14th January 2022
Christmas can take a toll on your bank balance so we wanted to know how prepared you were last year. 37% of you were super prepared, opting to spread the cost by either buying presents throughout the year, or by creating a dedicated savings pot to use in December. The majority starts planning...
8th December 2021
Last month we asked if you lean more towards saving or spending and the results were very evenly split with half of respondents believing they have a good balance between the two options. The remaining 50% were equally divided with 25% declaring themselves religious savers and the same amount in the spending camp. Are...
25th November 2021
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, is delighted to have won a consecutive award for its self-build mortgage offering. Voted for by the public, esbs scooped the Best Self-Build Lender award in The Money Page’s 24th Annual Personal Finance Awards 2021/22, which it also received in 2020/21. The Personal Finance Awards have long been...
24th November 2021
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, has revealed the results of its online In the Community scheme for the third quarter of 2021. The scheme enables customers to decide how £500 will be split between two local causes by casting votes each quarter. The votes for the third quarter of 2021 were divided equally...
9th November 2021
In October we wondered how prevalent cash still is, and only 17% of respondents prefer using it. Most people are still open to paper money with 41% carrying an emergency amount and 17% using it a few times a month. The final quarter have gone completely digital and can’t remember the last time they...
27th October 2021
Last month we were curious about how many of you keep track of your credit score. The majority of respondents are at least aware of it with 40% checking it occasionally and a fifth subscribed to a service to check it frequently. The remaining 40% have no idea what it is. How aware are...
8th October 2021
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, dressed in red on October 6th to raise money for its Charity of the Year, Heart Link. esbs colleagues wore red to fundraise for Heartlink – 06-10-21 Heart Link was selected as Charity of the Year for its personal connection to Jodie Maguire, Compliance Assistant at esbs, whose...
6th October 2021
Leicestershire based building society esbs has welcomed Chris Greenwell to the board as a Non-Executive Director. In his new role, Chris has been assigned to the Nominations, REMCO and RCC committees. After a legal career spanning close to four decades in a wide range of litigation disciplines, Chris has mostly retired but has opted...
10th September 2021
Modern Methods of Construction, or MMC, have come a long way since the pre-fab homes produced post World War Two. Housing developers are eagerly incorporating these techniques in their homes, but they’re not just restricted to the big builders. Leicestershire building society, esbs, addresses some of the lingering myths around MMC housing and why...
8th September 2021
In July we asked how many of you try to save money on purchases, so for August we took it a step further and surveyed your attitude to a specific money saving tip – shopping second hand. Most of those surveyed enjoy the convenience of the internet as 57% of respondents browse internet auction...
