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Industry Insight – Challenges in the Mortgage Industry

By Richard Steed / 15th September 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Challenges in the Mortgage Industry

by Craig Middleton, Mortgage Sales and Distribution Manager, Harpenden Building Society Before the market has been able to digest the implications of Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed all other considerations aside, and slowed the economy as a whole. The mortgage industry has been significantly affected by this with repeated occurrences of lenders pulling products […]

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Case Study – Specialist support for Brokers – Jamil Qureshi

By Richard Steed / 7th September 2020 / Comments Off on Case Study – Specialist support for Brokers – Jamil Qureshi

OUR CUSTOMER: Jamil Qureshi is one of the world’s leading performance psychologists, and an expert in high performance. Jamil has helped six people get to Number One in the world of sport and delivered leadership programmes at board level for organisations all around the globe. He has worked with footballers from Manchester United, Manchester City, […]

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Industry Insight – High yields from aesthetic holiday lets

By Richard Steed / 6th August 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – High yields from aesthetic holiday lets

by Jean Errington, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society At Harpenden, we’ve noticed an increased trend in enquiries from first time landlords. As life gradually returns to some semblance of normality, the housing market has begun to experience a rebound. As a consequence, both traditional buy-to-lets and holiday rentals are benefiting from renewed interest.  The […]

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Industry Insights – Escaping to the Country

By Richard Steed / 21st July 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – Escaping to the Country

by Craig Middleton, Mortgage Sales and Distribution Manager, Harpenden Building Society Much has changed during this pandemic era – not least considering where to put down roots and make a new home as we emerge from these unprecedented times. Escaping to the country has never been more appealing. City living, pre-covid, was highly desirable and […]

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Harpenden wins ‘Best Local Building Society’ Award at the WMA’s for 6th year

By Richard Steed / 15th July 2020 / Comments Off on Harpenden wins ‘Best Local Building Society’ Award at the WMA’s for 6th year

Harpenden Building Society has won the ‘Best Local Building Society’ category at the prestigious What Mortgage Awards for a 6th consecutive year. Now in their 27th year, the What Mortgage Awards are considered the ‘stamp of approval’ to recognise and reward the best of the best within the UK’s mortgage and associated personal finance markets. […]

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Industry Insights – Holiday Lets and Staycations

By Richard Steed / 8th July 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – Holiday Lets and Staycations

by Jean Errington, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society While the initial chaos caused by Covid-19 has subsided, the world is still far from normal. Although some countries have begun to relax their travel restrictions and reopen their borders, the prospect of a holiday abroad still has a number of challenges. Reductions in the hospitality […]

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Industry Insights – Self-Build boosted by new interest in home offices

By Richard Steed / 7th July 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – Self-Build boosted by new interest in home offices

by Craig Middleton, Mortgage Sales & Distribution Manager, Harpenden Building Society As we continue to navigate through the current pandemic many aspects of life are changing as the ‘new normal’ is embraced. But what is the new normal? Working from home is one example and has created a whole set of opportunities for the mortgage […]

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Industry Insights – Addressing the housing shortage post Covid-19

By Richard Steed / 7th July 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – Addressing the housing shortage post Covid-19

by Craig Middleton, Mortgage Sales & Distribution Manager, Harpenden Building Society Could empty retail units provide a solution to housing shortages? During recent months we’ve all needed to adapt to a life changed by COVID-19. There’s not been a more disruptive incident in a generation with its fallout impacting our futures in ways we never […]

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Industry Insights – Navigating a Self-Build project during a Global Pandemic

By Richard Steed / 7th July 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – Navigating a Self-Build project during a Global Pandemic

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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Industry Insights – The changing prospects for Holiday Lets

By Richard Steed / 7th July 2020 / Comments Off on Industry Insights – The changing prospects for Holiday Lets

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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