By Martin Baillie – Business Growth Specialist and ActionCOACH Bury St Edmunds As the cost implications of record inflation start to hit, how can business owners improve their cash flow to ensure the business remains financially viable and able to support them? The U.K.’s consumer prices index increased by 3.2% in the 12 months to…
An independent mortgage broker in East Anglia is celebrating winning one of the most prestigious national awards in the mortgage industry. Boon Brokers, which is based in Bungay, has been awarded the title of the Best Small Broker of the Year (Southern regions) at The Mortgage Awards 2021. This award recognises the best broker firm…
Financial services firm Scrutton Bland has announced a record number of vacancies across the business. There are currently 21 roles on offer, ranging from apprenticeships to executives, paraplanners and managers, and in services ranging from IT to corporate finance, audit and financial planning. The business has been a fixture in the East Anglian financial sector…
LB Group Chartered Accountants & Chartered Tax Advisers has acquired the nationally placed specialist tax practice of Butterworths. LB Group, which has offices in Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford and London, offers accountancy, audit and tax solutions along with other advisory services including corporate finance, Insolvency, financial and mortgage solutions. Group Director Chris Annis said: “We are…
Ipswich Building Society’s rebranding to the Suffolk Building Society was revealed to members at the virtual AGM. A video was shared at the event, which can now be watched by members online, introducing viewers to the new visual identity. From traditional cast-iron street signs to half-timbered houses, the county of Suffolk has influenced the Society’s…
An East Anglian mortgage broker has experienced a record year, having arranged over £100 million of mortgage business in 2020 and seeing a 100 per cent increase in the number of mortgage applications handled since March last year. Bungay-based Boon Brokers has been receiving six times more enquiries each day since the start of 2021,…
Evolve Financial Solutions welcomed their staff back into the office this week, with a socially distanced outdoor lunch provided by Trott and Whinny. As staff tucked into the delicious food, they took the opportunity to enjoy the Spring sunshine and reengage with their colleagues. Jason Blunden, Managing Director of Evolve Financial Solutions said: “Our priority…
During the 2021 Budget reveal, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that, as of April, the 95% mortgage scheme will be in effect. Simply put, this type of mortgage allows buyers to borrow up to 95% of the purchase price on a property in the form of a loan, with the remaining 5% used as a deposit….