v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v Page 72 • The HERALD • 7th August 2025 ASK A PROFESSIONAL Presents: FREE First-Time Buyers Event! Are you thinking about buying your first home but feeling overwhelmed? Let us help you navigate the process! This event is for you if… • You’re looking to buy your first home within the next 12 months but don’t know where to start. • You’re confused about how much deposit you’ll need or what your mortgage options are. • You’d love to understand the full property purchase timeline: what happens and when? • You have friends or family who are also interested in learning about the property buying process. Why Attend? • Get expert advice and guidance from mortgage professionals. • Learn about the various mortgage options available to you. • Understand the steps involved in buying your first home. • Leave feeling confident and ready to start your journey to homeownership! BONUS: All attendees will be entered into a draw to win a £50 Amazon Voucher! The winner will be selected at random after the event. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Find our events on Eventbrite ... (link also on Waterside Mortgages facebook page) Thursday 14th August @ 7pm Saturday 13th September @ 10am www.watersidemortgages.co.uk Building Society to Offer New Complimentary Fraud Clinics at Local Branch in Southampton Leeds Building Society has launched an ongoing programme of one-to-one free fraud clinics at its high street branches across the UK to support those who want to improve their financial resilience and learn more about how to protect themselves from nancial crime. e new ongoing programme of 30-minute sessions will be run by branch managers who will take customers through the most common nancial crimes and o er expert advice on how to protect themselves. Created by the Building Society’s Customer Experience and Financial Crime Prevention teams, the clinics will cover everything from online banking and card fraud, to scam mail and APP fraud. Each session will be tailored for the attendees, covering any speci c concerns they may have in more detail. e appointments are available to the Society’s members as well as the general public and can be booked via telephone or in branches. Details can be found on the Leeds Building Society branch nder online: https:// www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/ nda-branch/ Stephen Senior, Head of Financial Crime Prevention at Leeds Building Society, said: “According to UK Finance, £1.17 billion was lost to fraud in 2024, a shocking figure and something we want to help to tackle. Through developing this educational programme, we hope to help our members and the general public feel more confident about how to protect themselves from financial crime, and give them the tools and knowledge to spot potential scams.” Graham Binns, Leeds Building Society’s Head of Branch Network, added: “We’re looking forward to welcoming more people into our branches to share the knowledge our teams have learned, and help people in Southampton to feel more financially resilient.”
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