June 22, 2025
Fixed Assets

Building society relaunches Junior Cash ISA to support long-term saving for children

Parents and grandparents can save up to £9,000 a year tax-free into the account, which is designed to be a straightforward way to put money aside over time. The funds remain in the account until the child turns 18, offering a secure and disciplined approach to saving. “This relaunch is about offering families a reliable

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Operating Assets

Higgs LLP marks milestone year for Head of Property

Jen has a wealth of experience and has overseen a year of sustained progress for the team, with notable wins and strategic expansion of the firm’s client base. The team’s recent success stories include: Jen Hicks-Jones, Head of Property at Higgs LLP Completing a strategic acquisition of a new unit in Shropshire for a multinational

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Fixed Assets

Grace Cares sends care equipment to Ukraine in support of war-affected patients

The donation was made in partnership with frontline medical volunteers, Driving Ukraine and humanitarian organisations working directly in conflict zones, ensuring the items reach those who need them most. While Grace Cares primarily serves the UK by redistributing surplus care equipment to individuals, care homes, and community groups, this international donation supports their wider goal

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Operating Assets

Property expert reveals one simple trick that can slash your mortgage payments overnight

People struggling with rising mortgage payments have been handed a lifeline – and it all comes down to one surprisingly simple move. Terry Fisher, property expert at Sold.co.uk, says a growing number of savvy homeowners are slashing hundreds off their monthly bills by remortgaging – and many don’t even realise how easy it is. “Most

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Operating Assets

Shrewsbury based property professional gets a LinkedIn boost from Theo Paphitis

Last week, Helen Pugh – Property Professional, tweeted Theo about her business during ‘Small Business Sunday’ and was one of six weekly winners to gain a repost by Theo to his half a million Twitter, 50k+ Instagram and almost 300k LinkedIn followers. The weekly initiative, set up by Theo in 2010, now has over 4,000 #SBS winners

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Financial Assets

Start Up Loans data shows surge in loans taken out in the post pandemic era in the West Midlands

In that time, there has been an 18% increase in the number of first loans in the West Midlands, compared to the five-year period prior, delivered by the Start Up Loans programme, which is part of the British Business Bank.  This amounts to a nearly 50% (47%) increase in the total value of first loans

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Fixed Assets

Disable children’s charity appeals for your equipment memories

Beginning life as BFD Newlife, the original focus was on raising funds to help research into birth defects. But as the years progressed it became apparent that there was a huge unmet need for families to receive equipment to keep children safe from potential harm, as well help meet their full potential – and that

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Financial Assets

Money Matters: How much Severn Trent Water bills are going up and how you could save

A steep annual increase to our water bills is just around the corner, with bills across the country expected to go up by about £10 a month. The water companies say major upgrades are needed to reduce pollution and improve water quality, and the only way to fund it is by raising their prices. How

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Fixed Assets

Cannock-based Finning secures multi-million-pound machine investment to meet industry demand

Over the past four years Finning UK & Ireland, the world’s largest dealer of Cat machines and equipment, have supplied long-standing customer Flannery with over £250,000,000 worth of Cat machinery. The company’s most recent multi-million-pound investment includes 100 Cat excavators, 70 Cat Bulldozers, 86 Cat ADT Trucks and 20 Cat Rollers, demonstrating that demand for

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Operating Assets

Women in Property appoints new Midlands Chair

Kezia is a Senior Surveyor at BNP Paribas Real Estate in Birmingham, working within the Property Management department. She holds an MSci degree in Geography from the University of Birmingham and an MSc degree in Real Estate Management from the University College of Estates Management. She has been a qualified member of the RICS since

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