £5 off by direct debit, and the 21-day window</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/data-protection-fee-law-firm-52-78-3763-pounds-direct-debit-5-off-21-day-window-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/data-protection-fee-law-firm-52-78-3763-pounds-direct-debit-5-off-21-day-window-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 2018 Charges Regulations set three fees, £52, £78 and £3,763, with £5 off for direct debit. A table shows the net fee and what the £5 is worth in each tier.</description></item>
<item><title>RIDDOR over-7-day injury on a trades job: weekends count, and the report is due within 15 days of the accident</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/riddor-over-7-day-injury-trades-firm-report-within-15-days-weekends-count-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/riddor-over-7-day-injury-trades-firm-report-within-15-days-weekends-count-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE: an injury keeping a worker off for more than 7 consecutive days is reportable within 15 days of the accident. Four worked cases on real dates.</description></item>
<item><title>A dental nurse's child is ill and she rings in: time off for dependants, no set limit, what counts as an emergency and what does not, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-child-ill-emergency-time-off-for-dependants-no-set-limit-reasonable-time-hospital-appointment-not-covered-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-child-ill-emergency-time-off-for-dependants-no-set-limit-reasonable-time-hospital-appointment-not-covered-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Emergency time off for dependants: a reasonable time, no limit on how often, pay optional, a booked hospital visit not covered. Six cases sorted.</description></item>
<item><title>Packing orders at home: the HMRC flat rate of £10, £18 or £26 a month, worked for five weekly routines</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/working-from-home-packing-orders-simplified-expenses-25-hours-10-18-26-pound-a-month-online-shop-uk-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/working-from-home-packing-orders-simplified-expenses-25-hours-10-18-26-pound-a-month-online-shop-uk-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HMRC simplified expenses pay a flat £10, £18 or £26 a month for working from home, from 25 hours a month. Five routines worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Does a pub kitchen need food hygiene certificates? What the law says staff must have, and the record count for 14 staff, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/food-hygiene-training-pub-restaurant-no-certificate-required-supervised-instructed-trained-record-count-14-staff-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/food-hygiene-training-pub-restaurant-no-certificate-required-supervised-instructed-trained-record-count-14-staff-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The hygiene regulation asks for supervision, instruction and training matched to the job, not a named certificate. Training records for 14 staff, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Normal minimum pension age rises from 55 to 57 on 6 April 2028: which clients it catches, with access dates worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/normal-minimum-pension-age-55-to-57-from-6-april-2028-born-after-5-april-1973-client-review-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/normal-minimum-pension-age-55-to-57-from-6-april-2028-born-after-5-april-1973-client-review-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says the normal minimum pension age rises from 55 to 57 on 6 April 2028. Birth dates, access dates and the protected pension age check for a client.</description></item>
<item><title>The external wall record for a high-rise block of flats: when regulation 5 applies, what it must contain, and six blocks counted</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/external-wall-record-high-rise-block-of-flats-regulation-5-18-metres-or-seven-storeys-mezzanine-52-percent-six-blocks-counted/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/external-wall-record-high-rise-block-of-flats-regulation-5-18-metres-or-seven-storeys-mezzanine-52-percent-six-blocks-counted/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Regulation 5 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: when a block needs an external wall record, with six invented blocks tested.</description></item>
<item><title>National Minimum Wage from April 2026: £12.71, £10.85 and £8 an hour, and how to check a client's pay run, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/national-minimum-wage-rates-april-2026-12-71-18-to-20-10-85-apprentice-8-pay-check-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/national-minimum-wage-rates-april-2026-12-71-18-to-20-10-85-apprentice-8-pay-check-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the National Living Wage at £12.71 from 1 April 2026. Weekly and yearly pay floors by age band, the apprentice rate and a 21st birthday, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>A landlord client's tax bill jumps and January costs three times the usual: payments on account, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/landlord-self-assessment-payments-on-account-31-january-31-july-half-last-years-bill-1000-80-percent-worked-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/landlord-self-assessment-payments-on-account-31-january-31-july-half-last-years-bill-1000-80-percent-worked-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HMRC asks for half of last year's bill on 31 January and 31 July, plus any balance. A worked example shows why January jumps, and when nothing is due.</description></item>
<item><title>Night shifts for agency temps: the 8-hour average over 17 weeks, the free health assessment, and five shift patterns checked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/night-worker-8-hour-average-17-weeks-health-assessment-recruitment-agency-shift-patterns-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/night-worker-8-hour-average-17-weeks-health-assessment-recruitment-agency-shift-patterns-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Night workers average no more than 8 hours in 24 over 17 weeks and must be offered a free health assessment. Five 12-hour and 10-hour night patterns tested.</description></item>
<item><title>Capital Gains Tax on a UK property sale: the 60-day report-and-pay deadline and a completion diary table</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/capital-gains-tax-uk-property-60-day-report-and-pay-completion-date-diary-table-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/capital-gains-tax-uk-property-60-day-report-and-pay-completion-date-diary-table-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says Capital Gains Tax on most UK property sales must be reported and paid within 60 days. A diary table shows the last day for four completion dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Employer National Insurance on an apprentice under 25: £0 up to £967 a week, against £1,590 a year on the same wage</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/apprentice-employer-ni-zero-under-25-trades-firm-967-a-week-15-percent-above-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/apprentice-employer-ni-zero-under-25-trades-firm-967-a-week-15-percent-above-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK 2026-27: employer NI on an apprentice under 25 is 0% up to £967 a week and 15% above. Against a standard employee at £8, £10.85 and £12.71 an hour.</description></item>
<item><title>A dental nurse asks for unpaid parental leave: 18 weeks a child, 4 weeks a year, 21 days' notice and when the practice can delay it, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-unpaid-parental-leave-18-weeks-per-child-4-weeks-a-year-21-days-notice-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-unpaid-parental-leave-18-weeks-per-child-4-weeks-a-year-21-days-notice-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Unpaid parental leave for a dental nurse: 18 weeks a child, 4 a year, 21 days' notice and a 7-day reply to delay it, worked with dates.</description></item>
<item><title>What a part-time packer really costs an online shop: employer National Insurance at 15% above £96 a week, worked for five rotas</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/part-time-packer-real-cost-employer-national-insurance-15-percent-above-96-a-week-online-shop-uk-2026-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/part-time-packer-real-cost-employer-national-insurance-15-percent-above-96-a-week-online-shop-uk-2026-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Pay is not the whole cost. Employer National Insurance is 15% of weekly pay above £96. Five invented rotas at £12.71 an hour, plus the under-21 case.</description></item>
<item><title>Does a pub need a Legionella risk assessment? The 20°C, 50°C and 60°C figures and the record count for a pub with 14 outlets, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/legionella-risk-assessment-pub-restaurant-hse-monthly-sentinel-outlet-checks-weekly-flushing-record-count-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/legionella-risk-assessment-pub-restaurant-hse-monthly-sentinel-outlet-checks-weekly-flushing-record-count-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE says employers and those in control of premises must assess Legionella risk. The checks and the log entries a pub writes in a year, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Junior ISA limit £9,000 for 2026 to 2027: who can pay in, control at 16, withdrawals at 18, worked for a client meeting</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/junior-isa-9000-limit-2026-27-child-control-at-16-withdraw-at-18-client-review-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/junior-isa-9000-limit-2026-27-child-control-at-16-withdraw-at-18-client-review-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the Junior ISA limit at £9,000 for 2026 to 2027. Monthly equivalents, 18-year totals and the control and withdrawal ages for a client.</description></item>
<item><title>Fire safety instructions for residents: what regulation 9 requires a block of flats to display and hand out, and four blocks counted</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/fire-safety-instructions-residents-block-of-flats-regulation-9-display-copy-new-residents-every-12-months-four-blocks-counted/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/fire-safety-instructions-residents-block-of-flats-regulation-9-display-copy-new-residents-every-12-months-four-blocks-counted/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Regulation 9 of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022: the notice to display and the copies residents must get, with four invented blocks counted.</description></item>
<item><title>Auto-enrolment pension: 8% of earnings between £6,240 and £50,270, worked for a client's employee</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/auto-enrolment-pension-8-percent-qualifying-earnings-6240-50270-client-employee-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/auto-enrolment-pension-8-percent-qualifying-earnings-6240-50270-client-employee-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the minimum workplace pension at 8% of earnings between £6,240 and £50,270, with 3% from the employer. Worked for five pay levels.</description></item>
<item><title>A landlord client lets a spare room to a lodger: the £7,500 Rent a Room limit worked as a monthly rent</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rent-a-room-scheme-lodger-7500-tax-free-3750-shared-monthly-rent-limit-letting-agents-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rent-a-room-scheme-lodger-7500-tax-free-3750-shared-monthly-rent-limit-letting-agents-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says Rent a Room gives £7,500 a year tax-free, £3,750 if shared. Worked as monthly rents of £625 and £312.50, with five rents tested.</description></item>
<item><title>Charging an agency temp for accommodation: the £77.70 weekly offset, and what rent of £110, £140 or £180 does to the pay needed to stay at minimum wage</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/agency-temp-accommodation-charge-minimum-wage-offset-77-70-a-week-110-140-180-rent-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/agency-temp-accommodation-charge-minimum-wage-offset-77-70-a-week-110-140-180-rent-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Accommodation up to £77.70 a week does not count against minimum wage pay; every pound above it does. Four rents worked for a 40-hour temp aged 21 or over.</description></item>
<item><title>Interest on a county court judgment: the £5,000 threshold, 8 per cent and the daily rate worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/county-court-judgment-interest-8-percent-5000-threshold-daily-rate-90-days-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/county-court-judgment-interest-8-percent-5000-threshold-daily-rate-90-days-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>County court judgments of £5,000 or more carry 8 per cent interest a year under the Judgments Act 1838; below £5,000, none. Daily and 90-day figures, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Maternity Pay for a trades firm: 90% for 6 weeks, then £194.32 or 90% for 33, worked at £700, £250 and £140 a week</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/statutory-maternity-pay-trades-firm-39-weeks-194-32-flat-rate-90-percent-first-6-weeks-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/statutory-maternity-pay-trades-firm-39-weeks-194-32-flat-rate-90-percent-first-6-weeks-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK: Statutory Maternity Pay runs up to 39 weeks, 90% of pay for 6 weeks, then £194.32 or 90%, whichever is lower. Worked at three pay levels.</description></item>
<item><title>Fire safety in a dental practice: who has been shown the escape routes on each day, worked on a nine-person part-time rota</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/fire-risk-assessment-dental-practice-part-time-staff-escape-route-training-friday-gap-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/fire-risk-assessment-dental-practice-part-time-staff-escape-route-training-friday-gap-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says all employees need training to use the escape routes. A worked nine-person rota shows how one Tuesday session leaves a Friday with nobody trained.</description></item>
<item><title>VAT flat rate scheme for an online seller: the 16.5% limited cost trader test, worked on four invented shops</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/vat-flat-rate-scheme-16-5-percent-limited-cost-trader-online-seller-2-percent-1000-pound-test-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/vat-flat-rate-scheme-16-5-percent-limited-cost-trader-online-seller-2-percent-1000-pound-test-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The VAT flat rate scheme can cost a shop that buys little stock more than normal VAT. Four invented shops run through the GOV.UK 2% and £1,000 test.</description></item>
<item><title>First aid in a pub or restaurant: do you need a first-aider, or is an appointed person enough? A 78-hour opening week checked against one trained member of staff</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/first-aid-pub-restaurant-appointed-person-every-shift-first-aider-78-hour-week-rota-gap-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/first-aid-pub-restaurant-appointed-person-every-shift-first-aider-78-hour-week-rota-gap-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE sets no fixed number of first-aiders. What it does ask for, and how one trained bar worker covers only 32 of a pub's 78 opening hours.</description></item>
<item><title>Stamp Duty on a mortgage client's purchase: 0% to £125,000, first-time buyer relief to £500,000 and the 5% surcharge, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/stamp-duty-land-tax-residential-rates-first-time-buyer-300000-5-percent-surcharge-mortgage-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/stamp-duty-land-tax-residential-rates-first-time-buyer-300000-5-percent-surcharge-mortgage-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK lists Stamp Duty bands of 0% to 12%, first-time buyer relief to £500,000 and a 5% surcharge on extra homes. Six prices worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Is the service charge limited to what is reasonable? Section 19, advance demands and a balancing credit, worked for twelve flats</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-reasonable-costs-section-19-advance-demand-balancing-credit-twelve-flats-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-reasonable-costs-section-19-advance-demand-balancing-credit-twelve-flats-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Section 19 limits a service charge to costs reasonably incurred. Three year-end outcomes for twelve flats worked to the pound.</description></item>
<item><title>Working from home: the £10, £18 or £26 a month flat rate for a sole trader client, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/working-from-home-flat-rate-10-18-26-a-month-simplified-expenses-sole-trader-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/working-from-home-flat-rate-10-18-26-a-month-simplified-expenses-sole-trader-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets flat rates of £10, £18 or £26 a month for a sole trader working from home. Worked by month, against actual costs, with who cannot use it.</description></item>
<item><title>Does a letting agent have to register with HMRC for money laundering supervision: the 10,000 euros a month test and the fees worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/money-laundering-registration-hmrc-letting-agency-10000-euros-a-month-fees-300-400-per-premises-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/money-laundering-registration-hmrc-letting-agency-10000-euros-a-month-fees-300-400-per-premises-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says HMRC supervises letting agency work at 10,000 euros a month. Application £300, £400 per premises: year-one and renewal costs worked.</description></item>
<item><title>What notice must a client give a placed employee: one week to 12 weeks by length of service, and what notice pay comes to for five people</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-minimum-notice-employer-must-give-one-week-per-year-up-to-12-weeks-placed-staff-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-minimum-notice-employer-must-give-one-week-per-year-up-to-12-weeks-placed-staff-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The statutory minimum notice a client must give runs from one week to 12 weeks by service. Five placed staff worked through, with notice pay and end dates.</description></item>
<item><title>The £3,000 Inheritance Tax annual exemption: one year carried forward, then lost, with a three-year gift table</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/inheritance-tax-annual-exemption-3000-carry-forward-one-year-gifts-three-tax-years-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/inheritance-tax-annual-exemption-3000-carry-forward-one-year-gifts-three-tax-years-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HMRC's manual gives each person £3,000 of exempt gifts a tax year, with the unused part carried forward one year only. Two client gift histories, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory paternity pay for a trades firm: £194.32 a week or 90% of pay, up to 2 weeks, worked at £560, £215 and £129 a week</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/statutory-paternity-pay-trades-firm-194-32-a-week-or-90-percent-two-weeks-129-earnings-test-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/statutory-paternity-pay-trades-firm-194-32-a-week-or-90-percent-two-weeks-129-earnings-test-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK: statutory paternity pay is £194.32 a week or 90% of pay if lower, for 1 or 2 weeks. Worked for a labourer and a part-timer.</description></item>
<item><title>Christmas party and gifts for dental practice staff: the £150-a-head limit and the £50 trivial benefit, worked on a 12-person team</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/christmas-party-gift-dental-practice-staff-150-a-head-50-trivial-benefit-tax-cost-per-head-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/christmas-party-gift-dental-practice-staff-150-a-head-50-trivial-benefit-tax-cost-per-head-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How the £150 per head party limit counts guests, VAT and taxis, and when a £50 gift is tax-free, worked on a dental practice team.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Sick Pay for your first employee: £123.25 a week or 80% of earnings, which is lower?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/statutory-sick-pay-first-employee-online-shop-123-25-a-week-or-80-percent-of-earnings-which-is-lower-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/statutory-sick-pay-first-employee-online-shop-123-25-a-week-or-80-percent-of-earnings-which-is-lower-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets Statutory Sick Pay at £123.25 a week or 80% of normal weekly earnings, whichever is lower. Five invented pay levels show where the cap bites.</description></item>
<item><title>Apprentice pay in a pub or restaurant: £8 an hour in year one, then the rate for their age, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/apprentice-minimum-wage-pub-restaurant-8-pounds-first-year-age-19-rule-30-hours-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/apprentice-minimum-wage-pub-restaurant-8-pounds-first-year-age-19-rule-30-hours-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An apprentice aged 19 or over is on £8 an hour only in the first year; a 20-year-old on 30 hours moves from £240 to £325.50 a week in year two.</description></item>
<item><title>Pension tax relief for a higher rate client: the extra 20% claim on a relief at source pension, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/pension-tax-relief-relief-at-source-higher-rate-extra-20-percent-claim-self-assessment-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/pension-tax-relief-relief-at-source-higher-rate-extra-20-percent-claim-self-assessment-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says the provider adds 20% and a higher rate taxpayer claims a further 20% on Self Assessment. Three payments worked for a client earning £60,270.</description></item>
<item><title>Floor and flat numbers in a high-rise block: the wayfinding signage duty, and how many places need a sign</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/wayfinding-signage-high-rise-block-floor-numbers-flat-numbers-stair-landings-lift-lobbies-regulation-8-sites-counted/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/wayfinding-signage-high-rise-block-floor-numbers-flat-numbers-stair-landings-lift-lobbies-regulation-8-sites-counted/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A high-rise residential building needs clear floor and flat markings on every stair landing and lift lobby. Three block sizes counted to sign positions.</description></item>
<item><title>Annual Investment Allowance: £1 million a period, cut pro rata for a short accounting period, worked for a client</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/annual-investment-allowance-1-million-short-accounting-period-pro-rata-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/annual-investment-allowance-1-million-short-accounting-period-pro-rata-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the Annual Investment Allowance at £1 million for a 12-month period. Worked for a 9-month period, an excess purchase and shared companies.</description></item>
<item><title>The tenant moves out and the flat sits empty for six weeks: what Council Tax a landlord client faces, worked per day</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/council-tax-empty-rental-between-tenants-void-days-cost-premium-after-one-year-worked-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/council-tax-empty-rental-between-tenants-void-days-cost-premium-after-one-year-worked-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says you usually pay Council Tax on an empty home, with any discount up to the council. Void gaps of 14, 28 and 42 days costed on an example bill.</description></item>
<item><title>Agency temps and the canteen, car park and crèche: which rights start on day one, which wait for week 13, and what a Christmas closure does to five start dates</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/agency-temp-canteen-parking-day-one-facilities-vs-week-13-equal-treatment-christmas-closure-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/agency-temp-canteen-parking-day-one-facilities-vs-week-13-equal-treatment-christmas-closure-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A temp can use the canteen, car park and crèche from day one, but equal pay waits 12 weeks. Five start dates worked through a Christmas closure.</description></item>
<item><title>Trust Registration Service: the 90-day deadline for a new trust, the will-trust exclusion and a diary table</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/trust-registration-service-90-days-new-trust-deadline-table-will-trust-two-year-exclusion-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/trust-registration-service-90-days-new-trust-deadline-table-will-trust-two-year-exclusion-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK gives 90 days to register a new trust on HMRC's Trust Registration Service, and a will trust that closes within two years may be excluded. Dates, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Redundancy pay for a trades firm: 2 years' service, a £751 weekly cap and a £22,530 ceiling, worked at £560 and £900 a week</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/redundancy-pay-trades-firm-2-years-service-751-weekly-cap-22530-maximum-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/redundancy-pay-trades-firm-2-years-service-751-weekly-cap-22530-maximum-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK: statutory redundancy pay from 2 years' service, weekly pay capped at £751 from 6 April 2026, maximum £22,530. Worked for a labourer and a foreman.</description></item>
<item><title>Late clinic and Saturday sessions in a dental practice: the 11-hour rest, the 20-minute break and the 48-hour week, worked on a nurse rota</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/late-clinic-dental-practice-11-hours-rest-20-minute-break-48-hour-week-nurse-rota-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/late-clinic-dental-practice-11-hours-rest-20-minute-break-48-hour-week-nurse-rota-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Rest between shifts, breaks over six hours and the 48-hour average, worked on a dental nurse rota with late-clinic finish times and overtime patterns.</description></item>
<item><title>Making Tax Digital for sole-trader online sellers: is the £50,000 turnover or profit, and when are the quarterly updates due?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/making-tax-digital-income-tax-online-seller-50000-turnover-not-profit-quarterly-dates-uk-2026-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/making-tax-digital-income-tax-online-seller-50000-turnover-not-profit-quarterly-dates-uk-2026-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HMRC counts sales before expenses for the £50,000 Making Tax Digital test. Five invented sellers show who is in, plus the four 2026/27 update dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a pub take a till shortage out of a bar worker's wages? The 10% cap per pay day, the 12-month limit and written consent, worked on an £85 shortfall</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/till-shortage-deduction-bar-staff-pay-10-percent-cap-12-months-written-consent-pub-restaurant-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/till-shortage-deduction-bar-staff-pay-10-percent-cap-12-months-written-consent-pub-restaurant-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A till is £85 short; can it come out of a bar worker's pay? Consent, the 10% cap per pay day and the 12-month limit, worked for three rotas.</description></item>
<item><title>Dividend tax for a client's shares outside an ISA: £500 allowance, then 10.75%, 35.75% or 39.35%, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/dividend-allowance-500-tax-rates-10-75-35-75-39-35-client-shares-outside-isa-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/dividend-allowance-500-tax-rates-10-75-35-75-39-35-client-shares-outside-isa-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK gives a £500 dividend allowance for 2026 to 2027 and rates of 10.75%, 35.75% and 39.35% above it. Three dividend levels worked for a client review.</description></item>
<item><title>The freehold has been sold: the new landlord's duty to tell leaseholders, and four sales worked to dates</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/new-freeholder-must-tell-leaseholders-within-two-months-section-3-landlord-and-tenant-act-1985-four-sales-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/new-freeholder-must-tell-leaseholders-within-two-months-section-3-landlord-and-tenant-act-1985-four-sales-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>When a block's freehold is assigned, the new landlord must give each leaseholder written notice with a name and address. Four sale dates worked to the deadline.</description></item>
<item><title>VAT Annual Accounting Scheme: nine payments of 10%, then a balancing payment, worked for a client</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/vat-annual-accounting-scheme-1-35-million-nine-monthly-payments-balancing-payment-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/vat-annual-accounting-scheme-1-35-million-nine-monthly-payments-balancing-payment-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the VAT Annual Accounting Scheme at £1.35 million to join, with 10% monthly or 25% quarterly payments. Worked for an £8,400 estimate.</description></item>
<item><title>A landlord client files the tax return late: the £100, £900 and 5% penalties worked out at £2,000 and £10,000 of tax</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/landlord-self-assessment-late-return-penalties-100-pound-90-days-5-percent-worked-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/landlord-self-assessment-late-return-penalties-100-pound-90-days-5-percent-worked-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Late Self Assessment returns cost £100, up to £900 daily, then 5% or £300 at 6 and 12 months. Worked for two landlord clients with late payment added.</description></item>
<item><title>Temp rota rest breaks: the 20-minute break, 11 hours' daily rest and 24 hours' weekly rest, checked on a six-shift week</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-rota-rest-breaks-20-minutes-11-hours-daily-rest-24-hours-weekly-rest-agency-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-rota-rest-breaks-20-minutes-11-hours-daily-rest-24-hours-weekly-rest-agency-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Adults get a 20-minute break after 6 hours, 11 hours between working days and 24 hours off a week: a six-shift rota checked, with one 7h30 gap found.</description></item>
<item><title>Deed of variation: the two-year limit, the section 142 statement and a deadline table for a firm's diary</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/deed-of-variation-two-year-limit-section-142-statement-iht-estate-redirect-deadline-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/deed-of-variation-two-year-limit-section-142-statement-iht-estate-redirect-deadline-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Section 142 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 gives two years from death to vary a will, and the deed must carry a statement. A deadline table, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Letting a worker go: the minimum notice a trades firm must give, 1 week per year up to 12 weeks, worked at £560 a week</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/notice-period-letting-a-worker-go-trades-firm-1-week-per-year-12-weeks-cost-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/notice-period-letting-a-worker-go-trades-firm-1-week-per-year-12-weeks-cost-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK: at least 1 week's notice from 1 month, 1 week per year from 2 to 12 years, 12 weeks from 12 years. The cost at £560 a week, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Employment Allowance for a dental practice: £10,500 off employer National Insurance, and how many nurses it covers</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/employment-allowance-dental-practice-10500-national-insurance-nurses-payroll-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/employment-allowance-dental-practice-10500-national-insurance-nurses-payroll-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the £10,500 Employment Allowance is, who can claim it, and how much employer National Insurance a dental practice pays with one to eight nurses.</description></item>
<item><title>A customer paid for next-day delivery and then cancels: how much of the delivery charge do you refund?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/express-delivery-chosen-customer-cancels-refund-delivery-cost-cheapest-option-online-shop-uk-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/express-delivery-chosen-customer-cancels-refund-delivery-cost-cheapest-option-online-shop-uk-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A cancelling customer gets delivery refunded, but only up to your cheapest standard option if they chose faster. Five worked orders show the sums.</description></item>
<item><title>Employment Allowance for a pub or restaurant: the £10,500 off employer National Insurance, how to claim it, and when twelve part-timers use it up</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/employment-allowance-pub-restaurant-10500-employer-ni-claim-eps-twelve-staff-runs-out-week-28-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/employment-allowance-pub-restaurant-10500-employer-ni-claim-eps-twelve-staff-runs-out-week-28-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Employment Allowance takes up to £10,500 off a pub's employer National Insurance. How to claim, who is out, and twelve part-timers worked week by week.</description></item>
<item><title>Savings interest tax for a client's cash: £5,000 starting rate that shrinks £1 for every £1 of other income, then £1,000 or £500 allowance, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/personal-savings-allowance-1000-500-starting-rate-5000-client-cash-interest-tax-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/personal-savings-allowance-1000-500-starting-rate-5000-client-cash-interest-tax-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK gives a £1,000 savings allowance for basic rate and £500 for higher rate taxpayers, plus a starting rate of up to £5,000. Worked.</description></item>
<item><title>A leaseholder asks for the buildings insurance summary: the 21-day deadline and six requests worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/insurance-summary-request-leaseholder-schedule-3-landlord-and-tenant-act-1985-21-days-six-requests-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/insurance-summary-request-leaseholder-schedule-3-landlord-and-tenant-act-1985-21-days-six-requests-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A leaseholder who pays insurance through the service charge can ask for a summary or the policy. The landlord has 21 days. Six requests worked to dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Employer National Insurance for a client's new hire: 15% above £5,000 a year, worked for three salaries</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/employer-national-insurance-15-percent-above-5000-what-a-new-hire-costs-a-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/employer-national-insurance-15-percent-above-5000-what-a-new-hire-costs-a-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK gives employer Class 1 National Insurance at 15% above a £5,000 threshold for 2026 to 2027. Worked for salaries of £18,000, £30,000 and £60,000.</description></item>
<item><title>Legionella in a rented home: the risk assessment HSE asks of landlords, the 60 and 50 degree figures, and a six-week void flushed weekly, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/legionella-risk-assessment-rented-home-empty-property-weekly-flush-60-degrees-50-degrees-letting-agents-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/legionella-risk-assessment-rented-home-empty-property-weekly-flush-60-degrees-50-degrees-letting-agents-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE's page on legionella and landlords' responsibilities says to assess the risk, keep hot water hot and flush empty homes weekly. A six-week void counted out.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Neonatal Care Pay for an agency temp: £194.32 or 90% for up to 12 weeks, and the 7-day count and 68-week window worked on one date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-neonatal-care-pay-agency-temps-194-32-12-weeks-68-week-window-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-neonatal-care-pay-agency-temps-194-32-12-weeks-68-week-window-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Statutory Neonatal Care Pay is £194.32 or 90% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower, for up to 12 weeks: £2,331.84 at £300 a week.</description></item>
<item><title>Probate application fee: £526 over £5,000, and why ordering copies up front saves £14 each</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/probate-application-fee-526-over-5000-copies-2-16-order-up-front-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/probate-application-fee-526-over-5000-copies-2-16-order-up-front-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the probate fee at £526 over £5,000, with copies at £2 each if ordered up front and £16 after. The cost of miscounting copies, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Right to work checks for a trades firm's new starter: what to check, 2 years of records and a £60,000 maximum penalty per worker, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/right-to-work-checks-trades-firm-new-starter-2-years-records-60000-penalty-per-worker-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/right-to-work-checks-trades-firm-new-starter-2-years-records-60000-penalty-per-worker-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK: check before you employ, keep copies for the job plus 2 years. The law caps the penalty at £60,000 per worker. Worked for 1, 3 and 5.</description></item>
<item><title>Legionella in a dental practice: do you have to write it down, what to keep, and for how long (5 employees, 2 years, 5 years)</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/legionella-records-dental-practice-5-employees-2-years-5-years-hot-water-50-degrees-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/legionella-records-dental-practice-5-employees-2-years-5-years-hot-water-50-degrees-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE says a practice with 5 or more employees must record its Legionella findings, and keep test results for 5 years. The dates and a reading log, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>An order arrives in two parcels two weeks apart: when does the 14-day cancellation period start, and when does it end?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/order-arrives-in-several-parcels-when-does-14-day-cancellation-period-start-online-shop-uk-worked-dates/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/order-arrives-in-several-parcels-when-does-14-day-cancellation-period-start-online-shop-uk-worked-dates/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 14-day cancellation period for online goods runs from delivery, not the order date. Five worked dates show split parcels and missing information.</description></item>
<item><title>Fridge and hot-hold temperatures in a pub or restaurant: the 8°C and 63°C limits, the two-hour and four-hour defences and a weekly log count worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/fridge-hot-hold-temperature-pub-restaurant-8c-63c-two-hour-four-hour-defences-weekly-log-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/fridge-hot-hold-temperature-pub-restaurant-8c-63c-two-hour-four-hour-defences-weekly-log-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What temperature must a pub or restaurant keep chilled and hot food at? The 1995 Regulations give 8°C and 63°C, with two- and four-hour defences.</description></item>
<item><title>The High Income Child Benefit Charge: 1% of the benefit for every £200 over £60,000, all of it repaid at £80,000, worked for a client with two children</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/high-income-child-benefit-charge-60000-80000-1-percent-per-200-client-review-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/high-income-child-benefit-charge-60000-80000-1-percent-per-200-client-review-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Between £60,000 and £80,000 a client repays 1% of Child Benefit for every £200 of adjusted net income. Worked for one and two children.</description></item>
<item><title>Service charge demand without the landlord's name and address: what is treated as not due, worked for twelve flats</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-demand-missing-landlord-name-address-section-47-treated-as-not-due-twelve-flats-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-demand-missing-landlord-name-address-section-47-treated-as-not-due-twelve-flats-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A written demand must carry the landlord's name and address. Without them the service charge part is treated as not due. Twelve flats worked in pounds.</description></item>
