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Harpenden Building Society joins LMS Panel Link

By Elliot Ashby / 21st February 2024 / Comments Off on Harpenden Building Society joins LMS Panel Link

We are pleased to announce we have joined conveyancing panel management specialist, Legal Marketing Services (LMS) Panel Link. Through the provision of their unique panel link service, LMS will provide access to a fully vetted, secure panel of conveyancing firms that will meet our acceptance criteria for admittance onto our panel. This new panel management relationship […]

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Our charity of the year for 2024 is….Mind

By Richard Steed / 8th February 2024 / Comments Off on Our charity of the year for 2024 is….Mind

We are delighted to announce our charity of the year for 2024 is Mind… Mind is a mental health charity which provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. It campaigns to improve services, raise awareness, and promote understanding. For more information, visit their website mind.org.uk Watch this space as we […]

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Industry Insight – Blackpool beats Benidorm in 2024 holiday bookings

By Richard Steed / 3rd January 2024 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Blackpool beats Benidorm in 2024 holiday bookings

Download the article – Blackpool beats Benidorm in 2024 holiday bookings Demand for UK holiday lets creates strong business for brokers According to research from Trivago, the travel website, holiday bookings made by Brits in 2024 are led by domestic destinations, with Blackpool being a more popular choice than Benidorm! So how does this trend […]

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Industry Insight – Building business through high net worth individuals

By Richard Steed / 18th December 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Building business through high net worth individuals

Download the article – Building business through high net worth individuals High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) often have significant and diverse business needs which, as their broker, you want to ensure you’re exploring thoroughly. Not every lender can successfully accommodate broker trade in this category, but Harpenden can. Brokers need to assess the opportunity carefully to create […]

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Industry Insight – Complex mortgages – Multigenerational ownership creating new opportunities for brokers

By Richard Steed / 4th December 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Complex mortgages – Multigenerational ownership creating new opportunities for brokers

Download the article – Complex mortgages – Multigenerational ownership creating new opportunities for brokers There are a range of situations that lead to a complex mortgage application. Multigenerational living is one and can produce a complicated mortgage scenario. Some lenders shy away from this type of financing but Harpenden, as a specialist lender, provides strong options […]

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Message to our members – Harpenden Online – scheduled maintenance Sunday 19th November

By Richard Steed / 14th November 2023 / Comments Off on Message to our members – Harpenden Online – scheduled maintenance Sunday 19th November

We will be carrying out some scheduled maintenance to our Harpenden Online platform on Sunday 19th November between 8:30am and 12pm – so this service will be unavailable during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and normal service will resume after 12pm. We thank you for your patience during this time.

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Industry Insight – Where are you holidaying in 2024…

By Richard Steed / 1st November 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Where are you holidaying in 2024…

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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Industry Insight – Did you know we accept foreign currency towards affordability…

By Richard Steed / 30th October 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – Did you know we accept foreign currency towards affordability…

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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Industry Insight – What’s your favourite Christmas movie

By Richard Steed / 26th October 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – What’s your favourite Christmas movie

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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Industry Insight – New era of home building on the horizon

By Richard Steed / 26th October 2023 / Comments Off on Industry Insight – New era of home building on the horizon

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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