Year: 2021
According to the Office for National Statistics, there were more than 5 million self-employed people in the UK by the end of 2019. This represented 15.3% of total UK employment – a notable increase from 3.2 million in 2000. Then came the coronavirus. While it is likely the rates of self-employment would have continued to […]
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Mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain has extended its partnership with Harpenden Building Society, taking on the provision of our criteria pages on our intermediary-facing website. The pages break down our lending criteria for both our residential and buy-to-let product ranges, and includes dozens of different criteria, ranging from the age of the borrower at application […]
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by Jean Errington, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society Download the article as a PDF – Summer 2021 – what are your holiday plans? UK Holiday Lets remain popular providing opportunities for mortgage brokers. So have you booked your summer holiday yet? With a sense of relief, UK holiday restrictions are beginning to lift (from […]
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Harpenden Building Society has held its sixty-eighth AGM at 1:30pm on Friday April 23rd 2021. This years’ meeting has been held virtually online at our head office in Harpenden. Due to the current UK Government restrictions on public gatherings and to protect the health and safety of our members, the only attendees in person were […]
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by Craig Middleton – Mortgage Sales and Distribution Manager, Harpenden Building Society Download the article as a PDF – Home working – is it here to stay? Dedicated home offices become part of the new norm Working from home every day may now seem normal to many. The early days of using the kitchen or […]
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by Jean Errington, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society Download the article as a PDF – Holiday Lets – hot property for Summer 2021 As we look ahead to the summer with the hope of reduced pandemic restrictions, Holiday Lets continue to provide a profitable income stream for owners as ‘staycation’ business booms. Although UK […]
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Evolving priorities for HNWs Despite widespread concern about a crash in the property market, research suggests house prices around the world have risen throughout the pandemic. According to research from Knight Frank’s Wealth Report, Auckland took the lead with an 18% upswing in property prices, while in the UK, Oxford and the home counties experienced […]
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An important message to our Members With the tax year end approaching, please note that for any payments made into your ISA to be included in the 2020/21 Tax Year (and utilising the 2020/21 tax year allowance), they must be received by us by 3pm on Thursday, 1 April 2021. You can view of full […]
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by Jean Errington, Business Development Manager, Harpenden Building Society Download the article as a PDF – 2021: Another year of the staycation summer? It seems like yesterday we were discussing last year’s burgeoning holiday lets market and now we’re experiencing the same trends for 2021. Deterred by the thought of quarantine hotels, country restrictions and […]
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Trinity Community Project, a St Albans based charity offering day services and opportunities to people experiencing mental health issues, or living with a learning disability, has received a grant from Harpenden Building Society to help fund its ongoing community work. The charity encourages its members to participate in a range of social activities run from […]
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