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Is the UK housing market as weak as it seems? Explore price resilience, investor confidence and emerging opportunities in residential real estate.

The fast-food industry has always demonstrated resilience, but pressures on profitability are growing.

The current conflict in the Middle East poses the most profound impact on aviation since the pandemic. We look at the salient issues and how we can help.

At a time of profound change for independent schools, we look at key issues leadership teams are grappling with and how our multi-disciplinary team can help.

Analysis of the Waldorf judgment, explaining how the High Court confirmed that HMRC can be crammed down under UK restructuring plans and the implications

The motor retail sector must remain agile to withstand a period of significant change, but the right capital structure can help build financial resilience.

As the restructuring landscape adapts to latest developments in the Restructuring Plan, 2026 will see a greater focus on alternative restructuring options.

Selective capital, resilient income and ESG‑ready assets: Ian Guthrie outlines where UK real estate is heading in 2026—and how our advisory team helps you act.

Preparing for the FCA’s motor finance redress scheme: why firms should conduct a business health check now.

Analysis of 2025 UK consumer sector failures across retail, hospitality, and travel. Explore the cost pressures, working capital challenges and structural issues driving business distress.

Local Authorities enter 2026 still facing sustained financial strain. Despite uplifts in core spending power across the sector as a whole, pressures from social care demand, contract inflation and higher borrowing costs continue to erode resilience across the sector. Recent parliamentary evidence confirms that, whilst rare, the number of Section 114 notices issued since 2018 is at an all-time high, underlining the systemic nature of the challenge and the scrutiny on historic corporate investments and subsidiary performance.

The FCA has taken another step forward by confirming the introduction of a targeted support framework and publishing the near final rules in PS25/22.

Significant Risk Transfers, or SRTs, have quietly grown from a specialist solution into a mainstream feature of European banking, and a compelling opportunity for credit investors. They sit at the crossroads of two significant trends: banks looking to manage risk and optimise capital, and investors searching for yield and diversification in a market where spreads remain tight.

The UK banking sector is undergoing rapid transformation. Chris Laverty discusses how these changes are driven by regulatory pressure, competitive dynamics, and shifting consumer expectations.

The insurance sector is under pressure from new regulatory expectations, economic uncertainty, and the growing impact of climate change and technological disruption. Chris Laverty breaks down the key challenges and offers solutions.

The UK real estate sector must navigate refinancing risks, private credit exposures, and regulatory reckoning. Ian Guthrie explains how firms can adapt to this new era of transparency, leverage and regulatory scrutiny.