Year: 2020
by Graeme Aitken, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society The Coronavirus has, without exception, changed the lives of everyone in our country in one way or another. At this time, everyone is focusing on the health and wellbeing of family, friends and communities, and managing financial pressures and uncertainty. However, when the lockdown is lifted, […]
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by Jean Errington, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society The lockdown is affecting all areas of every business, especially the travel and tourism sectors. The Coronavirus outbreak is causing a widespread reconsideration of holiday choices, with many signs that more and more people are looking at domestic, UK destinations rather than the overseas adventures that […]
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Official statement; Harpenden Building Society advising customers of permanent branch closures at Wendover and Buckingham We would like to provide all of our members an update on our decision to permanently close the Wendover and Buckingham branches with immediate effect. As a Society we frequently review our business to ensure we can continue to operate […]
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The current pandemic has significantly impacted all our lives. As a local business, we serve communities in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire and we continue to ‘be open for business’ offering a range of savings accounts and mortgages. We review daily the latest Government guidance, seek feedback from members and our colleagues in the front line […]
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by Craig Middleton, Mortgage Sales and Distribution Manager, Harpenden Building Society In February, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the overall employment rate increased by 0.6% year on year (Dec 2018 vs Dec 2019) to a record high of 76.5% (since ONS figures began in January to March 1971). Employment is defined by […]
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We recognise that this is an uncertain time for everyone. Our Members are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to reassure you that we continue to be committed to looking after your money. Recently, the Bank of England reduced the base rate by 0.65% to 0.10% and we have taken some […]
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by Graeme Aitken, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society In January of this year, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors released its Residential Market Survey (1). The overwhelming sentiment was one of positivity; buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new instructions are all increasing. House prices are rising nationally and respondents were upbeat on the outlook […]
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by Martin Langlands, Chief Risk Officer, Harpenden Building Society One of the long-term priorities of the FCA is to ‘ensure fair pricing in financial services.’ In July 2018, the FCA released a discussion paper titled DP18/6, as they were concerned that competition was not working well enough in the cash savings market. This led to […]
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Our latest update, December 21st 2020 We would like to provide all of our members an update on our decision to permanently close the Wendover and Buckingham branches with immediate effect. You can read our official statement in full from our Chief Executive, Sarah Howe. Below is an update for all of our members on […]
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We have provided a three year funding support programme with the St Albans based youth counselling charity, Youth Talk. Presently, the Society is halfway through the partnership and are already seeing the benefits they provide towards young people’s mental health. Funding from our Grassroots Endowment Fund has already financed the first Youth Talk counselling sessions which […]
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