<item><title>Capital Gains Tax on a client's share sale: the £3,000 allowance and 18% or 24%, worked for a £30,000 gain</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/capital-gains-tax-annual-exempt-amount-3000-18-or-24-percent-share-sale-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/capital-gains-tax-annual-exempt-amount-3000-18-or-24-percent-share-sale-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK gives a £3,000 Capital Gains Tax allowance and 18% or 24% rates for 2026 to 2027. Worked for a £30,000 share gain and £25,000 taxable income.</description></item>
<item><title>Fit for human habitation: when the clock starts on a damp report, with the days from report to fix and the 24-hour access notice worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/homes-fitness-for-human-habitation-act-damp-report-to-fix-days-24-hour-access-notice-letting-agents-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/homes-fitness-for-human-habitation-act-damp-report-to-fix-days-24-hour-access-notice-letting-agents-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK's landlord guide to the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 says liability starts on the tenant's report. A damp case counted day by day.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay for an agency temp: £194.32 or 90% for up to 2 weeks, and the 26-week test worked on one date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-parental-bereavement-pay-agency-temps-194-32-two-weeks-56-week-window-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-parental-bereavement-pay-agency-temps-194-32-two-weeks-56-week-window-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay is £194.32 or 90% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower: £388.64 for two weeks at £300 a week.</description></item>
<item><title>Transferring a spouse's unused inheritance tax threshold: the percentage sum, the two-year limit and £52,000 worked on one estate</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/transfer-unused-inheritance-tax-threshold-spouse-iht402-two-years-after-second-death-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/transfer-unused-inheritance-tax-threshold-spouse-iht402-two-years-after-second-death-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK lets a surviving spouse inherit the unused part of the first partner's threshold, up to £650,000. The percentage sum, IHT402 and the time limit, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Holiday entitlement for a trades firm's first employee: 5.6 weeks, a 28-day cap and part-timers, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/holiday-entitlement-5-6-weeks-28-days-first-employee-trades-firm-part-time-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/holiday-entitlement-5-6-weeks-28-days-first-employee-trades-firm-part-time-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says most workers get 5.6 weeks paid holiday, capped at 28 days. Worked for a full-time joiner, a four-day apprentice and a part-timer.</description></item>
<item><title>Buying a dental practice: right to work checks on the staff you inherit, the 60-day window, and how long to keep the copies</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/buying-dental-practice-right-to-work-checks-inherited-staff-60-day-grace-tupe/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/buying-dental-practice-right-to-work-checks-inherited-staff-60-day-grace-tupe/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A buyer of a dental practice has 60 calendar days after a TUPE transfer to run fresh right to work checks. The dates and record rules, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>A customer emails asking for all the data you hold on them: when is the one-month deadline for an online shop, and when does it move?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/customer-subject-access-request-online-shop-one-month-deadline-uk-2026-worked-dates/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/customer-subject-access-request-online-shop-one-month-deadline-uk-2026-worked-dates/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A subject access request gives an online shop one calendar month from the day it arrives. Six worked dates show the weekend, short-month and clock-pause rules.</description></item>
<item><title>Fire risk assessment for a pub or restaurant: the five GOV.UK steps, the written record and a staff training check worked for twelve people</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/fire-risk-assessment-pub-restaurant-five-steps-written-record-training-checks-twelve-staff-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/fire-risk-assessment-pub-restaurant-five-steps-written-record-training-checks-twelve-staff-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Who is the responsible person for a pub or restaurant fire risk assessment? GOV.UK sets five steps, a written record and training. Worked for 12 staff.</description></item>
<item><title>The £100,000 Personal Allowance taper: £1 lost for every £2, a 60% effective rate up to £125,140, worked for a client on £110,000</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/personal-allowance-taper-100000-60-percent-tax-band-125140-client-review-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/personal-allowance-taper-100000-60-percent-tax-band-125140-client-review-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Above £100,000 of adjusted net income the Personal Allowance falls by £1 for every £2 and is zero at £125,140. Worked tax at £100,000, £110,000 and £120,000.</description></item>
<item><title>Leaseholder asks for a summary of service charge costs: the deadline on five requests worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/tenant-request-summary-of-service-charge-costs-section-21-one-month-or-six-months-five-requests-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/tenant-request-summary-of-service-charge-costs-section-21-one-month-or-six-months-five-requests-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A leaseholder can ask for a written summary of service charge costs. The deadline is one month or six months after year end. Five requests worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Business mileage for a client: 55p for the first 10,000 miles, 25p after, worked for 14,000 miles</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mileage-55p-first-10000-miles-25p-after-client-own-car-business-trips-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mileage-55p-first-10000-miles-25p-after-client-own-car-business-trips-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets car mileage at 55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles from 6 April 2026, then 25p. Worked for 14,000 miles and an employer paying less.</description></item>
<item><title>VAT for a letting agency: the £90,000 test on fee income, with a rolling 12 months and the 30-day rule worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/vat-registration-90000-letting-agency-fee-income-rolling-12-months-30-day-rule-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/vat-registration-90000-letting-agency-fee-income-rolling-12-months-30-day-rule-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the VAT threshold at £90,000 of taxable turnover. A 12-month rolling test on an agency's fee income, worked, with the registration date.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Adoption Pay for an agency temp: 90% for 6 weeks, then £194.32 or 90% for 33, and the 26-week test worked on one matching date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-adoption-pay-agency-temps-39-weeks-90-percent-first-6-weeks-matching-week-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-adoption-pay-agency-temps-39-weeks-90-percent-first-6-weeks-matching-week-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Statutory Adoption Pay lasts up to 39 weeks. A temp averaging £300 a week gets £1,620.00 for the first 6 weeks and £6,412.56 for the next 33, £8,032.56 in all.</description></item>
<item><title>Deputyship fees for a client's family: £432 to apply, £100 assessment and £320 or £35 a year, worked for the first three years</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/court-of-protection-deputyship-fees-432-application-100-assessment-320-or-35-supervision-first-year-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/court-of-protection-deputyship-fees-432-application-100-assessment-320-or-35-supervision-first-year-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK lists deputyship fees of £432 to apply, £266 for a hearing, £100 assessment and £320 or £35 supervision. Added up for a family.</description></item>
<item><title>Employers' liability insurance for a trades firm: £5 million cover and up to £2,500 a day, worked for a first hire</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/employers-liability-insurance-trades-firm-first-employee-5-million-2500-a-day-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/employers-liability-insurance-trades-firm-first-employee-5-million-2500-a-day-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says employers' liability cover must be at least £5 million and a firm can be fined £2,500 every day it is uninsured. Worked for a first hire.</description></item>
<item><title>A dental nurse's child has died: two weeks of parental bereavement leave from day one, pay of £194.32 or 90%, and the 56-week window, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-child-dies-parental-bereavement-leave-two-weeks-day-one-pay-194-32-56-weeks-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-child-dies-parental-bereavement-leave-two-weeks-day-one-pay-194-32-56-weeks-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Parental bereavement leave is two weeks from day one; pay is £194.32 or 90% of earnings if lower, after 26 weeks. The 28-day claim and 56-week dates worked.</description></item>
<item><title>&quot;Was £500, now £350&quot;: when an online shop can use a &quot;was&quot; price, and what the discount really is</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/was-now-price-online-shop-uk-reference-price-fair-comparison-discount-percentage-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/was-now-price-online-shop-uk-reference-price-fair-comparison-discount-percentage-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Can an online shop say &quot;was £150, now £99&quot;? Trading Standards guidance asks whether the comparison is fair. Worked: £500 to £350 is 30% off; £150 to £99 is 34%.</description></item>
<item><title>Workplace pension for bar and floor staff: the £10,000 trigger, age 22 and the 8% minimum, worked by weekly hours</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/workplace-pension-auto-enrolment-bar-staff-10000-trigger-age-22-8-percent-worked-by-weekly-hours/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/workplace-pension-auto-enrolment-bar-staff-10000-trigger-age-22-8-percent-worked-by-weekly-hours/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which pub or restaurant staff must be auto-enrolled? GOV.UK: age 22 up, £10,000 a year, 8% minimum, 3% from you. Worked for 8 to 30 hours a week.</description></item>
<item><title>Marriage Allowance: £1,260 transferred, up to £252 a year, and what a backdated claim to April 2022 can add for a client couple</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/marriage-allowance-1260-transfer-252-tax-saving-backdate-to-2022-client-review-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/marriage-allowance-1260-transfer-252-tax-saving-backdate-to-2022-client-review-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Marriage Allowance moves £1,260 of Personal Allowance and cuts the partner's tax by up to £252 a year. A claim can go back to 6 April 2022: five tax years.</description></item>
<item><title>Administration charge demands need a summary of rights: eight demands worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/administration-charge-demand-summary-of-rights-schedule-11-paragraph-4-eight-demands-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/administration-charge-demand-summary-of-rights-schedule-11-paragraph-4-eight-demands-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A demand for an administration charge needs a summary of rights or the leaseholder may withhold it. Eight demands worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Student loan deductions on a client's payroll: 9% over the plan threshold, worked for a £3,000 monthly wage</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/student-loan-deductions-payroll-9-percent-over-threshold-plan-2-29385-client-employee-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/student-loan-deductions-payroll-9-percent-over-threshold-plan-2-29385-client-employee-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets 2026 to 2027 loan thresholds from £21,000 to £33,795. HMRC says deductions are non-cumulative and rounded down. Worked on £3,000 and £6,000 months.</description></item>
<item><title>Returning a tenant's deposit: the 10-day clock starts when you agree the amount, with dates worked for three move-outs</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/deposit-return-10-days-after-agreeing-amount-deductions-letting-agents-dates-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/deposit-return-10-days-after-agreeing-amount-deductions-letting-agents-dates-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says a deposit goes back within 10 days of both sides agreeing the amount. Three move-outs worked to the day, with a deduction sum on a £1,500 deposit.</description></item>
<item><title>A temp working 60-hour weeks: the 48-hour average over 17 weeks, and what the opt-out changes, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-48-hour-week-limit-17-week-average-opt-out-recruitment-agency-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-48-hour-week-limit-17-week-average-opt-out-recruitment-agency-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 48-hour limit is an average over 17 weeks. Here is the arithmetic for a temp on long shifts, and what the written opt-out changes for an agency.</description></item>
<item><title>Chasing a business client's unpaid bill: 8% plus base rate and a £40, £70 or £100 fixed sum, worked on three invoices</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/late-payment-business-client-bill-8-percent-plus-base-rate-fixed-sum-40-70-100-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/late-payment-business-client-bill-8-percent-plus-base-rate-fixed-sum-40-70-100-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets statutory interest at 8% plus the Bank of England base rate, with a fixed sum of £40, £70 or £100 by debt size. Here it is worked on three invoices.</description></item>
<item><title>Tool tax relief for your employed joiners and labourers: £140, £60 or £120 a year, worked for six staff over five years</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/flat-rate-tool-allowance-employed-joiner-labourer-140-60-120-20-percent-five-years-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/flat-rate-tool-allowance-employed-joiner-labourer-140-60-120-20-percent-five-years-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HMRC flat rate expenses for tools: £140 for joiners, £60 for labourers, £120 for others. At 20% that is £28, £12 and £24 a year. Worked for six staff.</description></item>
<item><title>A dental nurse asks for carer's leave: one week a year from day one, the notice rule and why the practice cannot refuse, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-asks-for-unpaid-carers-leave-one-week-a-year-notice-cannot-refuse-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-asks-for-unpaid-carers-leave-one-week-a-year-notice-cannot-refuse-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Carer's leave is one unpaid week in 12 months, from day one. Notice: 3 days for a day, twice the leave for longer. Dates and cover hours worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Hiring Christmas packers for an online shop: what the minimum wage rates cost for three temps over eight weeks</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/christmas-temp-packers-minimum-wage-rates-online-shop-uk-2026-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/christmas-temp-packers-minimum-wage-rates-online-shop-uk-2026-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Hiring Christmas packers? From April 2026 the minimum is £12.71 at 21 and over, £10.85 at 18 to 20. Three temps for eight weeks: £8,704.80 to £9,151.20.</description></item>
<item><title>Employers' liability insurance for a pub or restaurant: the £5 million cover, £2,500 a day fine and the certificate, worked for a first hire</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/employers-liability-insurance-pub-first-bar-worker-5-million-2500-a-day-certificate-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/employers-liability-insurance-pub-first-bar-worker-5-million-2500-a-day-certificate-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A pub or restaurant needs employers' liability insurance once it employs anyone. GOV.UK: £5 million cover, £2,500 a day uninsured, £1,000 for no certificate.</description></item>
<item><title>Money purchase annual allowance: £10,000 once a client has flexibly accessed their pension, against £60,000, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/money-purchase-annual-allowance-10000-flexi-access-drawdown-trigger-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/money-purchase-annual-allowance-10000-flexi-access-drawdown-trigger-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>After drawdown income or a UFPLS, pension saving above £10,000 a year can breach the allowance. The triggers, the non-triggers and three clients worked.</description></item>
<item><title>How often must a block fire risk assessment be redone? No fixed interval, six blocks worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/fire-risk-assessment-block-of-flats-communal-parts-written-record-review-no-fixed-interval-six-blocks-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/fire-risk-assessment-block-of-flats-communal-parts-written-record-review-no-fixed-interval-six-blocks-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The law sets no review interval for a block fire risk assessment, only &quot;regularly&quot; and after change. Six blocks worked against a written house rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Class 4 National Insurance for a sole trader: what a client pays on £50,000 and £60,000 profit, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/class-4-national-insurance-sole-trader-6-percent-2-percent-50000-60000-profit-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/class-4-national-insurance-sole-trader-6-percent-2-percent-50000-60000-profit-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets Class 4 at 6% over £12,570 and 2% over £50,270 for 2026 to 2027. Worked on £50,000 and £60,000 of profit, with the Class 2 position.</description></item>
<item><title>Stamp Duty on a landlord's next buy-to-let: the extra 5% worked on £180,000, £300,000 and £450,000</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/sdlt-higher-rates-additional-property-landlord-5-percent-extra-180000-300000-450000-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/sdlt-higher-rates-additional-property-landlord-5-percent-extra-180000-300000-450000-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A landlord buying another home pays 5% extra SDLT on each band. Worked on £180,000, £300,000 and £450,000 using GOV.UK rates, with the 3-year refund rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Employers' liability insurance for a recruitment agency: £5 million cover, £2,500 a day if it lapses, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/employers-liability-insurance-recruitment-agency-5-million-2500-a-day-lapse-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/employers-liability-insurance-recruitment-agency-5-million-2500-a-day-lapse-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says employers' liability cover must be at least £5 million, with a £2,500 fine for each uninsured day. Here is what a lapse costs an agency, day by day.</description></item>
<item><title>Divorce court fees in 2026: £628 to apply, £62 for a consent order, £321 if contested, worked for a client quote</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/divorce-court-fees-628-consent-order-62-contested-321-what-to-quote-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/divorce-court-fees-628-consent-order-62-contested-321-what-to-quote-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The family court fee list shows £628 for a divorce application, £62 for a consent financial order and £321 if contested. Here is the quote, worked for a couple.</description></item>
<item><title>Employee using their own van for work: pay 55p a mile, then 25p after 10,000, worked on 14,000 miles</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/employee-uses-own-van-mileage-55p-25p-14000-miles-paid-45p-or-55p-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/employee-uses-own-van-mileage-55p-25p-14000-miles-paid-45p-or-55p-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Paying an employee for miles in their own van: 55p for the first 10,000, 25p after. 14,000 miles is £6,500 for tax, £7,700 for NI. Worked, with the 45p trap.</description></item>
<item><title>A dental nurse asks to drop to four days: the flexible working request, the two-month deadline and the two-a-year limit, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-asks-to-work-four-days-flexible-working-request-two-months-decision-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-asks-to-work-four-days-flexible-working-request-two-months-decision-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A nurse or receptionist can ask for flexible working from day one. Two requests a year, a decision in two months. Dates and cover hours worked for four days.</description></item>
<item><title>Gift vouchers and VAT for an online shop: a £50 voucher, single-purpose or multi-purpose, and when the VAT is due</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/gift-voucher-vat-online-shop-50-pound-single-purpose-or-multi-purpose-when-vat-is-due-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/gift-voucher-vat-online-shop-50-pound-single-purpose-or-multi-purpose-when-vat-is-due-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Selling gift vouchers? HMRC splits them into single-purpose and multi-purpose. On a £50 voucher: £8.33 VAT at sale, or £11.67 on a £70 basket at redemption.</description></item>
<item><title>Hot takeaway food and VAT: why a takeaway toastie is 20% and a cold sandwich is not, worked for a cafe</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/hot-takeaway-vat-toastie-latte-cold-sandwich-pub-cafe-five-tests-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/hot-takeaway-vat-toastie-latte-cold-sandwich-pub-cafe-five-tests-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HMRC tests decide whether takeaway food is hot for VAT. On a £5.50 toastie: £0.92 VAT a sale, £110 a week on 120 sales; a cold sandwich carries £0.</description></item>
<item><title>Is a missing National Insurance year worth buying? £241.30 over 35 years, against £18.40 a week, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/missing-ni-year-state-pension-241-30-35-years-class-3-18-40-payback-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/missing-ni-year-state-pension-241-30-35-years-class-3-18-40-payback-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Does filling a National Insurance gap pay? One qualifying year is worth about £358.50 a year; Class 3 costs £956.80 for it. The payback sum, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a landlord forfeit a lease over service charge arrears? £350 or three years, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-landlord-forfeit-lease-service-charge-arrears-350-pound-3-years-section-167-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-landlord-forfeit-lease-service-charge-arrears-350-pound-3-years-section-167-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A leaseholder owes a few hundred pounds and forfeiture is threatened. Section 167 sets £350 or three years. Worked on five flats, plus the tribunal step.</description></item>
<item><title>HMRC late payment interest at 7.75%: what a client's overdue bill costs per day, worked on £10,000</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/hmrc-late-payment-interest-7-75-percent-2-12-pound-a-day-per-10000-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/hmrc-late-payment-interest-7-75-percent-2-12-pound-a-day-per-10000-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HMRC's late payment interest was 7.75% from 9 January 2026. On £10,000 that is £2.12 a day; here is the sum, including a rate change part-way through.</description></item>
<item><title>Gas safety record: copy to the tenant in 28 days or before move-in, and keep it for two further checks</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/gas-safety-record-copy-to-tenant-28-days-new-tenant-before-move-in-keep-two-further-checks-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/gas-safety-record-copy-to-tenant-28-days-new-tenant-before-move-in-keep-two-further-checks-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE says give existing tenants the gas safety record within 28 days, new tenants before move-in. Dated cases, and how long an early-check record is kept.</description></item>
<item><title>Employment Allowance for a recruitment agency: £10,500 off employer National Insurance, and how many temp-weeks it covers</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/employment-allowance-10500-recruitment-agency-temps-how-many-weeks-it-lasts-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/employment-allowance-10500-recruitment-agency-temps-how-many-weeks-it-lasts-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Employment Allowance cuts employer National Insurance by up to £10,500 in 2026-27. At £13 an hour it is used up after 165 weeks of one temp's pay.</description></item>
<item><title>Inheritance Tax is due six months after death, not at probate: the 7.75% interest on late payment, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/inheritance-tax-payment-deadline-six-months-after-death-interest-7-75-percent-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/inheritance-tax-payment-deadline-six-months-after-death-interest-7-75-percent-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Inheritance Tax is due by the end of the sixth month after death, and HMRC interest runs at 7.75% from 9 January 2026. £40,000 paid 90 days late adds £764.38.</description></item>
<item><title>The 48-hour week on a trades firm: the 17-week average, a 55-hour push worked out, and the 11-hour rest between days</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/48-hour-week-17-week-average-trades-firm-overtime-push-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/48-hour-week-17-week-average-trades-firm-overtime-push-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK says no more than 48 hours a week on average, normally over 17 weeks. A 55-hour site push worked out week by week, plus the 11-hour rest rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Notice for a dental nurse or receptionist: one week per year up to 12 weeks, and what pay in lieu costs the practice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-notice-period-minimum-one-week-per-year-12-weeks-pay-in-lieu-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-notice-period-minimum-one-week-per-year-12-weeks-pay-in-lieu-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The minimum notice a dental practice must give a nurse or receptionist, from one week to 12, with the pay in lieu bill worked out for six lengths of service.</description></item>
<item><title>The £1,000 trading allowance for Etsy and eBay sellers: take it or claim your costs, worked on two shops</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/trading-allowance-1000-etsy-ebay-seller-allowance-or-expenses-which-saves-more-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/trading-allowance-1000-etsy-ebay-seller-allowance-or-expenses-which-saves-more-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The £1,000 trading allowance replaces your expenses, not adds to them. A shop with £1,800 sales and £600 costs gains from it; £3,000 and £1,400 does not.</description></item>
<item><title>Pavement licence for tables outside a pub: £500 first time, £350 to renew, and the 14 plus 14 day clock worked out</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/pavement-licence-pub-tables-outside-fee-500-renewal-350-14-days-consultation-deemed-granted-2-years/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/pavement-licence-pub-tables-outside-fee-500-renewal-350-14-days-consultation-deemed-granted-2-years/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A pavement licence for outside tables costs up to £500 first time and £350 to renew in England. Counting 14 plus 14 days from 2 November 2026 gives 30 November.</description></item>
<item><title>Tapered annual allowance: £1 off for every £2 of adjusted income over £260,000, with a £10,000 floor</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/tapered-annual-allowance-adjusted-income-over-260000-1-pound-for-every-2-minimum-10000-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/tapered-annual-allowance-adjusted-income-over-260000-1-pound-for-every-2-minimum-10000-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A high earner's pension annual allowance falls £1 for every £2 of adjusted income over £260,000, to a floor of £10,000. Worked for five clients.</description></item>
<item><title>The 18-month rule for service charge: when a late demand cannot be recovered, and the notice that saves it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-18-month-rule-section-20b-demand-late-costs-notice-worked-dates/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-18-month-rule-section-20b-demand-late-costs-notice-worked-dates/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Section 20B bars recovery of service charge costs demanded more than 18 months after they were incurred, unless a written notice went out first. Dates worked.</description></item>
<item><title>VAT bad debt relief: wait six months, claim within 4 years and 6 months, worked for a £7,200 invoice part-paid</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/vat-bad-debt-relief-six-months-4-years-6-months-box-4-unpaid-invoice-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/vat-bad-debt-relief-six-months-4-years-6-months-box-4-unpaid-invoice-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A client can reclaim VAT on an unpaid invoice six months after it was due, and within 4 years and 6 months. Worked on a £7,200 invoice with £2,400 paid.</description></item>
<item><title>Landlord replaces a sofa, fridge or washing machine: replacement of domestic items relief, worked for three items</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/replacement-of-domestic-items-relief-landlord-sofa-fridge-washing-machine-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/replacement-of-domestic-items-relief-landlord-sofa-fridge-washing-machine-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A landlord can deduct the cost of replacing furniture and appliances, less what the old item sold for. Worked for a sofa, a fridge and a washing machine.</description></item>
<item><title>Paying temps for mileage in their own car: 55p for the first 10,000 miles, 25p after, and what happens if the agency pays less or more</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/mileage-allowance-temps-own-car-55p-first-10000-miles-25p-after-agency-pays-less-or-more-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/mileage-allowance-temps-own-car-55p-first-10000-miles-25p-after-agency-pays-less-or-more-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Tax-free mileage payments are 55p a mile to 10,000 miles and 25p after. Worked for a temp doing 12,000 miles paid at 40p, 55p and 60p a mile.</description></item>
<item><title>Paying inheritance tax in ten yearly instalments: which assets qualify, the 20% test, and a worked £36,000 bill</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/inheritance-tax-ten-yearly-instalments-business-property-land-20-percent-test-iht400-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/inheritance-tax-ten-yearly-instalments-business-property-land-20-percent-test-iht400-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Inheritance tax on some assets can be paid in ten yearly instalments. Which assets qualify, the 20% test and the dates, with a worked £36,000 bill.</description></item>
<item><title>First employee in a trade business: the workplace pension duty, 3% from you on earnings between £6,240 and £50,270, worked at £28,000</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/auto-enrolment-first-employee-trades-firm-6240-50270-3-percent-employer-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/auto-enrolment-first-employee-trades-firm-6240-50270-3-percent-employer-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Your first employee starts a pension duty: 3% from you and 5% from them on earnings between £6,240 and £50,270. Worked at £28,000 and £10,000.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory maternity pay for a dental nurse or receptionist: 6 weeks at 90%, then £194.32, with the qualifying week worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/statutory-maternity-pay-dental-nurse-6-weeks-90-percent-194-32-39-weeks-qualifying-week-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/statutory-maternity-pay-dental-nurse-6-weeks-90-percent-194-32-39-weeks-qualifying-week-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Statutory maternity pay lasts up to 39 weeks: 90% of earnings for 6, then £194.32 or 90%, whichever is lower. A nurse on £520 a week gets £9,220.56.</description></item>
<item><title>Employment Allowance for an online shop: £10,500 off employer National Insurance, and the month it runs out, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/employment-allowance-10500-online-shop-first-employee-which-month-it-runs-out-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/employment-allowance-10500-online-shop-first-employee-which-month-it-runs-out-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Employment Allowance takes up to £10,500 a year off employer Class 1 National Insurance. It is claimed each year and runs out above £875 a month.</description></item>
<item><title>Right to work checks for pub and bar staff: before the first shift, and keep the copy for 2 years after they leave, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/right-to-work-check-pub-bar-staff-before-first-shift-share-code-keep-2-years-after-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/right-to-work-check-pub-bar-staff-before-first-shift-share-code-keep-2-years-after-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A right to work check comes before a bar worker's first shift, and the copy is kept 2 years after they leave: exit in September 2026, keep to September 2028.</description></item>
<item><title>Inheritance tax on lifetime gifts: the seven-year rule and taper relief, worked for a client's £500,000 gift</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/inheritance-tax-gifts-seven-year-rule-taper-relief-3-to-7-years-500000-gift-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/inheritance-tax-gifts-seven-year-rule-taper-relief-3-to-7-years-500000-gift-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A £500,000 gift over the £325,000 nil-rate band costs £70,000 in tax if the client dies within 3 years, and £28,000 after 5 to 6 years. Taper relief.</description></item>
<item><title>Gas safety records for a block's own gas appliances: keep 2 years, copy within 28 days, and the early check that keeps the date, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/gas-safety-records-block-boiler-house-two-years-28-days-two-month-early-check-dates-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/gas-safety-records-block-boiler-house-two-years-28-days-two-month-early-check-dates-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE says gas safety checks are yearly, records are kept 2 years and a check up to 2 months early keeps the original date. Worked with dates.</description></item>
<item><title>VAT Flat Rate Scheme: the limited cost test (2% of turnover or £1,000) can move a client from 14.5% to 16.5%</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/vat-flat-rate-scheme-limited-cost-business-2-percent-1000-16-5-percent-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/vat-flat-rate-scheme-limited-cost-business-2-percent-1000-16-5-percent-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Flat Rate Scheme charges 16.5% if a client's goods cost under 2% of turnover or £1,000 a year. Worked at £48,000 and £60,000, with the cost in pounds.</description></item>
<item><title>Landlord mortgage interest relief: 20% of the lowest of three amounts, worked for three landlords</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/landlord-mortgage-interest-20-percent-tax-reduction-lowest-of-three-amounts-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/landlord-mortgage-interest-20-percent-tax-reduction-lowest-of-three-amounts-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Residential landlords get a 20% tax reduction on finance costs, based on the lowest of three figures. Worked at £10,000 of interest for three landlords.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Paternity Pay for an agency temp: £194.32 or 90% of earnings, whichever is lower, and the 26-week test worked on one due date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-paternity-pay-agency-temps-194-32-or-90-percent-26-weeks-qualifying-week-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-paternity-pay-agency-temps-194-32-or-90-percent-26-weeks-qualifying-week-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Statutory Paternity Pay is £194.32 or 90% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. A temp on £150 a week gets £135.00; the cap bites at £215.91.</description></item>
<item><title>Capital Gains Tax when an estate sells an inherited house: a £30,000 gain over probate value is taxed at £7,200 in the estate, £6,018 for a beneficiary on £30,000 income</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/capital-gains-tax-sale-of-inherited-house-probate-value-24-percent-personal-representatives-30000-gain-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/capital-gains-tax-sale-of-inherited-house-probate-value-24-percent-personal-representatives-30000-gain-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the Capital Gains Tax rate for personal representatives at 24%. On a £30,000 gain the estate pays £7,200, against £6,018 for a basic-rate heir.</description></item>
<item><title>Apprentice pay in a trades firm: £8 an hour, who gets it, and what the second year costs in a week</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/apprentice-minimum-wage-8-pounds-first-year-19-or-over-trades-firm-weekly-cost-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/apprentice-minimum-wage-8-pounds-first-year-19-or-over-trades-firm-weekly-cost-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The apprentice minimum wage is £8 an hour from April 2026, but only under 19 or in the first year. A 37.5-hour week is £300, then £406.88 at 18 to 20. Worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory redundancy pay in a dental practice: two years' service, £751 a week cap, £22,530 ceiling, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/statutory-redundancy-pay-dental-practice-751-week-cap-22530-maximum-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/statutory-redundancy-pay-dental-practice-751-week-cap-22530-maximum-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Statutory redundancy pay needs two years' service, with weekly pay capped at £751 from 6 April 2026. A nurse of 50 with 8 years on £520 gets £6,240. Worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Late payment of a trade invoice: 8% over base rate and a £40, £70 or £100 fixed sum, worked for an online shop</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/late-payment-interest-8-percent-over-base-rate-40-70-100-fixed-sum-trade-invoice-online-shop-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/late-payment-interest-8-percent-over-base-rate-40-70-100-fixed-sum-trade-invoice-online-shop-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A business that pays your invoice late owes 8% over base rate plus £40, £70 or £100. A £2,400 trade order paid 45 days late is worth £70 plus interest.</description></item>
<item><title>The £150 a head rule for a pub's staff Christmas party: what counts, and a £2,310 night worked per head</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/staff-christmas-party-pub-150-per-head-annual-function-exemption-2026-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/staff-christmas-party-pub-150-per-head-annual-function-exemption-2026-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An annual staff party is tax-free at £150 a head or less if all staff can come. A £2,310 night for 14 staff and 4 guests is £128.33 a head.</description></item>
<item><title>Residence nil-rate band: £175,000, the £2 million taper, and the 60% slice a client estate of £2.3 million falls into</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/residence-nil-rate-band-175000-taper-2-million-estate-60-percent-slice-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/residence-nil-rate-band-175000-taper-2-million-estate-60-percent-slice-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The residence nil-rate band is £175,000 but falls by £1 for every £2 an estate is over £2 million, gone at £2.35 million. Worked tax at six estate sizes.</description></item>
