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Moneysupermarket.com buys MoneySavingExpert for £87m

Wh05apk
Wh05apk Posts: 2,938 Forumite
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in Mortgages & endowments
Martin Lewis would like to say a very big thank you to all of us brokers who have been giving advice for free, as a result of this, he has been able to sell MSE for a very tasty £87m and getting a very well paid job with Money supermarket no doubt!

http://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/latest-news/moneysupermarketcom-buys-moneysavingexpert-for-%C2%A387m/1052402.article?cmpid=MSE01&cmptype=newsletter&email=true
I am a mortgage adviser.
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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  • johnnytee
    johnnytee Posts: 315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Indeed! I have been 'thanked' well into double figures. I'm waiting for my cut of the 87m.
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 120,158 Forumite
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    johnnytee wrote: »
    Indeed! I have been 'thanked' well into double figures. I'm waiting for my cut of the 87m.

    lol. What does that make mine then? :rotfl:
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • samtoby
    samtoby Posts: 2,438 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker PPI Party Pooper
    87 Million! Nice.
    3 Children - 2004 :heart2: 2014 :heart2: 2017 :heart2:
    Happily Married since 2016
  • johnnytee
    johnnytee Posts: 315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    @dunstonh

    It makes you rich my friend. Get yourself booked up for one of Bransons space excursions. Pronto!
  • betmunch
    betmunch Posts: 3,126 Forumite
    !!!!!!?????

    Surely being owned by MoneySuperMarket just destroys MSE's credability?
    I am a Mortgage Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • Wh05apk
    Wh05apk Posts: 2,938 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    betmunch wrote: »
    !!!!!!?????

    Surely being owned by MoneySuperMarket just destroys MSE's credability?

    Only to those who thought it was a "charity" before, effectively this has been run as a business and PR machine for :money: and we have been gullible enough to work for him for free.
    I am a mortgage adviser.
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    It will be interesting to see what happens to the forums,

    Never used the rest of the site anyway
  • The_J
    The_J Posts: 1,250 Forumite
    Veni, vidi, vici.
    The J is a Financial Advisor-This site doesn't check anyone's status and as such any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Always seek professional advice.
  • Crashandburn
    Crashandburn Posts: 374 Forumite
    getmore4less wrote: »
    It will be interesting to see what happens to the forums,

    PAA will charge us £10 per reply I guess.

    Trust Martin will split the money with ITV/BBC for the advertising.
  • rich11
    rich11 Posts: 184 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    If you see a post in the Savings and Investments board saying " Where is the best place to put £87 million" you know who it will be
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