Interest rate and commercial costs increases are set to hurl many businesses into the path of insolvency. National Insurance and minimum wage are two such cost factors. In the high street consumer confidence has also dropped, severely hampering the flexibility of the domestic purse as fewer savings and greater debt are recorded.
The fall in the number of construction contracts has been evidenced by a 25% insolvency increase in building firms since the pandemic.
Escalating inflation, delays in significant infrastructure projects, a drop in the construction of new homes and the cost increments of materials are the chief culprits here.
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Travel, transport and retail organisations have contacted solicitors for preliminary discussions in view of their poor or non-existent trading environments. Restructuring, the raising of funds and reapportionment of debt are the services sought to stem the cash bleeds. Other sectors are forecast to follow suit as social distancing and lockdowns rise.
London is first for commercial property investments followed by Paris largely due to the expanding tech sector.
The UK restaurant sector however is facing uncertain times with nearly 1500 insolvencies in the year to July due to the large volume of establishments, poor customer attendance and increasing costs.
Business insolvencies rose by almost 20% in the last three months of 2018 rounding off a year in which corporate insolvencies were up by 10% in total. Construction, then wholesale and retail followed by vehicle repair were the main sectors effected. More companies seem to be closing rather than restructuring.