<item><title>RMC confirmation statement: £50 online, filed within 14 days of the period end, £5,000 fine, worked for a managing agent with 12 blocks</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/rmc-confirmation-statement-50-pound-14-days-after-review-period-5000-fine-twelve-blocks-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/rmc-confirmation-statement-50-pound-14-days-after-review-period-5000-fine-twelve-blocks-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Each residents' company files a confirmation statement yearly: £50 online, 14 days after the period ends, fine up to £5,000. Twelve blocks is £600 a year.</description></item>
<item><title>Marriage Allowance: the £1,260 transfer is worth £252 a year, but only until the lower earner's income passes £11,310</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/marriage-allowance-1260-transfer-252-saving-claim-back-to-2022-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/marriage-allowance-1260-transfer-252-saving-claim-back-to-2022-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Marriage Allowance moves £1,260 of allowance to a partner and saves up to £252 a year. Worked at four incomes for the lower earner, with claims back to 2022.</description></item>
<item><title>Holding deposit and tenancy deposit caps: one week's rent, 15 days, then 5 or 6 weeks, worked at £1,300 and £4,500 a month</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/holding-deposit-one-week-rent-15-days-tenancy-deposit-5-weeks-6-weeks-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/holding-deposit-one-week-rent-15-days-tenancy-deposit-5-weeks-6-weeks-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A holding deposit is capped at one week's rent and held 15 calendar days. The tenancy deposit is 5 weeks' rent, or 6 over £50,000 a year. Worked in pounds.</description></item>
<item><title>Student loan deductions on a £3,000 month: five plan types worked, and why the threshold, not the pay, decides the deduction</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/student-loan-deductions-plan-thresholds-9-percent-6-percent-postgraduate-payroll-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/student-loan-deductions-plan-thresholds-9-percent-6-percent-postgraduate-payroll-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Student loan deductions are 9% over the plan threshold, 6% for postgraduate. On £3,000 a month they run from £16.56 to £82.53 depending on the plan.</description></item>
<item><title>Inheritance Tax at 36%: a £60,000 charity gift out of a £600,000 estate costs the family £27,400, not £60,000</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/inheritance-tax-36-percent-reduced-rate-10-percent-to-charity-600000-estate-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/inheritance-tax-36-percent-reduced-rate-10-percent-to-charity-600000-estate-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Leave 10% of the net estate to charity and the Inheritance Tax rate drops from 40% to 36%. On a £600,000 estate a £60,000 gift costs the family £27,400.</description></item>
<item><title>Van mileage for a sole trader: 55p for the first 10,000 miles, 25p after, worked for 8,000, 14,000 and 20,000 miles</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/simplified-expenses-van-mileage-55p-first-10000-miles-25p-after-tradesperson-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/simplified-expenses-van-mileage-55p-first-10000-miles-25p-after-tradesperson-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Simplified expenses for a van or car are 55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles and 25p after. 14,000 miles is £6,500. Worked, with the lock-in rule.</description></item>
<item><title>First aid in a dental practice: HSE sets no number, so count the hours each trained person covers</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/first-aid-at-work-dental-practice-appointed-person-first-aider-cover-hours-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/first-aid-at-work-dental-practice-appointed-person-first-aider-cover-hours-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE gives no fixed number of first-aiders; it asks for an assessment. Two trained staff on four days each cover 48 of a practice's 50 open hours.</description></item>
<item><title>Plastic Packaging Tax: 10 tonnes, 30% recycled and £228.82 a tonne, worked in mailer bags for an online shop</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/plastic-packaging-tax-10-tonnes-30-percent-recycled-228-82-per-tonne-online-shop-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/plastic-packaging-tax-10-tonnes-30-percent-recycled-228-82-per-tonne-online-shop-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Plastic Packaging Tax starts at 10 tonnes made or imported in 12 months, below 30% recycled, at £228.82 a tonne. In 25g mailers that is 400,000 bags.</description></item>
<item><title>Simpler Recycling for a pub: are you under 10 full-time equivalents, and what changes on 31 March 2027</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/simpler-recycling-pub-micro-firm-10-fte-31-march-2027-food-waste-separate-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/simpler-recycling-pub-micro-firm-10-fte-31-march-2027-food-waste-separate-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Workplaces with under 10 full-time equivalent staff must separate food and dry recycling from 31 March 2027. A pub with 16 staff can still be a micro-firm.</description></item>
<item><title>Lifetime ISA: £4,000 a year, £1,000 bonus, first payment before 40, and what a client opening at 39 can still earn</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/lifetime-isa-4000-limit-25-percent-bonus-1000-first-payment-before-40-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/lifetime-isa-4000-limit-25-percent-bonus-1000-first-payment-before-40-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A Lifetime ISA takes £4,000 a year with a 25% bonus up to £1,000, first payment before 40, payments until 50. A client opening at 39 can add up to 11 years.</description></item>
<item><title>Fire door checks in a block over 11 metres: flat entrance doors every 12 months, communal doors every 3 months, worked for 24 flats</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/fire-door-checks-block-over-11-metres-entrance-doors-12-months-communal-3-months-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/fire-door-checks-block-over-11-metres-entrance-doors-12-months-communal-3-months-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Above 11 metres, flat entrance fire doors are checked every 12 months and communal ones every 3. In a 24-flat block that is 84 door checks a year.</description></item>
<item><title>A client earns £68,000 and claims Child Benefit: the 1% per £200 charge worked from £60,000 to £80,000</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/high-income-child-benefit-charge-60000-80000-1-percent-per-200-client-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/high-income-child-benefit-charge-60000-80000-1-percent-per-200-client-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Child Benefit charge takes back 1% for every £200 over £60,000 and all of it at £80,000. A client at £68,000 repays 40%; worked at six income levels.</description></item>
<item><title>A landlord with one garage or room let: the £1,000 property allowance or expenses, worked at four rent levels</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/property-allowance-1000-landlord-rent-expenses-which-is-better-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/property-allowance-1000-landlord-rent-expenses-which-is-better-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The £1,000 property allowance can replace expenses on small lets. Worked at £800, £1,400, £5,000 and £9,000 of rent, with the break-even and who cannot use it.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory redundancy pay from April 2026: the £751 weekly cap and £22,530 maximum, worked for three staff</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-redundancy-pay-weekly-cap-751-max-22530-agency-staff-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-redundancy-pay-weekly-cap-751-max-22530-agency-staff-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Statutory redundancy pay uses age bands, a £751 weekly cap and 20 years of service, so the maximum is £22,530. Worked for three staff in a small agency.</description></item>
<item><title>Died without a will, married with children: the £322,000 statutory legacy and half of the rest, worked at three estate sizes</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/intestacy-no-will-spouse-322000-statutory-legacy-half-residue-children-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/intestacy-no-will-spouse-322000-statutory-legacy-half-residue-children-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>On intestacy a spouse takes personal items, £322,000 and half the rest; the children share the other half. Worked at £250,000, £500,000 and £1,000,000.</description></item>
<item><title>CIS refund for a sole trader: £6,000 deducted, and the profit level where you stop getting money back</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-refund-sole-trader-self-assessment-deductions-6000-profit-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-refund-sole-trader-self-assessment-deductions-6000-profit-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A subcontractor gets CIS deductions back through Self Assessment: £6,000 deducted is £5,368.20 back at £15,000 profit, and nothing near £35,650.</description></item>
<item><title>A receptionist slips and is off for eight days: the RIDDOR over-7-day report, the 15 days and the 10 days, dated</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/riddor-dental-practice-over-7-day-injury-15-days-patient-fall-hospital-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/riddor-dental-practice-over-7-day-injury-15-days-patient-fall-hospital-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A worker injury that keeps them from normal duties for over 7 days must be reported within 15 days. Dated for a Monday slip, with the 10-day rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Selling own-brand electrical goods online: when the 5 tonne WEEE line is reached, and what a small producer must do</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/weee-small-producer-5-tonnes-own-brand-electrical-online-shop-register-31-january/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/weee-small-producer-5-tonnes-own-brand-electrical-online-shop-register-31-january/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A shop selling own-brand or imported electricals is a WEEE producer. 4,546 own-brand kettles reach the 5 tonne line; the duties are set out.</description></item>
<item><title>A pub fruit machine and Machine Games Duty: 5%, 20% or 25% of net takings, worked for a quarter</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/machine-games-duty-pub-fruit-machine-5-20-25-percent-net-takings-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/machine-games-duty-pub-fruit-machine-5-20-25-percent-net-takings-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Machine Games Duty is charged on net takings at 5%, 20% or 25%, and the top-rated game sets the rate. A £150 week is £390 a quarter at 20%.</description></item>
<item><title>A client has a £15,000 gain on shares: the £3,000 allowance, 18% or 24%, and what spreading it over five years saves</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/capital-gains-tax-allowance-3000-18-24-percent-client-gain-spread-years-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/capital-gains-tax-allowance-3000-18-24-percent-client-gain-spread-years-worked/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>For 2026 to 2027 the CGT allowance is £3,000 and the rates are 18% and 24%. A £15,000 gain costs £2,160 or £2,880 in one year and nothing spread over five.</description></item>
<item><title>Does a residents' company have a person with significant control? The 25% test, worked for 3, 4 and 40 flats</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/rmc-psc-register-25-percent-one-share-per-flat-three-flat-block-14-days/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/rmc-psc-register-25-percent-one-share-per-flat-three-flat-block-14-days/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A person with significant control holds more than 25% of shares or votes. With one share per flat, a three-flat block has three; a four-flat block has none.</description></item>
<item><title>A director has overdrawn the loan account: the section 455 charge at 35.75%, the nine months and one day deadline, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/director-loan-overdrawn-account-section-455-35-75-percent-nine-months-one-day-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/director-loan-overdrawn-account-section-455-35-75-percent-nine-months-one-day-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A director's overdrawn loan account can cost the company tax from 1 January 2028. £18,000 owed at 35.75% is £6,435; repaying £12,000 first cuts it to £2,145.</description></item>
<item><title>A landlord client is selling a let property: the 60-day Capital Gains Tax deadline from completion, and the 18% and 24% sums worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/landlord-sells-rental-capital-gains-tax-60-days-completion-18-24-percent-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/landlord-sells-rental-capital-gains-tax-60-days-completion-18-24-percent-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A landlord who completes a sale on 15 December 2026 has until 13 February 2027 to report and pay. A £60,000 gain on £30,000 of other income is £13,218 of tax.</description></item>
<item><title>Employer National Insurance on a temp under 21: the 0% rate up to £50,270, and what it does to a £13 an hour margin</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/agency-temps-under-21-employer-national-insurance-zero-rate-50270-margin-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/agency-temps-under-21-employer-national-insurance-zero-rate-50270-margin-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An agency pays no employer National Insurance on an under-21 temp earning below £967 a week. At £13 an hour a temp aged 21 or over costs £63.60 a week more.</description></item>
<item><title>A client gave money away and has died: the seven-year rule and taper relief at 32%, 24%, 16% and 8%, worked on a £500,000 gift</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/gifts-before-death-seven-year-rule-taper-relief-32-24-16-8-percent-500000-gift-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/gifts-before-death-seven-year-rule-taper-relief-32-24-16-8-percent-500000-gift-worked/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A £500,000 gift made on 14 July 2023 is £175,000 over the £325,000 threshold. Death 4 to 5 years on means £42,000 of tax; 6 to 7 years on, £14,000.</description></item>
<item><title>Doing quotes and invoices at the kitchen table: the £10, £18 or £26 a month flat rate for working from home, and the hours that decide it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/working-from-home-flat-rate-10-18-26-pounds-a-month-hours-tradesperson-paperwork/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/working-from-home-flat-rate-10-18-26-pounds-a-month-hours-tradesperson-paperwork/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A sole trader doing paperwork at home can claim £10, £18 or £26 a month by hours worked. Twelve hours a week is £18 a month, £216 a year, £43.20 of tax saved.</description></item>
<item><title>Employers' liability insurance for a dental practice: the £5 million minimum, the £2,500 a day fine, and what a 12-day lapse at renewal would cost</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/employers-liability-insurance-dental-practice-5-million-2500-a-day-lapse-certificate/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/employers-liability-insurance-dental-practice-5-million-2500-a-day-lapse-certificate/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A practice with employees must hold employers' liability cover of at least £5 million. GOV.UK sets a £2,500 daily fine for a gap, so check the renewal date.</description></item>
<item><title>Emailing past customers about new products: the ICO's soft opt-in rule for an online shop, with a 3,000-address list sorted</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/marketing-emails-past-customers-soft-opt-in-ico-online-shop-list-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/marketing-emails-past-customers-soft-opt-in-ico-online-shop-list-check/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Can an online shop email past buyers about new stock? The ICO's soft opt-in allows it with conditions. See a 3,000-address list sorted by what the rule allows.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a pub charge bar staff for a uniform? The minimum wage rule on required kit, with a £28 deduction worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/uniform-deductions-bar-staff-minimum-wage-pub-restaurant-required-black-trousers/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/uniform-deductions-bar-staff-minimum-wage-pub-restaurant-required-black-trousers/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Charging staff for a required uniform reduces minimum wage pay, even when bought from a shop. See the HMRC rule and a £28 uniform cost worked on a bar shift.</description></item>
<item><title>Tax-free cash and the £268,275 lump sum allowance: the pot size where 25% stops, with four client pots worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/tax-free-cash-lump-sum-allowance-268275-pension-pot-size-where-it-caps-client-review/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/tax-free-cash-lump-sum-allowance-268275-pension-pot-size-where-it-caps-client-review/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK sets the lump sum allowance at £268,275, usually 25% of the pot. A pot above £1,073,100 hits the cap. Four client pots worked for an advice firm.</description></item>
<item><title>Residents' management company accounts at Companies House: due 9 months after year end, with late penalties of £150 to £1,500 worked across twelve blocks</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/rmc-annual-accounts-companies-house-9-months-late-filing-penalty-150-1500-twelve-blocks/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/rmc-annual-accounts-companies-house-9-months-late-filing-penalty-150-1500-twelve-blocks/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A private company's accounts are due 9 months after year end. Late filing costs £150 to £1,500. See due dates and penalty totals for twelve RMCs.</description></item>
<item><title>Corporation tax between £50,000 and £250,000: marginal relief worked, and what an associated company does to the limits</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/corporation-tax-marginal-relief-50000-250000-associated-companies-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/corporation-tax-marginal-relief-50000-250000-associated-companies-worked/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Profits of £50,000 to £250,000 pay 25% less marginal relief. The 3/200 formula at six profit levels, and how an associated company halves the limits.</description></item>
<item><title>Landlord wants to sell or move in: the earliest date a Ground 1 or Ground 1A notice can expire, worked for four tenancies</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/ground-1-ground-1a-notice-earliest-date-12-month-rule-landlord-sale-or-move-in/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/ground-1-ground-1a-notice-earliest-date-12-month-rule-landlord-sale-or-move-in/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ground 1 and 1A need four months' notice that cannot expire in the first 12 months of a tenancy. Four start dates worked, and the date where the rule flips.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Maternity Pay for a pregnant agency temp: who pays, the 26-week test and the qualifying week worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-maternity-pay-agency-temps-26-weeks-qualifying-week-who-pays/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-maternity-pay-agency-temps-26-weeks-qualifying-week-who-pays/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An agency temp treated as an employee gets Statutory Maternity Pay from the agency. The qualifying week, the 26-week test and 39 weeks of pay worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Business property relief and the £2.5 million allowance: what an estate with unquoted shares pays above the line, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/business-property-relief-2-5-million-allowance-50-percent-above-worked-estates/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/business-property-relief-2-5-million-allowance-50-percent-above-worked-estates/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From 6 April 2026, 100% business and agricultural relief stops at £2.5 million, with 50% above it. A £4 million shareholding worked, plus the spouse transfer.</description></item>
<item><title>Taking on your first employee: employer National Insurance at 15% above £5,000, and how the £10,500 Employment Allowance covers it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/first-employee-employer-national-insurance-15-percent-5000-employment-allowance-trades/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/first-employee-employer-national-insurance-15-percent-5000-employment-allowance-trades/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A £14 an hour full-time hire in a trades firm triggers £3,618 of employer National Insurance. The £10,500 Employment Allowance can cover it, with the sum shown.</description></item>
<item><title>Unfair dismissal after six months, not two years: what changes on 1 January 2027 for a dental practice, with start dates worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/unfair-dismissal-six-months-1-january-2027-dental-practice-probation-start-dates/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/unfair-dismissal-six-months-1-january-2027-dental-practice-probation-start-dates/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From 1 January 2027 an employee needs six months, not two years, to claim ordinary unfair dismissal. What it means for dental practice probation periods.</description></item>
<item><title>Etsy, eBay and Amazon now report sellers to HMRC: the 30-sale and 2,000 euro test, what is sent, and what a shop should check</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/etsy-ebay-amazon-sellers-hmrc-platform-reporting-30-sales-2000-euros-online-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/etsy-ebay-amazon-sellers-hmrc-platform-reporting-30-sales-2000-euros-online-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Online marketplaces send HMRC each seller's sales every January. The 30-sale and 2,000 euro test, what it means for a small shop, and how the dates line up.</description></item>
<item><title>How much Alcohol Duty is in a pint of keg beer in 2026? The draught rate, the takeaway rule, and a 50-litre keg worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/how-much-alcohol-duty-in-a-pint-draught-relief-2026-keg-beer-pub-cost/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/how-much-alcohol-duty-in-a-pint-draught-relief-2026-keg-beer-pub-cost/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Draught beer in a keg or cask pays a lower Alcohol Duty rate. The 2026 rates, the duty inside a pint, and why takeaway pints and cans pay the full rate.</description></item>
<item><title>The cash ISA limit falls to £12,000 for under-65s on 6 April 2027: which clients it reaches and what an advice firm should check</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/cash-isa-limit-12000-from-6-april-2027-under-65-client-review-advice-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/cash-isa-limit-12000-from-6-april-2027-under-65-client-review-advice-firm/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From 6 April 2027 under-65s can put £12,000 a year into cash ISAs. The 65 test, the transfer ban and the 22% charge, with a client-list check for advice firms.</description></item>
<item><title>Legionella in a block of flats: who is responsible for the communal water, what HSE says to measure, and what a monthly round adds up to</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/legionella-block-of-flats-communal-water-who-is-responsible-hse-60-50-20-degrees/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/legionella-block-of-flats-communal-water-who-is-responsible-hse-60-50-20-degrees/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE sets 60, 50 and 20 degrees for hot and cold water. Who holds the Legionella duty for a block's shared tanks and pipes, and how to plan the checks.</description></item>
<item><title>Dividend tax in 2026 to 2027 for a director client: the 10.75% and 35.75% rates worked at three dividend levels</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/dividend-tax-2026-27-director-10-75-percent-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/dividend-tax-2026-27-director-10-75-percent-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Dividend tax rose by two points in April 2026. A director on a £12,570 salary worked at £20,000, £40,000 and £60,000 of dividends, against last year.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a landlord let a property rated F or G? The EPC band E minimum, the £3,500 cap, the exemptions and the penalties</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/epc-rating-e-minimum-rented-property-3500-cap-exemptions-penalties/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/epc-rating-e-minimum-rented-property-3500-cap-exemptions-penalties/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A rented home in England and Wales must reach EPC band E unless an exemption is registered. The £3,500 spending cap, six exemptions and what a breach costs.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Sick Pay for agency temps: who pays, when it starts, and whether it ends with the assignment</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-sick-pay-agency-temps-who-pays-when-it-ends/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/statutory-sick-pay-agency-temps-who-pays-when-it-ends/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An agency temp who falls ill can be owed Statutory Sick Pay by the agency. When it starts, how much it is, and why the type of contract decides when it ends.</description></item>
<item><title>When can executors safely distribute the estate? The section 27 notice, the six-month 1975 Act date, and one grant worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/when-can-executors-distribute-estate-section-27-notice-six-months/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/when-can-executors-distribute-estate-section-27-notice-six-months/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Two dates protect executors who distribute: the end of a section 27 notice and six months from the grant. Both worked out for a grant of 14 October 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>Does the VAT reverse charge apply to this job? Five questions for a subcontractor, and what it does to the money you receive</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/vat-domestic-reverse-charge-subcontractor-invoice-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/vat-domestic-reverse-charge-subcontractor-invoice-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The construction reverse charge decides whether you add VAT or the contractor pays it to HMRC. Five questions to settle it, and an £8,000 job worked both ways.</description></item>
<item><title>Paternity leave in a dental practice in 2026 to 2027: a day-one right, £194.32 a week, and what the practice gets back</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/paternity-leave-pay-dental-practice-2026-27-day-one/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/paternity-leave-pay-dental-practice-2026-27-day-one/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Paternity leave is now a right from the first day of employment. Who also gets Statutory Paternity Pay, how much, and what a practice reclaims at 92% or 109%.</description></item>
<item><title>Do I charge VAT on postage? How a UK online shop treats delivery charges, with a mixed basket worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/vat-on-postage-delivery-charges-online-shop-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/vat-on-postage-delivery-charges-online-shop-uk/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An online shop's delivery charge usually takes the VAT rate of the goods. What HMRC says, with sums for standard, zero-rated and mixed orders.</description></item>
<item><title>The mandatory conditions on every pub's licence: free tap water, small measures, ID checks (now digital too), promotions and the price floor</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/mandatory-licensing-conditions-pub-tap-water-small-measures-below-cost/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/mandatory-licensing-conditions-pub-tap-water-small-measures-below-cost/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Every alcohol licence carries the same mandatory conditions. All five, digital ID from September 2026, and the lowest legal price of a pint.</description></item>
<item><title>Pension carry forward in 2026 to 2027: one client's £135,000 of headroom worked through, and the £40,000 that lapses on 5 April 2027</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/pension-carry-forward-annual-allowance-2026-27-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/pension-carry-forward-annual-allowance-2026-27-worked/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Carry forward lets a client use unused pension allowance from three past years. One client worked through, and the allowance that lapses on 5 April 2027.</description></item>
<item><title>How often must the lift in a block of flats be examined? The six-month LOLER rule, the report, and what an overdue date looks like</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/lift-thorough-examination-six-months-block-of-flats-loler/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/lift-thorough-examination-six-months-block-of-flats-loler/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A passenger lift used at work needs a thorough examination at least every six months under LOLER. What it means for a block, and how to spot a late one.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a client cancel their VAT registration? The £88,000 test, the 30-day rule and the £1,000 stock and assets line, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/cancel-vat-registration-88000-stock-and-assets-1000-rule/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/cancel-vat-registration-88000-stock-and-assets-1000-rule/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A client can ask HMRC to cancel VAT registration below £88,000, but stock and assets bought with VAT reclaimed may cost VAT over £1,000. Worked sums.</description></item>
<item><title>What is the penalty for a late Company Tax Return? £200 on day one, and how it reaches £4,000 on £18,000 of unpaid tax</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/company-tax-return-late-filing-penalties-ct600-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/company-tax-return-late-filing-penalties-ct600-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A Company Tax Return is due 12 months after the period ends. The £200, £200, 10% and 10% late penalties on GOV.UK, worked for one client.</description></item>
<item><title>Employment Allowance in 2026 to 2027: which clients can claim the £10,500, and how many staff it covers</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/employment-allowance-10500-which-clients-can-claim-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/employment-allowance-10500-which-clients-can-claim-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Employment Allowance takes up to £10,500 off a client's employer National Insurance. Who can claim, who cannot, and how far it goes, for for one to five staff.</description></item>
<item><title>Trading allowance or expenses? The £1,000 test for a sole-trader client, with six worked cases</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/trading-allowance-1000-or-expenses-which-is-better-for-a-client/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/trading-allowance-1000-or-expenses-which-is-better-for-a-client/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A client with trading income over £1,000 can take the £1,000 allowance or deduct real expenses, never both. The break-even, six worked cases, who is excluded.</description></item>
<item><title>When must a client register for VAT? The £90,000 test, the 30-day deadline and a worked date for a client who crosses it in October</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/vat-registration-90000-threshold-30-day-rule-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/vat-registration-90000-threshold-30-day-rule-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A client must register for VAT within 30 days of the end of the month they pass £90,000. The two tests on GOV.UK, and a worked set of dates and sums.</description></item>
<item><title>Deposit protection: 30 calendar days or 30 working days? The last safe date worked out, and what a miss costs</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/deposit-protection-30-calendar-days-or-working-days-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/deposit-protection-30-calendar-days-or-working-days-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The statute counts 30 days beginning with the day the deposit is received. Day 30 for a deposit received on 2 October 2026, and the 1 to 3 times penalty.</description></item>
<item><title>Can we take rent before the tenancy is signed? The one-month limit on rent in advance, worked through for letting agents</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rent-in-advance-before-tenancy-signed-one-month-limit-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rent-in-advance-before-tenancy-signed-one-month-limit-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since 1 May 2026 an agent cannot ask for rent before both sides sign, and after signing can ask for one month at most. The move-in sum, worked out.</description></item>
<item><title>Rent repayment orders now reach two years of rent: what an unlicensed or unlawful let can cost a landlord client</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rent-repayment-order-two-years-rent-what-landlord-clients-risk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rent-repayment-order-two-years-rent-what-landlord-clients-risk/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From 1 May 2026 a tribunal can order a landlord to repay up to two years of rent. What counts, how the sum is built, and a worked HMO example.</description></item>
<item><title>Can we turn down an applicant on benefits or with children? The same-income test, worked through for letting agents</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rental-discrimination-benefits-children-affordability-check-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rental-discrimination-benefits-children-affordability-check-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since 1 May 2026 agents cannot refuse applicants for benefits or children, but can test affordability. One income test for all, worked through.</description></item>
<item><title>Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rented homes: what a letting agent must check at each tenancy start, and the £5,000 penalty</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms-letting-agents-england-5000-penalty/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms-letting-agents-england-5000-penalty/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>One smoke alarm per storey, a CO alarm where there is a fixed combustion appliance, a day-one check and a council penalty of up to £5,000. Counted for 40 homes.</description></item>
<item><title>A candidate has sent a subject access request: the deadline, what a recruitment agency must search and what it can hold back</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/candidate-subject-access-request-recruitment-agency-deadline-what-to-send/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/candidate-subject-access-request-recruitment-agency-deadline-what-to-send/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A candidate asks for everything you hold on them. The one-month deadline worked on real dates, what to search, what to redact and when you may extend.</description></item>
<item><title>The client has not paid: must a recruitment agency still pay the temp?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/client-has-not-paid-must-agency-still-pay-temp-conduct-regulations/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/client-has-not-paid-must-agency-still-pay-temp-conduct-regulations/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Under the Conduct Regulations an agency must pay a temp for work done whether or not the client has paid. What that covers and what it costs.</description></item>
<item><title>National Minimum Wage from April 2026: the new rates for agency temps and what the rise costs a 100-temp book</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/national-minimum-wage-april-2026-agency-temps-pay-rise-cost/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/national-minimum-wage-april-2026-agency-temps-pay-rise-cost/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The April 2026 rates by age band against last year's, the apprentice rule, and the weekly and yearly cost of the 50p rise on 100 temps working 37.5 hours.</description></item>
<item><title>What must a temp's payslip show? Section 8 of the Employment Rights Act, the hours line, and what an unnotified deduction costs an agency</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-payslip-rules-recruitment-agency-section-8-what-to-show/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-payslip-rules-recruitment-agency-section-8-what-to-show/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An hourly temp is owed a payslip showing gross, deductions, net and hours worked, on or before payday. The checklist, and the 13-week repayment exposure.</description></item>
<item><title>A temp turns out to be unsuitable: when must a recruitment agency tell the client, and when must it pull the temp?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-turns-out-unsuitable-must-agency-tell-client-regulation-20/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-turns-out-unsuitable-must-agency-tell-client-regulation-20/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Regulation 20 of the Conduct Regulations: tell the client the same day or next business day if a temp may be unsuitable, plus a 3-month tail.</description></item>
<item><title>Do you need probate for a small estate? What GOV.UK says, the £5,000 fee line, and the £526 cliff worked on one estate</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/do-you-need-probate-small-estate-5000-fee-line-savings-joint-property/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/do-you-need-probate-small-estate-5000-fee-line-savings-joint-property/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Whether probate is needed on a small estate: what GOV.UK says about savings and joint ownership, the £5,000 line for the £526 fee, and the cost of copies.</description></item>
<item><title>Interest on client money: what &quot;a fair sum&quot; means under SRA Accounts Rule 7, worked on four real balances</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/interest-on-client-money-fair-sum-sra-accounts-rule-7-worked-examples/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/interest-on-client-money-fair-sum-sra-accounts-rule-7-worked-examples/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>SRA Accounts Rule 7 says clients get a fair sum of interest but never says how much. Four balances worked at Bank Rate, and a one-page interest policy to adopt.</description></item>
<item><title>Lasting power of attorney registration fees: the £92 fee, the half-fee under £12,000 and what a couple pays for four documents</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/lasting-power-of-attorney-registration-fee-92-half-fee-12000-couple-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/lasting-power-of-attorney-registration-fee-92-half-fee-12000-couple-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Registering a lasting power of attorney costs £92 each, £46 on a low income or repeat application. Worked on a couple's four LPAs, with the 8 to 10 week wait.</description></item>
<item><title>Residence nil-rate band and the £2 million taper: the inheritance tax a £2.2 million estate pays, worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/residence-nil-rate-band-taper-2-million-estate-worked-examples/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/residence-nil-rate-band-taper-2-million-estate-worked-examples/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The £175,000 residence nil-rate band shrinks by £1 for every £2 an estate is over £2 million. Worked at £2.2 million and £2.35 million, with the 60% slice.</description></item>
<item><title>SDLT on a house purchase in 2026: the standard bands, first-time buyer relief and the £500,000 cliff worked on one client's figures</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sdlt-rates-first-time-buyer-500000-cliff-additional-dwelling-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sdlt-rates-first-time-buyer-500000-cliff-additional-dwelling-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Residential SDLT worked on three purchases: £450,000 standard and first-time buyer, the £1 that adds £5,000 at £500,001, and the 5% extra for a second home.</description></item>
