Newcastle Building Society buys second North Yorkshire advice firm

The acquisition of the Askrigg-based firm is part of a wider growth strategy to support its face-to-face financial advice offering across the North East, Cumbria and North Yorkshire, the building society said. The purchase adds 90 investment clients and "hundreds" more insurance and mortgage customers, it added, and £2m funds under management. As part of the acquisition, Carter James Associates director and financial adviser Amanda Carter (pictured) has joined Newcastle Financial Advisers. She said: "I'm really looking forward to working for the North East's largest building societ...