Business

John Allen from Team Financial Services Ltd makes mortgages easy with this recent addition to the In a Nutshell series. As well as offering his invaluable advice on what to consider when applying for a mortgage, he adds a new spin to the series with a cash prop!

John talks about his 'five second mortgage' method which focusses on five simple questions to consider when putting forward a mortgage application.

'Company directors with over 25% shareholding are classed by the majority of lenders as self-employed', he explains.

To find out more contact John on 01392...

Multi-award winning Devon farmer, Peter Greig, who together with his family, runs Pipers Farm, a 50 acre farm just north of Exeter, has been appointed to the board of Farmers & Fletchers in the City, the official home of The Worshipful Company of Farmers and The Worshipful Company of Fletchers, which also operates as a commercial conference, meetings and private dining venue.

Peter will bring to the board a wealth of experience gained over 25-years running a successful farming enterprise that works closely with 25 local family farms to provide high quality produce that is sold...

Beef farming and Devon’s beef industry could be under threat if the UK left the European Union, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss warned today.

93 per cent of all our beef exports went to the EU in 2015 and so beef farmers could lose millions of pounds of business if they lost access to the vital EU single market.

From steak frites to boeuf bourguignon, hamburgers to hachée, high-quality British beef is used in classic dishes across Europe, with 92,000 tonnes, worth £320million, heading to our EU neighbours last year. Devon plays a central role in this with the region’s...

One of Devon and Cornwall’s leading law firms has recorded exceptional financial growth in a year also lit up by a Sunday Times award, as it reveals its year-end figures. Stephens Scown LLP, which has offices in Exeter, St Austell and Truro, saw its revenue rise by 18% to £17.85m for the year ended April 2016, up from £15.1m in 2014/15. This increase exceeded the firm’s own target of £17m, and follows revenue increases of 12% and 13% in the two preceding years. The firm has continued to expand its client base in Devon and Cornwall and pursued a strategy of organic growth. Revenue growth...