<item><title>Buying a van or tools as a sole-trader tradesperson: what you can claim, and what a £24,000 van saves in tax</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/buying-a-van-or-tools-what-a-sole-trader-can-claim-annual-investment-allowance/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/buying-a-van-or-tools-what-a-sole-trader-can-claim-annual-investment-allowance/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK treats vans and tools as plant and machinery. What the £1 million allowance means for a small firm, and what a £24,000 van saves.</description></item>
<item><title>National Insurance for a sole trader in 2026 to 2027: Class 2 and Class 4 worked at five profit levels</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/class-2-class-4-national-insurance-sole-trader-2026-27-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/class-2-class-4-national-insurance-sole-trader-2026-27-worked/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Class 4 is 6% on profit from £12,570 to £50,270 and 2% above. Worked at £15,000, £30,000, £45,000, £50,270 and £60,000, with what Class 2 now means for you.</description></item>
<item><title>How long after a job can a customer come back about faulty work? The 6, 12 and 15-year limits for a builder</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/how-long-can-customer-claim-faulty-work-builder-limitation-act-6-15-years/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/how-long-can-customer-claim-faulty-work-builder-limitation-act-6-15-years/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A customer has six years to sue on a simple contract, but hidden defects can run to 15. What each limit means for a builder and which job records to keep.</description></item>
<item><title>The £1,000 trading allowance or your real expenses? Three side-job tradespeople worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/trading-allowance-1000-or-expenses-tradesperson-side-jobs/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/trading-allowance-1000-or-expenses-tradesperson-side-jobs/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK lets you deduct up to £1,000 of trading income instead of expenses. Who cannot use it, and sums showing when expenses beat it.</description></item>
<item><title>Van mileage for a self-employed tradesperson, 55p flat rate or actual costs? Two vans worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/van-mileage-flat-rate-55p-or-actual-costs-self-employed-tradesperson/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/van-mileage-flat-rate-55p-or-actual-costs-self-employed-tradesperson/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>GOV.UK shows 55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles in 2026-27. What it covers, who cannot use it, and sums for 8,000 and 14,000 miles.</description></item>
<item><title>Holiday for part-time dental nurses and receptionists in 2026: 5.6 weeks, eight bank holidays, and how many days a Monday-to-Wednesday worker has left</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-receptionist-holiday-entitlement-2026-bank-holidays-part-time-days-left/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-nurse-receptionist-holiday-entitlement-2026-bank-holidays-part-time-days-left/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Part-time dental staff get 5.6 weeks of holiday, not 28 days. With bank holidays counted as leave, a Mon-Wed worker has 11.8 days left in 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory sick pay for dental nurses and receptionists in 2026/27: £123.25 a week, the 80% rule, and what a week off costs the practice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-staff-sick-pay-2026-27-123-25-week-80-percent-rule-cost/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-staff-sick-pay-2026-27-123-25-week-80-percent-rule-cost/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Statutory sick pay for dental staff in 2026/27: £123.25 a week or 80% of earnings if lower, the hours where each applies, and the cost of one week off.</description></item>
<item><title>Is private dental treatment VAT-exempt? What a practice charges VAT on, and what it cannot claim back</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/is-dental-treatment-vat-exempt-private-practice-what-is-standard-rated/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/is-dental-treatment-vat-exempt-private-practice-what-is-standard-rated/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Dental care and prostheses are VAT-exempt, but toothbrushes and floss sold at the desk are not. What HMRC says, and the VAT a practice cannot reclaim on kit.</description></item>
<item><title>An NHS dental course that moves up a band: what the practice may charge, the balance to collect and what to do if the patient stops</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/nhs-dental-course-moves-up-a-band-what-to-charge-balance-2026-27/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/nhs-dental-course-moves-up-a-band-what-to-charge-balance-2026-27/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>One charge per NHS dental course in England: the April 2026 band charges, the balance when a course moves up a band, and what if treatment stops.</description></item>
<item><title>Sharps injuries in a dental practice: the 2013 regulations, the 14 duties they set, and what to do in the first hour after a needlestick</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/sharps-injury-dental-practice-regulations-2013-what-the-practice-must-do/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/sharps-injury-dental-practice-regulations-2013-what-the-practice-must-do/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Sharp Instruments in Healthcare Regulations 2013 apply to dental practices. Here are the 14 duties in regulations 5 to 7 and the post-injury steps.</description></item>
<item><title>Can my online shop add a surcharge for paying by card? What the UK rules say, and what an overcharge costs you to repay</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/can-an-online-shop-add-card-payment-surcharge-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/can-an-online-shop-add-card-payment-surcharge-uk/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>UK shops may not charge consumers extra for most card payments, and other methods are capped at your cost. What the rules say and how to price instead.</description></item>
<item><title>Must my online shop tell an unhappy customer about ADR? What section 308 has required in complaint replies since 6 April 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/customer-complaint-reply-must-name-adr-online-shop-uk-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/customer-complaint-reply-must-name-adr-online-shop-uk-2026/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since 6 April 2026 a complaint reply must name any ADR scheme the trader is bound to join. What that means for a small online shop, and what to write.</description></item>
<item><title>Does my online shop have to pay the ICO data protection fee? The £52, £78 and £3,763 tiers and the exemption test</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/data-protection-fee-ico-online-shop-do-i-have-to-pay-52-78/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/data-protection-fee-ico-online-shop-do-i-have-to-pay-52-78/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Most small UK online shops pay the ICO £52 or £78 a year, £5 less by Direct Debit. How the three tiers work and when the accounts-and-records exemption applies.</description></item>
<item><title>How quickly must my online shop deliver an order? The 30-day rule, the Christmas dates it ends on, and what a late order lets the customer do</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/how-quickly-must-online-shop-deliver-30-day-rule-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/how-quickly-must-online-shop-deliver-30-day-rule-uk/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>UK shops must deliver within 30 days unless agreed otherwise. The 30-day end date for five peak order days, and what a customer can do if you miss it.</description></item>
<item><title>Packaging EPR for a small online shop: the 25-tonne and £1 million tests, how many parcels that is, and what a small producer must report</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/packaging-epr-small-online-shop-25-tonnes-1-million-turnover-do-i-report/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/packaging-epr-small-online-shop-25-tonnes-1-million-turnover-do-i-report/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Packaging EPR only bites at 25 tonnes of packaging and £1 million turnover. See what that means in parcels, and what a small producer reports.</description></item>
<item><title>What is the penalty if a pub or restaurant gets an allergen wrong? The fine, the prison term and the paperwork that matters</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/allergen-penalties-pub-restaurant-fine-prison-level-5-due-diligence/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/allergen-penalties-pub-restaurant-fine-prison-level-5-due-diligence/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Food Information Regulations 2014 set a fine up to level 5, uncapped since 2015. The Food Safety Act adds prison. How they fit, with one menu worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Do tips and service charge count towards minimum wage? What a pub or restaurant must pay in base pay from April 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/do-tips-count-towards-minimum-wage-pub-restaurant-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/do-tips-count-towards-minimum-wage-pub-restaurant-2026/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Tips, gratuities and service charges do not count towards minimum wage pay, so base pay must reach £12.71 (21+) alone. The check, with a worked shortfall.</description></item>
<item><title>Does a pub or restaurant have to put calories on the menu? The 250-employee test, how part-timers count, and what the label must say</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/does-pub-need-calories-on-menu-250-employees-england-head-count/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/does-pub-need-calories-on-menu-250-employees-england-head-count/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Calorie labelling in England applies to out-of-home food businesses with 250 or more employees. Here is how to count heads, and what smaller pubs may do.</description></item>
<item><title>Registering a pub, cafe or restaurant as a food business: the 28-day deadline, who must do it and what the council can and cannot do</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/register-food-business-council-28-days-before-opening-pub-cafe/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/register-food-business-council-28-days-before-opening-pub-cafe/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>You must register a food business with the council at least 28 days before trading. It is free, cannot be refused, and a new operator must do it again.</description></item>
<item><title>Guaranteed hours for zero-hours bar and kitchen staff: what the law says so far and the 12-week record to start keeping now</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/zero-hours-bar-staff-guaranteed-hours-12-week-record-pub-restaurant/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/zero-hours-bar-staff-guaranteed-hours-12-week-record-pub-restaurant/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Guaranteed hours for zero-hours staff are not in force yet. Government prefers a 12-week reference period and an 8 to 20 hour threshold. A worked average.</description></item>
<item><title>Can an advice firm verify a new client's identity electronically? What regulation 28 says, and when the check must be done</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/electronic-id-checks-new-advice-clients-money-laundering-regulations-reg-28/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/electronic-id-checks-new-advice-clients-money-laundering-regulations-reg-28/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 say about electronic ID checks for a new adviser client, the reg 30 timing rule, and the hours it can save.</description></item>
<item><title>What a Financial Ombudsman complaint costs an advice firm in 2026/27: the £680 case fee, the £2,000 allowance and when the fee is triggered</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/financial-ombudsman-case-fee-2026-27-advice-firm-2000-allowance/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/financial-ombudsman-case-fee-2026-27-advice-firm-2000-allowance/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Financial Ombudsman charges up to £680 a case in 2026/27 with a £2,000 yearly allowance. See when the fee is triggered and what five cases cost.</description></item>
<item><title>Outsourcing paraplanning: what SYSC 8.1 says the firm keeps responsibility for, the twelve conditions, and a pass or fail check for the paraplanner's contract</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/outsourced-paraplanner-fca-outsourcing-rules-sysc-8-checklist/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/outsourced-paraplanner-fca-outsourcing-rules-sysc-8-checklist/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the FCA's outsourcing rules in SYSC 8.1 require when an advice firm sends suitability reports to an outside paraplanner, and a count of who has to do what.</description></item>
<item><title>Professional indemnity insurance for a mortgage or insurance broker: the FCA minimum cover, the cap on the excess, and the income at which the cap starts to rise</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/professional-indemnity-insurance-excess-limit-mortgage-insurance-broker-mipru-3-2/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/professional-indemnity-insurance-excess-limit-mortgage-insurance-broker-mipru-3-2/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What MIPRU 3.2 sets as minimum professional indemnity cover for an MCD mortgage adviser, and the most excess the FCA lets a firm carry, with the arithmetic.</description></item>
<item><title>What does the FSCS cover for an advice client? The £85,000 limit on bad advice, the £120,000 deposit limit, and how to explain both</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/what-does-fscs-cover-advice-firm-client-85000-limit-120000-deposits/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/what-does-fscs-cover-advice-firm-client-85000-limit-120000-deposits/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Clients ask what happens if the advice firm fails. FSCS limits differ by product: £85,000 for advice and investments, £120,000 for deposits since December 2025.</description></item>
<item><title>Asbestos in a block of flats: who holds the duty to manage in the common parts, what the register covers, and why a managing agent cannot take it on</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/asbestos-duty-to-manage-block-of-flats-common-parts-managing-agent/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/asbestos-duty-to-manage-block-of-flats-common-parts-managing-agent/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The duty to manage asbestos covers the common parts of a block of flats. The HSE says the owner holds it and a managing agent cannot take it over in law.</description></item>
<item><title>Can leaseholders force a change of managing agent? The preliminary notice and the tribunal's power to appoint a manager</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-leaseholders-force-change-of-managing-agent-tribunal-appoint-manager-section-24/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-leaseholders-force-change-of-managing-agent-tribunal-appoint-manager-section-24/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Sections 22 and 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987: the notice a leaseholder serves, the five grounds and what a tribunal order can do.</description></item>
<item><title>Can an RMC director be sued personally? What the Companies Act 2006 says about duties and protection</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-rmc-director-be-sued-personally-companies-act-2006-duties/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-rmc-director-be-sued-personally-companies-act-2006-duties/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the Companies Act 2006 says about an RMC director's personal liability: the section 174 care test, void exemptions and court relief.</description></item>
<item><title>Is a ground rent demand valid? Section 166 notices, the 30 to 60 day window and why a late one moves the payment date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/ground-rent-demand-notice-section-166-30-to-60-day-window/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/ground-rent-demand-notice-section-166-30-to-60-day-window/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A leaseholder owes ground rent only after a section 166 notice, given 30 to 60 days before payment is due. See the window worked out and what the notice says.</description></item>
<item><title>How does an RMC director resign? The 14-day notice to Companies House, counted by date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/how-does-rmc-director-resign-companies-house-14-days/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/how-does-rmc-director-resign-companies-house-14-days/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An RMC director who steps down must be reported to Companies House within 14 days of the day they leave. The date count and what the board should file.</description></item>
<item><title>A client cannot pay their Self Assessment bill: the online payment plan, the £30,000 limit and what it costs on a £6,000 bill</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/client-cannot-pay-self-assessment-bill-payment-plan-30000-limit/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/client-cannot-pay-self-assessment-bill-payment-plan-30000-limit/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>When a client cannot pay the 31 January bill, HMRC's online plan lets them spread up to £30,000. The conditions, the 7.75% interest and a worked £6,000 bill.</description></item>
<item><title>Online agent authorisation or form 64-8? How a practice gets authority to act for a new client, tax by tax</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/online-agent-authorisation-or-form-64-8-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/online-agent-authorisation-or-form-64-8-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which route gets a practice authority for Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE and VAT, the 7 working day letter, the 30-day code and a worked timeline.</description></item>
<item><title>Should a client reduce their payments on account? SA303, the 31 January deadline and the interest if the guess is wrong</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/reduce-payments-on-account-sa303-interest-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/reduce-payments-on-account-sa303-interest-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>When a client can cut Self Assessment payments on account, how to claim online or on SA303, and the interest worked out if the reduction proves too deep.</description></item>
<item><title>EICR came back unsatisfactory: the 28-day remedial deadline, who gets copies, and the dates worked out</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/eicr-c2-remedial-work-28-days-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/eicr-c2-remedial-work-28-days-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An EICR with a C1, C2 or FI code starts a 28-day clock for repairs, then another 28 days for proof. The dates worked through, plus the £40,000 penalty.</description></item>
<item><title>Making Tax Digital for landlords: which of your clients are in from April 2026 and 2027, and the quarterly dates</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/making-tax-digital-landlord-statements-quarterly-updates-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/making-tax-digital-landlord-statements-quarterly-updates-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Landlords with over £50,000 gross rent must send quarterly updates from 7 August 2026. Which of your landlords are caught, and what your statements must show.</description></item>
<item><title>Rental bidding ban for letting agents: what an advert must say and what to do with an offer above the asking rent</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rental-bidding-ban-asking-rent-advert-offers-above-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rental-bidding-ban-asking-rent-advert-offers-above-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since 1 May 2026 an advert needs one asking rent and an offer above it cannot be invited or accepted. What is banned, what is allowed and the £7,000 penalty.</description></item>
<item><title>Does the apprenticeship levy apply to a recruitment agency? The £3 million pay bill test and why temps count</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/apprenticeship-levy-recruitment-agency-temps-pay-bill-3-million/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/apprenticeship-levy-recruitment-agency-temps-pay-bill-3-million/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The apprenticeship levy is 0.5% of annual pay bill above £3 million, and agency temps paid through your PAYE count. A worked test for your own agency.</description></item>
<item><title>Auto-enrolment for agency temps: who enrols them, when hours cross the trigger and how postponement works</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/auto-enrolment-pension-agency-temps-who-enrols-postponement/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/auto-enrolment-pension-agency-temps-who-enrols-postponement/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which party must auto-enrol an agency temp, the 2026/27 weekly triggers in hours, and how a postponement notice handles short bookings.</description></item>
<item><title>Recruitment agency job advert rules in the UK: the seven things Regulation 27 makes every advert prove</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-agency-job-advert-rules-regulation-27-seven-checks/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-agency-job-advert-rules-regulation-27-seven-checks/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What regulation 27 of the Conduct Regulations requires in an agency job advert: your name, temp or perm, hirer authority and, if pay is quoted, three more.</description></item>
<item><title>Employment tribunal time limits from 1 October 2026: six months, the transition date and what Acas conciliation adds</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/employment-tribunal-time-limit-six-months-1-october-2026-which-date-applies/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/employment-tribunal-time-limit-six-months-1-october-2026-which-date-applies/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The tribunal claim limit rose from three to six months for events on or after 1 October 2026. Worked dates, the Acas extension and a diary rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Probate caveats in 2026: the £4 fee, the six-month life, and the 14-day count once a warning is served</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/probate-caveat-fee-six-months-warning-14-day-appearance/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/probate-caveat-fee-six-months-warning-14-day-appearance/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How a probate caveat works for a small firm: £4 to enter or extend since 6 July 2026, six months a time, and the 14 days a caveator has after a warning.</description></item>
<item><title>SDLT return filed late: the £100 and £200 penalties, interest and the 14-day count worked on one purchase</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sdlt-return-late-penalty-interest-14-day-deadline-worked/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sdlt-return-late-penalty-interest-14-day-deadline-worked/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A late SDLT return costs £100, then £200 after three months, plus interest on unpaid tax. One £350,000 purchase worked with real dates and figures.</description></item>
<item><title>CIS gross payment status: the three tests, the £30,000 turnover line and what it is worth</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-gross-payment-status-tests-subcontractor-30000-turnover/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-gross-payment-status-tests-subcontractor-30000-turnover/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Can you be paid with no CIS deduction? The business, turnover and compliance tests, the £30,000 and £100,000 figures worked through, and the annual review.</description></item>
<item><title>Payment notices and pay less notices: the dates that decide whether a contractor can short-pay your trade invoice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/construction-act-payment-notice-pay-less-notice-subcontractor-trades/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/construction-act-payment-notice-pay-less-notice-subcontractor-trades/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Subcontractor invoice cut by the main contractor? How the Construction Act payment notice, pay less notice and 17-day final date work, with a dated example.</description></item>
<item><title>0% VAT on heat pumps, solar and insulation ends on 31 March 2027. What installers should put in quotes now</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/zero-rate-vat-heat-pumps-solar-insulation-ends-31-march-2027/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/zero-rate-vat-heat-pumps-solar-insulation-ends-31-march-2027/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 0% VAT rate for installing energy-saving materials in homes ends on 31 March 2027. What qualifies, the cost of the 5% return and how tax points work.</description></item>
<item><title>Minimum wage for dental receptionists and nurses from April 2026: the £12.71 rate, the apprentice rate and what one full-time post now costs a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-receptionist-nurse-minimum-wage-april-2026-12-71-cost-per-year/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-receptionist-nurse-minimum-wage-april-2026-12-71-cost-per-year/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The National Living Wage rose to £12.71 on 1 April 2026. What a 37.5-hour dental receptionist or nurse costs a practice at each legal minimum, with NICs.</description></item>
<item><title>Pension auto-enrolment for dental nurses and receptionists in 2026/27: the £10,000 trigger, 3% from the practice, and who is left out</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-staff-pension-auto-enrolment-2026-27-10000-trigger-3-percent/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-staff-pension-auto-enrolment-2026-27-10000-trigger-3-percent/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which dental staff a practice must put into a workplace pension in 2026/27, the £10,000 trigger in hours at £12.71, and the 3% employer cost for five staff.</description></item>
<item><title>Dental X-ray registration with the HSE in 2026: the £27 fee, when a practice must tell the HSE about a change, and the paperwork that sits beside it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-x-ray-hse-registration-irr17-27-fee-material-change/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-x-ray-hse-registration-irr17-27-fee-material-change/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A dental practice using X-rays must register with the HSE before it starts. The fee is £27 from April 2026, and changes must be reported straight away.</description></item>
<item><title>Do I have to include postage in my prices? The drip pricing rules for UK online shops, with the CMA's own delivery examples</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/postage-in-headline-price-drip-pricing-rules-online-shop-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/postage-in-headline-price-drip-pricing-rules-online-shop-uk/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since April 2025 a UK online shop must show unavoidable postage in the total price. What the CMA says counts, and a running total worked through.</description></item>
<item><title>What must a UK online shop's website show about who is selling? The seven items, and which ones your shop needs</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/what-must-uk-online-shop-website-show-name-address-company-number/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/what-must-uk-online-shop-website-show-name-address-company-number/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The law says an online shop's site must show who is selling: name, address, email, and for a company its number and registered office. Seven items, which apply?</description></item>
<item><title>Can an online shop cancel an order placed at the wrong price? What UK sellers can do, and when it is too late</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/wrong-price-online-shop-can-i-cancel-order-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/wrong-price-online-shop-can-i-cancel-order-uk/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A price typo goes live and orders arrive. When a UK online shop can cancel and refund, when it must honour the price, and what to change in your terms.</description></item>
<item><title>Hiring a 16 to 20 year old for the bar in 2026: the three pay rates, the hours limits and who may approve their alcohol sales</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/hiring-under-21s-pub-bar-staff-minimum-wage-2026-hours-alcohol-sales/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/hiring-under-21s-pub-bar-staff-minimum-wage-2026-hours-alcohol-sales/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Young pub staff cost £8.00, £10.85 or £12.71 an hour by age. A 20-hour week at each, the 8 and 40 hour caps, and who must approve a 17-year-old's pint.</description></item>
<item><title>Martyn's Law for pubs and restaurants: does your venue reach 200 people? The headcount, worked for three venues</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/martyns-law-pub-restaurant-200-people-headcount-standard-tier/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/martyns-law-pub-restaurant-200-people-headcount-standard-tier/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Martyn's Law applies at 200 people, staff and beer garden included. Three venues counted, what the standard tier asks, and the 3-month notice.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory Sick Pay for part-time bar and kitchen staff in 2026: no waiting days, no earnings floor, and the 80% rule</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/statutory-sick-pay-2026-bar-staff-part-time-80-percent-rule/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/statutory-sick-pay-2026-bar-staff-part-time-80-percent-rule/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>SSP is now paid from the first day and to staff on low hours. What a part-time bar worker is owed a week at £123.25 or 80% of earnings, with worked figures.</description></item>
<item><title>Electronic signatures in an advice firm: which client documents can be signed online, which need a witness in the room, and what to keep as proof</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/electronic-signatures-client-agreements-advice-firm-which-documents-need-wet-ink/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/electronic-signatures-client-agreements-advice-firm-which-documents-need-wet-ink/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Most advice paperwork can be signed electronically in England and Wales. A deed still needs a witness physically present. Nine documents sorted.</description></item>
<item><title>What an in-house paraplanner really costs per suitability report in 2026-27: employer NI, pension and the break-even against an outsourced fee</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/in-house-paraplanner-true-cost-per-suitability-report-2026-27/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/in-house-paraplanner-true-cost-per-suitability-report-2026-27/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A salary is not the cost of a paraplanner. Worked 2026-27 employer NI and pension figures, and the cost per suitability report at 100 to 250 reports a year.</description></item>
<item><title>Suspicious activity report with a consent request in an advice firm: the seven working days, the 31-day moratorium and what you can say to the client meanwhile</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/suspicious-activity-report-consent-seven-working-days-adviser-client-money/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/suspicious-activity-report-consent-seven-working-days-adviser-client-money/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How the seven working day notice period and 31 day moratorium run after an advice firm asks for consent, with a December 2026 calendar and tipping off limits.</description></item>
<item><title>What a leaseholder now pays to challenge a service charge at the tribunal: £114 and £227 from 13 July 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/first-tier-tribunal-service-charge-application-fee-114-pound-july-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/first-tier-tribunal-service-charge-application-fee-114-pound-july-2026/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From 13 July 2026 a service charge application to the First-tier Tribunal costs £114, plus £227 if heard. What changed and what it means for a managing agent.</description></item>
<item><title>Is service charge money held in trust? Section 42, the designated account rule that never started, and what to tell leaseholders</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/is-service-charge-money-held-in-trust-section-42-designated-account/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/is-service-charge-money-held-in-trust-section-42-designated-account/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Section 42 puts service charge money on statutory trust. The designated account duty and its offence in sections 42A and 42B are still not in force.</description></item>
<item><title>RMC annual general meeting: how much notice, what counts as a quorum, and what leaseholders can force</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/rmc-agm-notice-period-quorum-members-requisition-companies-act-2006/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/rmc-agm-notice-period-quorum-members-requisition-companies-act-2006/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A residents' management company must give 14 clear days for a general meeting, usually needs two members present, and must call one if 5% of members ask.</description></item>
<item><title>Rolled-up holiday pay for agency temps: when 12.07% is lawful and when it stops being enough</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/rolled-up-holiday-pay-agency-temps-12-07-percent-after-12-weeks/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/rolled-up-holiday-pay-agency-temps-12-07-percent-after-12-weeks/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which temps an agency may pay 12.07% rolled-up holiday pay, what the payslip and KID must show, and why the rate can fall short after 12 weeks.</description></item>
<item><title>Trainee dental nurses and the GDC's 12-month rule from 1 June 2026: the date each trainee must start a recognised course</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/trainee-dental-nurse-12-month-rule-start-training-deadline-1-june-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/trainee-dental-nurse-12-month-rule-start-training-deadline-1-june-2026/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From 1 June 2026 a new trainee dental nurse must start a GDC-recognised course within 12 months. Deadlines worked out for eight start dates.</description></item>
<item><title>What must an online shop's order confirmation email include? The 24 items in the law, sorted into the ones every order needs</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/order-confirmation-email-what-uk-law-requires-online-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/order-confirmation-email-what-uk-law-requires-online-shop/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>UK law says an online shop must confirm each order on a durable medium. We sorted the 24 required items into always, sometimes and never.</description></item>
<item><title>Adviser CPD and the Statement of Professional Standing: the 35 hours, the 60-day rule and what the firm has to hold for each adviser</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/adviser-cpd-35-hours-statement-of-professional-standing-firm-checks/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/adviser-cpd-35-hours-statement-of-professional-standing-firm-checks/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>TC 2.1 sets 35 hours of CPD a year, 21 structured, and an SPS within 60 days and every year after. The firm's checks, worked month by month.</description></item>
<item><title>Leaseholder asks what commission is on the buildings insurance: the 1985 Act request, the FCA broker rules and what to send</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/buildings-insurance-commission-disclosure-leaseholders-fca-icobs-6a/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/buildings-insurance-commission-disclosure-leaseholders-fca-icobs-6a/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 1985 Act gives leaseholders an insurance summary in 21 days; FCA rules make the broker disclose commission in pounds. How the two fit together.</description></item>
<item><title>Taking on and letting go of a client: ten yes-or-no questions for an accountancy practice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/taking-on-and-letting-go-of-a-client-accountants-self-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/taking-on-and-letting-go-of-a-client-accountants-self-check/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions on the practice's own duties at each end of a client relationship: the enquiry, checks, engagement letter, records, fees and HMRC.</description></item>
<item><title>When does this client have to join Making Tax Digital for Income Tax? Four questions</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/when-does-client-have-to-join-making-tax-digital-income-tax-four-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/when-does-client-have-to-join-making-tax-digital-income-tax-four-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Four questions on a client's income and HMRC's exemptions, leading to one of eight outcomes: in since April 2026, in from 2027, exempt, or not yet.</description></item>
<item><title>Which penalty applies to this late return or late payment? Three questions, eight answers</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/which-penalty-applies-late-return-late-payment-self-assessment-vat-accounts/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/which-penalty-applies-late-return-late-payment-self-assessment-vat-accounts/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Three questions on what is late, for which tax year and whether it is the return or the money, leading to the penalty scale that applies and its first figure.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a letting agent charge a late fee when rent is late? The 14-day rule and the daily interest, worked out</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/late-rent-fee-interest-14-days-3-percent-above-base-rate/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/late-rent-fee-interest-14-days-3-percent-above-base-rate/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A late rent charge is allowed only after 14 days, only if the agreement says so, and only as interest at 3% above base rate. The daily sum, worked through.</description></item>
<item><title>What happens if a letting agent charges a prohibited fee? Repayment, the £5,000 penalty and the five-year rule</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/what-happens-if-letting-agent-charges-prohibited-fee-penalty/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/what-happens-if-letting-agent-charges-prohibited-fee-penalty/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A tenant can recover a prohibited payment, and the council can add a penalty of up to £5,000, or £30,000 for a second breach. The steps, with dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Can I charge a tenant for this? Five questions on the Tenant Fees Act, with the limit</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/can-i-charge-a-tenant-for-this-tenant-fees-act-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/can-i-charge-a-tenant-for-this-tenant-fees-act-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on what the money is for, whether the agreement provides for it and when it is paid, leading to the rule, the cap and what to do.</description></item>
<item><title>Can the rent go up now, and from what date? Five questions on Form 4A and the 52 weeks</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/can-the-rent-go-up-now-and-from-what-date-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/can-the-rent-go-up-now-and-from-what-date-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on the landlord, the last increase, the 52 weeks and the notice, leading to whether the rent can rise, which form and the date it can start.</description></item>
