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Need Guidance on IR35 status of contract!
Hi, I am a total newbie to contracting and looking to start out a contract for engineering design services to a company based in London. The contract is through a recruitment agency, and they have stated the contract I have to sign will be with them (a lower level contract) and that it is...- HimanshuRai84
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- ir35 ir35 risk london recruitment agency
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Has anyone here used Audtax?
Hi, Has anyone here used Audtax? One of my colleague recommended me claiming that they charge less and provide good services. Anyone else have used or hear about them? Are there any other cheaper but good accountants in London?- Alin
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- accountacy contractor services london
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Logistics of Working away in London - Experiences?
I've been offered a contract in London, working in the Blackfriars area. I live in Manchester and have never contracted in the south, and don't know London at all (including the logistics of tube stations). I'll be working in the office Monday to Thursday (travelling in by train) and WFH Friday...- ziggystardust
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- accommodation airbnb hotel london travel
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Need career advise to join work after a break
I am relatively new to UK and prior moving to UK had 13 years of software development experience as a senior developer. I was experienced in Java, JEE, JavaScript based enterprise technologies. I started my career as a senior developer in UK with one of the big MNC consultancy companies but... -
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London Contract Market, thoughts?
Coming up on two years with current client, finding the market really quiet compared to two years ago. E.G. Same handful of CV-gathering jobs on main sites by a handful of recruitment agents; nothing much happening at Tier 1 Investment Banks; most jobs seems to be on the Asset Manager /...- contractor2013
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- contracting london market opportunities
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Would you rather work closer to home for 30% less money than staying away from home?
I'm based in Manchester and have the offer of 2 gigs: One in London, which would mean with accommodation/food/travel leaves me with a day rate of 15% less than what I would normally work for (that's staying away for 3 days of the week, 2 at home). The other is in Liverpool, 30% less than my...- Tractor Trace
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- commuting hotel london relocating travel expenses
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What is your #1 challenge preventing you from doing contract work in UK right now?
Hi, My name is David and I am a Java developer from Berlin. Three years ago I made the big move to London in order to work as a contractor for different companies in UK. Currently I am working as an entrepreneur on a potential business idea and was wondering if there are by any chance any...- davidbieder
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- consultant developer london moving software
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Renting a flat - what about bills and council tax?
Hi all, I'm considering taking a new contract in London and having worked in London for the past 5 months and commutted to and from my house (which is approx 4 hours each day) I've decided if I take another role in London I'm going to have to stay over during the week so I can stay sane and get...- SouthernManc78
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- expenses london rent
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Contract map of the UK
Hi folks, I was just wondering if anyone has ever come across a contract map of the UK. A sort of heat map if you like, showing the hotspots around the country where there tends to be a hive of contract activity? cheers b. -
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Am I restricting myself too much if I can only contract in London?
Hi, I'm being made redundant from my company and am tempted to try contracting. I've got 20 years of IT experience, 5 of which are as an IT Project Manager, I'm Prince2 Practitioner certified and have run both infrastructure projects, and development projects for a leading UK retailer. In the...- dabevan
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- first timer location london
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Accountant Selection Advice
Hi I am looking for a good accountant in London to do my accounts of my LTD company. Searching the web I found a company called Forbes Young. They seem to have offices all over the country not just in London but I cant seem to find many reviews about them? Does anyone know anything about them...- andrewkew
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- accountant london
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Advice for Quickly Winning and Starting In Contracting After Permanent Hiatus
Hi All I was last contracting in 2007 for a small financial services software house near Tower Hill in London, then I went to a British investment banking as a permanent employee. I got made redundant in 2010, year after the ill-fated merger(!), which the then government approved to save other...- rocktronAMP
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- advice banking city contracting london
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Contracts for PHP professionals?
I am looking for some updates on the current scenario of contract offers for PHP/LAMP professionals. I am a LAMP professional with more than 10 years of experience looking out for a decent contract offer in and around London area. Any guidance on the market status or how to go about looking for... -
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Most tax-efficient option: living in rented or owned property in London?
I am an IT contractor working in London during the week and own two properties, one outside of London (Surrey) which is my current ‘home’ address, and also a property I purchased in March in London. I rent a property in London for the purpose of the business – of course, I can put this through...- Guest22
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- london tax
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Contracting in London
Hi Everyone I have an interview on Thursday for a position down in London, I'd be interested to peoples experiences of contracting down this way. Honest feedback very welcome I want to know what I might be letting myself in for.- The Spartan
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Trying to choose between permanent/contract banking/non-banking job offers
Hi All, This is my first post as I've just signed up because I'm in a kind of desperate situation in terms of choosing a job. My background is software development in investment banking recently working for Morgan Stanley and before that Barclays Capital (both permanent roles in Canary Wharf)...- Guest22
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- contract london permanent
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Anyone have a place to rent in London?
Having secured a role in London I am looking with some friends for a place to rent (intially) in London. Working in Canary Wharf so anywhere within 30 mins would be considered, any of you moneybags have any 2-4 (just confirming numbers) bed places for rent? Looking at early January. Thanks... -
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Newbie - First Query
Hi Everyone, Thank you for the great resources on this site. Very helpful. I am currently in a permanent job and I have got my first contract. The agency says that the client wants me to start on the first week of Jan. I am waiting for my contracts to come through, hopefully they should be in...
