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Five months after joint and several liability: what agencies are actually being asked for

The umbrella rules changed on 6 April 2026. The warnings have stopped; the questions have started. Here is what a compliant agency is being asked to show now, and how to keep it simple.

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Five months after joint and several liability: what agencies are actually being asked for

The umbrella rules changed on 6 April 2026. The warnings have stopped; the questions have started. Here is what a compliant agency is being asked to show now, and how to keep it simple.

Read article →

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"100% of your margin": what the phrase hides, and the six numbers to ask for instead

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"100% of your margin": what the phrase hides, and the six numbers to ask for instead

Half the recruitment funding market now advertises 100% funding. It is a real model with real advantages. It is also a phrase that stops people asking the questions that decide what funding actually costs.

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Your funder said no to a credit limit. Read this before you add a second facility

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Your funder said no to a credit limit. Read this before you add a second facility

A refused client limit is the moment a growing agency feels its funder most. Bolting on a second funder sounds like the answer. Usually it is the last option, not the first. Here is the order to work through.

Five months after joint and several liability: what agencies are actually being asked for

Five months after joint and several liability: what agencies are actually being asked for

"100% of your margin": what the phrase hides, and the six numbers to ask for instead

Your funder said no to a credit limit. Read this before you add a second facility

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