<item><title>Can my recruitment agency charge this fee? Seven questions on candidate and transfer fees</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/can-my-recruitment-agency-charge-this-fee-seven-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/can-my-recruitment-agency-charge-this-fee-seven-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Seven questions on who pays, what the fee is for and when the worker starts, leading to one of eight outcomes with the section or regulation behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Do I need a gangmaster's licence for this supply? Four questions for a recruitment agency</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/do-i-need-a-gangmasters-licence-for-this-supply-four-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/do-i-need-a-gangmasters-licence-for-this-supply-four-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Four questions on the work, the worker's own job, your agency's part and the licence you hold, leading to one of eight outcomes with the rule behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a law firm hold a client's money when it is not doing legal work for them? Rule 3.3 and the banking facility ban, worked through one sale</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/can-law-firm-hold-client-money-without-legal-work-banking-facility-rule-3-3/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/can-law-firm-hold-client-money-without-legal-work-banking-facility-rule-3-3/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>No. SRA Accounts Rule 3.3 bars using client account as a banking facility. One house sale shows which payments are connected to the work and which are not.</description></item>
<item><title>Does a small law firm have to get an accountant's report? The £10,000 average and £250,000 maximum tests, worked through twelve reconciliations</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/do-i-need-accountants-report-sra-10000-average-250000-exemption/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/do-i-need-accountants-report-sra-10000-average-250000-exemption/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A firm that held client money needs an accountant's report within six months of its year end unless its balances averaged £10,000 or less. The sum, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>Do the SRA Transparency Rules apply to this service? Five questions and what the page must say</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/do-sra-transparency-rules-apply-to-this-service-price-page-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/do-sra-transparency-rules-apply-to-this-service-price-page-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on the service, its limits, how it is paid for, the website and conditional fees, leading to one of eight outcomes with the SRA rule behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Do we need an accountant's report this year? Six questions for a small law firm</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/do-we-need-accountants-report-this-year-law-firm-six-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/do-we-need-accountants-report-this-year-law-firm-six-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six questions on client money, Legal Aid, the £10,000 average, the £250,000 maximum and the SRA, ending in whether to obtain a report, deliver it or neither.</description></item>
<item><title>Which Legal Ombudsman time limit applies to this complaint? Five questions for a law firm</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/which-legal-ombudsman-time-limit-applies-to-this-complaint-law-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/which-legal-ombudsman-time-limit-applies-to-this-complaint-law-firm/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on who is complaining, when it was first raised and what the final response said, giving one of seven outcomes with the rule behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Can I charge more than my quote? When a tradesperson's final invoice can be higher, and when it cannot</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/can-i-charge-more-than-my-quote-tradesperson/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/can-i-charge-more-than-my-quote-tradesperson/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A quote is a fixed price. The final invoice can be higher only for changes the customer expressly agreed. Four common reasons tested, one job worked through.</description></item>
<item><title>Can my customer cancel the job, and what do I get paid if they do? Five questions for trades</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/can-my-customer-cancel-the-job-what-do-i-get-paid/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/can-my-customer-cancel-the-job-what-do-i-get-paid/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on who the customer is, where the job was agreed and whether work had started, leading to one of eight outcomes with the regulation behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Getting paid check for trades firms: ten yes-or-no questions from quote to court judgment</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/getting-paid-check-trades-firm-quote-to-court-judgment/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/getting-paid-check-trades-firm-quote-to-court-judgment/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions on how a UK trades firm gets paid: extras, payment terms, invoices, chasing, the letter of claim and enforcing a court judgment.</description></item>
<item><title>Is it legal to backdate an invoice? What the date on a trade invoice can and cannot be, with one job dated through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/is-it-legal-to-backdate-an-invoice-tradesperson/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/is-it-legal-to-backdate-an-invoice-tradesperson/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An invoice must show the real date it was issued and the date the work was done. Why a false date moves no VAT, tax or interest, with one job worked through.</description></item>
<item><title>My invoice is unpaid: which step comes next? Four questions, from reminder to court</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/my-invoice-is-unpaid-which-step-comes-next-trades/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/my-invoice-is-unpaid-which-step-comes-next-trades/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Four questions on who owes you, how far you have got and whether the work is disputed, leading to one of eight next steps with the rule and the fee behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Does this member of dental staff need a DBS check, and at which level? Five questions</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/does-dental-staff-member-need-dbs-check-which-level-five-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/does-dental-staff-member-need-dbs-check-which-level-five-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on the job, the patient contact and the certificate a person already holds, leading to one of eight outcomes with the CQC or DBS rule behind it.</description></item>
<item><title>A patient has asked for their records: what do we send, by when, and can we charge?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/patient-asked-for-their-records-what-to-send-by-when-can-we-charge/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/patient-asked-for-their-records-what-to-send-by-when-can-we-charge/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Up to five questions on who is asking, identity, authority, a child's understanding and the kind of request, leading to the deadline, the fee and what to send.</description></item>
<item><title>Do I have to accept this return, and what do I refund? Six questions for UK online shops</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/do-i-have-to-accept-this-return-what-do-i-refund/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/do-i-have-to-accept-this-return-what-do-i-refund/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six questions on the buyer, the reason, the item and the dates, leading to one of eight outcomes with the regulation and the refund that goes with each.</description></item>
<item><title>The parcel is lost or late: who pays, and what next? Six questions for UK online shops</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/parcel-lost-or-late-who-pays-what-next/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/parcel-lost-or-late-who-pays-what-next/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six questions on the buyer, the courier, what tracking shows and what the customer wants, leading to one of eight outcomes with the rule behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Does this payment count as a tip, and who gets it? Five questions for a pub or restaurant</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/does-this-count-as-a-tip-who-gets-it-pub-restaurant/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/does-this-count-as-a-tip-who-gets-it-pub-restaurant/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on how a tip was paid, who shares it out and when, ending in one of six outcomes with the section of the tips law that applies to each.</description></item>
<item><title>Do you pay National Insurance on tips? Card tips, service charges and troncs, with one restaurant's year worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/national-insurance-on-tips-service-charge-tronc/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/national-insurance-on-tips-service-charge-tronc/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>National Insurance is due on tips the employer pays out or shares, and always on a mandatory service charge. HMRC's rules and one restaurant's sums.</description></item>
<item><title>Is rolled-up holiday pay legal for casual bar staff? The 12.07% rule, who it covers and one payslip worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rolled-up-holiday-pay-legal-casual-bar-staff-12-07-percent/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rolled-up-holiday-pay-legal-casual-bar-staff-12-07-percent/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Rolled-up holiday pay is lawful for irregular hours and part-year workers at 12.07% of pay, shown on the payslip. Who qualifies, and one December payslip.</description></item>
<item><title>Which licence does a pub need for this? Four questions on events, music, TV and pavement tables</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/which-licence-pub-restaurant-event-music-tv-pavement-tables/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/which-licence-pub-restaurant-event-music-tv-pavement-tables/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Four questions on a late event, music, a television or pavement tables, ending in one of eight outcomes with the fee, the deadline and the rule for each.</description></item>
<item><title>Can someone cover a senior manager who is leaving or away? Four questions on the 12-week rule</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/can-someone-cover-senior-manager-12-week-rule-advice-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/can-someone-cover-senior-manager-12-week-rule-advice-firm/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Four questions on why the senior manager is going, who would cover and whether an application is in, giving one of seven outcomes under SUP 10C.3A.</description></item>
<item><title>Which complaint deadline applies? Six questions for an adviser or mortgage broker</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/which-complaint-deadline-applies-financial-adviser-mortgage-broker/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/which-complaint-deadline-applies-financial-adviser-mortgage-broker/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Six questions on who complained, when, and what the firm has sent, giving one of eight outcomes: the DISP deadline that applies and the letter that goes next.</description></item>
<item><title>Do these works need a Section 20 consultation? Four questions to the schedule that applies</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/do-these-works-need-section-20-consultation-four-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/do-these-works-need-section-20-consultation-four-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Four questions on what is being bought, the largest share, the urgency and public notice, leading to one of eight outcomes with the regulation behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Which fire and building safety duties apply to this block? Four questions to the list</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/which-fire-and-building-safety-duties-apply-to-this-block-four-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/which-fire-and-building-safety-duties-apply-to-this-block-four-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Four questions on where the block is, how many homes, its height and its evacuation strategy, leading to the duties that apply, each with its rule.</description></item>
<item><title>AI assistant rollout checklist for a small UK firm: plan, contract, policy, first month</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/ai-assistant-rollout-checklist-small-uk-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/ai-assistant-rollout-checklist-small-uk-firm/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>28 steps for bringing an AI assistant into a small UK firm: the plan, the vendor contract, the house rules, switching it on and the first month's review.</description></item>
<item><title>Is your firm's use of AI assistants in order? Ten yes-or-no questions for a small UK firm</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/ai-assistant-use-small-uk-firm-self-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/ai-assistant-use-small-uk-firm-self-check/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions on the plan, the vendor contract, the privacy notice, the written policy, checked output and personal accounts, each with its rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Do you have to tell the customer AI was used? Five questions to find the UK rule for your case</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/tell-the-customer-ai-was-used-which-uk-rule-applies/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/tell-the-customer-ai-was-used-which-uk-rule-applies/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Pick what the AI was used for and answer up to two more questions. One of eight outcomes gives the UK rule on telling the customer, and what to do.</description></item>
<item><title>Which AI assistant plan fits a small UK firm? Five questions, seven outcomes, prices in pounds</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/which-ai-assistant-plan-fits-small-uk-firm-five-questions/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/which-ai-assistant-plan-fits-small-uk-firm-five-questions/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on headcount, customer data, your office suite and billing lead to one of seven outcomes, each with the plans that fit and their UK prices.</description></item>
<item><title>MTD for Income Tax deadline checker: when each client starts, and the four dates a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mtd-income-tax-quarterly-deadline-checker/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mtd-income-tax-quarterly-deadline-checker/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter a client's qualifying income for three tax years and get the date they come into MTD, this year's four quarterly deadlines, and the penalty points rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Companies House late filing penalty calculator, and the confirmation statement date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/companies-house-late-filing-penalty-calculator/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/companies-house-late-filing-penalty-calculator/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the accounts deadline and the filing date to see the penalty band and the doubling rule, plus the confirmation statement filing date and fee.</description></item>
<item><title>Records request letter template for accountants: three letters, from first ask to &quot;we cannot file&quot;</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/records-request-letter-template-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/records-request-letter-template-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Make a records request letter with the client's missing items and the dates filled in: a first request, a reminder, and a final letter before the deadline.</description></item>
<item><title>MTD for Income Tax: what a practice actually does each quarter, and what to charge for it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mtd-income-tax-what-accountants-do-each-quarter/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mtd-income-tax-what-accountants-do-each-quarter/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The quarterly cycle from the practice's side: who is in, what the update needs, where the hours go, and how to price four rounds of chasing a year.</description></item>
<item><title>Companies House identity verification: what accountants must do for every director client</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/companies-house-identity-verification-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/companies-house-identity-verification-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Identity verification has been law since 18 November 2025. How directors verify, what an ACSP is, what the confirmation statement needs, and the client list.</description></item>
<item><title>How to stop clients sending records late: a records policy for a small practice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/how-to-stop-clients-sending-records-late/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/how-to-stop-clients-sending-records-late/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A records policy for a small practice: dates in the engagement letter, a three-letter chase, bank feeds by default and a charge for lateness.</description></item>
<item><title>AML checklist for accountants and bookkeepers: supervision, due diligence, records and training</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/aml-checklist-accountants-bookkeepers/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/aml-checklist-accountants-bookkeepers/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The anti-money-laundering duties of an accountancy practice in one checklist: supervision, customer due diligence, five-year records, training and reporting.</description></item>
<item><title>Self Assessment late filing and late payment penalty calculator (2026 rates)</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/self-assessment-late-filing-penalty-calculator/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/self-assessment-late-filing-penalty-calculator/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Filing date, tax due and payment date in; the £100 penalty, daily penalties, 6 and 12 month charges, late payment penalties and interest out.</description></item>
<item><title>HMRC AML supervision for accountants and bookkeepers: who must register, what it costs and the 45-day wait</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/hmrc-aml-supervision-fees-registration-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/hmrc-aml-supervision-fees-registration-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Who has to register with HMRC for anti-money-laundering supervision, the fees worked out for three example practices, and the order to apply in.</description></item>
<item><title>How long should an accountant keep client records? The legal minimums, and a retention schedule to copy</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/how-long-accountants-keep-client-records/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/how-long-accountants-keep-client-records/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How long a practice keeps due diligence files, tax records and working papers: five years under the AML rules, six for company records, and when to delete.</description></item>
<item><title>Can an accountant keep a client's records until the fees are paid? The four conditions for a lien, and the records you must hand back</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/can-accountant-keep-client-records-unpaid-fees-lien/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/can-accountant-keep-client-records-unpaid-fees-lien/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An accountant can hold a client's documents for unpaid fees only if four conditions are met, and never a company's accounting records. With a worked example.</description></item>
<item><title>Accountancy practice readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on MTD, AML, clearance and client records</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/accountancy-practice-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/accountancy-practice-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a small UK accountancy or bookkeeping practice on MTD sign-up, AML supervision, new clients, records dates and leavers.</description></item>
<item><title>Practice management software prices: who publishes them, and what a 14-person practice would pay</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/accounting-practice-software-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/accounting-practice-software-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>We read the price pages of Karbon, IRIS Elements, Senta, TaxCalc Engager and BrightManager and worked each through for a 14-person, 600-client practice.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for accountancy practices: how many hours a week could AI prepare for you to check, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/admin-scorecard-accountancy-practice-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/admin-scorecard-accountancy-practice-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week your practice spends chasing records, coding, deadlines and onboarding to see which jobs AI could prepare and what stays with you.</description></item>
<item><title>Can accountants use ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude with client data? Plan prices, training terms and the PCRT consent rule</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/can-accountants-use-chatgpt-copilot-claude-client-data/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/can-accountants-use-chatgpt-copilot-claude-client-data/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the business plans of ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude and Gemini cost, what each vendor says about training on your data, and the PCRT rule on client consent.</description></item>
<item><title>Client fee calculator for accountants: what a monthly fee pays you for each hour worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/client-fee-calculator-accountants-hourly-rate/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/client-fee-calculator-accountants-hourly-rate/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a client takes across bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, year end and emails to see the fee that recovers your rate and what the present fee pays.</description></item>
<item><title>How much do Companies House fees cost in 2026? The filing fees a practice pays for company clients, worked for 60 companies</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/companies-house-fees-2026-what-a-practice-pays/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/companies-house-fees-2026-what-a-practice-pays/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Companies House fees read on 1 October 2026: £100 to incorporate online, £50 a year for the confirmation statement, and a year's bill for 60 company clients.</description></item>
<item><title>Dext vs AutoEntry prices for accountants: per client against per credit, worked for a 20-client practice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/dext-vs-autoentry-prices-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/dext-vs-autoentry-prices-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Dext charges a practice per client and AutoEntry per credit. Both published price lists, read on 1 October 2026, worked through for 20 and 50 clients.</description></item>
<item><title>Disengagement letter template for accountants: how to stop acting for a client, with a status report to copy</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/disengagement-letter-template-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/disengagement-letter-template-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A disengagement letter and status report to copy, the five things ICAEW says the letter should cover, and the HMRC steps for removing a client afterwards.</description></item>
<item><title>How long do you have to appeal an HMRC penalty? 30 days from the date on the notice, and the three clocks that follow</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/how-long-to-appeal-hmrc-penalty/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/how-long-to-appeal-hmrc-penalty/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A client usually has 30 days from the date a penalty was issued to appeal to HMRC. The four time limits, the late appeal rule and one example with real dates.</description></item>
<item><title>How to sign up a client for MTD for Income Tax as an agent: authorisation, the 21-day link and clients HMRC has signed up itself</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mtd-income-tax-agent-sign-up-client-authorisation/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mtd-income-tax-agent-sign-up-client-authorisation/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The agent's steps for signing a client up to MTD for Income Tax: the agent services account, authorisation, the details HMRC asks for and the usual blocks.</description></item>
<item><title>MTD for Income Tax checklist for accountants: moving one client in, income test to first update</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mtd-income-tax-checklist-accountants-moving-a-client-in/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/mtd-income-tax-checklist-accountants-moving-a-client-in/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>26 steps to move one client into MTD for Income Tax: the income test, agent access, sign-up details, software, records dates and the first quarterly update.</description></item>
<item><title>New client onboarding checklist for accountants: clearance, AML checks, engagement letter, HMRC</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/new-client-onboarding-checklist-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/new-client-onboarding-checklist-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>26 steps for taking on a new accountancy client: the enquiry to the old accountant, AML checks, the engagement letter and HMRC access, each with its rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Professional clearance letter template: what to ask the previous accountant, and what to do when they do not reply</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/professional-clearance-letter-template-accountants/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/professional-clearance-letter-template-accountants/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A professional clearance letter and follow-up to copy, with a dated 42-day timetable and ICAEW's rules on silence, unpaid fees and handing over records.</description></item>
<item><title>30 December 2026: the Self Assessment filing date for clients who want the tax collected through their PAYE code</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/self-assessment-30-december-deadline-tax-code-paye/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/self-assessment-30-december-deadline-tax-code-paye/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>File online by 30 December 2026 and HMRC can collect a balance under £3,000 through the 2027 to 2028 tax code. The conditions, a worked example and a timetable.</description></item>
<item><title>What happens if a client registers for Self Assessment after 5 October? The filing date moves, the payment date does not</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/what-happens-if-client-registers-self-assessment-late/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/accountants/what-happens-if-client-registers-self-assessment-late/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A client who registers for Self Assessment after 5 October gets a later filing date but still pays by 31 January. The penalty rule, an example and an email.</description></item>
<item><title>Tenancy deposit cap calculator: 5 or 6 weeks' rent, worked out the way the law does it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/tenancy-deposit-cap-calculator/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/tenancy-deposit-cap-calculator/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Work out the maximum deposit, holding deposit and rent in advance from the monthly rent, plus the 30-day protection deadline, and why rent ÷ 4 breaks the cap.</description></item>
<item><title>Ground 8 rent arrears checker: is the new 3-month threshold met?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/ground-8-rent-arrears-checker/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/ground-8-rent-arrears-checker/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Check whether a tenant's arrears meet Ground 8 after the Renters' Rights Act: 3 months' or 13 weeks' rent, owed at notice and at the hearing.</description></item>
<item><title>Rent arrears letter template (UK): three letters, from reminder to final notice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rent-arrears-letter-template/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/rent-arrears-letter-template/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Make a rent arrears letter with the figures filled in: a friendly reminder, a formal arrears letter, and a final letter before a Section 8 notice.</description></item>
<item><title>Lettings compliance date tracker: gas, EICR and EPC due dates, straight into your calendar</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/lettings-compliance-date-tracker/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/lettings-compliance-date-tracker/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter a property's last gas check, EICR and EPC dates and get every due date, the early-renewal window for gas, and a calendar file with reminders.</description></item>
<item><title>Lettings compliance checklist 2026 (England): what changed with the Renters' Rights Act</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/lettings-compliance-checklist-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/lettings-compliance-checklist-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A start-of-tenancy and during-tenancy checklist for letting agents in England, updated for the rules that began on 1 May 2026, with the deadline for each item.</description></item>
<item><title>Section 8 notices after the Renters' Rights Act: every common ground and its notice period</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/section-8-notice-after-renters-rights-act/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/section-8-notice-after-renters-rights-act/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>With Section 21 gone, every possession claim now starts with Section 8. The common grounds, notice periods and the 12-month protected period.</description></item>
<item><title>Your agency website after the Renters' Rights Act: 12 phrases to find and fix</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/letting-agent-website-renters-rights-act-audit/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/letting-agent-website-renters-rights-act-audit/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Old pages about Section 21, fixed terms and best offers stay in Google and can now mislead. The phrases to search your own site for, and what replaces each.</description></item>
<item><title>The PRS Database and Landlord Ombudsman: what letting agents should prepare before 15 December 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/prs-database-landlord-ombudsman-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/prs-database-landlord-ombudsman-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The private rented sector database launches on 15 December 2026 in the West Midlands, with the Ombudsman to follow. What it asks for and what to do now.</description></item>
<item><title>Section 13 rent increase: how to serve Form 4A and work out the earliest start date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/section-13-rent-increase-form-4a-dates/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/section-13-rent-increase-form-4a-dates/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How letting agents in England raise rent since 1 May 2026: Form 4A, two months' notice, the 52-week rule, a worked date example and the tribunal.</description></item>
<item><title>Renters' Rights Act information sheet: who had to give it, how, and how to prove it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/renters-rights-information-sheet-proof-of-service/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/renters-rights-information-sheet-proof-of-service/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The information sheet was due by 31 May 2026. Which tenancies needed it, the only valid ways to send it, a proof log and an email for any you missed.</description></item>
<item><title>What happens if a tenant in rent arrears goes into Breathing Space? The 60 days, worked through for a letting agent</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/tenant-rent-arrears-breathing-space-60-days-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/tenant-rent-arrears-breathing-space-60-days-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Breathing Space pauses action on a tenant's rent arrears for 60 days. What an agent must stop, what rent is still due, and the dates worked through.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does it cost to be a letting agent in 2026? Redress scheme, client money protection and ICO fees, priced</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/letting-agent-redress-client-money-protection-ico-fees-cost-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/letting-agent-redress-client-money-protection-ico-fees-cost-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A one-branch letting agency in England pays £687 to £849 a year before VAT for redress, client money protection and the ICO fee. Each scheme's price.</description></item>
<item><title>How long is a tenant's notice period in 2026? Two months at most, with the end date worked out</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/tenant-notice-period-two-months-end-date-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/tenant-notice-period-two-months-end-date-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A tenant in England gives two months' notice at most, in writing, ending on a rent day or the day before. The end date worked through for a letting agent.</description></item>
<item><title>Can I still do a right to rent check by video call? What the Home Office guide of 1 October 2026 allows</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/right-to-rent-check-video-call-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/right-to-rent-check-video-call-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yes, if you hold the original documents or open the share code check yourself. The three check methods, the records to keep and the penalties, for agents.</description></item>
<item><title>Non-resident landlord tax: the letting agent's quarterly return due 30 October 2026, worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/non-resident-landlord-scheme-quarterly-return-letting-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/non-resident-landlord-scheme-quarterly-return-letting-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A letting agent must get the tax on an overseas landlord's rent to HMRC by 30 October 2026 for the quarter to 30 September. The sum, the forms and the dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for letting agents: how many office hours a week could AI prepare for you to check, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/admin-scorecard-letting-agency-office-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/admin-scorecard-letting-agency-office-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week your agency spends on emails, compliance dates, arrears and repairs to see which jobs AI could prepare and what stays with you.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a letting agent use ChatGPT for tenant emails, property descriptions and notices? Prices, data terms and three prompts</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/chatgpt-for-letting-agents-prices-data-terms-prompts/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/chatgpt-for-letting-agents-prices-data-terms-prompts/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yes for drafts, on a business plan. What ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini cost a four-person agency, what each does with your data, and three prompts.</description></item>
<item><title>Tenant will not give access for the gas safety check: the three-attempt record and the letters to send</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/gas-safety-check-no-access-three-attempts-letters/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/gas-safety-check-no-access-three-attempts-letters/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HSE looks for at least three attempts when a tenant blocks a gas safety check. A dated timetable, three letters to copy and the log that proves you tried.</description></item>
<item><title>Holding deposit rules for letting agents: the 15-day deadline, the 7-day refund and when you can keep it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/holding-deposit-rules-15-day-deadline-refund/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/holding-deposit-rules-15-day-deadline-refund/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A holding deposit is capped at one week's rent and has a 15-day deadline. The dates worked through, a keep-or-refund table and the written notice to send.</description></item>
<item><title>Letting agent readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on deposits, notices, rent increases, pets and gas safety</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/letting-agent-renters-rights-act-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/letting-agent-renters-rights-act-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a letting agency in England on deposits, arrears letters, rent increases, pet requests, gas access and the information sheet.</description></item>
<item><title>Letting agent software prices: which firms publish them, and what a 120-property agency would pay</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/letting-agent-software-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/letting-agent-software-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>We checked six lettings software firms' own websites for prices. One publishes full prices, one publishes part, and four ask you to book a demo.</description></item>
<item><title>New tenancy checklist for letting agents: every step from the advert to day 30</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/new-tenancy-checklist-letting-agents-england/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/new-tenancy-checklist-letting-agents-england/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>24 steps to start a tenancy in England, from the advert to day 30: holding deposit, written terms, certificates, alarms and deposit protection, with the rules.</description></item>
<item><title>HMO licence cost in Reading: £1,500 for a 3 or 4 person house, the late fee and the penalties</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/reading-hmo-licence-cost-additional-licensing/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/reading-hmo-licence-cost-additional-licensing/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A Reading HMO licence costs £1,500, or £1,750 if you apply more than 12 weeks late. Both schemes' fees side by side, with the penalties as they stand now.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a landlord refuse a pet in 2026? The 28-day reply rule for letting agents, with dates and reply letters</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/tenant-pet-request-28-day-reply-rule/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/tenant-pet-request-28-day-reply-rule/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A landlord must answer a tenant's written pet request within 28 days and cannot refuse without a fair reason. The dates worked through, with letters.</description></item>
<item><title>Yearly renewals checklist for a managed rental property: gas, EICR, EPC, licence and rent</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/yearly-renewals-checklist-managed-rental-property/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/letting-agents/yearly-renewals-checklist-managed-rental-property/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>25 steps for the yearly run on one managed property in England: gas check, EICR, EPC, alarms, HMO licence, PRS Database details and the rent, with the rules.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does a DBS check cost for a recruitment agency? The fees from 5 October 2026 and what two umbrella bodies add</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/dbs-check-cost-recruitment-agency-fees-october-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/dbs-check-cost-recruitment-agency-fees-october-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>DBS fees fall on 5 October 2026: enhanced £41, basic and standard £20, Update Service £15. What uCheck and Care Check add, and when to register directly.</description></item>
