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Felicity Evans

Cardiff

Political Editor at BBC

Broadcaster, Journalist, short. Retweets not endorsements, views not those of BBC etc etc

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  • 1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Felicity Evans

    Sam Rex-Edwards, from Finance Innovation Lab, a charity which campaigns for reform of the financial system, said she wanted to see mainstream lenders make affordable lending more accessible to those with low credit scores. She was calling for a "fair banking" law that would place obligations on banks and other lenders to offer more support to those who struggle to get credit at the moment.

  • 1 week ago | bbc.com | Felicity Evans

    Banks urged not to 'label' people with low credit scoresFelicity EvansMoney editor, BBC Wales NewsBBCTiffany Bramley turned to community lender Purple Shoots to start her cleaning businessA low credit score should not stop someone from getting a loan to start a business, a community lending charity founder has said. Karen Davies, who founded Purple Shoots to provide credit for people turned away by mainstream lenders, said banks were "missing out a big talent pool".

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Felicity Evans

    Wales house price rise sees 'record' in three areasFelicity EvansMoney editor, BBC Wales NewsBBCEllis Price and Gemma Redmond want to buy their first house togetherThe average house price in Wales has risen by 4% year on year to £238,483, according to the latest figures from the Principality Building Society. But the regional picture is more mixed, as 13 local authority areas have seen an annual increase in prices while nine experienced a drop.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Felicity Evans

    Image caption, Ellis Price and Gemma Redmond want to buy their first house togetherMoney editor, BBC Wales NewsThe average house price in Wales has risen by 4% year on year to £238,483, according to the latest figures from the Principality Building Society. But the regional picture is more mixed, as 13 local authority areas have seen an annual increase in prices while nine experienced a drop.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Felicity Evans

    Jeffrey Wellington, 53, from Port Talbot worked as an electrician at Tata for 35 years. He said he was glad steps had been taken to save British Steel in Scunthorpe. "Maybe if the Labour government had stepped in earlier it would have been different for Tata, but fingers crossed now things are going to be okay for them," he said. "I can see what people are thinking – why help them and not help us?"Despite the job losses, Mr Wellington said he was optimistic about Port Talbot's future.

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