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Passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

By Elliot Ashby / 9th September 2022 / 0 Comments

A message from Harpenden Building Society. It is with deep sadness that we learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of everyone at Harpenden, we send our heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family on their loss. We are thankful for Her Majesty’s many decades of tireless, loyal service to the […]

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Harpenden wins ‘Best Local Building Society’ Award for 8th Year

By Elliot Ashby / 7th September 2022 / 0 Comments

September 7th 2022: Harpenden Building Society has won the ‘Best Local Building Society’ category at the prestigious What Mortgage Awards for an 8th consecutive year. The Society, during what has continued to be an unprecedented, challenging period in time, has worked tirelessly to serve its communities and customers providing uninterrupted support to its customers. As […]

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Message to our Savers – Rate increases August 25th 2022

By Richard Steed / 25th August 2022 / Comments Off on Message to our Savers – Rate increases August 25th 2022

We are increasing the interest rates on some of our savings accounts: Account name Balance limits Old rate  Gross PA / AER%* Variable New rate Gross PA / AER%* Variable Rate change from 2 Year Fixed Rate Bond (Issue 4) £1,000-£250,000 2.0% 2.5% 16th August Cash ISA (Issue 2) £1+ 1.0% 1.5% 16th August 18 […]

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Message to our Savers – Rate increases August 16th 2022 

By Elliot Ashby / 15th August 2022 / Comments Off on Message to our Savers – Rate increases August 16th 2022 

Message to our Savers – August 16th 2022  From today we have increased our savings rates for the following accounts: Variable Cash ISA account (issue 2) will increase from 1.00% PA/AER** to 1.5% PA/AER 2 Year Fixed Rate Bond will be increasing from 2.00% PA/AER to 2.5% PA/AER 18 Club will be increasing from 1.85% PA/AER to 2.0% AER […]

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Our Mortgages – Standard Variable Rate increases from 1st September

By Elliot Ashby / 4th August 2022 / Comments Off on Our Mortgages – Standard Variable Rate increases from 1st September

Standard Variable Rate increases on our product range… We are changing our Standard Variable Rate from 4.79% to 5.04% from 1st September 2022. Therefore, new business products will be updated from Wednesday 10th August 2022 to reflect this. We will be contacting all affected customers to advise of the change and what it means to them. Our […]

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Message to our Savers – August 4th 2022 – Base rate increase to 1.75%

By Richard Steed / 4th August 2022 / 0 Comments

Message to our Savers – August 4th 2022 On Thursday 4th August 2022, the Bank of England base rate increased from 1.25% to 1.75%. We regularly review our rates in light of changes in the Bank of England Base Rate and the market more broadly. We recently increased our savings rates for the following accounts […]

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Message to our Savers – Rate increases 28th July 2022

By Richard Steed / 25th July 2022 / Comments Off on Message to our Savers – Rate increases 28th July 2022

We are increasing our savings rates for the following accounts from Thursday 28th July 2022: Cash ISA accounts will increase from 0.55% Gross PA/AER* to 0.70% AER 30 days’ Notice Accounts will increase from 0.60% Gross PA/AER to 0.75% AER 90 days’ Notice Accounts will increase from 0.65% Gross PA/AER to 0.80% AER Instant Access […]

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Message to our Members – Platinum Jubilee weekend

By Richard Steed / 1st June 2022 / Comments Off on Message to our Members – Platinum Jubilee weekend

Due to the Platinum Jubilee weekend, our head office will close at 5:30pm and our branches will close at 4:30pm on Wednesday June 1st. We will reopen again on Monday June 6th on our usual opening hours for our head office and branches. We wish all of our members a happy Jubilee weekend.  

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Message to our Savers – rate increase 1st June 2022

By Richard Steed / 11th May 2022 / Comments Off on Message to our Savers – rate increase 1st June 2022

We are increasing our savings rates for the following accounts from Wednesday 1st June 2022: ISA accounts will increase by 0.25% AER* to 0.55% AER 30 days’ Notice Accounts will increase by 0.25% AER to 0.60% AER 90 days’ Notice Accounts will increase by 0.25% AER to 0.65% AER 120 days’ Notice Accounts will increase […]

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Mental Health Awareness Week – we can all play a part

By Richard Steed / 9th May 2022 / Comments Off on Mental Health Awareness Week – we can all play a part

Mental Health Awareness Week, 9th – 15th May is an opportunity for the whole UK to focus on achieving good mental health. The theme this year is ‘Loneliness’ which has had a huge impact on physical and mental health during the pandemic. Our connection to other people and our community is fundamental to protecting our […]

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