<item><title>Employment intermediary report to HMRC: the 5 November 2026 deadline, who goes on it and the £250 penalty</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/employment-intermediary-report-hmrc-deadline-5-november-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/employment-intermediary-report-hmrc-deadline-5-november-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The HMRC employment intermediary report for 6 July to 5 October 2026 is due by 5 November 2026. Who goes on it, the details to collect, and the penalties.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a recruitment agency charge candidates a fee? What section 6 bans, what you may charge for, and what happens if you get it wrong</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/can-a-recruitment-agency-charge-candidates-fees/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/can-a-recruitment-agency-charge-candidates-fees/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Charging a candidate for finding work is an offence under section 6 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973. What you may charge for, on what notice, and the risk.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does a gangmaster's licence cost in 2026? The Fair Work Agency fees for agencies supplying food and farm workers</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/gangmasters-licence-cost-recruitment-agency-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/gangmasters-licence-cost-recruitment-agency-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A gangmaster's licence costs £3,490 to apply for and £620 a year to renew at turnover under £1 million. The four fee bands, the VAT rule and a worked year.</description></item>
<item><title>Is there VAT on recruitment agency fees? When you must register, and why a temp desk charges VAT on the wages too</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/vat-on-recruitment-agency-fees-temps-perm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/vat-on-recruitment-agency-fees-temps-perm/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Recruitment fees carry 20% VAT once the agency is registered. The £90,000 threshold, VAT on a temp's whole charge, the flat rate and the nursing exception.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for recruitment agencies: how many hours a week could AI prepare for a consultant to check, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/admin-scorecard-recruitment-agency-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/admin-scorecard-recruitment-agency-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week a consultant spends on CVs, scheduling, searches and compliance to see which jobs AI could prepare and what stays with them.</description></item>
<item><title>Agency worker 12-week rule calculator: when equal treatment starts, and which breaks pause or reset the clock</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/agency-worker-12-week-rule-calculator/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/agency-worker-12-week-rule-calculator/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the assignment start and up to three breaks to see the qualifying weeks, the date equal treatment begins, and which breaks paused or reset the clock.</description></item>
<item><title>AI CV screening and the ICO's rules: what a recruitment agency has to do before a model reads a candidate's CV</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/ai-cv-screening-ico-rules-recruitment-agencies/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/ai-cv-screening-ico-rules-recruitment-agencies/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The ICO's expectations for AI in recruitment as six things a small agency does before a model reads a CV, from the DPIA to a human decision.</description></item>
<item><title>ChatGPT for recruiters: what a UK agency can paste in, five prompts that need no candidate data, and a one-page AI policy</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/chatgpt-for-recruiters-uk-gdpr-prompts-ai-policy/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/chatgpt-for-recruiters-uk-gdpr-prompts-ai-policy/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which ChatGPT plan trains on what you paste, what a UK recruiter can put in under data protection law, five prompts with no candidate data, and a policy.</description></item>
<item><title>Client not paying a recruitment fee: statutory interest at 11.75%, the fixed £40 to £100, and the two letters to send</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/client-not-paying-recruitment-fee-late-payment-interest-letter/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/client-not-paying-recruitment-fee-late-payment-interest-letter/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What an agency can add to an overdue recruitment invoice: interest at 8% over Bank Rate, a fixed £40, £70 or £100, and a reminder and final letter to copy.</description></item>
<item><title>Employment Rights Act 2025 dates for recruitment agencies: what changed in April 2026, what comes in October and 2027</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/employment-rights-act-2025-dates-recruitment-agencies/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/employment-rights-act-2025-dates-recruitment-agencies/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Employment Rights Act 2025 dates that touch an agency with temps: day-one SSP and the Fair Work Agency from April 2026, then October 2026 and 2027.</description></item>
<item><title>How long must a recruitment agency keep candidate and client records? One year under regulation 29, and the longer clocks on a temp's file</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/how-long-must-recruitment-agency-keep-records/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/how-long-must-recruitment-agency-keep-records/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A recruitment agency must keep candidate and client records for at least one year. Where the clock starts, the longer payroll periods and a worked temp file.</description></item>
<item><title>How to start a recruitment agency in the UK: the legal checklist for a perm desk, and what a temp desk adds</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/how-to-start-a-recruitment-agency-uk-legal-checklist/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/how-to-start-a-recruitment-agency-uk-legal-checklist/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>No licence is needed for most recruitment agencies in Great Britain. The rules, the £152 of fixed fees, and the extra duties a temp desk brings, in order.</description></item>
<item><title>Interview confirmation email template for recruiters: the candidate email, the client email and the file note, filled in</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/interview-confirmation-email-template-recruiter/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/interview-confirmation-email-template-recruiter/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter candidate, client, role, time, format and interviewer to get the candidate email, the client email and a one-line file note, ready to send and print.</description></item>
<item><title>IR35 for recruitment agencies: who decides status, what the fee-payer owes, and the umbrella rule since 6 April 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/ir35-recruitment-agencies-fee-payer-umbrella-liability/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/ir35-recruitment-agencies-fee-payer-umbrella-liability/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>IR35 from the agency's side: the client decides status, the agency as fee-payer pays 15% employer NIC, and umbrella PAYE debts can be yours since April 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does it cost to advertise a job on Reed, Totaljobs and Indeed? The prices on 1 October 2026, read from an agency's side</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/job-advert-prices-reed-totaljobs-indeed-recruitment-agency/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/job-advert-prices-reed-totaljobs-indeed-recruitment-agency/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Job advert prices read from the boards' own pages on 1 October 2026: Reed from £89 plus VAT, Totaljobs £220 after a £69 first advert, Indeed by budget.</description></item>
<item><title>Key Information Document for agency workers: what regulation 13A says it must contain, a template to copy and the April 2026 change</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/key-information-document-agency-workers-template-what-to-include/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/key-information-document-agency-workers-template-what-to-include/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What regulation 13A says a Key Information Document must contain, a template for a PAYE temp with a worked pay example, and the April 2026 change.</description></item>
<item><title>Permanent placement checklist for recruitment agencies: first CV to invoice and rebate period</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/permanent-placement-checklist-recruitment-agency-offer-to-invoice/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/permanent-placement-checklist-recruitment-agency-offer-to-invoice/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>24 steps for one permanent placement, from accepted client terms and the first CV to the invoice, late payment interest and the rebate period.</description></item>
<item><title>Recruitment agency compliance readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on terms, temps, right to work, AI and late fees</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-agency-compliance-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-agency-compliance-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a small UK recruitment agency on signed terms, transfer fees, the 12-week rule, right to work, sick pay, AI and late fees.</description></item>
<item><title>Recruitment agency terms of business: the clauses that decide fee disputes, and how to prove the client accepted them</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-agency-terms-of-business-what-to-include/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-agency-terms-of-business-what-to-include/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The clauses that decide whether a recruitment fee is paid: introduction, engagement, introduction period, rebate conditions, temp-to-perm, acceptance.</description></item>
<item><title>Recruitment CRM prices: who publishes them, and what a six-consultant agency pays a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-crm-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-crm-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What UK recruitment CRMs publish about price in 2026: Bullhorn, Vincere and Recruit CRM per-user rates in pounds, Firefish and JobAdder by quote.</description></item>
<item><title>Recruitment fee and rebate calculator: the invoice, the rebate scale with dates, and whether a temp-to-perm fee is chargeable</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-fee-and-rebate-calculator/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/recruitment-fee-and-rebate-calculator/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter salary, fee percentage and start date to get the invoice, a rebate table with the date each band ends, and the temp-to-perm window under regulation 10.</description></item>
<item><title>Right to work check router for recruitment agencies: which check, what to keep, when to check again</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/right-to-work-check-recruitment-agency-checker/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/right-to-work-check-recruitment-agency-checker/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Pick what the candidate holds and who employs them to get the check to do, what to keep, the follow-up date and the penalty for a missed check.</description></item>
<item><title>Temp margin calculator: the true cost of a temp's hour and what is left of your charge rate</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-margin-calculator-charge-rate-employer-costs/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-margin-calculator-charge-rate-employer-costs/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter pay rate, hours and charge rate to see the hourly cost with holiday pay, employer National Insurance and pension, and your margin in pounds and percent.</description></item>
<item><title>Temp-to-perm transfer fees: the regulation 10 rules on eight weeks, fourteen weeks and the extended-hire option</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-to-perm-transfer-fee-rules-conduct-regulations/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temp-to-perm-transfer-fee-rules-conduct-regulations/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>When an agency can charge for a client taking a temp on permanently: the eight and fourteen-week limits, the extended-hire choice, and the clause.</description></item>
<item><title>Temporary worker placement checklist for agencies: registration to the end of the assignment</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temporary-worker-placement-checklist-recruitment-agency/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/recruitment/temporary-worker-placement-checklist-recruitment-agency/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>27 steps for placing a temporary worker, from the Key Information Document and right to work check to the 12-week clock and the transfer fee window.</description></item>
<item><title>Solicitors' PII renewal: the £2 million and £3 million minimum cover, and the 30, 60 and 90-day clock when a policy is not renewed</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/solicitors-pii-renewal-minimum-terms-90-day-clock/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/solicitors-pii-renewal-minimum-terms-90-day-clock/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The SRA minimum terms for solicitors' PII: £2 million or £3 million a claim, six years of run-off, and the dated 30-day and 60-day periods if cover lapses.</description></item>
<item><title>Residual client balances under the SRA Accounts Rules: the £500 rule, the tracing steps and the register to keep</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-accounts-rules-residual-client-balances-500-rule/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-accounts-rules-residual-client-balances-500-rule/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How a small firm clears residual client balances: return promptly, trace the owner, pay £500 or less to charity itself, and apply to the SRA above that.</description></item>
<item><title>Land Registry fees in 2026: what a purchase, a remortgage and a transfer of equity cost to register, and the figure for the completion statement</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/land-registry-fees-2026-purchase-remortgage-completion-statement/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/land-registry-fees-2026-purchase-remortgage-completion-statement/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HM Land Registry fees in 2026: both scales, the cheaper portal column, £7 searches and copies, and six everyday matters worked for the completion statement.</description></item>
<item><title>Estate tax return deadlines for 2025 to 2026: register by 5 October 2026, paper SA900 by 31 October 2026, online filing and payment by 31 January 2027</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/estate-tax-return-sa900-deadlines-2025-26-register-5-october-31-january/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/estate-tax-return-sa900-deadlines-2025-26-register-5-october-31-january/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Estate tax return for 2025 to 2026: register by 5 October 2026, paper SA900 by 31 October, file online and pay by 31 January 2027. One estate worked.</description></item>
<item><title>How much are court fees for a money claim in 2026? Issue, hearing and enforcement fees, and what a debt recovery desk pays in a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/court-fees-money-claim-2026-issue-hearing-enforcement/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/court-fees-money-claim-2026-issue-hearing-enforcement/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Court fees for a money claim in 2026 run from £35 to £10,000 to issue and £27 to £1,334 for a hearing. One firm's year of 36 claims adds up to £23,837.</description></item>
<item><title>How long must a solicitor keep client files? Six years for accounting records, five for due diligence, and the 15-year long stop</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/how-long-must-solicitors-keep-client-files/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/how-long-must-solicitors-keep-client-files/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>No rule sets one period for a closed client file. Accounting records are six years, due diligence records five, negligence claims up to 15. Worked with dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for small law firms: how many hours a week could AI draft for a solicitor to approve, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/admin-scorecard-small-law-firm-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/admin-scorecard-small-law-firm-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week a fee earner spends on client updates, chasing, file opening and dates to see which jobs AI could draft and what stays reserved.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a solicitor use ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot for client work? What the business plans cost and what their terms say about your data</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/can-solicitors-use-chatgpt-claude-copilot-client-work-prices-terms/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/can-solicitors-use-chatgpt-claude-copilot-client-work-prices-terms/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Business plans for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini cost a five-person firm £708 to £1,086 a year. What each vendor's terms say, set against the SRA's tests.</description></item>
<item><title>Client care letter and file-opening checklist: transparency rules, cancellation rights and due diligence checked before the work starts</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/client-care-letter-checklist-new-matter/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/client-care-letter-checklist-new-matter/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Pick the service, client type and how the retainer was agreed, tick what is on file, and get Pass or Fail on transparency, client care, cancellation and CDD.</description></item>
<item><title>The SRA paused the COLP and COFA separation rules on 1 October 2026: what was coming, why it stopped, and what a small firm does now</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/colp-cofa-separation-paused-small-firms/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/colp-cofa-separation-paused-small-firms/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The SRA rule barring controlling managers from COLP or COFA above £600,000 turnover or £2m client money, due January 2027, was paused on 1 October 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>Complaint deadline calculator for law firms: the eight weeks, the six-month limit and the one-year limits</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/complaint-deadline-calculator-law-firm-eight-weeks-legal-ombudsman/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/complaint-deadline-calculator-law-firm-eight-weeks-legal-ombudsman/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the date a complaint arrived and see the eight-week date, the six-month Legal Ombudsman limit after your final response, and the one-year limits.</description></item>
<item><title>Conveyancers spend 43% of the day chasing: the fixed-day workflow that cuts it, and what it does to complaints</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/conveyancing-chasing-time-how-small-firms-cut-it/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/conveyancing-chasing-time-how-small-firms-cut-it/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Chasing and being chased take 43% of a conveyancer's day. A fixed-day workflow with a stage board and scheduled updates, and what it does to complaints.</description></item>
<item><title>Conveyancing client update email template: the short, predictable update the Legal Ombudsman asks for, filled in from the stage</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/conveyancing-client-update-email-template/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/conveyancing-client-update-email-template/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Pick the stage, who you are waiting on and the next update date, and get a four-paragraph client update with a file note, in the shape the Ombudsman recommends.</description></item>
<item><title>Estate accounts template: the capital, income and distribution accounts, with a worked example that balances</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/estate-accounts-template-capital-income-distribution-worked-example/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/estate-accounts-template-capital-income-distribution-worked-example/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An estate accounts template with a worked example: capital, income and distribution accounts, the £500 income tax rule, and a check that proves they balance.</description></item>
<item><title>How long do you have to reply to a Land Registry requisition, and what happens if the date passes</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/land-registry-requisition-time-to-reply-extension-cancellation/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/land-registry-requisition-time-to-reply-extension-cancellation/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>HM Land Registry allows 60 working days to reply to most requisitions, warns at day 40, then cancels. The dates worked, with an extension request to copy.</description></item>
<item><title>Complaint handling checklist for law firms: from the day it arrives to the eight-week point</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/law-firm-complaint-handling-checklist-receipt-to-final-response/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/law-firm-complaint-handling-checklist-receipt-to-final-response/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>26 steps for handling a complaint to a law firm, from the day it arrives to the final response at eight weeks, each with the rule and source behind it.</description></item>
<item><title>Legal case management software prices: who publishes them, and what a seven-user firm pays a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/legal-case-management-software-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/legal-case-management-software-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What UK legal case management suppliers publish about price: Clio, Osprey and Hoowla per-user figures, LEAP and Actionstep by quote, worked for one firm.</description></item>
<item><title>Probate timeline calculator: the inheritance tax deadline, the IHT400 window, when to apply for the grant, and the dates that follow it</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/probate-timeline-calculator-key-dates/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/probate-timeline-calculator-key-dates/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the date of death and the tax route to get the inheritance tax date, the IHT400 deadline, the earliest probate application, the fee and post-grant dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Residential purchase checklist for conveyancers: instruction to Land Registry registration</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/residential-purchase-checklist-instruction-to-land-registry-registration/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/residential-purchase-checklist-instruction-to-land-registry-registration/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>29 steps for one residential purchase, from the instruction to registration at HM Land Registry: file opening, funds, fees, the tax return and requisitions.</description></item>
<item><title>Small law firm compliance readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on AML, complaints, client money, insurance and renewal</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/small-law-firm-compliance-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/small-law-firm-compliance-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a small SRA-regulated firm on AML files, complaints, client money, price pages, insurance, AI and October renewal.</description></item>
<item><title>Solicitors' complaints procedure: what it must contain, the Legal Ombudsman's model procedure and what the proposed case fees would cost</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/solicitors-complaints-procedure-model-procedure-case-fees/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/solicitors-complaints-procedure-model-procedure-case-fees/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What a small firm's complaints procedure must say, the Legal Ombudsman's two-stage model, the £400 case fee and the £200 to £1,500 fees proposed for 2027.</description></item>
<item><title>Source of funds checks for solicitors: when they are required, the evidence to ask for and the file note to keep</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/source-of-funds-checks-solicitors-evidence-file-note/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/source-of-funds-checks-solicitors-evidence-file-note/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>When a source of funds check is required under the Money Laundering Regulations, what evidence the SRA lists, a client questionnaire and a file note to copy.</description></item>
<item><title>The SRA's warning notice on AI: what it requires, and the one-page AI policy a small law firm can adopt this week</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-ai-warning-notice-small-law-firm-ai-policy/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-ai-warning-notice-small-law-firm-ai-policy/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The SRA's August 2026 warning notice on AI, turned into six rules a five-partner firm has to run and a one-page policy that states them.</description></item>
<item><title>SRA AML desk-based review: the ten-day checklist for a small firm, from the letter to the file sample</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-aml-desk-based-review-10-day-checklist/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-aml-desk-based-review-10-day-checklist/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the date of the SRA's letter and tick what the firm has to get the ten-day deadline, the documents asked for, the gaps to close first and the file sample.</description></item>
<item><title>SRA practising certificate renewal 2026/27: the £552 fee, the 31 October deadline and what a small firm pays in total</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-practising-certificate-renewal-2026-27-fees-deadline/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-practising-certificate-renewal-2026-27-fees-deadline/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>SRA renewal for 2026/27 costs £552 a solicitor, plus a firm fee set by turnover and £2,170 for the compensation fund. Two small firms worked in full.</description></item>
<item><title>SRA transparency rules: which services need published prices, what the page must say, and the two things firms leave off</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-transparency-rules-price-information-what-to-publish/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/solicitors/sra-transparency-rules-price-information-what-to-publish/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The SRA Transparency Rules as a website audit: the nine listed services, the seven price items, complaints information, the digital badge, and the usual gaps.</description></item>
<item><title>How to chase an unpaid invoice as a builder: three letters and when to send them</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/chase-unpaid-invoice-letter-template-builders/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/chase-unpaid-invoice-letter-template-builders/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Three copy-and-paste messages for an unpaid trade invoice, at due date, 7 days and 14 days, with different wording for homeowners and business customers.</description></item>
<item><title>When a tradesperson has to register for VAT: the rolling 12 months, worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/vat-registration-rolling-12-months-tradesperson/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/vat-registration-rolling-12-months-tradesperson/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The £90,000 VAT test is a rolling 12 months, not a tax year. We ran an invented firm through it month by month to find its crossing and registration dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Late payment interest calculator for UK trades: what a late business customer owes you</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/late-payment-interest-calculator-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/late-payment-interest-calculator-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Work out the statutory interest and fixed fee a late-paying business customer owes you, using the right Bank Rate for the date interest started.</description></item>
<item><title>CIS deduction calculator: what the contractor keeps and what you get paid</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-deduction-calculator/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-deduction-calculator/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Work out the CIS deduction on a subcontractor invoice at 20%, 30% or gross, with materials and VAT left out and the reverse charge shown properly.</description></item>
<item><title>Free invoice template for electricians and builders (UK), with CIS and reverse charge</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/invoice-template-electricians-builders-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/invoice-template-electricians-builders-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Fill in a free UK invoice for trades work in your browser and print it or save it as a PDF. Handles VAT, the reverse charge and CIS.</description></item>
<item><title>VAT calculator: add 20% or take the VAT out of a total, with the one-sixth rule</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/vat-calculator-take-vat-out-of-total/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/vat-calculator-take-vat-out-of-total/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Add VAT to a price or take it out of a total in one step. Why taking 20% off a VAT-inclusive total gives the wrong answer, with the fix.</description></item>
<item><title>Customer won't pay for work done? What a UK tradesperson can do, step by step</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/customer-wont-pay-for-work-done-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/customer-wont-pay-for-work-done-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From the first reminder to a county court claim: the steps, the letters, the court fees in pounds, and whether you can hold back the certificate.</description></item>
<item><title>Electrical certificates explained: EIC, Minor Works, EICR, Part P, and the 15 October A4 deadline</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/electrical-certificates-explained-eic-eicr-a4/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/electrical-certificates-explained-eic-eicr-a4/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which certificate each job needs, who gets it and by when, and what changes on 15 October 2026 when the old edition of BS 7671 is withdrawn.</description></item>
<item><title>How to write a quote for a job: a worked electrical example and the cancellation trap</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/how-to-write-a-quote-for-a-job-trades/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/how-to-write-a-quote-for-a-job-trades/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What to put in a trade quote, a worked example for a consumer unit change, and the cancellation rule that can leave you unpaid for a finished job.</description></item>
<item><title>Making Tax Digital for sole-trader trades: are you in, and what is due on 7 November</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/making-tax-digital-income-tax-tradesperson/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/making-tax-digital-income-tax-tradesperson/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>MTD for Income Tax started in April 2026 for sole traders over £50,000 of turnover, not profit. Who is in, the quarterly dates, and the first-year easement.</description></item>
<item><title>Statutory sick pay from day one: what it costs a small trades firm since 6 April 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/statutory-sick-pay-day-one-small-trades-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/statutory-sick-pay-day-one-small-trades-firm/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since 6 April 2026 sick pay starts on the first day off. Who gets it in a trades firm, the daily rate, and three absences worked out in pounds.</description></item>
<item><title>Letter before action template for an unpaid trade invoice, and the 30-day wait that follows</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/letter-before-action-template-unpaid-invoice-trades/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/letter-before-action-template-unpaid-invoice-trades/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A letter of claim you can copy for an unpaid trade invoice, the forms that must go in the envelope, and the 30 days you wait before a court claim.</description></item>
<item><title>New-build house at 0% VAT: does CIS still come off? One invoice worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/zero-rated-new-build-vat-and-cis-on-one-invoice/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/zero-rated-new-build-vat-and-cis-on-one-invoice/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>On a new-build house your labour and building materials are zero-rated and the reverse charge drops out, but CIS still comes off. A full worked invoice.</description></item>
<item><title>Do you have to pay tax on scrap copper? What a tradesperson declares, and why the yard cannot pay cash</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/scrap-copper-tax-tradesperson-cash-ban/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/scrap-copper-tax-tradesperson-cash-ban/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Scrap money from your jobs is business income. What to declare, why the £1,000 allowance does not cover it, and the yard's no-cash, ID and record rules.</description></item>
<item><title>Self Assessment by 31 January 2027: what a CIS subcontractor pays, and when payments on account apply</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/self-assessment-31-january-2027-cis-subcontractor-tax-bill/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/self-assessment-31-january-2027-cis-subcontractor-tax-bill/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 2025 to 2026 tax return and bill are due by 31 January 2027. One bricklayer's bill worked through, with and without CIS deductions, in pounds.</description></item>
<item><title>What happens if a customer ignores a county court judgment? What a trades firm can do next, with the fees</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/what-happens-if-customer-ignores-county-court-judgment/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/what-happens-if-customer-ignores-county-court-judgment/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A court judgment does not collect itself. The four ways to enforce one in England and Wales, the fee for each from £82 to £139, and how to pick the right one.</description></item>
<item><title>How much do a trades firm's registrations cost in 2026? Waste carrier, Gas Safe, CSCS, ICO and Companies House fees</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/trades-firm-registration-fees-2026-waste-carrier-gas-safe-cscs/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/trades-firm-registration-fees-2026-waste-carrier-gas-safe-cscs/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five registrations a small trades firm pays for in 2026, each fee read from the body that sets it, and the first-year bill for a three-person heating firm.</description></item>
<item><title>How long do I have to keep invoices and job records as a tradesperson? Five years for tax, six for VAT, one job worked through</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/how-long-to-keep-invoices-records-tradesperson/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/how-long-to-keep-invoices-records-tradesperson/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A sole trader keeps records for 5 years after the 31 January deadline, 6 years for VAT, 3 for CIS and 2 for waste notes. One job dated through every rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Do I have to have public liability insurance as a self-employed tradesperson? What the law requires and what it does not</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/do-i-need-public-liability-insurance-self-employed-tradesperson/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/do-i-need-public-liability-insurance-self-employed-tradesperson/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>No law makes a tradesperson hold public liability cover. Employers' liability is the compulsory one: £5 million, and up to £2,500 a day in fines without it.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for trades firms: how many office hours a week could AI prepare for you to check, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/admin-scorecard-trades-firm-office-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/admin-scorecard-trades-firm-office-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week your firm spends on enquiries, quotes, chasing and paperwork to see which jobs AI could prepare and what stays with you.</description></item>
<item><title>Can I use ChatGPT for quotes, invoices and customer emails as a tradesperson? What four AI tools cost and what they do with your data</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/can-i-use-chatgpt-for-quotes-invoices-customer-emails-tradesperson/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/can-i-use-chatgpt-for-quotes-invoices-customer-emails-tradesperson/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>ChatGPT Plus is £20 a month and trains on your chats unless you opt out. Prices and data terms for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini, with three prompts.</description></item>
<item><title>Checkatrade, MyBuilder, Bark or Rated People: what a won job really costs</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/checkatrade-mybuilder-bark-cost-per-won-job/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/checkatrade-mybuilder-bark-cost-per-won-job/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Lead platforms charge in four different ways. We turned each into one number, the cost per won job, and show how to work out yours from your own figures.</description></item>
<item><title>CIS checklist for contractors: taking on and paying a subcontractor</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-contractor-checklist-taking-on-a-subcontractor/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-contractor-checklist-taking-on-a-subcontractor/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>21 steps for a trades firm taking on a subcontractor under CIS: registering, verifying, the deduction, the statement, the return by the 19th and paying HMRC.</description></item>
<item><title>CIS monthly return: the 19th deadline and what a late one costs</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-monthly-return-19th-late-penalties/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/cis-monthly-return-19th-late-penalties/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Contractors must send the CIS return by the 19th. The late penalty ladder from £100, with worked examples, and why a nil return is still required.</description></item>
<item><title>Day rate calculator for self-employed trades: what to charge a day to earn what you need</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/day-rate-calculator-self-employed-trades/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/day-rate-calculator-self-employed-trades/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the income you want, your yearly costs and the days you cannot bill, and see the day rate and hourly rate that cover them, with and without VAT.</description></item>
<item><title>Job paperwork checklist for tradespeople: from the quote to the final invoice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/job-paperwork-checklist-tradesperson-quote-to-final-invoice/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/job-paperwork-checklist-tradesperson-quote-to-final-invoice/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>22 paperwork steps for one job, from the quote to the last invoice: cancellation forms, CIS, VAT, certificates, chasing and tax records, each with its rule.</description></item>
