Year: 2023
Our Endowment Fund in collaboration with Hertfordshire Community Foundation, helps support children, health and local community projects primarily within the geographic area of Hertfordshire but also Bedfordshire. One of our recent grants is helping to support local charity Leeanna’s Wish. Leeanna’s Wish was inspired by Cleo Leeanna, who lost her fight with cancer in 2016. […]
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Download the article – Where are you holidaying in 2024? UK Holiday Lets remain popular creating additional business for brokers It’s official, the clocks have gone back and winter is on its way. Many of us have started to plan next year’s holiday to give us something to look forward to. Have you booked yours? […]
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Download the article – Did you know we accept foreign currency towards affordability? At Harpenden Building Society we’re probably best known to brokers as a specialist lender. As such we offer some interesting features to borrowers not necessarily found in the high street. Did you know we accept foreign income towards the affordability of the […]
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Download the article – What’s your favourite Christmas movie… No. 1 film promotes festive getaways – holiday let bookings continue to boom Us Brits do like a Christmas movie, what’s your top festive film? According to a poll in the national press* ‘The Holiday’ comes in at No.1 (36.6%); followed by Home Alone (19.8%) and in […]
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Download the article – New era of home building on the horizon Political agenda could benefit mortgage brokers Anyone following the recent Conservative and Labour conferences will have heard how Britain’s two dominant parties are championing increased home building. This could be good news for mortgage brokers as housing stocks look likely to rise giving further […]
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Our Tring branch will be closed for approximately 7 weeks from Monday 30th October 2023, whilst we complete some necessary works and improvements. We aim to reopen again on Monday 18th December 2023. We will inform our Members if these dates change. During this period, you can request money to be sent to your nominated […]
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Download the article – Are you ready for the ‘Grand Designs’ effect? Popular TV show predicted to boost self-build mortgage enquiries With the new series of Grand Designs now airing would-be self-builders the length of the country are being inspired to take the plunge. If past years are anything to go by, this will create […]
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On Thursday 28th September, we hosted a Macmillan Cancer Support coffee and cake event in our head office. This event was an opportunity to get together and raise some money for a great cause whilst enjoying delicious food and having a laugh playing games. Games included ‘Guess the famous baker’ and the eagerly anticipated ‘Whose that […]
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Download the article – Christmas is coming! UK Holiday Lets – an ongoing opportunity for brokers So summer ended at the end of September with record-breaking temperatures here in the UK. During that hot spell, I was ironically able to buy a ‘selection box’ in my local supermarket. It’s official, Christmas is on its way! It […]
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Download the article – Self-Build – we can make it happen! The opportunity for self-builders to design and build their own homes is creating increasing opportunities for mortgage brokers. Are you making the most of the opportunity? Self-build popularity Self-build is popular across a wide demographic. Our self-build customers want to live, work and entertain in […]
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