Where to start - finance contract roles

[northernladuk]

Have you asked your accountant what they would recommend? Mine recommended that my company uses their address as the registered office.

Indeed. As did both mine hence my comment that it's all silly risk to have it at your rented property when there is little need to in most cases.

[uk contractor]

According to a few agencies I've spoken to recently there are currently hiring freezes on at a number of investment banks.

It won't be an easy market to break into so good luck.

Yeah most of them are not hiring for a while now. Barclays, Lloyds, RBS, HSBC are all on massive IT cost cutting & or outsourcing programs so there are going to be thousands of IT perms who take redundancy or resign as they do not want to transfer to an outsourcer coming into the market sooner or later!

[MrMarkyMark]

Yeah most of them are not hiring for a while now. Barclays, Lloyds, RBS, HSBC are all on massive IT cost cutting & or outsourcing programs so there are going to be thousands of IT perms who take redundancy or resign as they do not want to transfer to an outsourcer coming into the market sooner or later!

Very, very, much a generalisation. Bum on seats for sure, it holds true.
Depends what you have to offer.

[GillsMan]

You can't just turf them out.

You have to wait until either the contract has ended or you reach a break clause.

Unfortunately having lived near problem private renters it's impossible to get them out until this point. You then may find yourself paying large court and bailiff fees especially if they are vulnerable and entitled to social housing as they can't just up and leave.

Or you can issue a S.8 or S.13 to get them out earlier. But you're right, it's not always easy getting rid of problem tenants.

[LondonManc]

I'm still not sure how you think you can go contracting with a generic CV, especially in the current climate.

[DanielSQL]

Google SystemsAccountants - if you're still in need of a finance agency.

[oliverson]

Barclays hiring freeze is over.

[uk contractor]

Barclays hiring freeze is over.

Shame they are outsourcing most of their staff to TATA! (yes the same TATA group as TATA Steel!!).

[Montyuk]

Shame they are outsourcing most of their staff to TATA! (yes the same TATA group as TATA Steel!!).

And Tata is an Indian multinational conglomerate holding company, so Tata Steel is just one of many companies

[oliverson]

Shame they are outsourcing most of their staff to TATA! (yes the same TATA group as TATA Steel!!).

Not all of them. Friend of mine just landed a decent one.