<item><title>What late payment interest can a builder actually claim? Worked sums</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/late-payment-interest-builders-how-much/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/late-payment-interest-builders-how-much/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A business customer paying late owes you 8% plus Bank Rate and a fixed fee. Worked sums for £850 to £12,000 debts, and who you cannot claim from.</description></item>
<item><title>Quote follow-up template for builders: the day 3 and day 7 messages</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/quote-follow-up-template-day-3-day-7/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/quote-follow-up-template-day-3-day-7/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Copy-and-paste follow-up messages for a quote nobody has answered, plus a quote we drafted from an invented site note to show what a good one contains.</description></item>
<item><title>Terms and conditions template for tradespeople: seven clauses and the law that limits each one</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/terms-and-conditions-template-tradespeople-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/terms-and-conditions-template-tradespeople-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Copy-and-paste terms for a trade quote: price, extras, payment, cancellation, faults and removed materials, each with the rule in law that limits it.</description></item>
<item><title>Trades firm paperwork check: ten yes-or-no questions on quotes, tax and getting paid</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/trades-firm-paperwork-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/trades-firm-paperwork-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a UK trades firm on quotes, terms, CIS, VAT, Making Tax Digital, sick pay, scrap and certificates, each with the rule behind it.</description></item>
<item><title>Tradify vs ServiceM8 for a nine-person trades firm: the real yearly cost</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/tradify-vs-servicem8-nine-person-firm-cost/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/tradify-vs-servicem8-nine-person-firm-cost/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Tradify charges per user, ServiceM8 by jobs a month. We priced both for a nine-person firm with four office logins, from each firm's own pricing page.</description></item>
<item><title>VAT registration checklist for tradespeople: what to do when you cross £90,000</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/vat-registration-checklist-tradespeople-crossing-the-threshold/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/vat-registration-checklist-tradespeople-crossing-the-threshold/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>23 steps for a trades firm that has crossed the £90,000 VAT line: the dates, registering, pricing while you wait, first invoices and the first return.</description></item>
<item><title>Xero vs QuickBooks vs FreeAgent for a sole-trader tradesperson: what MTD software costs a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/trades/xero-vs-quickbooks-vs-freeagent-mtd-cost-sole-trader-trades/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/trades/xero-vs-quickbooks-vs-freeagent-mtd-cost-sole-trader-trades/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Xero Simple is £7 a month, QuickBooks Sole Trader Plus £10 and FreeAgent £19. The yearly cost for a sole-trader trade, with and without VAT.</description></item>
<item><title>Botox advertising rules in the UK: what a clinic or dental practice can post, with five rewrites that pass</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/botox-advertising-rules-uk-clinic-what-you-can-post/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/botox-advertising-rules-uk-clinic-what-you-can-post/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Botox is a prescription-only medicine and cannot be advertised to the public. What CAP rule 12.12 bans, what a website may say, and five rewritten posts.</description></item>
<item><title>Unscheduled care in the 2026/27 NHS dental contract: 11 urgent courses per £10,000, how many a week that is, and what the £15 fixed credit is</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/nhs-dental-unscheduled-care-8-2-percent-urgent-courses-per-week/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/nhs-dental-unscheduled-care-8-2-percent-urgent-courses-per-week/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>NHS dental contracts of 100 UDAs or more owe 11 urgent courses of treatment per £10,000 in 2026/27. The sum, the weekly slots and the £15 and £60 credits.</description></item>
<item><title>CQC, GDC and ICO fees for a dental practice in 2026/27: what a three-surgery practice pays its regulators in a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/cqc-gdc-ico-fees-dental-practice-2026-27-yearly-cost/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/cqc-gdc-ico-fees-dental-practice-2026-27-yearly-cost/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What a dental practice pays its regulators in 2026/27: the CQC fee by chairs (£598 to £1,294), the GDC fee (£698 and £108) and the ICO fee (£52 or £78).</description></item>
<item><title>HCPC and CSP fees for a physiotherapy clinic in 2026 and 2027: what a clinic of three physiotherapists pays in a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/physiotherapy-clinic-hcpc-csp-fees-2026-2027-yearly-cost/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/physiotherapy-clinic-hcpc-csp-fees-2026-2027-yearly-cost/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A physiotherapist pays the HCPC £123.34 a year and, if chartered, the CSP £470.04, rising to £480.84 on 1 January 2027. The sums for a clinic of three.</description></item>
<item><title>GDC renewal for dentists: the £698 fee and indemnity declaration by 31 December 2026, the CPD statement by 28 January 2027</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/gdc-dentist-renewal-31-december-2026-indemnity-cpd-statement/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/gdc-dentist-renewal-31-december-2026-indemnity-cpd-statement/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Dentists renew with the GDC by 31 December 2026: £698 and an indemnity declaration, then a CPD statement by 28 January 2027. The dates and a tracker.</description></item>
<item><title>How long is NHS dental treatment guaranteed? 12 months for a filling, root filling, inlay, veneer or crown, and two months for further treatment in the same band</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/how-long-nhs-dental-treatment-guaranteed-12-months-two-months-rule/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/how-long-nhs-dental-treatment-guaranteed-12-months-two-months-rule/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An NHS filling, root filling, inlay, veneer or crown is repaired or replaced free for 12 months. The two-month rule, the exceptions and worked dates.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for dental practices: how many front-desk hours a week could AI prepare for you to approve, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/admin-scorecard-dental-practice-front-desk-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/admin-scorecard-dental-practice-front-desk-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week your front desk spends on enquiries, recalls, follow-ups and reviews to see which jobs AI could prepare and what stays with staff.</description></item>
<item><title>AI and patient data in a dental practice: the lawful basis, the DPIA and the five questions before any tool touches the records</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/ai-patient-data-dental-practice-gdpr-dpia/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/ai-patient-data-dental-practice-gdpr-dpia/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Patient records are special category data. What a practice needs before AI reads them: Article 6 and 9 footing, a DPIA, a processor contract, five answers.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a dental practice or clinic use ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot for reception and admin work? What the business plans cost and what their terms say about health data</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/can-dental-practice-clinic-use-chatgpt-claude-copilot-reception-admin-prices-health-data/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/can-dental-practice-clinic-use-chatgpt-claude-copilot-reception-admin-prices-health-data/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Business plans for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini cost a clinic with four users £566 to £869 a year. What the terms say on training and health data.</description></item>
<item><title>CQC dental inspection in 2026: the framework is changing, and the evidence the front desk is asked for has not</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/cqc-dental-inspection-front-desk-evidence-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/cqc-dental-inspection-front-desk-evidence-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The CQC is replacing its dental framework by the end of 2026. The front-desk records an inspector asks for have not changed: the list and how to keep it ready.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does a DBS check cost for a dental practice or clinic in 2026? £49.50 enhanced, £21.50 basic and £16 a year for the Update Service</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dbs-check-cost-dental-practice-clinic-2026-enhanced-update-service/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dbs-check-cost-dental-practice-clinic-2026-enhanced-update-service/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A DBS check costs a dental practice or clinic £49.50 enhanced or £21.50 basic in 2026, and the Update Service £16 a year. One practice's year, added up.</description></item>
<item><title>Dental cancellation policy template for private practice: the wording that is lawful, the three conditions it rests on, and why the NHS half has none</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-cancellation-policy-template-private-practice/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-cancellation-policy-template-private-practice/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Private dental cancellation and deposit policy wording that meets the three consumer-law conditions, and why no charge can be made on NHS appointments.</description></item>
<item><title>The dental complaints procedure that meets the GDC and the NHS regulations: three working days to acknowledge, a stated timescale to respond, and the two bodies to signpost</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-complaints-procedure-three-working-days-gdc/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-complaints-procedure-three-working-days-gdc/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What a dental complaints procedure must do under GDC principle 5 and the NHS regulations: acknowledge in three working days, set a timescale, reply in writing.</description></item>
<item><title>Dental practice front desk readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on missed appointments, complaints, records, advertising and fees</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-practice-front-desk-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-practice-front-desk-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a UK dental practice on complaints, missed appointments, records, patient data, Botox adverts, urgent care and regulator fees.</description></item>
<item><title>Dental practice management software prices: who publishes them, and what a three-surgery practice pays a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-practice-management-software-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-practice-management-software-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What UK dental software suppliers publish about price: Dentally's sterling tiers, Cliniko's bands, quote-only Exact, CareStack and Pabau, worked out.</description></item>
<item><title>How long to keep dental patient records: 11 years for NHS clinical records, two years in the contract, and the reply when a patient asks you to delete them</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-records-retention-11-years-deletion-request-reply/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-records-retention-11-years-deletion-request-reply/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>NHS dental clinical records are kept for 11 years, the contract minimum is two, and a deletion request needs a reply within one month. Reply wording included.</description></item>
<item><title>Dental practice review reply writer: a reply that keeps patient confidentiality, answers the point and moves it to the complaints procedure</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-review-reply-writer-confidentiality/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/dental-review-reply-writer-confidentiality/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A dental review reply under 100 words that never confirms the reviewer is a patient, never discusses treatment and points to the complaints procedure.</description></item>
<item><title>Failed-to-attend cost calculator for dental practices: what empty chair time costs a year, what reminders recover, and what you may lawfully charge</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/failed-to-attend-cost-calculator-dental-practice/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/failed-to-attend-cost-calculator-dental-practice/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yearly cost of missed dental appointments from your FTA rate and NHS mix, what a reminder sequence recovers, and whether a private deposit is lawful.</description></item>
<item><title>Going private as a dental practice in England: the three-month NHS contract notice, the date it really ends, and the letter to patients</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/going-private-dental-practice-nhs-contract-notice-patient-letter/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/going-private-dental-practice-nhs-contract-notice-patient-letter/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Handing back an NHS dental contract takes three months' notice and ends on the last day of a month. The dates, the steps in order, and a letter to patients.</description></item>
<item><title>NHS failed-to-attend policy for a dental practice: what the rules let it say, a policy to copy, and the letter after two missed appointments</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/nhs-dental-failed-to-attend-policy-template-letter/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/nhs-dental-failed-to-attend-policy-template-letter/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An NHS dental practice cannot charge for a missed appointment but must have a written failed-to-attend policy. What it may say, with a policy and a letter.</description></item>
<item><title>Patient complaint checklist for a dental practice: from receipt to the final response</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/patient-complaint-checklist-dental-practice-receipt-to-final-response/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/patient-complaint-checklist-dental-practice-receipt-to-final-response/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>24 steps for one patient complaint, from the front desk to the final response and the log: who does what, the time limits and the rule behind each step.</description></item>
<item><title>Patient records request checklist for a dental practice: a copy of the record within one month</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/patient-records-request-checklist-dental-practice-subject-access/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/patient-records-request-checklist-dental-practice-subject-access/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>23 steps for answering a patient's request for a copy of their dental records: the one-month deadline, identity, what to check, how to send it and the log.</description></item>
<item><title>Dental recall and reminder planner: next examination and hygiene dates from the clinician's interval, with the reminder dates that cut failed appointments</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/recall-reminder-planner-dental/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/recall-reminder-planner-dental/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the last examination and the clinician's recall interval to get the due date, invitation date, three reminder dates and whether the patient is overdue.</description></item>
<item><title>Surgery hourly rate calculator: what each booked hour must earn for a dental practice to break even</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/surgery-hourly-rate-calculator-dental-practice-break-even/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/surgery-hourly-rate-calculator-dental-practice-break-even/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter running costs, surgeries, opening hours and the share of hours booked to see the fee income a booked hour needs, and what an empty hour costs.</description></item>
<item><title>Treatment plan follow-up email template for dental practices: the plan, the price, the validity date and the next step, with no pressure</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/treatment-plan-follow-up-email-template-dental/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/treatment-plan-follow-up-email-template-dental/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A follow-up email on unscheduled dental treatment: the plan, the price, the validity date, two appointments and the clinician's call, nothing clinical added.</description></item>
<item><title>What happens if a private patient goes to the Dental Complaints Service: the 12-month limit, the three steps and what a panel can recommend</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/what-happens-private-patient-dental-complaints-service-12-months/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/clinics/what-happens-private-patient-dental-complaints-service-12-months/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Dental Complaints Service takes private complaints raised within 12 months, sends the patient back to the practice first, and ends with a panel. The steps.</description></item>
<item><title>Returns rights checker: what this customer is owed, by when, and who pays the postage</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/returns-rights-checker-online-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/returns-rights-checker-online-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the delivery date, the reason and your terms to see whether the customer can cancel, what you must refund, the deadlines, and who pays return postage.</description></item>
<item><title>Etsy and Shopify fee calculator for UK sellers: what one order actually costs on each</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/etsy-shopify-fee-calculator-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/etsy-shopify-fee-calculator-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the item price and postage to see every Etsy fee on the order, the Shopify plan and card fees for the same order, and the percentage each takes.</description></item>
<item><title>Returns policy template for a UK online shop: the wording the law needs, and the lines that cost you money</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/returns-policy-template-uk-online-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/returns-policy-template-uk-online-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A returns policy for a UK online shop, clause by clause: the 14-day cancellation wording, the exclusions, return postage and the faulty-goods lines.</description></item>
<item><title>Chargebacks for a small online shop: the £20, the 7 to 21 days, and what the issuer actually reads</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/chargebacks-small-online-shop-how-to-respond/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/chargebacks-small-online-shop-how-to-respond/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What a chargeback costs a UK shop on Stripe, how long you have to respond, which evidence counts for each dispute reason, and how to stop the next one.</description></item>
<item><title>How to ask for a customer review without breaking the fake reviews ban: the rules and an email template</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/how-to-ask-for-customer-review-fake-reviews-ban/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/how-to-ask-for-customer-review-fake-reviews-ban/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What a UK online shop may do when asking for reviews since 6 April 2025: incentives, happy-customer filters, staff reviews, and a request email to send.</description></item>
<item><title>VAT threshold for online sellers: adding up Shopify, Etsy and eBay sales against the £90,000 test</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/vat-threshold-online-sellers-shopify-etsy-ebay/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/vat-threshold-online-sellers-shopify-etsy-ebay/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The £90,000 VAT test counts every sales channel together, on sales and not payouts. A worked example across Shopify, Etsy and eBay, with the dates to register.</description></item>
<item><title>Lost parcel claims for a small online shop: what Royal Mail and Evri pay, the deadlines, and who refunds the customer</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/lost-parcel-claims-royal-mail-evri-small-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/lost-parcel-claims-royal-mail-evri-small-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What Royal Mail and Evri pay a shop for a lost parcel, the claim deadlines for each, the evidence to keep, and why the customer's refund does not wait.</description></item>
<item><title>Black Friday and Christmas 2026 returns: the dates an online shop's 14-day and 30-day windows end</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/black-friday-christmas-2026-returns-dates-online-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/black-friday-christmas-2026-returns-dates-online-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The dates the 14-day cancellation right and the 30-day faulty-goods right end for orders delivered from Black Friday 2026, with extended-returns wording.</description></item>
<item><title>What happens if a customer returns an item used or damaged? What a UK online shop can deduct from the refund</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/customer-returned-item-used-damaged-deduct-refund-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/customer-returned-item-used-damaged-deduct-refund-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>When a change-of-mind return comes back worn or marked, a UK online shop may deduct the loss in value. The rule, the limit, a worked sum and an email.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does it cost to sell on Amazon UK in 2026? The plan, the referral fee and a year's bill for a small shop</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/how-much-does-it-cost-to-sell-on-amazon-uk-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/how-much-does-it-cost-to-sell-on-amazon-uk-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What Amazon UK charges a small shop in 2026: £25 a month or 75p an item, a referral fee of 5% to 15% by category and price, and one shop's bill for a year.</description></item>
<item><title>Can I have a no-refund policy for personalised and custom orders? What a UK online shop can refuse, and what it cannot</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/can-i-have-no-refund-policy-personalised-custom-orders-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/can-i-have-no-refund-policy-personalised-custom-orders-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A UK online shop can refuse change-of-mind returns on personalised and made-to-order goods, but not when the item is faulty. The rule, five orders, and wording.</description></item>
<item><title>How long must an online shop keep order records and customer data? The tax periods, the claim period, and when to delete</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/how-long-must-online-shop-keep-order-records-customer-data/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/how-long-must-online-shop-keep-order-records-customer-data/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A sole trader keeps order records for 5 years after the 31 January return deadline, a company for 6 years. The dates for one order, and what to delete sooner.</description></item>
<item><title>Royal Mail prices from 5 October 2026: what a small shop pays per parcel now, and the one switch worth making</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/royal-mail-price-rise-october-2026-small-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/royal-mail-price-rise-october-2026-small-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Royal Mail parcel prices from 5 October 2026, the gap between stamps and tracked online prices, and what a small shop should change in its postage settings.</description></item>
<item><title>A2X vs Link My Books prices: what it costs to get Shopify, Etsy and eBay payouts into Xero or QuickBooks</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/a2x-vs-link-my-books-prices-uk-online-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/a2x-vs-link-my-books-prices-uk-online-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What A2X and Link My Books charge a small UK shop each month, by order count and number of channels, read from both pricing pages on 1 October 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for small online shops: how many hours a week could AI prepare for you to check, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/admin-scorecard-online-shop-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/admin-scorecard-online-shop-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week your shop spends on customer emails, listings, stock and returns to see which jobs AI could prepare and what stays with you.</description></item>
<item><title>Black Friday and Christmas checklist for a UK online shop: stock, postage, returns and cover</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/black-friday-christmas-checklist-online-shop-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/black-friday-christmas-checklist-online-shop-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>26 steps to get a UK online shop ready for Black Friday and Christmas: stock, prices, postage, last posting dates, returns wording and customer service cover.</description></item>
<item><title>Can I use ChatGPT to answer customer emails and write product descriptions for my online shop? Four assistants compared on price and data terms</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/can-i-use-chatgpt-customer-emails-product-descriptions-online-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/can-i-use-chatgpt-customer-emails-product-descriptions-online-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini cost a small UK shop, what each says about training on your chats, three prompts to copy and the job to keep.</description></item>
<item><title>E-commerce helpdesk prices: what Gorgias, Zendesk, Freshdesk and Re:amaze publish, and what 600 tickets a month costs</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/ecommerce-helpdesk-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/ecommerce-helpdesk-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>We read four helpdesk pricing pages for UK online shops: what each publishes, how AI replies are priced per ticket, and what a 600-ticket month costs on each.</description></item>
<item><title>EU €3 customs duty on small parcels: what a UK online shop pays on each order to the EU since 1 July 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/eu-3-euro-customs-duty-small-parcels-uk-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/eu-3-euro-customs-duty-small-parcels-uk-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since 1 July 2026 the EU charges €3 customs duty per item on parcels worth €150 or less. How items are counted, who is billed, and what a UK shop should do.</description></item>
<item><title>GPSR checklist for a UK online shop selling to Northern Ireland or the EU: what each listing must show, with a block to copy</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/gpsr-checklist-uk-online-shop-northern-ireland-eu/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/gpsr-checklist-uk-online-shop-northern-ireland-eu/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What the EU product safety regulation asks of a UK shop that ships to Northern Ireland or the EU: the responsible person, the label, and a listing block.</description></item>
<item><title>Online shop readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on returns, parcels, asking for feedback, VAT and listings</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/online-shop-returns-parcels-vat-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/online-shop-returns-parcels-vat-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a small UK online shop on returns wording, late parcels, review requests, chargebacks, the VAT test, postage and EU listings.</description></item>
<item><title>Product margin calculator for UK online shops: profit an order after VAT, fees, postage and returns</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/product-margin-calculator-uk-online-shop-vat-fees-returns/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/product-margin-calculator-uk-online-shop-vat-fees-returns/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter price, product cost, postage, fees and return rate to see the profit on an average order and the most you can spend on advertising for one sale.</description></item>
<item><title>Reorder point calculator for a small online shop: when to order, how much, and the cash it ties up</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/reorder-point-calculator-small-shop/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/reorder-point-calculator-small-shop/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter daily sales, the supplier's lead time and your stock to get the reorder point, the stock-out date, the order quantity and the cash it costs.</description></item>
<item><title>Return and refund checklist for a UK online shop: from the request to the money back</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/return-and-refund-checklist-online-shop-request-to-money-back/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/return-and-refund-checklist-online-shop-request-to-money-back/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>23 steps for one return, from the customer's first message to the refund: which law applies, the three 14-day clocks, postage, deductions and carrier claims.</description></item>
<item><title>Stocky has gone: what a small Shopify shop should do about reorder points and purchase orders now</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/stocky-ending-shopify-inventory-what-to-do/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/stocky-ending-shopify-inventory-what-to-do/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Shopify's Stocky app is unavailable after 31 August 2026. Three ways a small shop can replace reorder points and purchase orders, and which fits.</description></item>
<item><title>&quot;Where is my order?&quot; reply template: five situations, one honest answer each, and the note for your file</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/where-is-my-order-reply-template/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/online-shops/where-is-my-order-reply-template/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Make the reply to a where-is-my-order email from the dispatch date, the service and what tracking shows, with the date you will replace or refund.</description></item>
<item><title>Rota cost calculator: what this week's rota really costs with employer NI, pension and holiday pay</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rota-cost-calculator-hospitality-employer-ni/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rota-cost-calculator-hospitality-employer-ni/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter hours, average rate and headcount to see the week's wage bill with employer NI at 15%, pension at 3% and holiday pay at 12.07%, and the cost per cover.</description></item>
<item><title>Function enquiry reply and quote template: the email, the sheet, the deposit and the two dates that matter</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/function-enquiry-reply-quote-template-venue/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/function-enquiry-reply-quote-template-venue/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Make the reply to a wedding, party or function enquiry with the quote, deposit, final-numbers date and cancellation terms filled in, ready to send the same day.</description></item>
<item><title>Pub and restaurant business rates for 2026/27: the new hospitality multipliers, worked for three rateable values</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/pub-business-rates-2026-27-new-multipliers/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/pub-business-rates-2026-27-new-multipliers/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From April 2026 the 40% hospitality relief is gone and two lower multipliers replace it: 38.2p under £51,000 and 43p up to £499,999. What a pub pays now.</description></item>
<item><title>How to appeal a food hygiene rating: the 21-day deadline, the letter, and when a re-rating inspection is the better route</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/appeal-food-hygiene-rating-21-days-letter/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/appeal-food-hygiene-rating-21-days-letter/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>You have 21 days from being told your food hygiene rating to appeal in writing. When to appeal, when to ask for a re-rating, and a letter to adapt.</description></item>
<item><title>Do pubs need a TV licence? What the £180 covers, when a screen needs none, and the rule for an inn with rooms</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/do-pubs-need-a-tv-licence-cost-rooms-streaming/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/do-pubs-need-a-tv-licence-cost-rooms-streaming/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A pub needs a TV Licence, £180 a year, to show live TV on any channel or use BBC iPlayer. When a screen needs none, and the 15-room rule for inns.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for restaurants and pubs: how many office hours a week could AI prepare for you to check, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/admin-scorecard-restaurant-pub-office-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/admin-scorecard-restaurant-pub-office-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week your venue spends on enquiries, the rota, reviews and invoices to see which jobs AI could prepare and what stays with you.</description></item>
<item><title>Allergen matrix template for a restaurant or pub: the 14 columns, a filled-in example and how to keep it accurate</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/allergen-matrix-template-restaurant-pub-14-allergens/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/allergen-matrix-template-restaurant-pub-14-allergens/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An allergen matrix template to copy: one row per dish, 14 allergen columns, the nut or cereal named in the cell, a version date and a check signature.</description></item>
<item><title>Pub and bar staff rota template: a weekly rota with the legal rest checks, including the close-then-open shift</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/bar-staff-rota-template-rest-breaks-clopen/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/bar-staff-rota-template-rest-breaks-clopen/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A weekly rota layout for a pub or bar and the five rules to check before you post it: breaks, 11 hours between shifts and the under-18 limits.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a restaurant or pub use ChatGPT for menus, review replies and rotas? Plan prices, data terms and the one job to keep</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/chatgpt-for-restaurants-pubs-menus-review-replies-rotas/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/chatgpt-for-restaurants-pubs-menus-review-replies-rotas/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yes, for drafts. What ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini cost a small venue, what each does with your data, three prompts, and why allergens stay with you.</description></item>
<item><title>Christmas and New Year 2026 for a pub or restaurant: the bank holiday on Monday 28 December, the notice deadlines and the deposit rule</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-2026-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-new-year-2026-pub-restaurant-bank-holidays-notices-deposits/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Boxing Day 2026 is a Saturday, so the bank holiday is Monday 28 December. The festive notice deadlines, bank holiday pay, deposit terms and tips date.</description></item>
<item><title>Christmas trading checklist for a pub or restaurant: licence, bookings, set menu, rota and tips</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-trading-checklist-pub-restaurant/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/christmas-trading-checklist-pub-restaurant/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>26 steps to get a pub or restaurant ready for December: Temporary Event Notice dates, deposits, set menu allergens, rota rest rules and tips.</description></item>
<item><title>Menu GP calculator: gross profit on a dish after VAT, and the price that hits your target</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/menu-gp-calculator-dish-cost-vat-price/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/menu-gp-calculator-dish-cost-vat-price/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter a dish's ingredient cost and menu price to see its gross profit after VAT, the price that reaches your target GP, and what a 10% cost rise does to it.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does a music licence cost for a pub in 2026? The PPL and PRS tariff lines, added up for one pub's year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/music-licence-cost-pub-2026-ppl-prs-tariffs/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/music-licence-cost-pub-2026-ppl-prs-tariffs/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A pub playing a radio pays £364.62 a year plus VAT for TheMusicLicence. The tariff lines for a TV, a music quiz and live bands, added up for one pub.</description></item>
<item><title>Natasha's Law for restaurants and pubs: what must be labelled, what must be said, and the change-control that keeps it true</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/natashas-law-allergen-labelling-restaurants-pubs/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/natashas-law-allergen-labelling-restaurants-pubs/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which pub food needs a full ingredients label under Natasha's Law, how allergen information is given for the rest, and keeping the matrix right as menus change.</description></item>
<item><title>New starter checklist for a restaurant or pub: right to work, pay, rota, allergens and tips</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/new-starter-checklist-restaurant-pub-staff/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/new-starter-checklist-restaurant-pub-staff/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>23 steps for taking on a new member of staff in a restaurant or pub: right to work, day-one paperwork, rota limits, allergen training and tips.</description></item>
<item><title>No-show cost calculator: what empty tables cost a venue a year, and what a deposit may lawfully be</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/no-show-cost-calculator-restaurant/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/no-show-cost-calculator-restaurant/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter bookings, no-show rate, party size and spend to see the gross profit lost a year, what reminders would save, and whether a deposit per head is defensible.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a restaurant charge a no-show fee? What UK law allows, and the four rules that keep the charge</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/no-show-fee-restaurant-law-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/no-show-fee-restaurant-law-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yes, with conditions: shown before booking, matching your real loss, waived if the table is re-let, never a penalty. The CMA's unfair terms rules, applied.</description></item>
<item><title>How long does a personal licence take, and how long does it last? The £37 fee, the papers to send and the 14-day police window</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/personal-licence-how-long-takes-lasts-cost-application/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/personal-licence-how-long-takes-lasts-cost-application/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A personal licence costs £37 and lasts indefinitely. What to send the council, the one-month DBS limit and what happens if your only holder leaves.</description></item>
