Year: 2020
by Jean Errington, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society The potential of Annexes as Holiday Lets 2020 has brought a summer like no other. With some holidays postponed, quarantines introduced and removed with no warning and decreased or non-existent protection from travel insurance, many have eschewed a trip abroad in favour of holidaying in the […]
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by Graeme Aitken, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society Mutigenerational living is on the rise As we gradually edge towards a post-pandemic era, we’ve all been forced to think differently – no more so than how and where we live. During lockdown we saw numerous examples of families moving in together to share resources and […]
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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