23rd March 2021
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, is celebrating business growth with the addition of three new mortgage administrators to its team. Diane Stokes, Sue Beaumont and Dan Massoudi have all joined the Earl Shilton based team. Diane comes with a wealth of experience having previously worked as a Mortgage Systems Co-ordinator at another local...
11th March 2021
As the high street has been effectively closed for a year it’s not surprising that almost 50% of respondents to our latest poll haven’t been in a building society branch for that long. Sometimes nothing can replace human interaction though; 40% have visited a branch in the last week while the remaining 14% came...
6th March 2021
Leicestershire based building society esbs has welcomed Darren Hickman and Alex Robinson to the board as Non-Executive Directors. Darren has joined as chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee and is a member of the Assets and Liabilities Committee, while Alex chairs the Nominations Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and...
12th February 2021
Many people see the new year as an opportunity to set fresh goals for themselves, and with challenges like no-spend months becoming more popular on social media, we wondered how many of our customers include financial resolutions in their yearly targets. Voters were equally divided over this topic, with a third saying yes, the...
8th January 2021
With online shopping becoming more popular over the last few years, regardless of the present circumstances, we weren’t surprised to see the majority of respondents completed most of their Christmas shopping online this year. It seems people still prefer in-person shopping for some items as only 15% completed all their shopping online, but nobody...
11th December 2020
With evolving technology, it’s no surprise that most of us prefer the ease of checking our bank balance online, especially this year where many of us have been staying at home a lot more. This was illustrated in our latest poll with all respondents choosing an online option as their preferred method for balance...
26th November 2020
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, is delighted to have won an 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 23rd Annual Personal Finance Awards 2020/21. esbs can consider mortgages for self-builds to cover land purchases (with planning permission), buying...
13th November 2020
At esbs, we’re keen on getting children saving early, and for some the best way to get them started is from the tooth fairy income. We wondered what our community deems an appropriate exchange rate on teeth at the moment, and the response was overwhelmingly between £1-£2 with over two thirds agreeing on that...
8th October 2020
esbs, or Earl Shilton Building Society, is donating over £1,000 of home starter kits to Action Homeless. Based in Leicester, Action Homeless is a non-profit organisation that devotes its time and efforts to enhancing the lives of those who are affected by homelessness, and has offered its support to individuals and families in the...
6th October 2020
With the housing market demonstrating excellent resilience, we wanted to know if our customers consider home ownership a priority. The answer was an overwhelming yes, with nobody satisfied with renting or living with family. Over three quarters consider home ownership their ultimate goal financially, and the remaining 23% plan to purchase a house at...