<item><title>How much is a premises licence? The five fee bands for a pub or restaurant, the annual fee and the suspension rule</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/premises-licence-fees-pub-restaurant-bands-annual-fee/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/premises-licence-fees-pub-restaurant-bands-annual-fee/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A premises licence costs £100 to £635 to apply for and £70 to £350 a year, set by rateable value. The bands, the pub multiplier and the unpaid-fee rule.</description></item>
<item><title>How long does it take to transfer a premises licence when you buy a pub? Same-day effect, the 14-day police window and the 28 days after a lapse</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/premises-licence-transfer-how-long-buying-a-pub/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/premises-licence-transfer-how-long-buying-a-pub/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A premises licence transfer can take effect the day the council receives it. The £23 fee, the 14-day police window and the 28-day limit after a lapse.</description></item>
<item><title>Restaurant booking system prices: who publishes them, and what a 60-cover restaurant pays a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/restaurant-booking-system-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/restaurant-booking-system-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What UK booking systems publish about price: ResDiary's reported tiers, Dojo's flat fee and the demo-only pages at OpenTable and SevenRooms.</description></item>
<item><title>Restaurant and pub readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on tips, rotas, no-show charges, allergens and the licence</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/restaurant-pub-licence-tips-allergens-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/restaurant-pub-licence-tips-allergens-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a UK restaurant or pub on tips, rest between shifts, no-show charges, allergen records, review replies and licence fees.</description></item>
<item><title>Review reply writer: a reply to a bad Google or TripAdvisor review that an owner would sign</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/review-reply-writer-restaurant-google-tripadvisor/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/review-reply-writer-restaurant-google-tripadvisor/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Make a reply to a Google or TripAdvisor review from the stars, the issue and what you changed, under 120 words and inside the rules on incentivised reviews.</description></item>
<item><title>Rota app prices for a pub team: RotaCloud, Deputy and Planday compared for 14 staff</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rota-app-prices-rotacloud-deputy-planday-pub-team/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/rota-app-prices-rotacloud-deputy-planday-pub-team/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What RotaCloud, Deputy and Planday publish for a 14-person pub team on 1 October 2026: £40 to £85.86 a month, and why the cheapest changes with headcount.</description></item>
<item><title>The tips law for restaurants and pubs: what the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 makes you do, and how a tronc fits</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/tips-act-tronc-restaurants-pubs/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/tips-act-tronc-restaurants-pubs/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since 1 October 2024 every tip and service charge must reach staff in full by the end of the next month, under a written policy with three years of records.</description></item>
<item><title>Temporary Event Notice for a pub: the £21 fee, the 10 working day deadline and the 21-day limit, with the dates worked</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice-pub-cost-deadline-limits/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/hospitality/temporary-event-notice-pub-cost-deadline-limits/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A Temporary Event Notice costs £21 and must reach the council 10 clear working days before the event. The yearly limits and two worked dates.</description></item>
<item><title>How long must a financial adviser keep client files? The FCA minimum for each type of record, and a retention schedule to copy</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/how-long-keep-client-files-financial-adviser-fca-retention-periods/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/how-long-keep-client-files-financial-adviser-fca-retention-periods/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>COBS 9.5.2R sets the minimum: indefinitely for pension transfers, five years for pensions and life policies, three years otherwise. A schedule to copy.</description></item>
<item><title>What a directly authorised mortgage broker pays the FCA in 2026/27: the £2,820 application fee, the £2,200 minimum annual fee and the levies, worked for three sizes of firm</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/mortgage-broker-fca-fees-2026-27-application-annual-levies/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/mortgage-broker-fca-fees-2026-27-application-annual-levies/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A directly authorised mortgage broker pays £2,820 to apply and at least £2,200 a year to the FCA in 2026/27. The levies on top, worked for three firms.</description></item>
<item><title>FCA complaints return: every firm's reporting period ends on 31 December 2026, and the dates for an advice firm or mortgage broker with a 31 March year end</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/fca-complaints-return-31-december-2026-short-period-new-return-dates/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/fca-complaints-return-31-december-2026-short-period-new-return-dates/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Every firm's complaints reporting period ends on 31 December 2026. The short return, the new six-month periods and the due dates for a 31 March year end.</description></item>
<item><title>How much do FCA fees and the FSCS levy cost a small financial advice firm in 2026/27? The rates, and one firm's £6,052.05 bill line by line</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/fca-fees-fscs-levy-cost-small-financial-advice-firm-2026-27/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/fca-fees-fscs-levy-cost-small-financial-advice-firm-2026-27/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An advice firm with £450,000 of investment income pays £6,052.05 in FCA fees and levies for 2026/27, £2,710.29 of it to the FSCS. Each line worked.</description></item>
<item><title>How long does FCA approval of a senior manager take, and how long can someone cover without it? Three months in law, 12 weeks of cover, and the dates for one advice firm</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/how-long-fca-senior-manager-approval-takes-12-week-rule-cover/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/how-long-fca-senior-manager-approval-takes-12-week-rule-cover/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The FCA has three months to decide a senior manager application and aims for two. Cover can run 12 weeks without approval. The dates for one firm, worked.</description></item>
<item><title>How long does a financial adviser or mortgage broker have to respond to a complaint? Three business days, eight weeks and six months, with the dates for one complaint and two letters to copy</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/how-long-to-respond-to-complaint-financial-adviser-mortgage-broker-8-weeks/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/how-long-to-respond-to-complaint-financial-adviser-mortgage-broker-8-weeks/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>DISP gives a firm eight weeks to send a final response, or three business days to resolve a complaint without one. The dates worked, and two letters to copy.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for advice firms: how many hours a week could AI prepare for the adviser to sign, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/admin-scorecard-financial-advice-firm-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/admin-scorecard-financial-advice-firm-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week your firm spends on review packs, suitability reports, file checks and LOAs to see which jobs AI could prepare for the adviser.</description></item>
<item><title>Advice firm readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on ongoing service, suitability files, client data and record keeping</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/advice-firm-ongoing-service-and-records-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/advice-firm-ongoing-service-and-records-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a small FCA-regulated advice firm on ongoing service evidence, suitability reports, AI, recordings and how long files are kept.</description></item>
<item><title>Adviser back-office software prices: who publishes them, and what a six-person advice firm pays a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/adviser-back-office-software-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/adviser-back-office-software-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What UK adviser back-office suppliers publish about price: Plannr's £140 a month per employee, Intelliflo quote-only, Curo and Xplan unpublished, six people.</description></item>
<item><title>Adviser capacity calculator: how many ongoing clients one adviser can look after in a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/adviser-capacity-calculator-ongoing-clients-per-adviser/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/adviser-capacity-calculator-ongoing-clients-per-adviser/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a client's yearly meeting takes to prepare, hold and write up, and the adviser's available hours, to see the most clients one adviser can serve.</description></item>
<item><title>Adviser charging illustration calculator: initial and ongoing fees in pounds, year by year, and their cumulative effect on a portfolio over ten years</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/adviser-charging-illustration-calculator-cumulative-effect/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/adviser-charging-illustration-calculator-cumulative-effect/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the amount, initial and ongoing charges, platform charges and growth to get a year-by-year table of fees in pounds and their cumulative effect.</description></item>
<item><title>AdvisoryAI vs Automwrite: the published prices for AI suitability report tools on 1 October 2026, and what one report seat costs a small advice firm a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/advisoryai-vs-automwrite-ai-suitability-report-tool-prices/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/advisoryai-vs-automwrite-ai-suitability-report-tool-prices/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>AdvisoryAI publishes £299 a month per user for report drafting, Automwrite £249 a month plus VAT. Saturn and Aveni publish no price. The yearly sums.</description></item>
<item><title>AI and client data in an advice firm: what the FCA expects, what advisers already do, and the six conditions before a tool touches a client file</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/ai-client-data-advice-firm-fca-consumer-duty/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/ai-client-data-advice-firm-fca-consumer-duty/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Advisers already draft with general AI. What the FCA expects (existing rules, SM&amp;CR, Consumer Duty), what surveys show, six conditions before AI reads a file.</description></item>
<item><title>Yearly suitability assessment checklist for advisers: from the invitation to the file note</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/annual-review-checklist-financial-adviser-invitation-to-file-note/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/annual-review-checklist-financial-adviser-invitation-to-file-note/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>23 steps for one client's annual review, from the invitation eight weeks ahead to the dated file note, each with the FCA rule or finding behind it.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a financial adviser or mortgage broker use ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot for client work? Business plan prices on 1 October 2026, what each vendor says about training on your data, and three prompts with no client in them</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/can-financial-adviser-mortgage-broker-use-chatgpt-claude-copilot-client-work/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/can-financial-adviser-mortgage-broker-use-chatgpt-claude-copilot-client-work/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yes, for routine work that is not advice. Business seats cost £13.80 to £22.50 a month on 1 October 2026. Each vendor's training terms, and three prompts.</description></item>
<item><title>Client file checklist for advice firms: what to put in order before a compliance file check</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/client-file-checklist-before-compliance-file-check-advice-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/client-file-checklist-before-compliance-file-check-advice-firm/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>24 steps to put one advice file in order before a file check: client information, meeting records, the suitability report, ongoing service and retention.</description></item>
<item><title>Client not responding to annual review invitations: what the FCA has said, three letters to copy, and when to stop the ongoing charge</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/client-not-responding-annual-review-letters-stop-ongoing-charge/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/client-not-responding-annual-review-letters-stop-ongoing-charge/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The FCA sets no number of chasers for a client who ignores review invitations. What it has said, three letters to copy with dates, and when to stop the fee.</description></item>
<item><title>The Consumer Duty annual board report for a small advice firm: what PRIN 2A.8.3 requires, what the FCA found in the first ones, and a shape for a firm of three to ten people</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/consumer-duty-annual-board-report-small-advice-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/consumer-duty-annual-board-report-small-advice-firm/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PRIN 2A.8.3 requires an annual report to the governing body on Consumer Duty outcomes and actions. What it must contain, what the FCA found, a small-firm shape.</description></item>
<item><title>CP26/10 for small advice firms: what the FCA proposed on 25 March 2026, what the rule still is today, and what to change before the policy statement</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/cp26-10-periodic-suitability-small-advice-firm-what-to-change/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/cp26-10-periodic-suitability-small-advice-firm-what-to-change/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>CP26/10 proposes periodic instead of annual suitability reviews. It is not in force. What the rule is today, what was proposed, and six steps for a small firm.</description></item>
<item><title>The FCA's ongoing advice review, and the evidence pack a small firm needs for every client since 2018</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/fca-ongoing-advice-review-evidence-pack-small-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/fca-ongoing-advice-review-evidence-pack-small-firm/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The FCA found 83% of promised reviews delivered, 15% declined, under 2% not attempted. What it asked, what CP26/10 proposes, the evidence a firm needs.</description></item>
<item><title>FE CashCalc vs Voyant AdviserGo: the published prices on 1 October 2026, and what a firm with two advisers and a paraplanner pays a year</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/fe-cashcalc-vs-voyant-advisergo-published-prices/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/fe-cashcalc-vs-voyant-advisergo-published-prices/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>FE CashCalc publishes £80 a month plus VAT per adviser, Voyant AdviserGo £175. The yearly sum for two advisers and a paraplanner, and five questions to ask.</description></item>
<item><title>Letter of authority and document chase email template: the chase for a provider, a client or a lender, with the working-day dates for the next chase and the escalation</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/letter-of-authority-chase-email-template-adviser/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/letter-of-authority-chase-email-template-adviser/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Pick who you are chasing and the request date to get a chase email with the working days waited, a reply date, an escalation on the third chase and a file note.</description></item>
<item><title>Ongoing service tracker for advice firms: when the next review is due, how many were promised and not delivered since 2018, and what the undelivered fees come to</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/ongoing-service-review-tracker-undelivered-fees/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/ongoing-service-review-tracker-undelivered-fees/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the service start, last delivered review, reviews delivered and declined, the portfolio and the charge to see the next due date and the undelivered fees.</description></item>
<item><title>Pensions in the estate from 6 April 2027: the client conversations an advice firm has to get through in the next eighteen months, and a plan for the workload</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/pension-iht-april-2027-workload-plan-advice-firm/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/pension-iht-april-2027-workload-plan-advice-firm/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>From 6 April 2027 unused pensions count in the estate and personal representatives pay the tax. Which clients to see first and how a small firm schedules it.</description></item>
<item><title>Recording client meetings with an AI note taker: what SYSC 10A requires, what to tell the client, and a script and six-point note check for a small advice firm</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/recording-client-meetings-ai-note-taker-sysc-10a-script/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/recording-client-meetings-ai-note-taker-sysc-10a-script/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What SYSC 10A requires of a meeting record, what the ICO says to tell clients before recording, and a script and six-point check for an AI-drafted note.</description></item>
<item><title>Suitability report file check: the COBS 9.4.7R minimum, the Consumer Duty points and the timing rule for the product, as a pass or fail table</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/suitability-report-file-check-cobs-9-4-7/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/financial-advisers/suitability-report-file-check-cobs-9-4-7/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Pick the recommendation type and answer twelve yes or no questions to test a suitability report against COBS 9.4.7R, the Consumer Duty and the timing rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Section 20 checker: does this job need consultation, and what are the dates?</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-20-consultation-threshold-and-timetable-checker/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-20-consultation-threshold-and-timetable-checker/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the cost, the number of units and the notice date to see whether Section 20 applies, what is recoverable without it, and the earliest date for each stage.</description></item>
<item><title>Service charge demand checker: the 18-month rule and the three things every demand must carry</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-demand-validity-checker/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-demand-validity-checker/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Check a service charge demand against the 18-month rule, the summary of rights and the landlord's address, with what each failure costs and the fix.</description></item>
<item><title>When are service charge accounts due? A calendar from the year end, with the 18-month clock</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-accounts-when-due-calendar/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-accounts-when-due-calendar/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the year end and number of flats to get demand dates, the section 21 and 22 deadlines, the 18-month cut-off and whether a certificate is needed.</description></item>
<item><title>Service charge arrears letter template for managing agents: three letters before the solicitor</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-arrears-letter-template-managing-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-arrears-letter-template-managing-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Make a service charge arrears letter with the sum and dates filled in: a reminder, a formal reminder and a final letter before action that stays inside the law.</description></item>
<item><title>The Section 20 consultation process, stage by stage, with what each notice must say</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-20-consultation-process-stages-managing-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-20-consultation-process-stages-managing-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The three stages of a Section 20 consultation for works and for long-term agreements, the 30-day periods, what each notice must say and what a tribunal checks.</description></item>
<item><title>Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024: what is in force for managing agents on 1 October 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024-what-is-in-force-managing-agents/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024-what-is-in-force-managing-agents/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which parts of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 have commenced, which service charge changes still wait for regulations, and what to change now.</description></item>
<item><title>The Building Safety Act for managing agents: which buildings are caught and what the duties are</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/building-safety-act-higher-risk-building-managing-agent-duties/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/building-safety-act-higher-risk-building-managing-agent-duties/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 18-metre and 11-metre tests, the principal accountable person, registration, the safety case report, resident engagement and the leaseholder cost caps.</description></item>
<item><title>Do service charge accounts need to be audited? What the Act requires, what the lease requires, and the difference</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/do-service-charge-accounts-need-to-be-audited/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/do-service-charge-accounts-need-to-be-audited/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 1985 Act requires an accountant's certificate on a requested summary for blocks of more than four flats, not an audit; the lease may require more.</description></item>
<item><title>Taking over a block from another managing agent: a handover checklist and the clocks that keep running</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/managing-agent-handover-checklist-taking-over-a-block/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/managing-agent-handover-checklist-taking-over-a-block/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What an incoming managing agent should ask for, what the RICS code expects and by when, and the statutory dates a change of agent does not pause.</description></item>
<item><title>Section 20 dispensation: how to apply under section 20ZA, what it costs and what the tribunal looks for</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-20-dispensation-application-section-20za/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-20-dispensation-application-section-20za/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How a managing agent applies to dispense with Section 20 consultation: form Leasehold 5, the £200 and £300 fees, the prejudice test and a leaseholder letter.</description></item>
<item><title>Leaseholder asks to see the invoices: how to answer a section 22 request, with the dates and a reply template</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-22-request-inspect-service-charge-invoices-reply-template/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-22-request-inspect-service-charge-invoices-reply-template/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A leaseholder asks to inspect service charge invoices. What section 22 covers, the one-month and two-month clocks, the £2,500 offence and a reply to send.</description></item>
<item><title>Residential PEEPs: which blocks are caught from 6 April 2026, what the responsible person must do, and a letter to residents</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/residential-peeps-regulations-2025-block-managers-letter-template/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/residential-peeps-regulations-2025-block-managers-letter-template/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Residential PEEPs became law in England on 6 April 2026. Which blocks are in scope, the six duties, who pays, the 12-month reviews and a letter to residents.</description></item>
<item><title>Do block managers need a Level 4 qualification? The position on 1 October 2026 and what the TPI route costs</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/block-manager-level-4-qualification-law-and-tpi-cost/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/block-manager-level-4-qualification-law-and-tpi-cost/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>No law requires a block manager to be qualified on 1 October 2026, but licensing is promised. What was proposed, and TPI's fees for Levels 2 to 4: £1,247.</description></item>
<item><title>Companies House identity verification for RMC directors: the transitional period ends on 17 November 2026</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/companies-house-identity-verification-rmc-directors-17-november-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/companies-house-identity-verification-rmc-directors-17-november-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The 12-month transitional period for director identity verification ends on 17 November 2026. What an RMC or RTM company must file, and what a late one risks.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does a county court claim for service charge arrears cost in 2026? Court fees by claim size and a year's bill for a small firm</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/county-court-claim-service-charge-arrears-cost-2026/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/county-court-claim-service-charge-arrears-cost-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Court fees for a service charge arrears claim in 2026: £35 to £455 to issue, £27 to £346 for a small claims hearing, and a year's total for a 30-block firm.</description></item>
<item><title>How long does a right to manage claim take? At least four months from the claim notice, worked through by date</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/how-long-does-right-to-manage-claim-take-timeline/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/how-long-does-right-to-manage-claim-take-timeline/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A right to manage claim takes at least four months from claim notice to acquisition date. The statutory periods, one claim worked by date and the agent's jobs.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a landlord recover legal costs through the service charge? The lease test, section 20C and what the 2024 Act will change</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-landlord-recover-legal-costs-through-service-charge-section-20c/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-landlord-recover-legal-costs-through-service-charge-section-20c/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A landlord can put legal costs on the service charge only if the lease clearly allows it, and a section 20C order can still keep them out. The tests, with sums.</description></item>
<item><title>Admin scorecard for block managers: how many office hours a week could AI prepare for you to check, job by job</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/admin-scorecard-block-management-office-hours-ai/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/admin-scorecard-block-management-office-hours-ai/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the hours a week your firm spends on leaseholder emails, Section 20, compliance dates and arrears to see which jobs AI could prepare for you.</description></item>
<item><title>Block management readiness check: ten yes-or-no questions on Section 20, demands, accounts, arrears and fire safety</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/block-management-compliance-readiness-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/block-management-compliance-readiness-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Ten yes-or-no questions for a block managing agent in England on Section 20, demands, the 18-month rule, accounts, arrears letters and fire safety.</description></item>
<item><title>Block management software prices: who publishes them, and what a 1,200-unit firm would pay</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/block-management-software-prices-published/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/block-management-software-prices-published/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>We checked six block management software suppliers' sites for prices: four publish figures, two are demo-only, and only two let you price a portfolio.</description></item>
<item><title>Can a managing agent use ChatGPT for leaseholder letters and Section 20 notices? Prices, data terms and three prompts</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-managing-agent-use-chatgpt-leaseholder-letters-section-20-notices/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/can-managing-agent-use-chatgpt-leaseholder-letters-section-20-notices/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yes for drafting leaseholder letters, no for the Section 20 notice itself. What ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini cost a small firm and their data terms.</description></item>
<item><title>How often must fire doors be checked in a block of flats? The 11-metre rule, the access record and a check sheet</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/how-often-fire-door-checks-block-of-flats-regulation-10/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/how-often-fire-door-checks-block-of-flats-regulation-10/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>In blocks above 11 metres in England, communal fire doors are checked every 3 months and flat entrance doors every 12. What to look at, record and send.</description></item>
<item><title>Section 20 consultation checklist for major works: from the first notice to the contract</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-20-consultation-checklist-major-works-notice-to-contract/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/section-20-consultation-checklist-major-works-notice-to-contract/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>26 steps for a Section 20 major works consultation in England, from testing the cost against £250 to the reasons notice and the demand, each with its rule.</description></item>
<item><title>Service charge apportionment calculator: what each flat pays and the works cost that triggers Section 20</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-apportionment-calculator-per-flat/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-apportionment-calculator-per-flat/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Enter the block budget, the reserve contribution and a flat's lease percentage to see its yearly charge, each demand, and the works cost that needs Section 20.</description></item>
<item><title>What happens to service charge arrears when a leasehold flat is sold? Who is liable, and the six-month notice</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-arrears-when-flat-is-sold-who-is-liable/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-arrears-when-flat-is-sold-who-is-liable/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Who owes service charge arrears after a flat is sold: the 1 January 1996 dividing line, what the buyer takes on, and the six-month section 17 notice.</description></item>
<item><title>Service charge year-end checklist: accounts, balancing charge and next year's budget</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-year-end-checklist-accounts-balancing-charge-budget/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/block-management/service-charge-year-end-checklist-accounts-balancing-charge-budget/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>25 steps for the service charge year end: closing the books, the accountant's certificate, the balancing demand, section 21 and 22 requests and the budget.</description></item>
<item><title>ChatGPT vs Claude vs Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Gemini for a small UK firm: business plans compared on price, data terms and admin controls</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-copilot-vs-gemini-small-uk-firm-business-plans-compared/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-copilot-vs-gemini-small-uk-firm-business-plans-compared/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five seats for a year cost £708 to £900 before VAT on the four business plans. Each vendor's price, training terms and admin controls on 1 October 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>How much can you use an AI assistant before you hit a limit? Usage limits on paid ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini plans</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/ai-assistant-usage-limits-chatgpt-claude-copilot-gemini-paid-plans/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/ai-assistant-usage-limits-chatgpt-claude-copilot-gemini-paid-plans/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What each vendor's help pages say about usage limits on paid plans, which give a number and which give none, and what happens when a seat runs out.</description></item>
<item><title>AI policy for a small UK firm: a one-page template to copy, with the rule behind each line</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/ai-policy-template-small-uk-firm-one-page/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/ai-policy-template-small-uk-firm-one-page/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A ten-line AI policy a small UK firm can copy today: which tools, what never goes in, who checks, what to do when it is wrong, and the rule behind each line.</description></item>
<item><title>Can this go into ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot? Five questions on customer data for a UK firm</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/can-customer-data-go-into-ai-assistant-five-questions-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/can-customer-data-go-into-ai-assistant-five-questions-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Five questions on what the data is, whose account it is and what paperwork is in place, leading to one of seven outcomes with the ICO rule behind each.</description></item>
<item><title>Can you claim ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot as a business expense? The rules for a sole trader, a limited company and VAT</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/claim-chatgpt-claude-copilot-business-expense-uk-tax-vat/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/claim-chatgpt-claude-copilot-business-expense-uk-tax-vat/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yes, if it is used for the business. How an AI subscription is treated for a sole trader and a limited company, the £1,000 trading allowance, and VAT.</description></item>
<item><title>Do you have to tell customers you used AI? What UK rules say about emails, chatbots, adverts and automated decisions</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/do-you-have-to-tell-customers-you-used-ai-uk-rules/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/do-you-have-to-tell-customers-you-used-ai-uk-rules/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>No general UK rule says AI use must be labelled. Where you must tell people: their data, decisions made with no person involved, and anything that misleads.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does ChatGPT cost for a small business in the UK? Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise prices, VAT and a yearly figure for 1, 5 and 10 people</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/how-much-does-chatgpt-cost-small-business-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/how-much-does-chatgpt-cost-small-business-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>ChatGPT Business is £15 a seat a month billed annually, £18 monthly. Every plan on the page on 1 October 2026, VAT, and a yearly cost for 1, 5 and 10 people.</description></item>
<item><title>How much does Claude cost for a small business in the UK? Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise prices, VAT and a yearly figure for 1, 5 and 10 people</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/how-much-does-claude-cost-small-business-uk/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/how-much-does-claude-cost-small-business-uk/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Claude Team is £18 a seat a month billed annually, VAT included. Every plan on 1 October 2026, seat minimums and a yearly cost for 1, 5 and 10 people.</description></item>
<item><title>Is it legal to put customer data into ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot? What UK GDPR asks of a small firm first</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/is-it-legal-to-put-customer-data-into-chatgpt-claude-copilot-uk-gdpr/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/is-it-legal-to-put-customer-data-into-chatgpt-claude-copilot-uk-gdpr/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Yes, on a business plan with five things in place first: a lawful basis, a vendor contract, a transfer route, a privacy notice line and a DPIA where needed.</description></item>
<item><title>Microsoft 365 Copilot for a small business: UK cost, the plan you need first, what it can see and what happens to your data</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/microsoft-365-copilot-small-business-uk-cost-plan-data/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/microsoft-365-copilot-small-business-uk-cost-plan-data/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Copilot is £13.80 to £16.10 a user a month on top of a Microsoft 365 plan, or £18.10 as a bundle. Five-person yearly cost, what it reads and the data terms.</description></item>
<item><title>What happens when AI gets it wrong: two UK judgments on made-up AI output, what the vendors' own terms say, and a five-step check</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/what-happens-when-ai-gets-it-wrong-uk-court-cases-five-step-check/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/what-happens-when-ai-gets-it-wrong-uk-court-cases-five-step-check/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Harber v HMRC (2023) and Ayinde (2025): invented cases reached a UK tribunal and the High Court. What four AI vendors' terms say, and a five-step check.</description></item>
<item><title>What is an AI agent, in plain English, and how is it different from a chatbot? Four vendors' own definitions and what a small office should let one do</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/what-is-an-ai-agent-plain-english-difference-from-chatbot/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/what-is-an-ai-agent-plain-english-difference-from-chatbot/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An AI agent plans a task and uses tools to act; a chatbot answers and stops. What OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google said on 1 October 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>Which office jobs can an AI assistant take on? Our count of 80 jobs in ten trades: 60 it can prepare, 20 it cannot</title><link>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/which-office-jobs-can-an-ai-assistant-do-80-jobs-ten-trades-counted/</link><guid>https://aeolookup.com/ai-for-small-firms/which-office-jobs-can-an-ai-assistant-do-80-jobs-ten-trades-counted/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>We listed 80 office jobs across ten trades. An AI assistant can prepare 60 for a person to approve; 20 stay with a person. The count, and how we made it.</description></item>
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