Chartered firm Informed Choice expands with new office

From Surrey into Hampshire

Tom Ellis
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Chartered Financial Planner Informed Choice, which is home to well-known advice commentators Nick and Martin Bamford, is expanding the business into Hampshire.

The Surrey-based firm's financial planning director Shelley McCarthy will head the new Petersfield office in Hampshire, working alongside two other financial planners. The firm signed the lease for the new office on Thursday, which was followed by a grand opening with the town's mayor. The office "forms part of a prestigious new mixed development", the company said.  Informed Choice said the new office was a result of rising demand in the business. It saw fee revenue rise by 10% in its last financial year, while new profits rose 32%. "Petersfield is a fantastic location for an expa...

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